Best Metal album each year since 1970

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   I'd forgotten about this list! I'll have to revisit it later and see if I still agree!

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Vim Fuego Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Death, T/S/G, Grind, VA Teams Joined: 05 Jul 2015 Location: Canterbury, NZ Status: Offline Points: 6634	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vim Fuego Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Best Metal album each year since 1970 Posted: 03 Apr 2020 at 11:56am
	I'd forgotten about this list! I'll have to revisit it later and see if I still agree!

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: 03 Apr 2020 at 10:57am
	I'm going to give this a real try now, here it goes: 1970: Deep Purple - In Rock 1971: Budgie - Budgie 1972: Night Sun - Mournin' 1973: Buffalo - Volcanic Rock 1974: Eloy - Floating 1975: Rush - Caress of Steel 1976: Rush - 2112 1977: Scorpions - Taken By Force 1978: Judas Priest - Killing Machine 1979: Nazareth - No Mean City 1980: Van Halen - Women and Children First 1981: Riot - Fire Down Under 1982: Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance 1983: Black Sabbath - Born Again 1984: Helstar - Burning Star 1985: Ratt - Invasion of Your Privacy 1986: Megadeth - Peace Sells...but Who's Buying? 1987: Anthrax - Among the Living 1988: Anthrax - State of Euphoria 1989: Soundgarden - Louder Than Love 1990: Pantera - Cowboys From Hell 1991: Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger 1992: Pantera - A Vulgar Display of Power 1993: Cathedral - The Ethereal Mirror 1994: Corrosion of Conformity - Deliverance 1995: Clutch - Clutch 1996: Godflesh - Songs of Love and Hate 1997: Powerman 5000 - Mega!! Kung Fu Radio 1998: Clutch - The Elephant Riders 1999: Korn - Issues 2000: Nothingface - Violence 2001: Mushroomhead - XX 2002: Mudvayne - The End of All Things to Come 2003: A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step 2004: Incubus - A Crow Left of the Murder... 2005: Clutch - Robot Hive / Exodus 2006: Voxis - Darkeworld 2007: Korn - Untitled 2008: Helstar - The King of Hell 2009: Diablo Swing Orchestra - Sing Along Songs for the Damned and Delirious 2010: Shining - Blackjazz 2011: Anthrax - Worship Music 2012: 10 Years - Minus the Machine 2013: Clutch - Earth Rocker 2014: Chevelle - La Gargola 2015: Clutch - Psychic Warfare 2016: Chevelle - The North Corridor 2017: Havok - Conformicide 2018: Black Label Society - Grimmest Hits 2019: Korn - The Nothing Edited by Unitron - 18 Jan 2021 at 7:40pm
	If I say fuck two more times that's forty-six fucks in this fucked up rhyme

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: 03 Feb 2017 at 12:55pm
	I can't do this for the 80's and 90's. Too many amazing albums that I pretty much love equally. Here's my list for the 70's, I'll see if I can make one for the 2000's. 1970: Black Sabbath - Paranoid 1971: Black Sabbath - Master of Reality 1972: Deep Purple - Machine Head 1973: Eloy - Inside 1974: Eloy - Floating/Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla (I couldn't pick between these two, I love them both) 1975: Rush - Caress of Steel/Black Sabbath - Sabotage 1976: Rush - 2112 1977: Judas Priest - Sin After Sin/Rush - A Farewell to Kings/AC/DC - Let There Be Rock 1978: Judas Priest - Stained Class/Budgie - Impeckable/Heart - Dog and Butterfly 1979: Motorhead - Overkill Edited by Unitron - 04 Feb 2017 at 12:00pm
	If I say fuck two more times that's forty-six fucks in this fucked up rhyme

Warthur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Metal Reviewer Metal Reviewer Joined: 26 Nov 2010 Status: Offline Points: 136	Post Options Post Reply Quote Warthur Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 11:26am
	Hmmm... so based off my chart the best metal bands ever (in terms of album of the year releases) would be Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Electric Wizard. Seems legit.

Warthur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Metal Reviewer Metal Reviewer Joined: 26 Nov 2010 Status: Offline Points: 136	Post Options Post Reply Quote Warthur Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 11:07am
	Allowing proto-metal into the mix to make the 1970s a bit more competitive... 1970: Black Sabbath - s/t 1971: The Who - Who's Next 1972: Wishbone Ash - Argus 1973: The Stooges - Raw Power 1974: Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties 1975: Scorpions - In Trance 1976: Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny 1977: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell 1978: Judas Priest - Stained Class 1979: Judas Priest - Unleashed In the East 1980: Motorhead - Ace of Spades 1981: Accept - Breaker 1982: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast 1983: Manilla Road - Crystal Logic 1984: Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath 1985: Manilla Road - Open the Gates 1986: Slayer - Reign In Blood 1987: Candlemass - Nightfall 1988: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 1989: Sepultura - Beneath the Remains 1990: Megadeth - Rust In Peace 1991: Paradise Lost - Gothic 1992: Darkthrone - A Blaze In the Northern Sky 1993: Dissection - The Somberlain 1994: Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley 1995: In the Woods... - Heart of the Ages 1996: Skunk Anansie - Stoosh 1997: Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics... 1998: Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals 1999: Marilyn Manson - The Last Tour On Earth 2000: Electric Wizard - Dopethrone 2001: Enslaved - Monumension 2002: Reverend Bizarre - In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend 2003: Sleep - Dopesmoker 2004: Mayhem - Chimera 2005: Candlemass - s/t 2006: Celtic Frost - Monotheist 2007: Dethklok - The Dethalbum 2008: Blood Ceremony - s/t 2009: Immortal - All Shall Fall 2010: Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones 2011: Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats - Blood Lust 2012: Wodensthrone - Curse 2013: Cult of Luna - Vertikal 2014: Electric Wizard - Time to Die 2015: Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls 2016: Blood Ceremony - Lord of Misrule Edited by Warthur - 03 Feb 2017 at 11:24am

adg211288 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Black Metal, Prog/AG Teams Joined: 05 Nov 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 22308	Post Options Post Reply Quote adg211288 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 1:17am
	My knowledge of 70's stuff is quite limited so I often only have one album to pick from. 1970: Black Sabbath - Paranoid 1971: Budgie - Budgie 1972: Budgie - Squawk 1973: Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend 1974: Budgie - In for the Kill (or if I can have one more on the hard rock line: Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla) 1975: Budgie - Bandolier 1976: Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny / Rainbow - Rising (don't ask me to pick between these two) 1977: Judas Priest - Sin After Sin 1978: Judas Priest - Stained Class 1979: N/A 1980: Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell 1981: Iron Maiden - Killers 1982: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast 1983: Metallica - Kill 'Em All 1984: Iron Maiden - Powerslave (but Metallica - Ride the Lightning is very close) 1985: Fates Warning - The Spectre Within 1986: Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian 1987: Sanctuary - Refuge Denied 1988: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 1989: Running Wild - Death or Glory 1990: Annihilator - Never, Neverland 1991: Matthias Steele - Haunting Tales of a Warrior's Past 1992: Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond 1993: Grave Digger - The Reaper 1994: Running Wild - Black Hand Inn 1995: Blind Guardian - Imaginations From the Other Side 1996: Kvist - For Kunsten Maa Vi Evig Vike 1997: Gamma Ray - Somewhere Out in Space 1998: Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle (favourite album of all time) 1999: Grave Digger - Excalibur 2000: Iron Maiden - Brave New World 2001: Opeth - Blackwater Park 2002: Cruachan - Folk-Lore 2003: Iron Maiden - Dance of Death 2004: Wuthering Heights - Far From the Madding Crowd 2005: Opeth - Ghost Reveries 2006: To-Mera - Transcendental 2007: Rebellion - Miklagard: The History of the Vikings, Volume II 2008: Akphaezya - Anthology II: Links From the Dead Trinity 2009: Anubis Gate - The Detached 2010: Winterhorde - Underwatermoon 2011: Aquilus - Griseus 2012: Seven Kingdoms - The Fire is Mine 2013: Dark Design - Prey for the Future 2014: Spectral Lore - III 2015: Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls 2016: Lascaille's Shroud - The Roads Leading North 2017 (so far): Fen - Winter Edited by adg211288 - 03 Feb 2017 at 1:18am
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Vim Fuego Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Death, T/S/G, Grind, VA Teams Joined: 05 Jul 2015 Location: Canterbury, NZ Status: Offline Points: 6634	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vim Fuego Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 12:19am
	Here's my list! 1970: Black Sabbath - Paranoid 1971: Alice Cooper - Killer 1972: Deep Purple - Machine Head 1973: Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies 1974: Deep Purple - Burn 1975: AC/DC - TNT 1976: AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 1977: Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever 1978: Rose Tattoo - Rose Tattoo 1979: Motorhead - Overkill 1980: Motorhead - Ace of Spades 1981: Iron Maiden - Killers 1982: Twisted Sister - Under The Blade 1983: Slayer - Show No Mercy 1984: Bathory - Bathory 1985: S.O.D. - Speak English Or Die 1986: Dark Angel - Darkness Descends 1987: Carnivore - Retaliation 1988: Slayer - South of Heaven 1989: Sepultura - Beneath The Remains 1990: Exhorder - Slaughter in the Vatican 1991: Entombed - Clandestine 1992: Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubious 1993: Metallica - Live Shit: Binge & Purge 1994: Nailbomb - Point Blank 1995: Strapping Young Lad - Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing 1996: The Exploited - Beat the Bastards 1997: Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk 1998: Nile - Amongst The Catacombs Of Nephren-Ka 1999: Brutal Truth - Goodbye Cruel World 2000: Macabre - Dahmer 2001: Arch Enemy - Wages of Sin 2002: 8 Foot Sativa - Hate Made Me 2003: Apocalyptica - Reflections 2004: Usurper - Cryptobeast 2005: Kreator - Enemy of God 2006: Celtic Frost - Monotheist 2007: Blood Duster - Lyden Na 2008: Zimmers Hole - When You Were Shouting At The Devil...We Were In League With Satan 2009: Steel Panther - Feel the Steel 2010: Melechesh - The Epigenesis 2011: Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony 2012: Terrorizer - Hordes of Zombies 2013: Carcass - Surgical Steel 2014: Devilskin - We Rise 2015: Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre - Til Death Do Us Party 2016: Wormrot - Voices 2017 (so far) : Sepultura - Machine Messiah Edited by Vim Fuego - 03 Feb 2017 at 11:50pm

Vim Fuego Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Death, T/S/G, Grind, VA Teams Joined: 05 Jul 2015 Location: Canterbury, NZ Status: Offline Points: 6634	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vim Fuego Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 12:06am
	So what does everyone reckon? This list is originally from Loudwire, and it got posted on another site, where everyone is arguing what's "metal" and what's not. Over there, they're kind of "hard core metal", and wouldn't accept a lot of the bands on this site as counting as metal. I reckon we can get better results here by using any band from the site here. 1970: Black Sabbath, 'Paranoid' 1971: Black Sabbath, 'Master of Reality' 1972: Black Sabbath, 'Vol. 4' 1973: Black Sabbath, 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' 1974: Budgie, 'In for the Kill' 1975: Black Sabbath, 'Sabotage' 1976: Judas Priest, 'Sad Wings of Destiny' 1977: Scorpions, 'Taken By Force' 1978: Judas Priest, 'Stained Class' 1979: Motorhead, 'Overkill' 1980: Black Sabbath, 'Heaven and Hell' 1981: Ozzy Osbourne, 'Diary of a Madman' 1982: Iron Maiden, 'The Number of the Beast' 1983: Dio, 'Holy Diver' 1984: Iron Maiden, 'Powerslave' 1985: Exodus, 'Bonded by Blood' 1986: Metallica, 'Master of Puppets' 1987: King Diamond, 'Abigail' 1988: Queensryche, 'Operation: Mindcrime' 1989: Morbid Angel, 'Altars of Madness' 1990: Megadeth, 'Rust in Peace' 1991: Metallica, 'Metallica' 1992: Pantera, 'Vulgar Display of Power' 1993: Type O Negative, 'Bloody Kisses' 1994: Pantera, 'Far Beyond Driven' 1995: At the Gates, 'Slaughter of the Soul' 1996: Tool, 'Ænima' 1997: Emperor, 'Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk' 1998: Death, 'The Sound of Perseverance' 1999: The Dillinger Escape Plan, 'Calculating Infinity' 2000: Iron Maiden, 'Brave New World' 2001: Tool, 'Lateralus' 2002: Agalloch, 'The Mantle' 2003: Children of Bodom, 'Hate Crew Deathroll' 2004: Mastodon, 'Leviathan' 2005: Opeth, 'Ghost Reveries' 2006: Mastodon, 'Blood Mountain' 2007: Between the Buried and Me, 'Colors' 2008: Meshuggah, 'obZen' 2009: Mastodon, 'Crack the Skye' 2010: Ghost, 'Opus Eponymous' 2011: Septicflesh, 'The Great Mass' 2012: Between the Buried and Me, 'The Parallax II: Future Sequence' 2013: Gorguts, 'Colored Sands' 2014: Behemoth, 'The Satanist' 2015: Iron Maiden, 'The Book of Souls' 2016: Devin Townsend Project, 'Transcendence'