Obviously these lists will be revised depending
on time, mood-swings and new discoveries, but if you've ever wondered
what my standards are when I'm reviewing,
these top-lists will give you a good idea. How I've solved the
problem of cathegorization is in itself a statement, so spare
me your wise-ass comments, m'kay...
Classic Heavy/Power Metal
- MERCYFUL FATE - "Don't Break The Oath" LP '84
- JUDAS PRIEST - "Defenders Of The Faith" LP '84
- IRON MAIDEN - "The Number Of The Beast" '82
- MANOWAR - "Sign Of The Hammer" LP '84
- RUNNING WILD - "Branded & Exiled" LP '85
- BROCAS HELM - "Into Battle" LP '84
- WASP - s/t ("Winged Assassins") LP '84
- RIPPER - "...And The Dead Shall Rise" LP '86
- ANVIL - "Forged In Fire" LP '83
- SHOCKSPLIT - "Under Wraps" MLP 89
- DANGER ZONE - "Victim Of Time" MLP '84
- BLACK VIRGIN - "Most Likely To Exceed" LP '85
- GOTHAM CITY - "Black Writs" MLP
- SACRED BLADE - "Of The Sun + Moon" LP '86
- COVEN - "Worship New Gods" LP 8?
- RESISTENCIA - "Estrategia Contra El Movimiento" LP '82
- BLACK DEATH - s/t LP+7" '84
- DARK QUARTERER - s/t LP '86
- MESSIAH - "Final Warning" LP '84
- INNER SANCTUM - "12 a.m." LP '86
Speed/Thrash Metal
- VOIVOD - "Killing Technology" LP '87
- INFERNÄL MÄJESTY - "None Shall Defy" LP '87
- AGENT STEEL - "Sceptics Apocalypse" LP '85
- OMNITRON - "Masterpeace" CD '90
- SLAYER - "Reign In Blood" LP '86
- LIVING DEATH - "Back To The Weapons" MLP '87
- ANACRUSIS - "Suffering Hour" LP '87
- METALLICA - "Ride The Lightning" LP '84
- SACRILEGE - "Within The Prophecy" LP '87
- DRAKAR - "Let Draka" LP '90
- SABBAT - "Dreamweaver" LP '88
- FLOTSAM AND JETSAM - "Doomsday For The Deciever" LP '86
- FUTURE TENSE - "Condemned To The Gallow" MLP '84
- HOLY TERROR - "Mindwars" '88
- METAL CHURCH - s/t LP '85
- DESTRUCTOR - "Total Destruction" LP '85
- KORROZIA METALLA - "Russian Vodka" LP '92
- FLAMES - "Last Prophecy" LP 89
- BLACK TASK - s/t MLP '85
- RENEGADE - "Total
Armageddon" LP '87
NWOBHM LP's
- JUDAS PRIEST - "Stained Class" '78 (technically not nwobhm, but who cares..)
- IRON MAIDEN - s/t '79
- HOLOCAUST - "The Nightcomers" '81
- HOLOCAUST - "No Man's Land" '84
- V/A - "Metal Inferno" '84
- LEGEND - s/t '80
- WITCHFINDER GENERAL - "Friends Of Hell" '84
- ANGEL WITCH - s/t '80
- DEEP SWITCH - "Nine Inches Of God" '86
- BLOOD MONEY - "Red, Raw and Bleeding" LP 86
Hard Rock/"non-UK nwobhm":
- CRYSYS - "Hard As Rock" LP '81
- 1980 BRATS - s/t LP '80
- SARCOFAGUS - "Envoy Of Death" LP '80
- THE HAND OF DOOM - "Poisonoise" LP '79
- BERSERKS - s/t LP '82
- MISTREATER - "Hell's Fire" LP '81
- ARKANGEL - s/t LP '81
- VULCAIN - "Rock'n'Roll Secours" LP '84
- DEEP THROAT - "The Devil In Miss Jones" LP '82
- MAZO - s/t LP '82
NWOBHM 7"s
- REINCARNATE - "Take It Or Leave It/Metal In Disguise" '82
- Y DIAWLED - "Noson Y Blaidd" '83
- ARC - "Lord Of The Ring" '81
- ARAGORN - "Black Ice" '81
- OMEN SEARCHER - "Teacher Of Sin" '81
- NIGHTIME FLYER - "Heavy Metal Rules" '80
- SPARTA - "Fast Lane/Fighting To Be Free" '80
- TURBO - "Charged For Glory" '81
- HELL - "Save Us From Those Who Would Save Us" '83
- JAGUAR - "Axe Crazy" '81
Other EPs
- BROCAS HELM - "Skullfucker/Blood Machine" '99
- CRYSTAL PRIDE - s/t EP '82
- PENTAGRAM - "Fatal Predictions/ Demoniac Possession" '87
- KAT - "Ostatni Tabor/Noce Szatana" '85
- 220 VOLT - "Prisoner Of War/Sauron" '82
- TEMPEST - s/t 12"
- MANINNYA
BLADE - "The Barbarian" 7"
- WITCH CROSS - "Are You There/No Angel" 83
- MASTER'S HAMMER - "Klavierstück" '91
- INCUBUS (USA) - s/t 7" EP '89 (87)
Doom/"Doomish" Metal
- BLACK HOLE - "Land Of Mystery" LP '85
- PENTAGRAM - s/t LP '85 (a.k.a. "Relentless")
- CANDLEMASS - "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus" LP '86
- PAGAN ALTAR - "Vol. 1" LP/CD
- STILLBORN - "Necrospirituals" LP 89
- DEATH SS - "The Story Of.." LP/CD '87
- DWARR - "Animals" LP '86
- LESTER MADDOX - "Gothic Lore" LP '86
- PAUL CHAIN - "Detatching From Satan" MLP 84
- DEVIL CHILDE - s/t MLP '85
Early Death/Black Metal
- SARCOFAGO - "I.N.R.I." LP '87
- PARABELLUM - "Sacrilegio" 12" '87
- BATHORY - "Under The Sign Of The Black Mark" LP '87
- CELTIC FROST - "Morbid Tales" MLP '84
- SLAYER - "Show No Mercy" LP '83
- DESTRUCTION - "Infernal Overkill" LP '85
- SECOND HELL/SKULL CRUSHER - "Metal Deadness" split-LP '86
- DELIVERANCE - "Evil Friendship" LP '89
- KREATOR - "Pleasure To Kill" LP '86
- BOLT THROWER - "In Battle There's No Law" LP 88
