

Nevertheless, there were some super albums released that year, primarily in the thrash genre, as well as another landmark release. Iron Maiden, ‘The Number of the Beast’ (1982)įor more on their selections, head to ’ve had some great lists to start the 1980s, but 1985 was not one of the decade’s brightest spots as far as heavy metal was concerned. Megadeth, ‘Peace Sells … but Who’s Buying?’ (1986)Ĥ. Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Blizzard of Ozz’ (1980)Ĩ. Pantera, ‘Vulgar Display of Power’ (1992)ĩ. Metallica, ‘Ride the Lightning’ (1984)ġ0. Judas Priest, ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ (1982)ġ1. Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Diary of a Madman’ (1981)ġ2. Metallica, ‘…And Justice for All’ (1988)ġ5. Rage Against the Machine, ‘Rage Against the Machine’ (1992)Ģ2. Megadeth, ‘Countdown to Extinction’ (1992)ģ1. Black Sabbath, ‘Master of Reality’ (1971)ģ3. Van Halen, ‘Women and Children First’ (1980)ģ4. Black Sabbath, ‘Heaven and Hell’ (1980)ģ6. Mayhem, ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas’ (1994)ģ7. Diamond Head, ‘Lightning to the Nations’ (1980)Ĥ1. Neurosis, ‘Through Silver in Blood’ (1996)Ĥ4. Type O Negative, ‘Bloody Kisses’ (1993)Ĥ9. The Dillinger Escape Plan, ‘Calculating Infinity’ (1999)ĥ3. Emperor, ‘Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk’ (1997)ĥ6. Life of Agony, ‘River Runs Red’ (1993)ĥ7. Napalm Death, ‘From Enslavement to Obliteration’ (1988)ĥ8. Queensrÿche, ‘Operation: Mindcrime’ (1988)ĥ9. Marilyn Manson, ‘Portrait of an American Family’ (1994)Ħ7. Soundgarden, ‘Louder Than Love’ (1989)Ħ8. Meshuggah, ‘Destroy Erase Improve’ (1995)Ħ9. At the Gates, ‘Slaughter of the Soul’ (1995)ħ7. Ministry, ‘Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs’ (1992)ħ9. Bathory, ‘Under the Sign of the Black Mark’ (1987)Ĩ0. High on Fire, ‘Blessed Black Wings’ (2005)Ĩ1. Darkthrone, ‘Transilvanian Hunger’ (1994)Ĩ4. Lamb of God, ‘As the Palaces Burn’ (2003)Ĩ5. Eyehategod, ‘Take as Needed for Pain’ (1993)Ĩ6. White Zombie, ‘La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One’ (1992)ĩ2. Dream Theater, ‘Images and Words’ (1992)ĩ3. Avenged Sevenfold, ‘City of Evil’ (2005)ĩ8. Rolling Stone recently asked several metal writers to choose “The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time”, and the end result is the list below. For whatever reason, some connect more than others, but some are just undeniably great. When it comes to heavy metal albums, we all have our favorites.
