Big Poll! British Steel top-10 UK albums!!!

[STASCO]

Hello everyone! I checked the forum for a while, and i didnt see a big complete poll about best British albums of all time. I have already started one with my friends and some others,over 40 people have already vote. I am curious to see opinions of many corroseum members!! Here is how the poll works:

I am listing over 100 albums. You choose your top-10. The poll is based on 80's british heavy metal,not only NWOBHM. The ''big'' bands like Saxon,Maiden,Def Leppard are not included, i would like to see the top-10 of the less well-known and obscure bands from the big island. Also we are talking mainly for traditional metal (not thrash,hard rock etc) and mostly for records,not 7'' for example.If there is an album that i havent add you can add it in your top list, and there is no need for particular order 1 to 10.

100+ BRITANNIA


Angel Witch-Angel Witch
Battleaxe - Burn This Town
Blitzkreig - A Time of Changes
Chateaux - Chained and Desperate
CLOVEN HOOF-DOMINATOR
Cloven hoof - sultans ransom
Cloven Hoof -Cloven Hoof
Cobra - Warriors Of The Dead (1985)
Cobra -Back From the Dead
Crucifixion - Green Eyes (EP)-1984
Dark Star (UK)- Dark Star-1981
Dealer (UK)- First Strike (1986)
Demon - Night Of The Demon
Demon - The Unexpected Guest
Desolation Angels - Desolation Angels
Diamond Head-Lightning To The Nations
Elixir - The Son Of Odin
Ethel the Frog-1980
Excalibur-Bitter end
Fist (1980) - Turn The Hell On
Gaskin - End of the World-1981
Grim Reaper - See You in Hell
Hammer (UK)- Contract With Hell (1985)
HOLOCAUST-THE NIGHTCOMERS
Incubus - To the Devil a Daughter (1984)
JAGUAR-Power Games
Masque - The Dead of the Night
MILLENNIUM (UK)-Millennium 1984
Mythra (UK)-Death and destiny (EP) 1979
Omega (UK)- The Prophet (1985)
Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies
Quartz - Stand Up and Fight
Raven - All For One
SAMSON - SHOCK TACTICS
Samson - Head On
Saracen - Heroes, Saints And Fools
Satan-Court In The Act
SHOCKSPLIT (UK)- Under Wraps
Slander - Careless Talk Costs Lives (1991)
Spartan Warrior - Steel N' Chains - 1983
Tank - honour and blood
Tank - The Filth Hounds of Hades
The Black Riders (UK) - The Chosen Few (1984)
THE HANDSOME BEASTS - BEASTIALITY-1981
TOKYO BLADE - SAME LP
TOKYO BLADE-Night Of The Blade
Trojan - Chasing The Storm
Tygers of Pan Tang - Spellbound
Tygers of Pan Tang - Wild Cat
Tysondog (UK) -Beware Of The Dog-1984
Tytan - Rough Justice-1985
White Spirit - White Spirit (1980)
Wild Pussy (UK)- Mechanarchy [EP] (1989)
Witchfinder General - Death penalty-1982-
Witchfynde - Give Em Hell

OK,Here we go!! HAIL AND KILL!

[Vaggelis]

Out of the one you are listing here's my top ten.Where are the 100 you are listing?

Cloven Hoof-Cloven Hoof
Crucifixion-Green Eyes
Elixir-Son Of Odin
Dealer-First Strike
Grim Reaper-See You In Hell
Incubus-To The Devil A Daughter
Millennium-Millennium
Satan-Court In The Act
Spartan Warrior-Spartan Warrior(The top one for sure)
Tokyo Blade-Tokyo Blade

[ION BRITTON]

There are only 55 albums in that list. Apart from that, who's gonna count the votes in the end?

[STASCO]

Strange, ican see in my topic 100 albums.Anyway,here we are:

100 BRITANNIA


Angel Witch-Angel Witch
Battleaxe - Burn This Town
Blitzkreig - A Time of Changes
Chateaux - Chained and Desperate
CLOVEN HOOF-DOMINATOR
Cloven hoof - sultans ransom
Cloven Hoof -Cloven Hoof
Cobra - Warriors Of The Dead (1985)
Cobra -Back From the Dead
Crucifixion - Green Eyes (EP)-1984
Dark Star (UK)- Dark Star-1981
Dealer (UK)- First Strike (1986)
Demon - Night Of The Demon
Demon - The Unexpected Guest
Desolation Angels - Desolation Angels
Diamond Head-Lightning To The Nations
Elixir - The Son Of Odin
Ethel the Frog-1980
Excalibur-Bitter end
Fist (1980) - Turn The Hell On
Gaskin - End of the World-1981
Grim Reaper - See You in Hell
Hammer (UK)- Contract With Hell (1985)
HOLOCAUST-THE NIGHTCOMERS
Incubus - To the Devil a Daughter (1984)
JAGUAR-Power Games
Masque - The Dead of the Night
MILLENNIUM (UK)-Millennium 1984
Mythra (UK)-Death and destiny (EP) 1979
Omega (UK)- The Prophet (1985)
Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies
Quartz - Stand Up and Fight
Raven - All For One
SAMSON - SHOCK TACTICS
Samson - Head On
Saracen - Heroes, Saints And Fools
Satan-Court In The Act
SHOCKSPLIT (UK)- Under Wraps
Slander - Careless Talk Costs Lives (1991)
Spartan Warrior - Steel N' Chains - 1983
Tank - honour and blood
Tank - The Filth Hounds of Hades
The Black Riders (UK) - The Chosen Few (1984)
THE HANDSOME BEASTS - BEASTIALITY-1981
TOKYO BLADE - SAME LP
TOKYO BLADE-Night Of The Blade
Trojan - Chasing The Storm
Tygers of Pan Tang - Spellbound
Tygers of Pan Tang - Wild Cat
Tysondog (UK) -Beware Of The Dog-1984
Tytan - Rough Justice-1985
White Spirit - White Spirit (1980)
Wild Pussy (UK)- Mechanarchy [EP] (1989)
Witchfinder General - Death penalty-1982-
Witchfynde - Give Em Hell

Me and a friend of mine are counting the votes. I can post the results until now late tonight!

[ION BRITTON]

I still see the same albums, but anyway, here's a quick top-10 of mine

ANGEL WITCH - Angel Witch
BLITZKRIEG - A Time Of Changes
CLOVEN HOOF - Dominator
CLOVEN HOOF - A Sultan's Ransom
ELIXIR - Son Of Odin
SATAN - Court In The Act
MASQUE - The Dead Of The Night
TOKYO BLADE - Night Of The Blade (Alan Marsh recordings)
RITUAL - Widow
JAGUAR - Power Games

[Herkus Monte]

1.Angel Witch - Angel Witch
2. Slander - Careless Talk Costs Lives
3. Saracen - Heroes Saints and Fools
4. Tokyo Blade- Night of the Blade
5. Omega - The Prophet
6. Demon - Night of the Demon (even if only for the A-side)
7. Cloven Hoof - Cloven Hoof
8. Cloven Hoof -Sultan`s Ransom
9. Tank - Honour and Blood
10. Witchfynde - Give`em Hell

I think Grim Reaper`s "Rock you to hell" and Battleaxe`s second deserve to be on the list too so I hope they`re just among those 'lost' 45.

[Aiden]

The list is a little on the incomplete side but what the hell;

Angel Witch-Angel Witch
Blitzkreig - A Time of Change
Cloven Hoof -Cloven Hoof
Desolation Angels - Desolation Angels
HOLOCAUST-THE NIGHTCOMERS
JAGUAR-Power Games
Saracen - Heroes, Saints And Fools
Satan-Court In The Act
Tank - The Filth Hounds of Hades
Witchfinder General - Death penalty-1982-

[omen of hate]

Here's mine :

ANGELWITCH - st
CLOVEN HOOF - A Sultan's Ransom
DARK STAR - ST
ELIXIR - The Son of Odin
HOLOCAUST - The Nightcomers
JAGUAR - Power Games
MYTHRA - Death & Destiny
SARACEN - Heroes, Saints & Fools
DEEP SWITCH - Nine Inches of God
WITCHFYNDE - Give'em Hell

[bigfootkit]

I don't understand why you are asking for people to vote on a "complete poll about best British albums of all time", then limiting it to a vague time-frame and an apparently arbritary list of albums, (that also includes a few EPs for some reason).
I don't get it at all.
For starters, the list is a strange selection, (you include Wild Pussy but not Legend?!), you've excluded the big names, but there are still many very well known bands.
Diamond Head may not exactly be a household name, but anyone who listens to Metal is surely very well aquainted with them.
What's the object of the poll?
Obviously Oral's "Sex" would have topped the list had it been included, rendering your results null & void.

[Avenger]

Define "traditional".

"A Sultan's Ransom" and "To The Devil A Daughter" don't fit that sub-genre in my opinion.

[Vaggelis]

Define "traditional".

"A Sultan's Ransom" and "To The Devil A Daughter" don't fit that sub-genre in my opinion.

DARK HEART-Shadows Of The Night and INCUBUS-To The Devil A Daughter seems to me similar style.Anyway the first one still misses.And for me is maybe the best band together with SPARTAN WARRIOR from the UK.Ah and we missed also mighty DEEP SWITCH.

[omen of hate]

I didn't noticed this at first but you're right, DEEP SWITCH "Nine Inches of God" surely has its place in this list !

[STASCO]

Well guys you are right, a part of the list was missing due to copy paste. Here it is:

Avenger- Blood Sports
Atomkraft- Future Warriors
Angel Witch-Angel Witch
Angel witch - Screamin n Bleedin'
BATTLE AXE - Power of the universe
Battleaxe - Burn This Town
Bitches Sin - Predator (1982)
Bitches Sin - Invaders (1986)
Blind Fury - Out of reach
Blitzkreig - A Time of Changes
BLADE RUNNER - Hunted
Chateaux - Chained and Desperate
Chateaux - Fire Power
CLOVEN HOOF-DOMINATOR
Cloven hoof - sultans ransom
CLOVEN HOOF SAME LP
CHEVY-THE TAKER
Cobra - Warriors Of The Dead (1985)
Cobra -Back From the Dead
Chariot - The Warrior
Crucifixion - Green Eyes (EP)-1984
Deep Machine - Deep Machine
Damascus- Open your eyes
DARK HEART - Shadow Of The Night
Dark Star (UK)- Dark Star-1981
Dealer (UK)- First Strike (1986)
Demon - Night Of The Demon
Demon - The Unexpected Guest
Desolation Angels - Desolation Angels
Diamond Head-Lightning To The Nations
diamond Head-borrowed time
Elixir - The Son Of Odin
Ethel the Frog-1980
Excalibur-Bitter end
FIST-BACK WITH A VENGEANCE
Fist (1980) - Turn The Hell On
FAST KUTZ - Burnin'
Girlschool - Hit and Run
Girlschool - demolition
Gaskin - End of the World-1981
Grim Reaper - See You in Hell
GRIM Reaper - rock you to hell
Grim Reaper - Fear no evil
Hammer (UK)- Contract With Hell (1985)
HOLOCAUST-THE NIGHTCOMERS
Incubus - To the Devil a Daughter (1984)
JAGUAR-Power Games
Legend - same
Legend - Death in the Nursery
Masque - The Dead of the Night
MILLENNIUM (UK)-Millennium 1984
Mythra (UK)-Death and destiny (EP) 1979
Overdrive - Dishonest Words (1990)
Oral - Oral Sex
Omega (UK)- The Prophet (1985)
Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies
Preyer - Termination
Pagan Altar - vol 1
Persian Risk - Rise up
Quartz - Against All Odds
Quartz - Stand Up and Fight
Raven - Wipe out
Raven - All For One
Raven - Rock until you drop
Ritual - the Widow
Savage - Loose ‘n Lethal
SAMSON - SHOCK TACTICS
Samson - Head On
Shiva - Firedance
Saracen - Heroes, Saints And Fools
Sledgehammer-Blood On Ther Hands (1983)
Satan-Court In The Act
Satanic Rites - Which Way the Wind Blows (1985)
Satanic Rites - No Use Crying (1987)
Sweet Savage - Killing Time
SHOCKSPLIT (UK)- Under Wraps
Slander - Careless Talk Costs Lives (1991)
Spartan Warrior - Steel N' Chains - 1983
Spartan Warrior -Spartan Warrior
Tank - honour and blood
TANK - Power of the Hunter
Tank - The Filth Hounds of Hades
tank - this means war
The Black Riders (UK) - The Chosen Few (1984)
THE HANDSOME BEASTS - BEASTIALITY-1981
TOKYO BLADE - SAME LP
TOKYO BLADE-Night Of The Blade
Trojan - Chasing The Storm
Tygers of Pan Tang - crazy nights
Tygers of Pan Tang - Spellbound
Tygers of Pan Tang - Wild Cat
Tysondog (UK) -Beware Of The Dog-1984
Tytan - Rough Justice-1985
Vardis 100MPH
White Spirit - White Spirit (1980)
Wild Pussy (UK)- Mechanarchy [EP] (1989)
Witchfinder General - Death penalty-1982-
Witchfinder General - Friends Of Hell
Witchfynde - Give Em Hell
Witchfynde - Cloak and Dagger (1983)
Witchfynde - Stagefright (1980)
Wildfire (UK) - Summer Lightning (1984)
Wildfire (UK)- Brute Force And Ignorance (1983)
Wolf - Edge of the World

Some answers to members:
1- The list cannot fit EVERYTHING because i guess it would become too boring to read Seriously,I tried to add almost every NWOBHM record (I mean vinyls,Lp's or Eps) that is worth of.Ofcourse some are missing nobody is perfect.
2- I havent add the big names as i said (Motorhead,Maiden,Saxon etc). Diamond Head, Holocaust and some others, are well known bands but NOT Def Leppard or Priest. When Diamond Head or Grim Reaper are currently playing live to 200 people max cannot be compared to Maiden right? Neither can compare the sales of their albums.
3- I have also tried to add some great underground records like Slander/Shocksplit or Cobra which are not from the NWOBHM era. Some people call it post-NWOBHM, i just say its classic 80's heavy metal sound.
4- Cloven Hoof's Sultan's Ransom is traditional HM. I dont think we can specify it as power/speed/thrash Metal or some other subgenre right?
My opinion...
5- I said in the beginning that i would like to stick to 80's British heavy metal. I think i am close enough to this definition with this list.
(Legend,Oral is in the list, it was in the missing part )

I am very happy to see opinions from other gyus. All the talking is for fun and i really want to think what people say about good Lp's & Eps from a Legendary country and the heroic 80's era!!!

[STASCO]

PS: As i have mention in the beginning, If there is an album that i havent add you can add it in your top list. Hope we can spend some good time talking and voting for Great Heavy Metal.

[omen of hate]

Ok. I edit my post. I replace WILD FIRE by DEEP SWITCH.