Greatest Metal Albums of the 1980s
Of course, number 1 has got to be Master of Puppets. The album starts out with acoustic guitar, then becomes hard-hitting guitars song called Battery, a fierce, aggressive speed metal track. Other mentions are Master of Puppets known as the greatest Metallica song of all-time, and Welcome Home (Sanitarium) a normal Metallica ballad which has a masterpiece solo, and Orion which features a solo from the bass god Cliff Burton (R.I.P.).
Easily the best Iron Maiden album, this is a classic. The most popular include Run to the Hills, The Number of the Beast, and the best of them all, Hallowed Be Thy Name. All of the songs are good on this album, so I recommended is to any metalhead. And if you don't own this, shame on you. Up the Irons!
Slayer above Maiden? How is this possible?
Slayer is one of the greatest thrash metal bands. Reign in Blood proves it all. With tracks like Angel of Death, which is about Josef Mengele and Raining Blood this album remains Slayer's best. While gaining controversy and slowing the tempo down during the next albums, nothing seems to match the awesomeness of Reign in Blood.
After getting kicked out of Sabbath, Ozzy decided to form his own band. Originally called Blizzard of Ozz, they were forced to change their name to Ozzy Osbourne, so it ended up being a solo artist. But, this album is great. It features Crazy Train, whose riff everyone knows and a marvelous solo. But, Mr. Crowley also has a great solo. But, I say that this is a must-own too.
After getting kicked out of Metallica, Dave Mustaine formed a band. This band was Megadeth. In 1986, they released Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? This album is a really cool album, finish to start. With tracks like Peace Sells and Wake Up Dead or even My Last Words, it is fast, angry, and a must-own.
When Megadeth formed, Mustaine promised that they will play faster and heavier than anybody else. It's a question if they Megadeth managed to do so (as metal was growing very quickly in the 80s),but the sure is that they lost their way in the 90s (even slowly)...
After Bon Scott's death, they replaced him with Brian Johnson, an unknown singer who is really known now. His first album is a masterpiece, the album kicks off with Hells Bells, and ends with a Bon Scott tribute Rock 'n' Roll Noise Pollution. Also, Back In Black is a popular metal song, and one of the greatest ever known. Back In Black remains one of the greatest selling albums of all time. And nothing has quite matched.
After releasing Hell Bent for Leather (which ranked #2 on my 70s albums list), The Priest released a album called British Steel. It has mainstream songs like Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight, but also has songs that are underrated and awesome like Rapid Fire and The Rage. This album is great for a Priest fan like me.
From anything to Welcome to the Jungle to the ballad Sweet Child O' Mine to lesser known songs like Rocket Queen, this album is everything you need for rock 'n' roll (or metal). What is rock 'n' roll all about? Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Guns N' Roses definitely has all three of those stuff.
Great but this isn't a metal album.
