KaiKaspareK's Kremling Kreator

      Once again we are here to talk about RYM's metal albums of the year charts and make fun of how retarded they are  and discuss whether they are properly accurate.  1982 seems like it's a water shed year for metal, but it only seems that way because the two GOATS (arguably three) released their defining records this year.  I also decided to throw in the EP option for this year, and if you know anything about metal, you already know why..... 1. Iron Maiden- The Number Of the Beast      If you asked me 10-15 years ago what I thought the greatest heavy metal album ever made was, I would answer Iron Maiden's  The Number Of the Beast .  Now?  It's still top 10, possibly even top 5, but it's got one or two issues, like the latest versions not including Total Eclipse (why Rod Smallwood?  Why?), Clive's drumming being spotty in one or two spots, that "RAPING" at the end of Invaders that probably gave Chris Barnes a stiffy...

     Two weeks in a row!  Last week we took on the RateYourMusic metal charts for 1980, this week we're doing 1981!  I should add that when making the chart, there was the option of having "Genre," "Influence," or "Either." I did the 1980 with only "Genre." I re-did the 1980 chart with "Either," mainly to see if AC/DC's Back In Black would show up, it did not.  But for the sake of consistency, we're going to stick with "Genre" going forward.  So with that, let's get to it with 1981..... 1. Iron Maiden- Killers      I mean, yeah.  Goes without saying.  It's funny how this album gets all the top marks for 1981, yet everyone (including the band themselves) seem to think of it as subpar, or that it being the top means 1981 wasn't a great year for metal.  I mean, 1981 was  a step down from 1980, but that certainly doesn't mean everything was subpar.  And it certainly doesn't mean this was a mediocre ...

     I'm a frequent visitor of RYM, as I'm sure any music obssessive is.  Granted it's not as fun as it used to be (i.e. the metal fans got overrun by the new wave hipsters and Kendrick Lamar fans), but it is a fun mental exercise to get a sample of taste.       One feature of the site is the "chart."  This function essentially allows you to look at a year and determine users favorite albums of such, even of genre.  So I decided to look at the top 10 highest rated albums of the year and give my two cents and whether or not I think they should make a top 10, and whether they would make mine!  I'm not gonna do the 70s because while metal was born in the 70s, there wasn't enough of anything to make a top 3 at times, never mind a top 10.  So let's start at a nice, easy agreeable point like the year 1980. 1. Black Sabbath- Heaven & Hell      30 Years ago people hated this fuckin thing, and anything to do with Black Sab...