OUTSTANDING DEBUT MAGIC

Alot of bands, imo, put out some incredible debuts, then never quite re-capture that magic again on later stuff. Other bands get better each time. Any debut lps/eps come to mind that were the best of a particular bands catalog [please keep it to bands that have 2 or more releases - there have been an assload of one-and-dones over the years].

A few that come to my mind right away are:

Dangerous Toys - S/T
Overkill - Feel The Fire [yeah, that is JUST my opinion]
Tora Tora - Surprise Attack
Sanctuary - Refuge Denied [including EVERYTHING Dane did after]
Roxx Gang - Things You've Never done Before
Megadeth - KIMB&BIG
Death - Scream Bloody Gore
S.O.D. - Speak English or Die

I am sure more will come to me.

I will go with this:

Omen - Battle Cry -> the barbarian rawness, proto-thrashing and Iron Maiden mix has not been replicated on the rest of their albums. Not saying they are bad but this one is TOTAL classic.

I'm sure some death metal purists will hate me for saying this, but Scream Bloody Gore is Death's weakest album, IMO. Their best are Human, Symbolic, and Leprosy, in my opinion.

Required Fields wrote:

I'm sure some death metal purists will hate me for saying this, but Scream Bloody Gore is Death's weakest album, IMO. Their best are Human, Symbolic, and Leprosy, in my opinion.

I am far from a Death Metal Purist. It is just the album that sounds like PURE F'ING DEATH to me. Chuck got talented after that and it was not quite the same for me, personally. You could say the same for my Megadeth pick, which I KNOW will be butchered in thread by all the Mustaine-fanboys around here.

And Leprosy was a fantastic album too.

Queensryche: EP
Crimson Glory: S/T
Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Unite
Yngwie Mamlsteen's Rising Force

Boston - s/t
Eternal Decision - s/t

Keldian - Heavens Gate
AC/DC - High Voltage
Agent Steel - Unstoppable Force
Circus Maximus - The First Chapter
Damn Yankees - Damn Yankees
Falconer - Falconer
Freedom Call - Stairway to Fairyland
Grave Digger - Heavy Metal Breakdown
Hammerfall - Glory to the Brave
Impellitteri - Impellitteri
Masterplan - Masterplan
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica

Metallica - Kill 'em All

Coroner - RIP

The Crucified - s/t

Montrose - Montrose
As much as I can appreciate everything he brought out after, this slays.

Troublezone wrote:

Metallica - Kill 'em All

Agree with that one!

Testament - The Legacy
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Forbidden - Forbidden Evil

UNCLE SAXON wrote:

Required Fields wrote:

I'm sure some death metal purists will hate me for saying this, but Scream Bloody Gore is Death's weakest album, IMO. Their best are Human, Symbolic, and Leprosy, in my opinion.

I am far from a Death Metal Purist. It is just the album that sounds like PURE F'ING DEATH to me. Chuck got talented after that and it was not quite the same for me, personally. You could say the same for my Megadeth pick, which I KNOW will be butchered in thread by all the Mustaine-fanboys around here.

I agreeee.

ultmetal wrote:

Boston - s/t

That's the all-time winner by a mile.

some I would choose:

Ratt (EP)
Testament - The Legacy
Nirvana - Bleach
Scatterbrain - Here Comes Trouble
Van Halen - Van Halen
Fastway - Fastway
Twisted Sister - Under The Blade (original version)
Flotsam & Jetsam - Doomsday For The Deceiver
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent (I'm not counting Amboy Dukes)
Montrose - Montrose
Bad Company - Bad Company
Kix - Kix
Pearl Jam - Ten
Lucifer's Friend - Lucifer's Friend
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - ELP
Masters Of Reality - Masters Of Reality
Galactic Cowboys - Galactic Cowboys

Someone beat me to it, but the ultimate example is Exodus - Bonded By Blood. They were never able to top it.

Required Fields wrote:

I'm sure some death metal purists will hate me for saying this, but Scream Bloody Gore is Death's weakest album, IMO. Their best are Human, Symbolic, and Leprosy, in my opinion.

I agree with you 100%

SACROSANCT
LIVING DEATH
WARTIME

ZEBRA

In addition to several already mentioned:

Galactic Cowboys
Saviour Machine

Q5-steel the light
Rouge Male-first visit
Waysted-vices
TNT-knights of the new thunder
Soak-s/t

James B. wrote:

Q5-steel the light
Rouge Male-first visit
Waysted-vices
TNT-knights of the new thunder
Soak-s/t

Q5-steel the light - TOTALLY!
Rouge Male-first visit - YES, BUT ALL THREE RULE.
Waysted-vices - YEP
TNT-knights of the new thunder - NOT MY FAV, BUT I AM A HUMONGOUS HARNELL FAN.
Soak-s/t - WHO?

Rigor Mortis-Rigor Mortis

Testament - The Legacy
Exciter - Heavy Metal Maniac
Anthrax - Fistful of Metal
Queensryche - EP
Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla

UNCLE SAXON wrote:

Megadeth - KIMB&BIG

Got to say, I personally wholly degree with that. I think Megadeth outdid themselves several times afterwards. Anyway, I can only think of Appetite For Destruction off the top of my head, honestly. In pretty much all the cases mentioned, I prefer the records a few down the line.

Slayer - Show No Mercy
Dark Quarterer - Dark Quarterer
Heir Apparent - Graceful Inheritance
Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear
Helloween - Helloween EP
Exxplorer - Symphonies of Steel
Discharge - Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing
Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
Elixir - The Son of Odin
Gamma Ray - Heading for Tomorrow
Solitude Aeturnus - Into the Depths of Sorrow
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies

James B. wrote:

Q5-steel the light
Rouge Male-first visit
Waysted-vices
TNT-knights of the new thunder
Soak-s/t

KNIGHTS OF THE NEW THUNDER was their international debut but they released before a record with a different singer, not with english lirics.
LA GUNS>LA GUNS
BABYLON AD>BABYLON AD
DESTRUCTION>SENTENCE OF DEATH
SARCOFAGO>INRI