1983 Heavy Metal TAKES OVER THE WORLD!

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At this point, listing every single heavy metal release would be nearly impossible as the scene had EXPLODED by this time. So I am just listing the most popular albums, or at least the albums that I remember from that era. Of course the BIG album of that year was Quiet Riot's Metal Health that broke open the doors for heavy metal on the radio and charts. Many of the old 70's bands that had struggled with their identity in the first couple years of the 80's saw inspiration in Quiet Riot and attempted to regain their status as hard rocking bands. Blackfoot openly admit that Metal Health was a huge influence on the direction they took in the years that followed. Thin Lizzy with the help of ex-Tygers of Pan Tang axeman John Sykes recorded their most vicious album to date. Kiss took off the make-up and experienced new life and new popularity. This was also the year that THRASH METAL began to make it's mark with the monumental releases of "Kill 'Em All" and "Show No Mercy".

Let me know what releases are missing from this list.

AC/DC - Flick of the Switch
Accept - Balls to the Wall
Alcatrazz - No Parole From Rock N' Roll
Alice Cooper - DaDa
Anvil - Forged in Fire
Blackfoot - Siago
Black Sabbath - Born Again
Blue Öyster Cult - The Revölution by Night
Culprit - Guilty As Charged
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Diamond Head - Canterbury
Dio - Holy Diver
Dokken - Breaking the Chains
Exciter - Heavy Metal Maniac
Europe - Europe
Fastway - Fastway
Girlschool - Play Dirty
Hanoi Rocks - Self-Destruction Blues
Hanoi Rocks - Back to Mystery City
Helix - No Rest For The Wicked
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Joe Perry Project - Once A Rocker, Always A Rocker
KISS - Lick It Up
Kix - Cool Kids
Krokus - Headhunter
Loudness - Law of Devil's Land
Manowar - Into Glory Ride
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Mötley Crüe - Shout at the Devil
Motörhead - Another Perfect Day
Oz - Fire in the Brain
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
Pantera - Metal Magic
Phoenix Rising - Phoenix Rising
Queensrÿche - Queensrÿche
Quiet Riot - Metal Health
Ratt - Ratt (EP)
Raven - All for One
Riot - Born in America
The Rods - In the Raw
Satan - Court in the Act
Satan Jokers - Les Fils De Metal
Savatage - Sirens
Saxon - Power & the Glory
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Steeler - Steeler
Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
Thin Lizzy - Thunder and Lightning
Twisted Sister - You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
Uriah Heep - Head First
Venom - At War with Satan
Warlord - Deliver Us
Waysted - Vices
Wild Dogs - Wild Dogs
Y&T - Mean Streak
Zebra - s/t

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Metal student Number of posts : 141 Age : 55

I wanted to vote for Raven this year. Well, as my fav anyway, Kill 'em All was the game changer, plus Mercyful Fate was more state of the art.

Metal master Number of posts : 919 Age : 59

Hey , it looks like I'm the first one to cast a vote. I went with Motley Crue. It was the soundtrack of 1983.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3282 Age : 43

Comes down to Sabbath, KISS, Dio, Motley and Def for me...

Went with Pyromania.

Subject: Re: 1983 Heavy Metal TAKES OVER THE WORLD! Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:57 pm

Wow,now this was hard.Shout At the Devil is my favorite Crue album and theres some other greats on there as well like Holy Diver,Kill Em All,and Metal Health but in the end I had to vote for my favorite Maiden disc of all time-Piece of Mind

mini boss Number of posts : 21101 Age : 54

I voted for Black Sabbath, Ian Gillan and Iommi's riffs=heavy metal heaven

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37953 Age : 54

I didn't even have to look at the other choices... I just went straight to Metallica's KILL'EM ALL. Nothin' against the other bands/albums on the list (and I do own/love a lot of them now that I've looked) but it was really no contest. KILL'EM ALL was a game changer.

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Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

Slayer

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mini boss Number of posts : 21101 Age : 54

Fat Freddy wrote:: I didn't even have to look at the other choices... I just went straight to Metallica's KILL'EM ALL. No contest. It was a game changer.

I have to agree with you, this album was a definite game changer,as was IMO 'Pyromania' and 'Metal Health' for different reasons of course, but back in 1983 if you would have told me Metallica would be not only the most successful metal band to emerge out of the 80's but would become one of the best selling recording artist in history I would have accussed you of smoking too much pot.

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 26657 Age : 55

I went with Motley Crue.

Metal master Number of posts : 919 Age : 59

ultmetal wrote:: Let me know what releases are missing from this list.

Hey Ult, if I'm not mistaken, W.A.S.P. released their outstanding debut album in 1983.

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37953 Age : 54

JBall_Z wrote:

ultmetal wrote:: Let me know what releases are missing from this list.

Hey Ult, if I'm not mistaken, W.A.S.P. released their outstanding debut album in 1983.

Nope. 1984.

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Metal student Number of posts : 141 Age : 55

Born Again only has three decent songs.

(ducks)

mini boss Number of posts : 21101 Age : 54

Sinistar wrote:: Born Again only has three decent songs.

(ducks)

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2522 Age : 56

Fat Freddy wrote:: I didn't even have to look at the other choices... I just went straight to Metallica's KILL'EM ALL. Nothin' against the other bands/albums on the list (and I do own/love a lot of them now that I've looked) but it was really no contest. KILL'EM ALL was a game changer.

Freddy got it right!

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manny wrote:

Sinistar wrote:: Born Again only has three decent songs.

(ducks)

Born Again rules from beginning to end! 1983 Heavy Metal TAKES OVER THE WORLD! 604261

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 6719 Age : 53

I went with Holy Diver...but could just as easily have picked Show No Mercy, Balls To The Wall, Piece Of Mind, or Pyromania...

But then there's Kill 'Em All...Melissa...Lick It Up...Queensryche......man what a year!

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Metal student Number of posts : 141 Age : 55

ultmetal wrote:

manny wrote:

Sinistar wrote:: Born Again only has three decent songs.

(ducks)

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They're getting their pitchforks!!! I better hide!!

Scurvy Skalliwag Number of posts : 12851 Age : 60

Like the 82' poll. I went back to what I enjoyed the most back then, as opposed to what I think is better now. My vote again goes to Krokus.

Man, what a killer year !

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Olafsto wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:: I didn't even have to look at the other choices... I just went straight to Metallica's KILL'EM ALL. Nothin' against the other bands/albums on the list (and I do own/love a lot of them now that I've looked) but it was really no contest. KILL'EM ALL was a game changer.

Freddy got it right!

I thought about a few others, but yea, Kill 'Em All re-invented the wheel here.

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ultmetal wrote:

manny wrote:

Sinistar wrote:: Born Again only has three decent songs.

(ducks)

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Bored Again Sleep

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I'm an Ian Gillan fanboy, so I love Born Again. It's so stinkin' heavy and Gillan's vocals are otherworldly! I also saw Sabbath for the first time on this tour, so that may color my opinion as well. Trashed, Disturbing the Priest, Zero the Hero, Digital Bi+ch, Hot Line...it's all great IMO.

Does have one of the WORST covers ever IMO. Spinal Tap stuff there for sure.

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Metal master Number of posts : 820 Age : 59

I went with Piece Of Mind from the options. Saxon - Power and the Glory would be my pick from that year.

And that Sabbath album is/was amazing.

Metal student Number of posts : 141 Age : 55

ultmetal wrote:: Does have one of the WORST covers ever IMO. Spinal Tap stuff there for sure.

That's my fav thing about the album!!

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1226 Age : 56

Can't vote, as except for 3 albums, the others are perfect and I love them all.
Can't count how many times I played them, and STILL play them.

yes, Raven should be on the list.
Also missing is
EXCITER - Heavy Metal Maniac

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