Best Albums Of '83

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:00 am

A few more :

BLACK SABBATH - Born Again
HELLANBACH - Now Hear this
ACID - Maniac
SATAN JOKERS - Les Fils du Métal
VAULT - No more Escape
DIAMOND HEAD - Canterbury
BLASPHEME - st
CROSSFIRE - See you in Hell
BODINE - Three Times Running

great_knuthulhu · Post by **great_knuthulhu** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:18 pm

Warepire wrote:
mordred wrote:It would be easy to just go on and on about the big pile of fantastic albums from this year, but I'll stick with a mighty top 5 instead.

1. Manowar - Into Glory Ride
2. Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
3. Accept - Balls to the Wall
4. Oz - Fire in the Brain
5. Heavy Load - Stronger Than Evil
How the hell could I forget OZ and Heavy Load? I am disappointed at myself now.

It could be that old age is starting to take it's toll on you

I thought I'd stick to a "top 5" too:

Manilla Road - Crystal logic
Manowar - Into glory ride
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Oz - Fire in the brain
Metallica - Kill 'em all

And some honourable mentions:

Witchfinder General - Friends of hell
Raven - All for one
Ostrogoth - Full moon's eyes
Heavy Load - Stronger than evil
Argus - s/t
Exciter - Heavy metal maniac
Black Sabbath - Born again
Satan - Court in the act
Acid - Maniac

Some of these are less metallic albums perhaps, but still excellent albums

Silver Mountain - Shakin' brains
Europe - s/t
Y&T - Mean streak
UFO - Making contact
Dokken - Breakin the chains
Triumph - Never surrender
Thin Lizzy - Thunder & Lightning

I have probably forgotten quite few. Sure this thread will remind me.

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:38 pm

Hard ass year for making top 5 only list.. Almost impossible (even when EPs, demos and MLPs are out) so here's top10 list:

Slayer - Show No Mercy
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Manowar - Into Glory Ride
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
Loudness - The Law of Devil's Land
Anvil - Forged In Fire
Accept - Balls To The Wall
Resistencia - Estrategia Contra el Movimiento
Ritual - Widow

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:43 am

Black Axe wrote:Nobody but me loves Mercyful Fate.

people with enough mind sanity should know that mercyful fate goes inplicit already when talking about metal in 83

nightsblood · Post by **nightsblood** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:23 pm

Cochino wrote:I agree with Black Axe, it's weird to see so few mentions of Mercyful Fate, probably my favorite album from that year (Melissa that is).

Personally i just never could get into 'Melissa'. 'Evil' and 'Curse of the Pharaohs' absolutely destroy, but none of the other songs really do anything for me. Goofy, as I love the EP and 'Don't Break the Oath'

Sgt. Kuntz · Post by **Sgt. Kuntz** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:58 pm

great_knuthulhu wrote:Some of these are less metallic albums perhaps, but still excellent albums

Silver Mountain - Shakin' brains
Europe - s/t
Y&T - Mean streak
UFO - Making contact
Dokken - Breakin the chains
Triumph - Never surrender
Thin Lizzy - Thunder & Lightning

I like that list as well, one shouldn't forget, that the early 80s also brought us many hard rock classics.

May i add:

ALASKA - The Pack
ARCANGEL - same
BLACKFOOT - Siogo
COBRA - First Strike (first band of Jimi Jamison)
CONEY HATCH - Outa Hand
DEMON - The Plague
KISS - Lick it up
KROKUS - Headhunter (their best effort maybe)
LE ROUX - So Fired Up
MAGNUM - The Eleventh Hour (not my favorite MAGNUM though)
GARY MORE - Dirty Fingers
Mr. OZZY - Bark at the Moon
TAILGUNNER - same
TWISTED SISTER - You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll

Sorry to all die-hards for the little AOR/rock excursion here...

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:20 pm

Avenger wrote:
stormspell wrote:Ozzy - Bark at the Moon
Savage Grace - The Dominatress
Those are probably both bands weakest releases in my opinion.

Wrooong the Dominatress EP is awesome !

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:19 pm

The Knell wrote:
Avenger wrote:
stormspell wrote:Ozzy - Bark at the Moon
Savage Grace - The Dominatress
Those are probably both bands weakest releases in my opinion.
Wrooong the Dominatress EP is awesome !

I didn't say that they SUCKED, they are still good albums. However, compared to the rest of each bands discography, they are the weakest releases.

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:39 pm

I've re-read all the posts of this topic. It seems that 1983 was one the best year for metal, so much killer albums this year !!

Fire Down Under · Post by **Fire Down Under** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:46 am

Warepire wrote:Great mentions...

Let me throw in:
Quartz - Against All Odds

this one is total crap in my opinion except for "Buried Alive" which is a great one.

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:10 pm

Fire Down Under wrote:
Warepire wrote:Great mentions...

Let me throw in:
Quartz - Against All Odds
this one is total crap in my opinion except for "Buried Alive" which is a great one.

blablabla thanks for the pic LP!!

Fire Down Under · Post by **Fire Down Under** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:13 pm

The Knell wrote:
Fire Down Under wrote:
Warepire wrote:Great mentions...

Let me throw in:
Quartz - Against All Odds
this one is total crap in my opinion except for "Buried Alive" which is a great one.
blablabla thanks for the pic LP!!

hmmmphhhh..

lochinvar · Post by **lochinvar** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:53 am

Battleaxe "Burn this Town"
Grim Reaper "See You In Hell"
Iron Maiden "Piece Of Mind"
Jaguar "Power Games"
Raven "All For One"
Satan "Court In The Act"
Savage "Loose And Lethal"
Saxon "Power And The Glory"
Sledgehammer "Blood On Their Hands"
Spartan Warrior "Steel And Chains"
Tank "This Means War"
Tokyo Blade "Tokyo Blade"

krokus · Post by **krokus** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:23 pm

I am new on the board. Metal greatings to everybody. Anyway, great records i can see on your list. Some of my fave HEAVY METAL lps/mini lps from 1983 are:
ACCEPT:BALLS TO THE WALL
MINDLESS SINNER:MASTER OF EVIL
EUROPE:EUROPE
SLAYER:SHOW NO MERCY
OSTROGOTH:FULL MOON´S EYES
H BOMB:COUP DE METAL
ANVIL:FORGET IN FIRE
SAVATAGE:SIRENS
MANOWAR:INTO GLORY RIDE
KILLER:STRONGER THAN EVER
DEF LEPPARD:PYROMANIA
BANZAI:BANZAI
SATAN JOKERS:LES FILS DU METAL
MOTLEY CRUE:SHOUT AT THE DEVIL
SORTILEGE:SORTILEGE
BARON ROJO:METALMORFOSIS
OZZY OSBOURNE:BARK AT THE MOON
SAXON:POWER AND THE GLORY
IRON MAIDEN:PIECE OF MIND
MERCYFUL FATE:MELISSA
WILD DOGS:WILD DOGS
EXCITER:HEAVY METAL MANIAC
TWISTED SISTER:YOU CAN´T STOP ROCK´N´ROLL
TRANCE:POWER INFUSION
BLASPHEME:BLASPHEME
METALLICA:KILL EM ALL
THE RODS:IN THE RAW
WARLORD:DELIVER US
LE MANS:ON THE STREET
RATT:RATT
JAGUAR:POWER GAMES
TOKYO BLADE:TOKYO BLADE
GOTHAM CITY:BLACK WRITS
WARRIORS:WARRIORS
DIO:HOLY DIVER
PICTURE:ETERNAL DARK
S.A SLAYER:PREPARE TO DIE

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Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:28 pm

krokus wrote:I am new on the board. Metal greatings to everybody. Anyway, great records i can see on your list. Some of my fave HEAVY METAL lps/mini lps from 1983 are:
ACCEPT:BALLS TO THE WALL
MINDLESS SINNER:MASTER OF EVIL
EUROPE:EUROPE
SLAYER:SHOW NO MERCY
OSTROGOTH:FULL MOON´S EYES
H BOMB:COUP DE METAL
ANVIL:FORGET IN FIRE
SAVATAGE:SIRENS
MANOWAR:INTO GLORY RIDE
KILLER:STRONGER THAN EVER
DEF LEPPARD:PYROMANIA
BANZAI:BANZAI
SATAN JOKERS:LES FILS DU METAL
MOTLEY CRUE:SHOUT AT THE DEVIL
SORTILEGE:SORTILEGE
BARON ROJO:METALMORFOSIS
OZZY OSBOURNE:BARK AT THE MOON
SAXON:POWER AND THE GLORY
IRON MAIDEN:PIECE OF MIND
MERCYFUL FATE:MELISSA
WILD DOGS:WILD DOGS
EXCITER:HEAVY METAL MANIAC
TWISTED SISTER:YOU CAN´T STOP ROCK´N´ROLL
TRANCE:POWER INFUSION
BLASPHEME:BLASPHEME
METALLICA:KILL EM ALL
THE RODS:IN THE RAW
WARLORD:DELIVER US
LE MANS:ON THE STREET
RATT:RATT
JAGUAR:POWER GAMES
TOKYO BLADE:TOKYO BLADE
GOTHAM CITY:BLACK WRITS
WARRIORS:WARRIORS
DIO:HOLY DIVER
PICTURE:ETERNAL DARK
S.A SLAYER:PREPARE TO DIE

........

You'd be shorter off with a don't like list of '83 albums.