Summary: Yes. Everyone has a top list of something it seems, and we're no different. Our approach to this cliche of journalism is highlighting landmark years in metal, with an emphasis on years that had an abundant of seminal releases. This also means that we're dealing in volume of records released in certain years, so we're missing some crucial LPs in our lists, but most of those we've covered or will cover in upcoming shows. So now it begins... number 10 in our list: 1985. (Disclaimer: we're trying to approach this from an extreme metal standpoint, not just metal in general. If that were the case, we'd be starting back in the 70s.) Aces High (4:40) Iron Maiden - Live After Death TALKSET 1 Mechanix (4:21) Megadeth - Killing is My Business... and Business is Good! Endless Pain (3:32) Kreator - Endless Pain Fear No Evil (4:12) Trouble - Psalm 9 (formerly 'Trouble') A.I.R. (5:44) Anthrax - Spreading the Disease TALKSET 2 Pentagram (3:34) Possessed - Seven Churches I'd Rather Be Sleeping (1:09) DRI - Dealing With It! Jewel Throne (4:01) Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion Necrophilliac (3:46) Slayer - Hell Awaits And Then There Where None (4:41) Exodus - Bonded by Blood TALKSET 3 Pussy-Whipped (2:05) S.O.D. - Speak English or Die Bestial Invasion (4:36) Distruction - Infernal Overkill The Return of Darkness and Evil (3:49) Bathory - The Return...
