The 80's Metal Thread

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Watchtower (first two albums). Pretty much the birth of tech/prog metal, but with thrashy leanings.
Realm (MA has them as Technical Thrash/Power Metal).
Heathen and Forbidden. I can especially recommend Twisted Into Form by the latter.
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UMUR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Errors & Omissions Team / Retired Admin Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 18101	Post Options Post Reply Quote UMUR Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jun 2015 at 10:30am
	Watchtower (first two albums). Pretty much the birth of tech/prog metal, but with thrashy leanings. Realm (MA has them as Technical Thrash/Power Metal). Heathen and Forbidden. I can especially recommend Twisted Into Form by the latter. Target Artillery Mercyful Fate King Diamond
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Unitron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Location: Cypress Hill Status: Offline Points: 8051	Post Options Post Reply Quote Unitron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jun 2015 at 9:53am
	I already recommended a couple bands on RYM, Here's some more I can think of: Thrash metal: Anthrax (One of my favorite bands of all time, the most underrated among the big 4) Kreator Annihilator Testament Voivod Overkill Exodus Artillery Suicidal Tendencies Celtic Frost Flotsam and Jetsam White Zombie Traditional: Ozzy Osbourne (Solo stuff) Warlock (Already recommended) Metal Church (Already recommended) Yngwie Malmsteen Prog: Queensryche Watchtower Those are all the bands I can think of right now, there are probably more though. If you're interested in Industrial, I can give you a few suggestions for that. Edited by Unitron - 06 Jul 2015 at 11:28am
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	I am not very well versed in 80's metal but what I have heard from it has been very good. I decided to make this thread as a central place here on MMA where 80's metal recommendations can be fired back and forth between each other. I personally enjoy traditional, speed, power (both Euro and US) and thrash the most and appreciate any recommendations in that line that are thrown my way. If you have Rate Your Music, you can also directly suggested releases to my series of 80's lists. To kick start this I'm going list what I do know. I'm sure there's a lot I'm missing out on. 1980: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/adg211288/albums_of_1980/ Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden Judas Priest - British Steel Samson - Head On Angel Witch - Angel Witch 1981: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/adg211288/albums_of_1981/ Iron Maiden - Killers Judas Priest - Point of Entry 1982: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/adg211288/albums_of_1982/ Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance Pagan Altar - Pagan Altar 1983: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/adg211288/albums_of_1983/ Metallica - Kill 'em All Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind Savatage - Sirens Dio - Holy Diver Victim - Power Hungry Anvil - Forged in Fire 1984: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/adg211288/albums_of_1984/ Iron Maiden - Powerslave Metal Church - Metal Church Metallica - Ride the Lightning Running Wild - Gates to Purgatory Grave Digger - Heavy Metal Breakdown Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith Obsession - Marshall Law Ruthless - Metal Without Mercy Warlord - And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun... Griffin - Flight of the Griffin Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction Nightmare - Waiting for the Twilight Running Wild - Victim of State's Power Queensrÿche - The Warning Hexx - No Escape Omen - Battle Cry 1985: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/adg211288/albums_of_1985/ Fates Warning - The Spectre Within Helloween - Helloween Lizzy Borden - Love You to Pieces Helloween - Walls of Jericho Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse Running Wild - Branded and Exiled Chastain - Mystery of Illusion Vicious Rumors - Soldiers of the Night Grave Digger - Witch Hunter Attacker - Battle at Helm's Deep Nightmare - Power of the Universe Omen - Warning of Danger Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! Warrior - Fighting for the Earth 1986: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/adg211288/albums_of_1986/ Metallica - Master of Puppets Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time Chastain - Ruler of the Wasteland Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver Rage - Reign of Fear Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory Original Sin - Sin Will Find You Out Angel Dust - Into the Dark Past Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian Grudge - Barbarians of the New Earth Metal Church - The Dark Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? Lizzy Borden - Menace of Society Grave Digger - War Games Judas Priest - Turbo Agent Steel - Mad Locust Rising Queensrÿche - Rage for Order Damien Thorne - The Sign of the Jackal 1987: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/adg211288/albums_of_1987/ Sanctuary - Refuge Denied Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I Running Wild - Under Jolly Roger Chastain - The 7th of Never Agent Steel - Unstoppable Force Rage - Execution Guaranteed Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King Mayhem - Deathcrush Liege Lord - Burn to my Touch Digger - Stronger than Ever Death - Scream Bloody Gore 1988: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/adg211288/albums_of_1988/ Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II Attacker - The Second Coming Crimson Glory - Transcendence Running Wild - Port Royal Metallica - ...and Justice for All Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear Chastain - The Voice of the Cult Liege Lord - Master Control Riot - ThunderSteel Vicious Rumors - Digital Dictator Brocas Helm - Black Death Death - Leprosy Helstar - A Distant Thunder Scanner - Hypertrace Heretic - Breaking Point Judas Priest - Ram it Down Rage - Perfect Man Meanstreak - Roadkill Realm - Endless War 1989: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/adg211288/albums_of_1989/ Running Wild - Death or Glory Blind Guardian - Follow the Blind Sanctuary - Into the Mirror Black Coroner - No More Color Paradox - Heresy Metal Church - Blessing in Disguise Rage - Secrets in a Weird World Helstar - Nosferatu Oliver Magnum - Oliver Magnum Amulance - Feel the Pain Sepultura - Beneath the Remains Prophets of Doom - Access to Wisdom Iced Earth - Enter the Realm Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness Dream Theater - When Dream and Day Unite Edited by adg211288 - 09 Nov 2015 at 2:39pm
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