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70's: Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, Rush, Queen, Deep Purple...

80s-present: Mercyful Fate, Judas Priest, Annihilator. Can't think of any more off the top of my head. This is a tall order to fill.

Anacrusis 5 records! What did I miss? (demos and recent comp. not counted)

Tried making a list, ended up in an utter failure. Guess it's a matter of defining what makes an awesome record. Should any flaws be accepted, or may they even be forgivable if the rest of the record is more than awesome? I tried Maiden, Priest, Sabbath, Manilla, Fates but they all failed somehow (on a more generous day they all would surely qualify - as would the Scorps, Heap, Rush...). Maybe Van der Graaf Generator is the only serious contender for succeeding in this kind of task, but then we're off topic I guess...

stormspell wrote: MEKONG DELTA

couldn't agree more!!!

+

LIVING DEATH - Vengeance, MEtal, Protected, Worlds, Killing
ARIA - Megalo, Whom, HEro, Play, Blood
TURBO - Kawaleria, Ostatni/Last, Epidemic, Dead, One
RAZOR ...
NUCLEAR ASSAULT ...
and
RISK (with Ratman without Turpitude)

Sorry yeah I broke my own rule with Anacrusis and I counted the demo *sigh*

I debated putting Coroner in here, I'm not completely sure, still. Some material on the last two albums seems to outstay its welcome. I don't expect pop hits by Coroner of course and it's very clear they were considerate in composing these songs too but there's just so little going on I find my attention wandering off.


Yeah I don't mind an odd duff song per album personally, GJ. Even Awaken the Guardian has the instrumental it doesn't need on it, but if like a third of a record is no good then I don't think the rest of it even if it's fully stellar can pull it off.

on the progressive rock side I'd agree on Rush (first six), King Crimson (easily... Court, Larks, Starless, Red, Discipline), Yes (barely, though), I am forgetting things.

RISK, of course! I've listened to Dirty Surfaces earlier today, what an awesome slab of metal! Totally underrated band with two of the best German guitar players ever (Thilo Hermann and Rome Keymer).

I'm going to listen to Turpitude on my way to work tomorrow. It is a very moody album I've neglected to revisit for too long.

yeah, i just cranked up The Reborn - what an album! but
never got into Turpitude...

and i forgot one of the greatest -

SKYCLAD!

Helm wrote:Sorry yeah I broke my own rule with Anacrusis and I counted the demo *sigh*

Damn! I had just started fantasizing about a "lost" album recorded between Manic... and Screams...

Stormwitch, Gamma Ray, Helloween, Running Wild and Risk.

I am such a prick!

Black Sabbath (BS, P, MoR, Vol. 4, SBS + 8 )
Thin Lizzy (TL, SoaBO, VotWW, N, F + 7)
Deep Purple (SoDP, TBoT, DP, IR, MH + 5)
Penance (TRLT, PC, PG, AaO, SN)
Motörhead (O, B, AoS, IF, APD + 3)
Manilla Road (I, MotB, M, CL, OtG + 4)
Mercyful Fate (M, DBTO, ITS, T, ItU)
Satan (in all it's forms CitA, OoR, SS, The Kindred, BoO + 1)
Saint Vitus (SV, HV, BtL, MC, V, COD + 1)
Judas Priest (RR, SWOD, SaS, SC, KM + 2)
Iron Maiden (IM, K, TNotB, PoM, P + 2)
Blitzkrieg (AToC, UT, TMoA, AP, SaG)
Riot (RC, N, FDB, BiA, T + 1)
Venom (WTH, BM, AWWS, PM, TWL)
Manowar (BH, IGR, HtE, SotH, FtW)

And more

Running Wild was the first to pop in my mind. Haven't heard Blazon Stone, Masquerade, Rivalry, Victory, The Brotherhood and Rogues En Vouge but the rest borders between very good and extremely great imo.

Manowar's first four are superb, simple as that. The next three albums aren't as great but they're still good and I think you could get amazing album by mixing the best songs from these albums together.

Also these come to my mind..

Manilla Road
Black Sabbath
Iron Maiden
Bathory
Judas Priest
Mercyful Fate
Sabbat (JPN)

msp wrote:Solitude Aeturnus - all of their albums have been consistently excellent in my book.

I would probably also add:

Darkthrone (although I realise this is a band many on here would not be into)
Death
Iron Maiden (1st, Killers, NOTB, POM, Powerslave, SSOASS)

I´d say:

SKYCLAD
DEMON (easily!)
DEATH
MERCYFUL FATE
BLACK SABBATH
MANILLA ROAD
RUSH
RUNNING WILD (the first eight!)
CANDLEMASS
HELSTAR
RIOT
TURBO (Pol)

Sgt. Kuntz wrote:HELSTAR

I don't think i can find 5 awesome ones, but the first 4 really rip.

Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Motorhead
Mercyful Fate
King Diamond
Venom - if you add a live album as the fifth
Manilla Road
and a lot more.

I'd like to add Loudness as well. I love Birthday Eve, Devil Soldier, The Law of Devil's Land, Disillusion and Thunder in the East. Hurricane Eyes is great also but has few wannabe-radio hit songs that are kinda fillers for me.

What about Kreator?

ANVIL hasn't been mentionned yet and in an other genre CARCASS, only five albums but all are masterpieces imo !!