OUTSTANDING DEBUT MAGIC

Boston is the first band I think of when discussing outstanding debut albums.

Another one is:

The Cars - S/T

Queen's S/T is great too IMO.

ENDLESS PAIN by KREATOR is very good. Its my fave album by them, a lot better then PLEASURE TO KILL, many fans fave by them.

I agree with ya Sax on Dangerous Toys and Tora Tora.

Heres some more that come to mind

Spread Eagle-S/T
Living Sacrifice-S/T
Teramaze-Doxology
Extol-Burial

Boston-s/t IMO they have never done a better album.

krokus wrote:

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

I forgot about that first TNT, thanks

The LA Guns debut and follow-up are both great. (IMHO) You can thank Paul Black for any edge the debut may have.

Crue TOO FAST FOR LOVE

Great combo of Sweet, Raspberries and Mott the Hoople.

Guns and Roses though I do like some of the later stuff.

Boston is a good one too.
Galactic Cowboys
JOP the others are good but the first one was magic.

Thrasher73 wrote:

Heres some more that come to mind
Living Sacrifice-S/T
Teramaze-Doxology
Extol-Burial

Agree on all of those.

I'd even add BELIEVER to the list. Though I like the others, I think their debut was their very best.

Are you guys seriously saying that f.ex. "Kill 'em All' is soooo good that anything Metallica released after pales in comparison?

I can understand having it as a favorite, but I would never say that they were unable to live up to, or follow it p with something just as good. Same goes for many of the other albums mentioned here.

The only album I can think of, is Guardian's debut.

ultmetal wrote:

Thrasher73 wrote:

Heres some more that come to mind
Living Sacrifice-S/T
Teramaze-Doxology
Extol-Burial

Agree on all of those.

I'd even add BELIEVER to the list. Though I like the others, I think their debut was their very best.

I agree with you on Believer - they never topped Extraction

I think "Appetite for Destruction" is the ultimate here.

Though I love the catalogue of all three, I still think their debuts are well beyond everything that followed.....

Death Angel - The Ultra-Violence
Warrior Soul - Last Decade Dead Century
White Lion - Fight To Survive

DIO - Holy Diver

kmorg wrote:

Are you guys seriously saying that f.ex. "Kill 'em All' is soooo good that anything Metallica released after pales in comparison?

I can understand having it as a favorite, but I would never say that they were unable to live up to, or follow it p with something just as good. Same goes for many of the other albums mentioned here.

It set the standard for thrash at the time. And the songs rule! Like Motorhead on steroids.

But i love the next three albums as well...

Troublezone wrote:

kmorg wrote:

Are you guys seriously saying that f.ex. "Kill 'em All' is soooo good that anything Metallica released after pales in comparison?

I can understand having it as a favorite, but I would never say that they were unable to live up to, or follow it p with something just as good. Same goes for many of the other albums mentioned here.

It set the standard for thrash at the time. And the songs rule! Like Motorhead on steroids.

But i love the next three albums as well...

Yeah, what Troublezone said. Metallica's next three releases certainly don't pale in comparison.

Thought of another one today. That would be Jag Panzer's Ample Destruction.

Joe (Thu 16 Dec 2010 - 2:52) wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

kmorg wrote:

Are you guys seriously saying that f.ex. "Kill 'em All' is soooo good that anything Metallica released after pales in comparison?

I can understand having it as a favorite, but I would never say that they were unable to live up to, or follow it p with something just as good. Same goes for many of the other albums mentioned here.

It set the standard for thrash at the time. And the songs rule! Like Motorhead on steroids.

But i love the next three albums as well...

Yeah, what Troublezone said. Metallica's next three releases certainly don't pale in comparison.

Thought of another one today. That would be Jag Panzer's Ample Destruction.

I thought that was the premisiss (sp?) for the thread; bands that released over-the-top debut albums that never never was able to follow up in the same manner.

There are plenty of albums mentioned that I agree.

add:
ASIA -ASIA
tourniquet - stop the bleeding'
vengeance rising - human sacrifice

powermacho (Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:15 am) wrote:

ASIA -ASIA

Yep.

SpectreFate wrote:

DIO - Holy Diver

I would agree. Great stuff!

Forgot about Holy Diver but your right, that was off the chain.

TheNazgul wrote:

Forgot about Holy Diver but your right, that was off the chain.

it falls into that grey territory for me: Dio was an established artist when this was released but technically it is his debut under his own band.

Manowar's Battle Hymns.

SpectreFate wrote:

DIO - Holy Diver

I am not sure if I agree with this or not because I felt 'Last In Line' was just as good if not better, these first two Dio albums are gold in my book.

I like all of Guns N Roses albums but I have to agree with ToB they never matched the greatness of their debut album.

manny wrote:

SpectreFate wrote:

DIO - Holy Diver

I am not sure if I agree with this or not because I felt 'Last In Line' was just as good if not better, these first two Dio albums are gold in my book.

Yeah. And frankly "Strange Highways" is excellent too.