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Re: great albums Alright, here goes nothing. I've got some free time at work (for once) so I'm going to put together a power/heavy/NWOBHM list. This is by no means complete, as they're not the genres that I'm the most knowledgeable about, and this is just bands/albums that I'm familiar with. Many other will have already named tons of these bands, the difference is that all of these will have Youtube links so you don't have to do any hunting. Big lists are awesome, but I almost never get around to listening to everything on them. I'll also try to leave out most of the really obvious ones, unless they don't seem to be mentioned much on this forum for one reason or another. P.S. Sorry about all of the space this takes up, I tried to do these with just the URL link, but for some reason this site only allows 2 URL's per post. Not sure how that's more effective than allowing me so many embedded Youtube videos...

 

Accept - Restless & Wild:

 

Angel Dust - Border of Reality:

 

Attacker - Second Coming:

 

Bewitched - Hell Comes to Essen:

(these guys are typically more black/thrash, but at least for this album they're more blackened old school heavy metal)

 

Blind Guardian - JSomewhere Far Beyond:

 

Blitzkrieg - A Time of Changes:

 

Cacophony - Speed Metal Symphony:

 

Control Denied - The Fragile Art of Existence:

 

Crimson Glory - Transcendence:

 

Deep Purple - Fireball:

(without songs like this, there would be no Judas Priest!)

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Demons & Wizards - Demons & Wizards:

 

Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations:

 

Dream Evil - Dragonslayer:

(cheesy as hell, but I love them)

 

Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian:

 

Firewind - Forged by Fire:

 

Force of Evil - Black Empire:

 

Grave Digger - The Grave Digger:

 

 

Helstar - A Distant Thunder:

 

I - Between Two Worlds:

(black/heavy metal, vocals might turn you off, but it's worth a shot)

 

Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction:

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King Diamond - Conspiracy:

 

Manowar - Into Glory I Ride:

 

 

Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath:

(Mercyful Fate was an early black metal band, but their sound also appeals to power/prog fans):

 

Metal Church - Blessing in Disguise:

(Started as a power/thrash band, but starting with this album they fall more toward the power side of the spectrum)

 

Pantera - Power Metal:

 

Powergod - Evilution II: Back To Attack:

 

Queensryche - Queensryche EP :

 

Raven - Rock until You Drop:

 

Riot - Fire Down Under:

 

Running Wild - Branded and Exiled:

 

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Re: great albums TON is/was an enigma unto themselves. MDB are the only of member of the Peaceville three that stayed true to their roots. I love both and have every recording from both. I can't really say one is better than the other. Both have given me so much. Awesome can't top awesome. :D

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