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Has anybody mentioned Power Games by Jaguar. Rowdy stuff for 1983.
1980 was the biggest year for metal that I can remember, at least in terms of quality.

To each their own. Diamondhead was amazing.

Don't forget Witchfinder General - Death Penalty.  (1982) and Friends From Hell (1983).  They were the Doom metal arm of the NWOBHM scene.

I do! If you like them, you should most definitely check out "Acid Witch"!

I think there's different kinds of heavy. There's the Forest Of Equilibrium kind of heavy where the sound is so thick it sounds as if the bowels of of the Earth are being channeled directly through your speakers. Then there's the kind of heavy created by an atmosphere so smothering it's almost difficult to breathe. Both approaches offer something different and are equally enjoyable.

Oh yeah, there is no doubt that Slayer has done far more than their fair share metalwise and it is not like I hate Slayer and danced a happy dance when I found out that they were retiring...in fact not at all: I respect Slayer for all their achievements and as far as I know...sticking to the guns for more than 30 years. I really admire that!!!! But they never got my boat rocking.
The only two psychobilly bands that I can think off  are Horrorpops and Nekromatix...I met Patricia Day and Kim Nekroman breifly at a pub..after a double bill Mercyful Fate/King Diamond Band gig years ago in Copenhagen where we talked about the history of rock n roll from rockabilly to metal and they mentioned their bands. Other than that, I have lived more or less in a musical bubble since I was 10...I would not know one alternative pop artist from another.
Mo???? Isen't he that fat pub owner in some cartoon?

I like Iron Maiden, but as for Slayer: I do not know why, but they just bore me to tears!
Now here's one for you...I am Danish, but I just cannot stand Metallica!!! Trust me, the first thing many do when they find out that I am Danish is to start yapping about sodding Metallica! And then when they find out that I am anti-Metallica it is like...WTF????
I am happy to talk about Danish/Nordic metal, but let's talk about Mercyful Fate or King Diamond band instead. Because amongst other things unlike Metallica with just one...yes, just one...Danish member and honestly he is a bit of a prat, then things are a bit different when it comes to Mercyful Fate and King Diamond Band!!!!
Rant over...*lol*