The Top 20 Metal Albums of 1985
01. Fates Warning (USA) - The Specter Within
02. Slayer (USA) - Hell Awaits
03. Celtic Frost (Switzerland) - To Mega Therion
04. Exodus (USA) - Bonded by Blood
05. Helloween (Germany) - Walls of Jericho
06. Razor (Canada) - Executioner's Song
07. Corrosion of Conformity (USA) - Animosity
08. Accept (Germany) - Metal Heart
09. Possessed (USA) - Seven Churches
10. Lizzy Borden (USA) - Love You to Pieces
11. Iron Angel (Germany) - Hellish Crossfire
12. Exciter (Canada) - Long Live the Loud
13. Bulldozer (Italy) - The Day of Wrath
14. 220 Volt (Sweden) - Mind Over Muscle
15. Running Wild (Germany) - Branded and Exiled
16. Agent Steel (USA) - Skeptics Apocalypse
17. Avenger (Germany) - Prayers of Steel
18. Loudness (Japan) - Thunder in the East
19. Thor (Canada) - Only the Strong
20. Saint Vitus (USA) - Hallow's victim
Only one album to which I'd attribute a perfect score here, but in general 1985 was a killer year with a lot of excellent sounds. Some superb, filthy speed metal here including Razor and Bulldozer who were all underrated and remain so, at least their material in this period. Possessed gave us an early glimpse of death metal, while Celtic Frost solidified into one of the most unique sounds in all of metal. Perhaps the one unusual choice I made here was the Corrosion of Conformity record, but trust me when I say that this is pretty much the ultimate example of crossover or splatter-thrash. Utterly filthy and puerile, mandatory for anyone into early thrash, hardcore or punk.
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