Albums you consider underrated.

Dokken-Dysfunctional

Mortal Sin - Mayhemic Destruction

Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies
Journey - Raised on Radio
Goatlord - Reflections of the Solstice
Dark Quarterer - Dark Quarterer

Black Sabbath - Headless cross
Overkill - I hear black

Anything by TT Quick, Riot, or Y&T
Any Diamond Head album after the debut

AC/DC-Powerage
AC/DC-Flick Of The Switch
Motley Crue-S/T (my fave Crue)
Black Sabbath-Dehumanizer (my fave Sab)
The Doors-The Soft Parade
Overkill-Necroshine (my fave Overkill
Ultra-S/T
Joe Satriani-Strange Beautiful Music (my fave Satch)
Black Oak Arkansas-X-Rated

I love this album SOO much yet it never gets recognition for being a fun album to listen to. Locky n Deathcult know what I'm sayin.

Anacrusis - Reason (has their worst production and a couple of left-over-sounding songs, but doesn't deserve having a miniscule percentage of the other three's recognition)
Coroner - Grin (experimental, groovy, sometimes repetitious and I can see why, but I still love it)
Destruction - Cracked Brain (missing famous vocalist = fanboys ignore it)
Dream Theater - When Dream and Day Unite (same)
Fates Warning - Inside Out (I don't know why people call this Parallels v2 when Parallels was just a poppier/less progressive Perfect Symmetry)
Testament - Low (it gets some praise, but not enough relative to the Skolnick era; The Legacy aside this is easily their best riff and thrashiness-wise)

A few more that I'll add (that weren't mentioned):


Forbidden - Forbidden Evil

Testament - The Legacy

Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A

Secret Sphere - Sweet Blood Theory

Lacuna Coil - Unleashed Memories

Nightwish - Dark Passion Play

Britny Fox - Britny Fox

Britny Fox - Boys in Heat

Nitro - OFR

Eternal Ryte - World Requiem

Sacred Warrior - Master's Command

Recon - Behind Enemy Lines

Crystavox - Crystavox

Bloodgood - Rock in a Hard Place

Saint - Too Late for Living

Saint - Time's End

Bride - Live to Die

Bride - Show No Mercy

Candlemass - Ancient Dreams

Candlemass - Nightfall

Switchblade Symphony - Serpentine Gallery

U2 - Zooropa

Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel

The Cure - Wish

Madonna - Ray of Light ( )

Metallic Blaze wrote:

Recon - Behind Enemy Lines

Oh yes. One of the few "Christian" albums that's as good as their "secular" (I hate those terms) counterparts. Easily in my top ten US metal discs of all time.

Underrated is anything I like but most people don't. Most people don't have my good taste in music. Clearly.

Helloween - The dark ride (one hell of an album)

Helloween - Chameleon
Black Sabbath - Never Say Die
Def Leppard - sLANG
TNT - Firefly
Bruce Dickinson - Skunkworks
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon
Evanescence - The Open Door
Radakka - Malice & Tranquility
Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla & Point Of Entry
Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark
Silent Force - The Empire Of Future
Fates Warning - D-i-s-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d
Soilwork - Figure Number Five
Rush - Hold Your Fire
Accept - Eat The Heat
Sonata Arctica - Unia
Deliverance - River Disturbance
Holy Soldier - Promise Man
Narnia - Enter The Gate
Dio - Master Of The Moon
In Flames - Reroute To Remain
Pretty Maids - Scream
Labyrinth - Freeman
Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic: Calling
Symphorce - Truth To Promises
Krokus - Metal-Rendezvous
Stryper - Against The Law
Tad Morose - Sender Of Thoughts

Agree on Recon - Behind Enemy Lines...GREAT stuff..production is a nightmare sometimes, but I love almost everything on here...and then Labyrinth - Freeman...a little after the halfway mark it goes phhbbbttt...but before that, the songwriting just feels so refreshing and logical for this band, while still retaining their identity (you know, that description people always complain about bands not achieving), and Rob showcases how he can drive a melody home so absurdly well.

I almost put Behind Enemy Lines, but it's generally held in pretty high regard by most metal fans I know. It's on of my personal favorites.

Dave the Boss wrote:

Metallic Blaze wrote:

Recon - Behind Enemy Lines

Oh yes. One of the few "Christian" albums that's as good as their "secular" (I hate those terms) counterparts. Easily in my top ten US metal discs of all time.

Man, I remember seeing this CD at the Shadow Mountain Community Church bookstore in San Diego back in the early '90's. I considered buying it, but decided not to take the chance. Now, I'm thinking that was a mistake.

Exodus - Pleasures of the Flesh
Dark Angel - Leave Scars
Morbid Saint - Spectrum of Death
Razor - Malicious Intent
Chastain - Ruler of the Wasteland
Onslaught - In Search of Sanity
Devastation - Signs of Life
Sepultura - Schizophrenia
Devastation - Idolatry
Black Sabbath - Headless Cross

Britny Fox - Boys In Heat

Warrant - Ultraphobic

Dokken - Erase The Slate

Cinderella - Heartbreak Station

Motley Crue - New Tattoo

Brides Of Destruction - Runaway Brides

Thin Lizzy - Johnny The Fox
Thin Lizzy - Nightlife
Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds
King Crimson - Islands
The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are
Black Sabbath - Never Say Die
Rainbow - Richie Blackmore's Rainbow
The Amboy Dukes - Tooth, Fang & Claw
Robin Trower - For Earth Below
Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
Riot - Restless Breed
Trouble - Run To The Light
Black Sabbath - Born Again
Motorhead - Another Perfect Day
Thin Lizzy - Thunder And Lightning
Witchfinder General - Friends Of Hell
The Rods - The Rods Live

whew...more later. lol

For Chastain I would pick 'Voice of the Cult', King Crimson I would pick 'Lizard', and Pink Floyd I would choose 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason'.

manny wrote:

AC/DC-Flick of the Switch
Dio-Strange Highways
Rainbow-Down to Earth
Rainbow-Stranger In Us All
Rush-Caress of Steel

Got some good ones there, I would also add Turbo by Judas Priest.

Ratt--Dancing Undercover
Cinderella--Still Climbing
Winger--Pull
Warrant--Dog Eat Dog
Manowar--Triumph Of Steel
AC/DC--For Those About To Rock
Chryztyne--Tales From Paradise
Erotic Suicide--Abusement Park



Arttie

Exhorder - Murder in the Vatican
Tyton - Mind over Metal
Ace Frehley - Frehley's Comet
Green River - Dry as a bone
Trouble - Trouble
Requiem Eternam - Medieval Times