Pure Fucking Metal Armageddon

[Noisenik]

1982

Underrated:
Magnum - Chase the Dragon
Mama's Boys - Plug it in
Shiva - Firedance
Manilla Road - Metal
Picture - Diamond Dreamer
Demon - The unexpected guest
August Redmoon - Fools are never alone !!!!

Overrated:
Nazareth - 2x5
Aerosmith - Rock in a hard place
Alice Cooper- Zipper catches the skin
Uriah Heep - Abominog
UFO - The Mechanix
Bad Company - Rough Diamonds

As I thought, at least for 1982: among underrated there are actual HM releases, so even MH admitted that those overrated were truly overrated. Interesting, how MH otherwise pushes overrated bands/albums in real time.

[Ernest Thesiger]

Who the heck was overrating that Alice Cooper album? Most people seem to dismiss it as uninspired new wave.

[vasilis2112]

1980

New genre: NWOBHM (Angelwitch - st)

Iron Maiden
Angelwitch
Holocaust - Heavy metal mania EP
Raven - Don't need your money
Tygers of pan tang - wild cat
Metal for muthas comp (Maiden, Angelwitch, Samson, White Spirit, Xero, Ethel the frog)
Def Leppard
Venom
Jaguar
Demon
Witchfinder General
Blitzkrieg
Gaskin
Savage
Shiva
Spider
Fist

Important facts:
Ozzy - Blizzard of Ozz
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Black Sabbath - Live at Last
Motorhead - Ace of spades
Rush - Permanent Waves
Saxon - Wheels of steel
Saxon - Stron arm of the Law
Judas Priest - British Steel
The Michael Schenker Group - st
Iron Maiden - St
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Anytime, anyplace, anywhere
AC/DC - Back in black
Whitesnake - Ready and willin'
Whitesnake - Live... in the heart of the city

Underrated:
Uli Jon Roth - Firewind
Faithful Breath - Back on my hill
Limelight - st
Gran Prix - st
Scorpions - Animal magnetism
Bow Vow - Telephone

Overrated:
Alice Cooper - Flush the fashion
G Force (Gary Moore)
Kiss - Unmasked
Kansas - Audio Vision
UFO - No place to run
Uriah Heep - Conquest

First step:
Manilla Road - Invasion
Diamond Head - Lightning to the nations
Brats - st
Angelwitch - st
Twelfth Night - st
White Spirit - Back to the grind single
White Spirit - st
Talas - st
The Rods - rock hard
Nightwing - something in the air
Plasmatics - New hope for the wretched
AIIZ - the witch of Berkeley
Vardis - 100mph
Fist - Hot Spikes (CAN)
Fist - Turn the hell on (UK)
Girl - Sheer Greed
Girlschool - Demolition
Joan Jett - st
Bitch - First Bite (NED)
Tygers of pan tang - Wild Cat
Witchfynde - Give 'em Hell
Wild Horses - st

Unknown:
Mass - Angel power
Harlequin - Love Crimes
touch - st
The Hunt - Back on the hunt
Jerusalem - Jerusalem vol. 2
Karoline - ST
Sarcofagus - Mootorlinnut
Prayer - Room with a view
Point Blank - The hard way
Prism - Young and restless
Ozz - no prisoners
707 - st

Last step:
Max Webster - live Magnetic Air
Max Webster - Universal Juveniles
Stingray - Operation Stingray
Angel - Live without a net
Fandango - Cadillac
Mariner - Mariner Two

Mention:
Molly Hatchet - Beatin' the odds
Magnum - Marauder
Ted Nugent - Scream Dream
Nazareth - Malice in Wonderland
Suzi Quatro - Rock Hard
Peter Criss - Out of Control
Quartz - Live Quartz
Quartz - Stand up and fight
Accept - I 'm a rebel
Blackfoot - Tom Cattin
Rory Gallagher - Stage Struck
Gillan - Glory Road
Blue Oyster Cult - Cultosaurus Erectus
Sammy Haggar - Live Loud and Clear
Hawkwind - Live 1979
Hawkwind - Leviation
Heart - Bebe la Strange
Budgie - Power Supply
Hensley - Free spirit
Journey - Departure
Journey - Dream after Dream
Krokus - Metal Rendez-vous
Gamma - Gamma 2
Saga - Silent Knight
Samson - Head on
Slade - we 'll bring the house down
Status Quo - Just Supposin'
Thin Lizzy - Chinatown
Triumph - Progression of Power
Trust - Repression
Phil Lynott - Solo in soho
Van Halen - Women and children first
Shakin Street - st
38 Special - wild eyed southern boys
Pat Travers - Crush and Burn
Robin Trower - Victims of the fury
Foghat - Tight Shoes

Must have:
Ac dc - back in black
Black sabbath - heaven and hell
Diamond head - lightning to the nation
Iron maiden - st
Judas Priest - British steel
Motorhead - ace of spades
Ozzy - blizzard of ozz
Rush - permanent waves
Saxon - wheels of steel
Scorpions - animal magnetism

Should have:
Accept - I m a rebel
Def leppard - on through the night
Krokus - metal rendez-vous
The Michael Schenker Group - st
Picture - st
Samson - head on
Saxon - strong arm of the law
Thin lizzy - Chinatown
Vardis - 100 mph
Witchfynde - give 'em hell


1981

New genre: glam metal (motley Crue - too fast for love)

Motley Crue
Ratt
WASP
Twisted Sister
Poison
Warrant
Cinderella
Winger
Faster Pussycat
White Lion
Guns and Roses

Important facts:
Motorhead - No sleep till Hammersmith
Ozzy - Diary of a madman
Hanoi Rocks - Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks
Rainbow - Difficult to cure
Venom - Welcome to hell
Rush - Moving Pictures
Rush - Exit... stage left
Joan Jett - I love Rock n roll
Kiss - Music from the elder
Loudness - the birthday eye
MSG - MSG
Accept - Breaker
Black Sabbath - Mob rules
Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of unknown origin

Underrated:
Frank Marino - The power of rock 'n' roll
Bernie Marsden - look at me now
Dark star - st

Overrated:
AC/DC - For those about to rock
Judas Priest - Point of entry
UFO - The wild, the willing and the innocent
Slade - Till deaf do us part
Thin Lizzy - Renegade

First step:
Motley Crue - Too fast for love
Gaskin - end of the world
EF Band - Last laugh is on you
Airraid - st
Witchfynde - stage fright
Holocaust - the nightcomers
Kix - Atomic bomb
Raven - Rock until you drop
Whitesnake - come and get it
Whitford - St. Holmes - st
Wild Horses - Stand your ground
Death SS in "Gathered" comp.
ZZ Top - El Loco
Heavy Metal army - st
Mama's Boys - Official bootleg
Y & T - Earthshaker
More - Warhead
Aldo Nova - st
Picture - Heavy metal ears
Beast - Beastality
Triunph - Allied Forces
Trust - Marche Ou Creve
Tygers of pan tang - Spellbound
Demon - The night of the demon
Killer - ready for hell
Cirith Ungol - Frost andfire
Praying Mantis - Time tells no lies
Anvil - Hard 'n' heavy
Baron Rojo - Larga Vida al Rock 'n' Roll
DOA - Hardcore

Unknown:
Mayday - st
Pallas - Arrive Alive
Gordi - Palceni Trio
Chinatown - Play it to the death

Last step:
Ganafoul - T'as Faiili Crever
Iron Horse - Everything is grey

Need to mention:
Riot - Fire down under
Nazareth - Fool Circle
Nazareth - Snaz
Meatloaf - Dead ringer for love
Ted Nugent - Intensities in ten cities
Foghat - Girls to chat, boys to bounce
Vardis - The world's Insane
Styx - Paradise theater
Van Halem - Fair warning
Status Quo - Never too late
Rose Tattoo - Assault and battery
Cozy Powel - Tilt
The Rods - st
Rossington Collins Band - This is the way
Molly Hatchet - Take no prisoners
Plasmatics - beyond the valley of 1984
Blackfoot - Marauder
Bow Vow - Hard Dog
Budgie - Nightflight
Faihful Breath - Rock lions
Fist - Fleet Street
Saxon - Denim and leather
Twelfth Night - Live at the target
Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry
Ian Gillan - Future Shock
Girlschool - Hit and run
Heavy Load - Metal Conquest
Helix - White Lace and black leather
Sarcofagus - Envoy of death
Saga - World appart
Byron Band - On the rocks
Samson - Shock Tactics

Must have:
Accept - breaker
Black sabbath - mob rules
Blue oyster cult - fire of unknown origin
Iron maiden - killers
Motorhead - no sleep 'till hammersmith
Ozzy - diary of a madman
Rainbow - difficult to cure
Rush - moving pictures
Saxon - denim and leather
Venom - welcome to hell

Should have:
Blackfoot - marauder
Cirith ungol - frost and fire
Holocaust - the nightcomers
Praying mantis - time tells no tales
Raven - rock until you drop
Riot - fire down under
The rods - st
Samson - head tactics
Triumph - allied forces
Tygers of pan tang - spellbound


1982

New genre: establishment of the us heavy metal labels metal blade, megaforce (metal massacre comp)

Metallica
Warlord
Cirith Ungol
Bitch
Black 'n' Blue
Malice
Pandemonium
Demon Flight
Avatar
Slayer
Fates Warning
Lizzy Borden
Voivod
Trouble
Omen
Warlord
Flotsam and Jetsam
Anthrax
S.O.D.
Raven
M.O.D.
King's X
Testament
Overkill

Important facts:
Manowar - Battle Hymns
Accept - Restless and Wild
Discharge - Hear nothing, Say nothing, see nothing
Scorpions - Blackout
Ozzy - Speak of the devil
Twisted Sister - Under the blade
Asia - st
Iron Maiden - The number of the beast
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
Metal Massacre
Mercyful Fate - A corpse without a soul
Motorhead - Iron Fist
Blue Oyster Cul - Extraterrestial Live
Venom - Black Metal
Rainbow - Straight Between the eyes
Rush - Signals

Underrated:
Magnum - Chase the Dragon
Mama's Boys - Plug it in
Shiva - Firedance
Manilla Road - Metal
Picture - Diamond Dreamer
Demon - The unexpected guest
August Redmoon - Fools are never alone !!!!

Overrated:
Nazareth - 2x5
Aerosmith - Rock in a hard place
Alice Cooper- Zipper catches the skin
Uriah Heep - Abominog
UFO - The Mechanix
Bad Company - Rough Diamonds

First step:
Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol
Mad Max - st
Lee Aaron - the Lee Aaron project
Fear - The Record
Eastern Orbit - Future Force
Witchfinder General - Death Penalty
The Daniel Band - On Rock
Virgin STeele - St
Tank - Filthy Hounds of Hades
Tank - This means war
Sinner - Wild 'n' evil
38 Special - Special Forces
Torch - Fire Raiser
Saracen - Heroes, Saints and fools
Vanadium - Metal rock
Vanderberg - st
Great White - Turn it loud
Headpins - Turn it loud
Bitch - Damnation Alley
Bitches Sin - Predator
Blackfoot - Highway song live
Bow Vow - Asian Volcano
Dokken - Breakin the chains
Tygers of pan Tang - Crazy Nights
Twelft Night - Smiling at grief
Bullet - Execution

Unknown:
Mass - Swiss Connection
Nightwing - Black Summer
Mayday - Revenge
Heritage - Remorse code
Harlequin - One false move
Killer - Wall of sound
Breslau - Volksmusic
Bruzer - Round one
Hologram - Steal the stars
Split Beaver - When hell have no tell you
Vendetta - st

Last step:
Budgie - Deliver us from evil
Fist - Back with a vengeance
Girl - Wasted youth
Gordi - Kraljice Smrti
Gaskin - No way out
Sarcofagus - Circle of live

Need to mention:
Raven - Wiped out
Ted Nugent - Nugent
Rose Tattoo - Scared for life
Robert Plant - Pictures of eleven
Rods - Wild Dogs
Frank Marino - Juggernaut
More - Blood & Thunder
Whitesnake - Saints and Sinners
Foghat - In the mood for something rude
Axe - Offering
Plasmatics - Coup d'etat
Gary Moore - Corridors of power
Gillan - Double Trouble
Gillan - Magic
Triumph - Never surrender
Van Halen - Diver Down
Vardis - Quo Vardis
Riot - Restless Breed
Riot - Live
Krokus - One vice at a time
Baron Rojo - Volumen Brutal
MSG - One night at Budokan
MSG - Assault Attack
Hanoi Rocks - Oriented Beat
Hanoi Rocks - Self Destruction Blues
Talas - Sink your teeth into that
Loudness - Devil Soldier
Status Quo - 1982
Anvil - Metal on Metal
Diamond Head - Living on a borrowed time
Death SS - The night of the witch
DOA - War on 45
Faithful Breath - Hard Breath
Gran Prix - For the None to See
fist - Thunder in rock
Rory Gallagher - Grinx
Gamma - Gamma 3
Saxon - The eagle has landed
Slade - Slade on Stage
Sammy Haggar - Standing Hampton
Girlscool - Screaming Blue Murder
Kiss - Creatures of the night
Saga - in transit live
Phil Lynott - the Phil Lynott album
Samson - Before the storm
Jon Lord - Country Diary of an Edwardian

Must have:
Accept - restless and wild
Diamond head - living on a borrowed time
Iron maiden - the number of the beast
Judas Priest - screaming for vengeance
Scorpions - blackout
Manowar - battle hymns
MSG - assault attack
Twisted sister - under the blade
Venom - black metal
Whitesnake - saints and sinners

Should have:
Demon - the unexpected guest
Dokken - breakin' the chains
Hanoi rocks - self destruction blues
Heavy load - death or glory
Kiss - creatures of the night
Gary Moore - corridors of power
Raven - wiped out
Talas - sink your teeth into that
Witchfinder general - death penalty
Y & T - black tiger

[vasilis2112]

This is all albums and band being mentioned for the years 1980, 1981, 1982

[vasilis2112]

Who the heck was overrating that Alice Cooper album? Most people seem to dismiss it as uninspired new wave.

I think they mean "lower than expected" when they say "underrated" in some cases.