BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 1988 As Chosen By You | Overkill Reviews
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Sam reviews the Top 5 Metal albums of 1988 as voted by you! (Scroll down for spoilers)
5. Queensrÿche, Operation: Mindcrime
4. Slayer, South of Heaven
3. Death, Leprosy
2. Iron Maiden, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
1. Metallica, And Justice for All
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Lombardo's drums MADE South of Heaven the epic album that it is. Drum fills from HELL!
One of the best drum sounds ever. So clear and natural.
Absolutely. The drum sound is fuckin perfect. This and Terrorizer-'World Downfall' have the best drum tones ever....well at least in heavy music. 🙂
Great Albums not even mentioned...
Fates Warning - No Exit
Blind Guardian - Battalions Of Fear
Coroner - Punishment For Decadence
Sabbat - History of a Time To Come
Megadeth - So Far So Good...So What?
Flotsam and jetsam- no place for disgrace
Thanks for mentioning Sabbat and Coroner! Man, these two did obsess me to the highest point...
Great shout on Fates Warning and Blind Guardian...and HOW THE FUCK WAS SO FAR SO GOOD...SO WHAT NOT MENTIONED ON THE VIDEO? SERIOUSLY WTF!!!??? LOL
They never mention Fates. Don't get it.
Don't forget Overkill - Under The Influence & Anthrax - State Of Euphoria
it's a shame that Crimson Glory's masterpiece Transcendence didn't make the list, nor Testament's New Order ...
but "...and justice for all" made it
Crimson Glory? I fucking love than band. Transcendence is way better than Operation Mindcrime by a mile.
the new order should have made it
@Victor R. Vicious Rumors & Armored Saint as well..
I agree its a shame Look I get that Metallica took so much metal clout. I still argue that one seriously amazing and awesome album Forbidden Evil, is better than Operation Mindcrime. So Metallica is essentially the door- to metal genre and everyone just stops there never venturing into the genre itself, With other far better bands like Kreator, Overkill, Death Angel, Venom, Possessed, Sepultura, Athiest, Annihilator. The genre gets so much better the deeper inside you go. Pff, Testament New Order should have made the list.
Helloween Keeper of the seven keys II and King Diamond Them should be on the list.
That was 1987.
@@stephenkayes8981 Keepers I was 87, Keepers II was 88, and it was the best album from that year by far
Both choices better than seventh son of a seventh son
King Diamond "Them" is on the top 10 list of best heavy metal albums of all time.
1988, the year Hetfield sounded awesome and Lars tried his best.
Peccath lars tracked 79 takes per songs
...and the result is a pretty epic performance. It's no secret he's not the most technically gifted drummer but he had alot of people fooled after 1988. Great drumming on both justice and the black album (in more groove oriented manner).
VBshredder oh god, shut up
Sorry to disappoint you, I'm not your god. But anyway, so much for a reasonable discussion if that's what you come back with.
VBshredder no energy to come back to someone like you, lame ass jokes, and thinking that Lars is a great and technical drummer... ok I had enough
Suicidal Tendencies/ How will I laugh tomorrow( when I can't even smile today)
Premieriz 1 The mix was so muted on that album, really held it back, imo
Agreed. ST4L!.
My favorite suicidal album. Still listen to it today.
Me too.
My all time favourite album!
Seventh son is a masterpiece.
One of the best 1988 releases is RIOT - THUNDERSTEEL
Yeap...
Sam's Pestilence shirt must be in the wash
Infinite Dreams is not only my favorite Maiden song, my favorite of 1988, my favorite on Seventh Son, but it is also my favorite song period.
I cannot believe they did not play Infinite Dreams during their tour which featured the Seventh Son album!
Infinite dreams is a epic beautiful song goosebumps moments for me one of my favorite maiden songs
@@michaelhein5455 I agree with you. It made no sense what so ever that they played Afraid To Shoot Strangers when every Maiden fan was expecting Infinite Dreams. I like the song Afraid To Shoot Strangers, but I LOVE Infinite Dreams way way more.
I saw the concert from that tour in Cleveland. I also saw the Piece of mind tour in Erie.
Hardest song I ever sang. Bruce just spits high notes on succession on a single breath. Dude is a beast. I wonder why they don't play this live, you'd need an oxigen tank.
The most underrated album with the most underrated singer: Transcendance by Crimson Glory.
For me Slayer South of heaven is the best🤘
Justice could be released today and it would still sound heavy. Best songwriting they ever did. Then we got the Black album......
I have to question your ability to critique music if you doubt that Justice is a classic amongst their other records. Best damn album they ever put out. There's not a bad song on there. Far as the "no bass" thing everyone always brings up, I think it gave it this cold and, well, metallic sound that I've never heard anywhere else.
james staggs I agree 100% it was in those times thee heaviest album among mainstream metal. That kill em all and the very first garage days i loved.
It's all opinions, lol. I like Justice but I don't think it's anywhere as good as Ride the lightning or Master of Puppets
There weren’t bad songs, but there weren’t any really any standout songs either. One and Blackened were both insanely good (I would really also put Dyers Eve on there too) but the rest weren’t as memorable as some of the previous and post albums. The production is totally opinion based. I strongly dislike the album sound, but I still think it is fantastic.
Then we got the Black album......Sad but true. Masters is better. Song for song only One wins as the better ballad.
Nah man, Metallica felt for some reason they had to prove their musicianship on that record, and the result is an album full of bloated, proggy, reedy tracks that long outlast their welcome
Some other great 1988 albums not mentioned...
Vicious Rumors "Digital Dictator"
Manowar "Kings Of Metal"
Sanctuary "Refuge Denied"
Fates Warning "No Exit"
Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force "Odyssey"
Crimson Glory "Transcendence"
jimbulbs Refuge Denied 🤘
Right on..check out Apochrypha Eyes of time..I played the hell out of that and Digital Dictator along with Crimson Glory ,Leatherwolf, Malice,Fates warning ,King Diamond etc...I'm still banging my head at 49..
Was really holding out for Manowar - Kings Of Metal Such a great album. Wheels Of Fire, Heart Of Steel, Hail and Kill etc. Am I the only Manowarrior here?! =|= Great work Sam, love all the content on Banger 🤘🏻
wheels of fire baby!! ross the boss was the boss!!!
No doubt, Kings Of Metal was a strong vital sign from Manowar and I listened to that album a whole damn lot when I was a kid - know every song inside out. However, when listening to it today I feel like watching Top Gun today - it was great then, it fitted perfectly into the times. I get a strong nostalgic feeling of how it was like being a kid those days. But then I listen to "Into The Lungs Of Hell" (the opener of Megadeth's 1988 album "So Far, So Good... So What!" - and then the whole album) and I immediately recognize what is more relevant to Heavy Metal's history.
On the other hand, I disagree with number one. Justice was a pure masturbation power contest between James and Lars. That feud made the album strong, but unfortunately very incomplete too (-> Jason's Bass Tracks and the overall mix, particularly the drums). And it spawned off some weird imitators (regarding the sound mix) -> Vulgar Display Of Power (again, an unbelievable piece of work - but who made the decision to mix that album so it sounds like a lawn mower has gone crazy). Justice has outstanding songs and powerful performances - but to me Slayer's South Of Heaven was better - it may sound weird, but because it was less "strict".
And Kings Of Metal and Justice are very strict - the first random two songs are very exciting, after four songs I get bored.
Don't forget my favorite Manowar song: Blood Of The Kings!
I though HAIL TO ENGLAND was a great album. I remember seeing MOTORHEAD AND MANOWAR a couple of times. Great times.
You're right dude. This album is fantastic.
South of heaven is slayers finest hour in my opinion
Silent scream at the big four show is one of my favorite concert experiences ever
not a fan of that song other than that its my favorite Slayer album
@@202d Its the 4th best song on that album imo after the title track, Mandatory Suicide and Ghosts of War
Silent scream, bury the unwanted child! Love that song and break down after the solos.
+1 on ghosts of war...one of the best slayer songs
Indeed.
dive bombs with double bass background on silent scream its an nightmerish atmospheric awsome moment.
The lyrics of Behind The Crooked Cross are very good too.
Dave Lombardo's drum intro to Behind the Crooked Cross gives me chills.
Souls drift, they fill the air
Testament - New Order, Hobbs Angel Of Death, Incubus - Serpent Temptation...
Pablo Nino Nathanael Stoop Personally love The New Order album, but it was not their best effort...they made those instrumental songs just to fill up the album time
Serpent temptation is great and Hobbs' Angel of Death. Razor - Violent Restitution is also killer. Check it out if you haven't heard it.
You forgot Riot’s Thundersteel also
I went visit a friend of mine & he gave me a copy of "serpent temptation". I packed it away in my luggage & we went & got LOOOAAADDEEDD!!! totally forgot about the damn thing & found it in my bag @ a year or 2 later. CAN'T FUKKN BELIEVE I DID THAT SHIT!
No Candlemass' Ancient Dreams even in honorable mentions?
crimson glory - transcendence
Voivod - Dimension Hatröss
Vio-Lence - Eternal Nightmare
Forbidden - Forbidden Evil
Blind Illusion - The Sane Asylum
Bathory - Blood Fire Death
Justice definitely tops my 1988 list. It might be my favorite metal album ever, and it is one of my primary inspirations for learning the guitar.
Danzig - Danzig
*mother*
I still remember the day I first heard/saw DANZIG on HBB. God what a great night that was. Changed everything.
Awesome album
Danzing in the moonlight ...
No love for the most enduring underground thrash band since 1985, Overkill. '88 saw Under the influence with Hello From the Gutter.
1. Napalm Death - From Enslavement To Obliteration (I'm soooo disappointed this album is not even included in honorable mentions)
2. Carcass - Reek Of Putrefaction
3. Death - Leprosy
4. Slayer - South Of Heaven
5. Bolt Thrower - In Battle There Is No Law
This list right here 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Millie Vanilli debut was in 89. The "scandal" was in 1990.
I'm suprise no one talked about Coroner's second album "Punishment for Decadence ". It's a really killer tech thrash album
1. suicidal tendencies - how will i laugh tomorrow
2.slayer- south of heaven
3. iron maiden - seventh son
4. overkill - under the influence
5. yeah i'll put justice on the list
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
No kidding, KOtSK2 is a fucking brilliant album.
My Top 5 of '88:
1) Metallica - And Justice For All
2) Slayer - South Of Heaven
3) Death - Leprosy
4) Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare
5) Testament - The New Order
*Honorable Mention:
(Forbidden - Forbidden Evil)
FightTi11Death Nice list. I would have to disagree with you regarding Metallica AJFA being ahead of Slayer and Death. Why do you have And Justice for All as 1. Imo it could have been perhaps their best album had they fixed the bass and mixing issues.
Patrick Bateman I agree. I have And Justice For All as number 1 simply because Metallica got me into metal and it happens to be my favorite album. Even though Slayer is my favorite band.
FightTi11Death death angel-frolic through the park, flotsam and jetsam- no place for disgrace, overkill- under the influence, voivod-dimension hatross, razor- violent restitution,
you would think you would have DRI in that list, with ur avatar.
Metallica justice
Voivod dimension hatross
Sabbat history of a time to come
Slayer south of heaven
Death leprosy
Just an appreciation for your College having Death in their music archive. My College just had Paul Robeson
Great Review and Wow what a year for Metal! I still listen to almost every album put on here and all the ones Sam put in at the end I have recently discovered on YT and listen to.. It's always great to discover New Metal music you've never heard before that Kick's ass!! The old stuff sometimes STILL IS THE BEST!
7:53 You can't leave Iron Maiden's self-titled album out of their "Classic" lineup. I think it's better than Killers out of the two Di'Anno records.
Nah, lacks Adrian Smith.
Maiden's self-titled one is the best band's record ever. Such a classic metal album. The roots of the new wave of british heavy metal movement.
Matheus Sousa and they got better too
prowler! phantom! Transylvania! strange world!
all that without adrian smith!
Professor Fuzzymuffins I totally agree!
Another list I missed,
What a damn good year for all the albums I purchased in 1988.
Back then I was a total Thrash Metaller at 30 years old, but also a die hard Progressive Rocker since 1977. So any Metal that was starting to "Progress" (before it had the "umbrella" term Prog Metal, except for those few pioneer bands since 1985), that opened my ears to something new and "breaking rules", I wanted to explore more of those bands.
Couldn't limit that year to only "5" Albums . . .
This is the list I'd make "now" because these are the bands and albums I still listen to. In 1988, it be a whole different order. Bands with * I discovered decades later.
I'd say the 1st 35 bands, I still listen to on a regular basis, because they had longevity. The others on the list I either listen to various tracks (adding them to Cassettes/CD compilations I'd create) or albums.
Fates Warning - No Exit
Forbidden - Forbidden Evil
Realm - Endless War
Sabbat - History of a time to come
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
Marty Friedman - Dragon's Kiss
Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
King's X - Out of the Silent Planet
Deathrow - Deception Ignored
Metallica - ...And Justice for All
Liege Lord - Master Control
Flotsam & Jetsam - No place for disgrace
Powermad - Let the Madness Begin; Debut Ep
Sieges Even - Life Cycle*
Pestilence - Malleus Maleficarum
Anacrusis - Suffering Hour
Toxik - World Circus
Znöwhite - Act Of God
Razor - Violent Restitution
Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare
Mekong Delta - The Music of Erich Zann
INC. (Indestructible Noise Command) - The Visitor
Coroner - Punishment for Decadence
Overkill - Under the Influence
Atrophy - Socialized Hate
Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What!
Carcass - Reek of Putrefaction
Vicious Rumors - Digital Dictator
Slayer - South of Heaven
Sanctuary - Refuge Denied
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 2
Dead End - Shambara
King Diamond - Them
Candlemass - Ancient Dreams*
Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come
Manilla Road - Out of the Abyss
Napalm Death - From Enslavement to Obliteration
Death Angel - Frolic through the Park
Judas Priest - Ram It Down
Anthrax - State of Euphoria
Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear
Testament - The New Order
Helstar - A Distant Thunder
Sadus - Illusions
Bolt Thrower - In Battle There Is No Law
Nuclear Assault - Survive
Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice*
Crimson Glory - Transcendence
Cacophony - Go Off!
Voivod - Dimension Hatröss
Living Colour - Vivid
Bathory - Blood Fire Death*
Acrophet - Corrupt Minds
OLD - Old Lady Drivers
Van Halen - OU812
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Odyssey
If you don't know many of these bands, check them out. Just about all of them purchased on the date or a few months after their debut, and on Lp. Later I would buy most of them reissued on CD. Glad QR and Maiden made it on the Top 5, though Fates Warning is ALWAYS forgotten - if no one has heard the album "No Exit", especially Side 2 . . . GO! Do it NOW (better sound on the remaster)! And Forbidden, always forgotten as well, but that's awesome that Sam mentions it at the end :). As far as Death - I became a total HUGE fan with the release of "Human", "Spiritual Healing" got it started for me.
Many of these bands and albums I discovered from either blind purchases, or were heard on a college radio show on 88.7 KSPC Claremont Calif. ("Infernal Rage"), a kid from Seattle would play all Thrash & Death Metal, and anything coming out of Europe, South America and the U.S. that were alien to most of us back then. It's why the local Record Store still has a great new & used Metal section to this day.
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You sir, have a really good taste. Coroner, Voivod, Vio-Lence, Death Angel, Flotsam & Jetsam, are awesome. So Far, So Good... So What! is surprisingly overlooked in Megadeth’s catalog (at when least compared to certain other Megadeth albums) despite have some of their most well known songs on it. I have also heard good things about Mekong Delta.
Great video. You need to do a video for every year of the 80's and 90's!
Thanks Sam, awesome vid as usual. Totally agree with this entire list! \m/
My top 5 albums of 1988 are
5-Megadeth - so far so good so what
4- Queensryche - operations mindcrime
3-Metallica - and justice for all
2-Iron maiden - seventh son of a seventh son
1-Scorpions - Savage Amusement
I wish you could talk about 1988 for at least 1-2 hours, love that year!! I has so many of those records when I was in High School, I was discovering Metal, it was one of the best memories ever buying all those records mentioned!
Hell of a year, great list!
CORONER - PUNISHMENT FOR DECADENCE
"Masked Jackel" was my first Coroner song!
YES
I love that album!
Sam. You are such a good guy. I like the ones you choose. May Banger TV never die.
Judas Priest - Ram it Down not even mentioned? It's not their best, but man, listen to Blood Red Skies or the title track.
And, of course, King Diamond must be in top 5
Ram It Down!??
Hmmm! Sorry, no.
It is an OK album but not at the level of these 5.
Ram it down sucks.
RAM IT DOWN rocks!! Take a listen to Hard As Iron, Come and Get it, Heavy Metal. The album got canned in '88 because they promoted their cover of Johnny B. Goode, and their metal fans couldn't accept a classic 50s style rockabilli tune done metal style. In fact, it was the worst track on the whole album, yet the producers promoted it. That sunk RAM IT DOWN. It's way heavier than Turbo, in fact, it's their heaviest album of the era, just before PAINKILLER in 1990, an ultimate metal gem. RAM IT DOWNS carries much of the same heaviness as PAINKILLER, but with the generic metal themes of Turbo, and the mid 80s "love" track lyric themes, and tastefully heavy drum machines. Otherwise, consider the period, and it's influence, but listen to the music. it ROCKS
i like Ram it down.. i know it gets a lot of flack from everyone, but i personally like it. That being said, i think that Justice, South of heaven, New order, 7th Son, Mindcrime all push it out of my top 5.
1. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
2. MetallicA - ......And Justice For Jason
3. IRON MAIDEN - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
4. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
5. FATES WARNING - No Exit
honourable mentions: Death - Leprosy
Bon Jovi - New Jersey
Helloween - Keeper Part II.
1988...the time i start listen to metal! \m/...and my first two albums was justice and 7th son ! \m/
ManOwaR - Kings of Metal, Guns n`Roses - Gn`R Lies, Megadeth - So Far So Good...So What?,Anthrax - State Of Euphoria !
...and justice is to me the best metal album of all times! Seen them last weekend in Mannheim/Germany. They still kick ass! They do their thing. Respect to them!!!
Very disappointed Bathory didn't make the cut
HaliniSnow because no one ever voted that song
HaliniSnow Who?
HaliniSnow I'm not going to hug you.
"Blood Fire Death" should be #2, with Slayer's "South of Heaven" as #1
Agree man... when the 1990 top comes around , ill vote for hammerheart.
Operation Mindcrime is easily the best album of that year.
Oh Agreed. KOTSK Part 2 should also be on the list.
Ivory Gates is one of the best prog metal songs ever, but the rest of the album isn't on the same level. Mindcrime is consistently incredible.
Awaken the Guardian is my go to Fates record
Even Dickenson thought Mindcrime was better than SSOSS. Metallica thought AJFA had too many riffs and are highly critical of it. Both Metallica and Q-Ryche had more cerebral lyrics than most at the time. But nowadays the young fans are obsessed with production value. It wouldn't hurt to pick up a book every now and then like 1984. It's been at least since 1948 that this story was relevant. Read it again and quit whining about "production".
But in no way was a Metal album.
easily the biggest turd
"not really Queensryche?"at lp picture! were do you get that?
Operation Mindcrime is one of the best albums of all time..not just 1988.
So glad for the Forbidden shout out - thought they'd be forgotten!
Thank you Sam for the Vio-Lence, Nuclear Assault, Testament, Carcass, Forbidden. You missed Punishment for Decadence.
That, aside from the top 4 on your list, was what I listened to a lot from 89-93. Only other missed ones... Danzig I, State of Euphoria, Frolic Through the Park, No Place for Disgrace, So Far So Good, Land of Rape and Honey, Under the Influence, Ultramega/Fopp, and How Will I laugh Tomorrow. Hard year to nail down only five but all these are worth mentions.
So Far, So Good, So What.. So snubbed...
Their worst album. Mustaine even thinks so.
@@imyourgodmachine hardly their worst. In my darkest hour is a classic, as is set the world afire and hook in mouth.
@@Technoidmania yea yea you know everything blahblah
@@imyourgodmachine I could say the same to you
If I ranked Megadeth's albums So Far So Good So What would probably be number 5 for me. Very underrated album.
Oh my god (no pun)....South of Heaven sounds so good right now. Great memories! Love Ghosts of War.
South of heaven, Leprosy, 7th son, Justice, & MANOWAR-KINGS OF METAL!!!
Wow Sam, good to see ya, and Merry Christmas.
My top 5:
1. Voivod- dimension hatross
2. Testament- the new order
3. Flotsam and jetsam no place for disgrace
4. Metallica- and justice for all
5. Iron maiden- seventh son of a seventh son
Honrorable mentions:
overkill- under the influence
Death angel- frolic through the park
Anthrax- state of euphoria
Megadeth- so far so good so what
Suicidal tendencies- how will I laugh tomorrow
Forbidden- forbidden evil
Nuclear assault- survive
vio-lence- eternal nightmare
Atrophy- socialized hate
razor- violent restitution
Coroner- punishment for a decadence
Tankard- morning after
Judas priest- ram it down
Helloween- keeper of the seven keys
Dimension Hatross. Almost forgot how awesome that album is.
I own all your top 5 plus most of your Honorables..... Sam is not exaggerating, 1988 really was a great year for Metal.....Maybe the best?
JAYJAY TEE I agree
Terrible list, you have under the influence and frolic through the park(really that album was beyond terrible), fuckin Atrophy and not soh or any other quality album lol
I still listen to all of these.
For me, South of Heaven will always be Slayers best.
1988: 13 yo, in a small town in Greece, and bought on vinyl or cassette 1 to 4 plus Testament, Halloween and Kind Diamond. Looking back I feel this was the year that metal matured fully. I am happy to see from comments that I am not alone in this... (and I would personally add Megadeth, Anthrax, Flotsam and Jetsam, and Blind Guardian to this amazing list)
This is the first time that all the albums mentioned in an episode on tihs channel, are actually in my collection. Killer list indeed. Keep an eye out for the Justice remaster that should drop from Met's label Blackened, very soon. Hope they put Jason's bass lines back in.
Chetallica same here :-D I have all 5 of these albums
My '88 list:
1.) Metalica - And Justice For All
2.) Slayer - South Of Heaven
3.) Death - Leprosy
4.) Bathory - Blood Fire Death
5.) Anthrax - State Of Euphoria (probably in a minority here, but I always liked this record)
Always thought of Queensryche as Hard Rock and just never could get into Seventh Son
So Far, So Good gets an honorable mention as does Vivid, even though I question how much metal Vivid actually contains. Cult Of Personality is a monster.
StyxHitlerHammer 10.2 - why call me a moron? I haven't done any name calling. That's just rude. Go fuck yourself.
I question the metal content of Vivid right there in my comment. If you look down the list, you'll find a thread where I state that Vivid contains less than 30% metal. But, Cult of Personality is a killer fucking song. Heavy. Also, nobody else was making music that sounded like it. There's maybe 2 other tracks on the record that might qualify as metal. On the whole (minus Glamor Boys) it's a killer hard rock record with a hand full of tunes that cross over into metal territory.
That was mostly in another thread, I'll admit. I do question how much metal Vivid contains in this thread. I never said Vivid was a Metal record. Learn to fucking read.
StyxHitlerHammer 10.2 - furthermore, I said I always thought of Queensryche as hard rock. This is not a demeaning statement. 1988 was a great year for hard rock records, too. All I did to your precious Queensryche was take them out of the same category as Slayer and stick them in the same category as AC/DC... and Living Color.
Hank Hill - it is my opinion that Queensryche is progressive hard rock. Your opinion is different. That's okay.
I like Cult of Personality. You don't. You seem to like Queensryche for some reason. I've heard plenty enough of Queensryche to know that I fucking hate Queensryche. Really, I feel like Sam owes Rush an apology for calling Queensryche, "...Rush with a layer of metal." That's okay, too.
You know what, I'm not going to argue with you or John Landis on this because I don't care whether or not you agree. I'm more interested in people who can have a civil discussion.
You win the internets. All of them.
StyxHitlerHammer 10.2 - go fuck yourself. Seriously.
State of Euphoria over Seventh son, lmfao that album is the worst Anthrax album from the classic era
Keeper II should be on the top 5. That's a piece of art.
I remember my grandma went to the local sears store and bought me 3 of the 5 for Xmas that year.Operation Mindcrime,Seventh Son and And Justice for all
Awesome Granny.
Flotsam and Jetsam - No Place for Disgrace. Cracking album.
Danzig didn't get a mention and Bathory's Blood Fire Death should be like #3 cos it was just excellent
Danzig first album should have definitely got at least a cursory mention.
My top5 of 1988:
1. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
2. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
3. Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What!
4. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
5. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Honourable mentions: Crimson Glory - Transcendence, Mekong Delta - The Music Of Eric Zahn, Coroner - Punishment For Decadence, Testament - The New Order, Slayer - South Of Heaven, Death - Leprosy, Bathory - Blood Fire Death, King Diamond - Them
Crimson Glory - Transcendence definitely on my Top 5 list for that year!
I'm glad you wrote Mekong Delta and Coroner as honorable mentions! Good choices! Also very good Exodus, Voivod, Flotsam and Jetsam... Good year.
Dimension Hatross by Voivod should be in the Top 5
No one cares Rollie
JJ Vladimir agreed.
Glad you mentioned Testament, Nuclear Assault, Vio-lence, and Voivod.
Just to stand up for the radio metal of 1988 (my senior year in high school, lol), among others: Anthrax - State Of Euphoria, Apocrypha - Eyes Of Time, Bulletboys S/T, Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn, Cacophony - Go Off!, CInderella - Long Cold Winter, Crimson Glory - Transcendence, Death Angel - Frolic Through The Park, Dirty Looks - Cool From The Wire, Dokken - Beast From The East, Marty Friedman - Dragon's Kiss, Hittman S/T, Greg Howe S/T, Impelliteri - Stand In Line, Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking, King Diamond - Them, King's X - Out Of The Silent Planet, Kingdom Come S/T, Kix - Blow My Fuse, LA Guns S/T, Living Colour - Vivid, Yngwie Malmsteen - Odyssey, Vinny Moore - Time Odyssey, Overkill - Under The Influence, Pantera - Power Metal, Quiet Riot - QR, Racer X - Extreme Volume Live, Sanctuary - Refuge Denied, Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh, Sword - Sweet Dreams, Van Halen - OU812, Vicious Rumors - Digital Dictator, and surely more that I'm forgetting.....what a year in hard rock and metal!!!
Justice for all= best Metallica album!
Agreed. Justice is metal for me. I was 11 when I got my hands on that album and I don't think that anybody has captured that guitar sound ever since then. Too bad it was all downhill from then on. Every song still holds up today and sounds just as heavy now as it did back then.
Solid list banger \m/
Queensryche - Operation:Mindcrime
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Crimson Glory - Transcendence
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
I'd love to hear your opinion on Brojob and their debut album
My favorite album from 1988 is Manowar - Kings of Metal.
Cheesy ass band
Karl Logan played in a local band in northeast Pennsylvania called arc angel. . There's a video on UA-cam that they did at a local TV studio.. not a big fan of Karl though. .. but fits this type of music
Couldn't agree more! That record was my personal introduction to Manowar, and is still one of my favourites.
It's a shame of his recent charges of children stuff
Alright
Do one for 1998 maybe? These rewinds are Fun to watch
Coming soon, 1998 and 2008.
There were good albums in 1998?
I would say Sound of Perseverance by Death is a pretty good album from 1998
Also 'Something Wicked this way comes'
The mainstream was neck deep in nu-metal by 1998, but the underground was bursting with brilliance.
Helloween - Keeper of the seven keys part II
Manowar - Kings of Metal
Megadeth - So Far, So Good So What...
Anthrax - State of Euphoria
Judas Priest - Ram It Down
Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn
Coroner - Punishement for Decadence
Blind Guardian - Batallions of Fear
Just saying... :S:S
I had all of those on tape except Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime. I miss being 12 years old and waiting sometimes impatiently for your favorite bands' next album to be released. The time inbetween Maiden records seemed to take forever back then. Anthrax "State of Euphoria" and Overkill "Under the Influence" would definitely be in here if it were a top 10 list.
It's a disgrace King Diamond - "Them" didn't make the list
James Blobb Grandmaaaaaaaa
I am both shocked and appalled ... Shappalled..?
James Blobb "will you quit playing that thing and will you answer the door"
James Blobb the best part is when he says...we are going to repaint the front door soon...ha..gets me everytime
I think “Them” was released in 1989
1. Megadeth - So Far,So good... So what!
2. Judas Priest - Ram it Down
3. Iron Maiden - Seventh son of a Seventh Son
4. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
5. Metallica - ...And justice for all
Megadeth first? jajajajajajjajajaja
You have a pretty much the same as I would have it I would just put Metallica in front of mindcrime
Got to love the Megadeth haters so far so good was a transition. For me it really taught me how not only to play metal but what it was all about it wasn't no overproduced radio b******* which is why a lot of people I think hated it was Dave at his best amazing album Better Than Anything Metallica's have a released in my eyes except for the one that Mustaine helped them right Kill Em All
Ram it down is one of weakest priest albums, nowhere deserving of a top 5, and sfsgsw wasnt that good, the only high quality songs were set the world afire, in my darkest hour, hook in mouth, mary jane and into the lungs of hell
@@derekobs9688 set the world afire was badass Mary Jane is a classic the whole album was a masterpiece in metal
it brings tears to my eyes...so beautiful
5. Candlemass - Ancient Dreams
4. Blind Illusion - The Sane Asylum
3. Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What!
2. Vio-Lence - Eternal Nightmare
1. Anacrusis - Suffering Hour
Justice is best thrash album ever! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Garbage
Nope ! Kill em all is !
That's right! And justice for Jason sounds so much better than the original album
Some incredible memories with them all.... in my early 20's, have my own place could crank these out with some buds, enjoyment before all the responsibilities... l'd go back there in a sec.
Glad you threw in Vio-lence: Eternal Nightmare & Forbidden: Forbidden Evil, 'cause those're two I'd have picked in a heartbeat if I had voted. I'd also have mentioned Coroner & Sabbat. '87 is another great year. I'll have to watch that vid next.
(1982 was another of my favorite years for underground metal).
I think we all agree that south of heaven is underrated:)
I personally like it as same as reign in blood if not more...it was different but it was very good
Operation Mindcrime Is The best album of that year.... 🤘
I think it's the best Metal concept album of all-time.
1 Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2
2 The New Order
3 And Justice For All
4 Seventh Son
5 Leporosy
Those were the days. I saw Slayer 2 X on the South of Heaven tour and was a Huge Mercyful Fate fan so I caught the King on Abigail and them. After buying the 1st Bathory album, I bought all their early stuff when it came out only stopping when they changed their sound. Back in those days, without the internet, We would buy albums simply because of a cool name or album cover art. Sometimes we were pleasantly surprised, Other times we would get burned....
1. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime (no question about it)
2. Testament - The New Order (of course)
3. Ozzy Osbourne - No Rest For The Wicked (Zakktastically perfect)
King Diamond - Them (maybe)
Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What (maybe)
Death - Leprosy (maybe)
Overkill - Under The Influence (maybe)
Kix - Blow My Fuse (maybe)
Metallica - And Just For All (maybe)
Ministry - Land of Rape And Honey (maybe)
Manowar - Kings of Metal (maybe)
Forbidden - Forbidden Evil (maybe)
Helstar - A Distant Thunder (maybe)
Fates Warning - No Exit (maybe)
Anthrax - State of Euphoria (maybe)
Anyone can make a 'death' metal album. Just write some evil hate-filled lyrics growling vocals and play insanely-fast riffs. Who can stand that shit for 10 songs? Give me Kix, Ozzy, Metallica, Ratt, Queensryche, Megadeth anyday and everyday for the past 30 years.
yu stu dude stop saying the same post everywhere. You like glam/hair bands...we get it.
1988 was a good year
This guy is truly amazing. He is the first such guy I have ever seen or heard of that mentions the Justice for Jason version. It's been a couple of years now that I came across that version and I certainly don't opt to listen the original version for the exact same reasons he mentioned.
Mr. Sam Is there a white version of the T-Shirt you are wearing?
Well I can definately name the most underrated album of that year. No american list has it or ever will. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
Shitty
better then anything on this list indeed. same goes for blood fire death from bathory
Read Between the Lies is the real hidden gem on SoH.
Its kinda a mediocre track, that riff is basically really similar to ghosts of war's riff before the solo, that along with cleanse the soul are the 2 downfalls of that album
@@derekobs9688 Live Undead is the gem
That was thirty years ago?
My heart...
Excellent list! I'm pleasantly surprised 7th Son made it this high, and I'm thrilled with the Queensryche inclusion. #1 was just too obvious, but ... it had to be, period.
What a great year for metal, with some excellent albums that just couldn't crack the top 5!
I really like the Best of... rewind videos- I was 13 in 88 and just starting to get into Death and Iron Maiden. Thanks Sam
i really like this guy, he"s very serious on his reviews. the others are mocking their reviews all the time, making me feel like i am wasting my time watching.
~i dont like the way he . . drags . . out . . sentences
Justice for all is my nr.1 metallica album!
1988 oh man, three of the five albums here my dad still owns to this day on vinyl (unfortunately he's never been a fan of extreme metal) they've had an immense influence on my music tastes listening to metal, and they embody some of the strongest bonds I have with him outside of blood and love.