I decided to rethink my counter argument from the metal band of the 80's to the metal albums of the 80's. This way people couldn't get upset if I mentioned a band that actually became more popular or well known after the 80's.
Anyway, after Vio-lence's Eternal Nightmare yesterday, I strongly urge true thrash freaks to listen to this...
Ok, its an obvious starter but I don't wanna make you all lose interest too quickly.
Forget all you know about Metallica if the first time you heard them was on Enter Sandman. This album is the real deal and still kicks the **** out of any of the **** being released today.
Go on! Get it
Noms
ps I have all the albums I will be listing available if anyone uses Soulseek and wants them. pm me for the info...
Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
awesome album.
Posted by Brode (Member # 3732) on :
Master of Puppets is one of the definitive albums of Californian metal, let alone metal. The guitar tone is oft-imitated, and although it gets into a little bit too much repitition sometimes, the content is good enough to make up for it.
One of my favorites, behind Mindcrime and Images.
Posted by Canyoudigit. (Member # 2703) on :
The best tracks Metallica have commited to vinyl are Green Hell & Last Caress.
So all you metal-heads can be punks for 6 minutes, come on you know you love it.
Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
absolutely.
Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
Some good feedback there and yes Geen Hell and Last Caress were excellent...but...the best tracks Metallica ever committed to vinyl? No way! I enjoy their covers as much as anyone but you have to think Four Horsemen, Fade To Black, Battery, One etc as the best songs they have done. Besides So What and Am I Evil were their best covers...
Anyway...
The album of the day today is.... Testament - Practice What You Preach.
I know, I Know. Many will claim The New Order was Testament's finest hour, but Practice for me showed the band reaching a more mature, more defined sound that took them away from the "Metallica clone" label many seemed to have given them.
Noms Posted by PaulShrimpton (Member # 1022) on :
FYI - Master Of Puppets is (currently) #49 on the Best Selling Albums of the 80s list. I have a book at home, I'll post a few more stats later (and also some other notable albums and their placings)
Posted by Richie (Member # 3527) on :
Master was their best effort ever! Justice was a close second but there was no Cliff there and one could tell for sure! In a certain junior high class we used to sing:
DRAFTER DRAFTER Drawing plans that we've been after DRAFTER!
Posted by Earth Angel (Member # 3301) on :
I went to see Hayseed Dixie last night in Nottingham....it was bloody brilliant....there was a really good support act called Viking Skulls, they were like ACDC, and Judas Priest all rolled in to one, but they were all young guys....they are definatly worth a listen, the drummer span his drum sticks and everything....quality entertainment all round. I'm off to the viking Skulls web site to see if I can buy their CD. http://www.vikingskull.com/
ps Noms....I'm loving your metal album of the day feature.....its all about the rock baby
[ 31. January 2005, 05:42: Message edited by: Earth Angel ]
Posted by Brode (Member # 3732) on :
I definetely prefer Practice to all the other albums, the first two were too immature with the songwriting, and the next two simply lack the content of Practice. There is no glorious song, just alot of high quality ones, which is something I find is important. Testament rocks.
Posted by Canyoudigit. (Member # 2703) on :
What about real rock legands like Sabbath & Purple.
I went to see the Clash Of The Titans tour years ago, Megadeth,Suicidal Tendencies, Slayer & Testament. My pal at the time was a huge metal freak and i went to all the gigs with him.
The guy in Testament looks like the Indian dude from One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest.
Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
Today's offering is a little more extreme...
Sabbat were not that popular but man could they thrash....
Noms Posted by Brode (Member # 3732) on :
Sabbat! Do not hear too much about them. Like most, I found them by backtracking through either Sneap or Walkyier (mine was Walkyier, I'm a huge Skyclad fan). It's amazing to hear Sneap instill huge production values into stuff like Nevermore's Dead Heart, after listening to the harsh guitar tone on Dreamweaver.
Do Dark Horses Dream Of Nightmares? is a pretty rocking tune, though.
Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
Give it up for...
Not necessarily in keeping with the albums I have previously posted but still a damn fine album nonetheless. Surprise! You're Dead!! Is one of my all time fave songs....
Noms Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
I love the song Zombie Eaters of that album.
Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
whenever I hear the song "Epic" by Faith No More I always vision a goldfish flopping around on the ground.
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
i love the piano ending to epic. i can play it pretty good.
but back to master of puppets... OBEY YOUR MASTER! MASTER! uuuh, that song pumps me up. good album. when it comes to the black album, i can say that every song on it, reminds me of a different moment in 7th grade. oh the rebel i was.
speaking of the great metallica, has anyone seen SOME KIND OF MONSTER, the new movie that's out?
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
Faith No More, The Real Thing. As a Sophomore in high school I listened to that album every second that I could. The whole thing is on my IPOD. In truth, it is actually the 16th CD I ever bought. (My CD's are in Chronological order of purchase.) Nonetheless, It totally rocks. Zombie Eaters is also my favorite song on that album.
We are DEVO
Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
Second best Metal album of all time...
'Nuff said!
Noms Posted by Brode (Member # 3732) on :
That's not even my favorite Slayer album, I'd take Seasons and South before it. Nothing stands up to War Ensemble, Seasons in the Abyss, Blood Red and Spirit in Black. Not even Angel of Death.
Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
You, sir, are a misguided fool with absolutely no taste in thrash metal
Noms Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
I would rate Divine Intervention as a better album than the two that you mentioned because it was a return to the type of music that set Slayer apart from the rest. Fast, powerful, aggressive metal!
The only song I would pick off of both your choices would be Dead Skin Mask, and that's purely because of the whimpering boy at the end.
Noms Posted by Brode (Member # 3732) on :
Come on, Divine? Divine was like Reign 2... and not in a good way. It was like Back to the Future 2 to Reign's Back to the Future. The only songs on Divine that I can deal with is Serenity In Murder, Circle of Beliefs, and Dittohead. And none of them are as good as Silent Scream off South of Heaven.
Probably the main reason why I like South of Heaven is because of Lombardo's drumming, it was absolutely spectacular. On the first three albums, the only real time he had to shine was doing those lightning fills... he simply tears it up on South. And as for Seasons, the songs are just better. They haven't written anything as good as War Ensemble since.
Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
The first 2 albums Slayer did were not particularly good when you listen to them now. Reign in Blood still blows me away everytime I hear it, and I'd rather put that on than Seasons or South Of Heaven. Those 2 albums were a band slowing down and not sticking to what they know.
War Ensemble was great the first few times I heard it and is still a good song live but I just cannot listen to it that often anymore.
Divine Intervention was the band doing what they do best, and a return to Reign in Blood style aggression was a good thing. I love every thing Slayer have done since then but if I listen to your 2 chosen albums then there are probably only 3 songs between them that I would listen to.
Reign in Blood is considered a classic by most who have heard it and Slayer obviously still consider it their best work (they played the whole album in full live recently as a treat to their fans. If they did that with Seasons, the mosh pit would soon empty whilst people went for a drink or something).
I know Thrash and in my humble yet honest opinion, I stand by my verdict that Reign In Blood is the 2nd best album ever made.
Noms Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
Seriously listen to yourselves; theres no such thing is bad Slayer. Slayer on their worst day is better than 90% of other bands on their best day.
Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
I just checked back through your posts and noted that you cite Operation Mindcrime as one of your favourite albums...that explains a lot
Noms Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
Sam, you are right. There is no such thing as bad Slayer. I suppose it's the difference between Good Slayer and Great Slayer that we are arguing about.
Tomorrow, I will try to pick something a little less contraversial (although I was sure I was on to a good thing with Reign In Blood)
Noms Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
it was a good thing and still is a good thing.
Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
In case anyone hadn't noticed I've started a similar thread in the 90's forum...
Noms Posted by Brode (Member # 3732) on :
Sam, you are right. There is no such thing as bad Slayer. I suppose it's the difference between Good Slayer and Great Slayer that we are arguing about. Ok, I like Slayer and metal, but have you heard the last album? Ai.
I just checked back through your posts and noted that you cite Operation Mindcrime as one of your favourite albums...that explains a lot I used to be a total thrash head, though. I've moved more to progressive and even power metal lately, because I find the songs to be more dynamic and less about screeching guitars. But I still know my way around The Big Four, Testament, Exodus, and Sabbat.
If you want some really good progressive thrash, though, find Anacrusis' Screams and Whispers. Great stuff.
Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
Longbeach Arena, they have returned... For the final night of their 1986, '87 World Tour... The most outrageous band in the world...
How live is this album really???
Not that I care, W.A.S.P. have never sounded better...
Noms Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
nothing wrong with a dose of Blackie Lawless and the boys.
Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
I'm going to post one in here for you
My favorites off this one is "Peace Sells" and "Wake Up Dead"
This is one of the main reasons I started to listen to some thrash metal.
Discuss
Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
Hey, this is NOMS' album of the day...
Seriously though, I thought this album was a little overrated. I never really thought Mustaine got it right until Rust In Peace, which, if you'd have been patient was going to be one of my albums of the 90's.
Megadeth was the first band I went to see live and whilst Metallica will always be number 1 in my book, Megadeth earned their place in the big 4...
Noms Posted by Brode (Member # 3732) on :
Peace Sells is no Rust, but it's also no So Far, either, thankfully. I prefer Countdown to Rust, because Countdown has more great songs (although it doesn't have Holy Wars). Peace Sells, I like for the same reasons, Peace Sells and Wake Up Dead... although The Conjuring and Devil's Island are some rocking moments.
Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
THE greatest live album ever...
Noms Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
I'm not much into live albums. to me the only time live music really sounds good is if I'm actually at the concert.
cool band though.
Posted by Brode (Member # 3732) on :
I got Rock In Rio, but I need Live After Death.
Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
These were a good band once and this was their best album...
Noms Posted by Brode (Member # 3732) on :
Agreed there, Among the Living kicks ... although I did get their last original album, We've Come For You All, and it wasn't half bad. 2003 wasn't a spectacular year for heavy music, though. I actually prefer John Bush to Belladonna, but that's because I like Armored Saint (awesome 80s band, AS).
Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
Anthrax wasn't one of my favorite bands out there but I did like Among The Living
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Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
Ok, I'll be honest, I'd never really heard of this band until Jason Newstead left them to join Metallica but when I bought this album I was blown away...
Absolutley awesome. Dreams of Death rules.
Shame about the dodgy Elton John cover version though.
Noms Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
Here's a wonderful album that flies under the banner of "Techno Thrash".
The concept of the album is a damning verdict on Television in our lives and each song starts with clips from the TV with adverts, preachers and infomercials among those used.
Best Track: "There Stood The Fence" - A powerful ballad that that is set in a post nuclear holocaust...
Noms Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
I'm closing this thread and the 90's thread and will be starting a new thread similar to Sam's Metal Shop for the love of all things metal from all decades!!!
Noms Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
It seems like my Ultimate Metal thread has been deleted (I cannae find it anywhere) so it looks like I'll have to reopen this thread instead...
Noms Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
what's up noms? Posted by Nomisdrol (Member # 2688) on :
I guess I'm going to have to really dig deep in the record collection now for the 80's metal, most of the thrash I listen to these days is 90's and 00's but hey-ho, faint heart ne'er won fair maiden...
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