For us old folks. Best Years for Metal?

I'm going 84-87. So many great albums and I was first starting to go to shows. Such a great time!!

Lari wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

94-96 was of course metal when it was in its PRIME.  

I think my favourite album of all time falls between those years:

Man can you imagine! I picked up this BG album years ago and barely gave it a listen. It was a purchase from the now closed virgin megastore during one of those sales. I remember focusing on other albums which i had picked up at the same time. I need to give it a fresh spin.

84-87 even if I didn't become a metalhead until 87.

This is impossible!

I LOVE modern Thrash, I love Symphonic Death Metal, I love Power Metal...and I think a lot of eras, especially the last 20 years, have a huge amount of volume of things I love, but for purely historical/noteworthy reasons I have to go with 81-83.

On this alone:

Iron Maiden Killers -1981, Number of the Beast - 1982, Piece of Mind - 1983

Then, you have:

Dio - Holy Diver - 1983

Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil - 1983

Twisted Sister - Under the Blade - 1982

Quiet Riot - Metal Health - 1983

Fastway - Fastway - 1983

The births of Slayer, Metallica, Jag Panzer

What a great stretch!

84-87 is winning because it has an extra year compared to the other options near it.