Best Heavy Metal Album of 1984.

[ELVIS]

Yngwie!

[mako_kimura]

Ratt is definitely getting my vote

[Mr. Vengeance]

Out of the Cellar- FANTASTIC! Just falls short of my top 5 all-time

[Jérôme Frenchise]

Other: The McManus brothers, an Irish band called the Mama's Boys ~ Midnight Promises

Classic, heavy and melodic. Plus guts, balls and fun. A highly underrated band!

[WACF]

This is tough.

Best...Maiden...they peaked at Powerslave for me.

Ratt, Priest and Metallica's albums that year were damn good.

I'll give an honourable mention to Helix - Walkin' The Razer's edge.

[Last_Child]

I kinda like RTL but...
DIO!

[Golden AWe]

I like Ride the lightning as well...

[Little Texan]

I thought I was in a minority of folks that had "Ride The Lightning" as their favorite Metallica album! Most old Metallica fans list Puppets as their favorite, and I love that album as well, but I've always liked Lightning the best. Good to see I'm not the only one.

[Terry]

God damn you for maing me decide between Last In Line and Powerslave!!

Powerslave by a hair.

[bueno bob]

Ride the Lightning is among my top three...

Where Maiden was at in '84 though...wow...

[Dave's Bitch]

Originally posted by Matt White
Metallica - Ride The Lightning


BRILLIANT

that would be my second choice,Ride The Lightning is my fav Metallica album

[FORD]

Originally posted by Matt White
Metallica - Ride The Lightning


BRILLIANT

Gotta second that one.....



On their second release, the band expands their sound while remaining loud and angry as Hell. Although this was also originally an indie release, it might have actually been more "radio friendly" than the major label successor, "Master of Puppets" was.

But of course radio didn't touch it. Aside from college radio anyway.

Scared the SHIT out of my parents with the beginning of this record. They thought they were hearing some nice mellow classical guitar shit with the beginning of "Fight Fire with Fire" and then about a minute into the the thing....... BOOOM like a goddamned nuclear detonator.

Probably my favorite Metallica album to this day.

[Matt White]

Metallica - Ride The Lightning


BRILLIANT

[bueno bob]

Ratt?

Beats Maiden?

I think not.

[Mr Badguy]

"Defenders of the faith"

Could`ve been Priest`s best ever album if it wasn`t for that shitty production.