100s of the top Metal albums (and some non-Metal albums) 1980-89

1984: honorable mentions
*Valhalla (Pittsburgh,PA)- S/T

"In Her Eyes"

 

1984:

40. Dark Heart (previously Tokyo Rose) (Northallerton,Eng.)- Shadows Of The Night (Roadrunner/Metal Blade) The only release by this band...





"Giving It All For Love"

 

1984:

39. Talon (Bayreuth,Ger.)- Neutralized (Bacillus Records)



"Preacher of Evil"

 

1984:

38. Warriors (Belgrade,Yugo.)- S/T (Attic/Roadrunner) Their second self-titled album...


"Flight of the Children"

 

1984:

37. ATC (Stockholm,Swe.)- Cut in Ice (Vertigo) ...The only release by ATC (Above the Clouds)...


"I'm Alive"

 

1984:

36. Spartan Warrior (Sunderland,Eng.)- S/T (Roadrunner)


"French Girls"

 

1984:

35: Steelover (Liège,Belg.)- Glove Me (Mausoleum) Their only 1980s release...


"Need the Heat"

 

1984:

34. Hazzard (Hannover,Ger.)- S/T (Mausoleum/Attic)...Herman Frank, ex Accept, on guitar...Their only release


"Moonlight"

 

1984:

33. Ratt (L.A.,CA)- Out of the Cellar (Atlantic)


"The Morning After"

 

I thought I had deep knowledge about obscure or lesser known metal bands, but you have many even I'm not familiar with. Solid job indeed.

 

1984:

32. Sacred Rite (Honolulu,HI)- S/T (Not on label)...some versions had a plain white cover with the band logo in black.



"R.I.P."

 

1984:

31. Steeler (Wattenscheid,Ger.,not the US band with Yngwie)- S/T (Earthshaker Records)


"Hydrophobia"

 

1984:

30. Backwater (Böblingen,Ger.)- Revelation (Disaster)


"Witchchaser"

 

1984:

29. Armored Saint (L.A.,CA)- March of the Saint (Chrysalis)


"False Alarm"

 

1984:

28. Madison (Hudiksvall,Swe.)- Diamond Mistress (Rixi)


"Lay Down Your Arms"

 

1984:

27. Gravestone (Illertissen,Ger.)- Victim Of Chains (Scratch Records)


"Son of the Freeway"

 

Thanks for introducing this and other until now unknown to me killer tracks.

 

1984:

26. Tank (London,Eng.)- Honour And Blood (Music for Nations/Roadrunner/Roadracer)...(Algy Ward, former Saints/Damned bassist, on vocals, bass and keyboards) There are currently 2 bands called Tank derived from this band, one w/ Algy and another with the 2 guitarists that played on this album.


"The War Drags Ever On"

 

1984:

25. Avenger (Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Eng.)- Blood Sports (Roadrunner)


"N.O.T.J." (Night of the Jackal)

 

1984:

24. Stormwitch (Heidenheim,Ger.)- Walpurgis Night (Scratch Records)


"Werewolves on the Hunt"

 

1984:

23. Great White (L.A.,CA)- S/T (EMI America)

US version (There were several variations of this cover in some other countries):


European version:


"Streetkiller"

 

1984:

22. Mad Max (Münster,Ger.)- Rollin' Thunder (Roadrunner Records)


"Stranger"

 

1984:

21. Vanadium (Milan,IT)- Game Over (Durium)


"Streets of Danger"

 

1984:

20. Trouble (Aurora,IL)– S/T (later reissued as Psalm 9) (Metal Blade)


"Assassin"

 

1984:

19. Metal Church (Aberdeen,WA) - S/T (Ground Zero Records)



"Battalions"