1980 the year in metal

[controlled_voltage]

holy fuck balls
what a year it was
and i bet 80% or better of it was marshall driven
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_in_heavy_metal_music

 

[Alex_S]

What a great year 1980 was. So many classics.

 

[Speeddemon]

Indeed an insanely good year for metal. Only trumped by 1986.

Personal fave from that year:

Angel Witch - Angel Witch

And the all-time classic runner ups:

Hmm, all British...

Fine, one 'decent' USA album:

 

[skoora]

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[sytharnia1560]

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I have a real soft spot for unmasked


any year that has Randy Rhoads on an album is OK in my book

 

[Hung Huy Tran]

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I have a real soft spot for unmasked


any year that has Randy Rhoads on an album is OK in my book

Same here.

 

[skoora]

Even though it was a tongue in cheek post, Unmasked has a few of my favorite Kiss songs on it. But what do I know, I've liked The Elder since it first came out

 

[Speeddemon]

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I have a real soft spot for unmasked


any year that has Randy Rhoads on an album is OK in my book

Oopsy, totally forgot to mention that one

...Also proved very inspirational later on...

Re: Unmasked; I got it on vinyl (used) some 20 years ago for my b-day and it was so damn scratched, I was never able to listen to it.

 

[El Mariachi]

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I have a real soft spot for unmasked


any year that has Randy Rhoads on an album is OK in my book

Me too! Still have my original copy on vinyl!

 

[lll]

 

[crankyrayhanky]

This thread led me here; I actually never heard this version before...makes me think less of Metallica, they really were "inspired" by this band