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monthly 0.5 https://www.entersadmen.co.uk/special-guests daily 0.75 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1593003558541-AAOCKGLBT3QD8AC46BTZ/Gothic+throne.jpg Special Guests https://www.entersadmen.co.uk/special-guests/john-verity monthly 0.5 2021-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1622011658534-WPQHHZOO3VQN110WVFUI/John+Verity+small.jpg Special Guests - John Verity - Guitarist & Producer Image by Roy Cano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1622027307057-78R03L0MH1UH1XMPIBEV/thebeatles_rubbersoulmfsl_bj2l.jpg Special Guests - John Verity - Guitarist & Producer - 10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965) “This was the moment they moved away from beiing a pop band. The stuff on here has got some substance and I suppose it lit the songwriting flame in me - all of a sudden, things were changing.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1622027426380-UZWWU03QEDI49QRTVLLU/bbking_liveattheregal_4u3e.jpg Special Guests - John Verity - Guitarist & Producer - 9. BB King - Live At The Regal (1965) “A lot of musicians say this is one of the things that started them off. The audience is going bananas all the way through it and it makes you think, Wow … this is what it could be like! "The adulation is there and he’s just on fire. It leaps out of the speakers, you know? The guy had chops.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1622027591877-NQSHI78YYAALEAJTD4PT/bbking_indianolamississippi_3nz2.jpg Special Guests - John Verity - Guitarist & Producer - 8. BB King - Indianola Mississippi Seeds (1970) “One of the nicest things about this album is he’s working with a real rock producer - Bill Szymczyk - who did stuff with Joe Walsh and the James Gang, and he brought modern musicians in with BB - and it just really works.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1622027744957-SEL3Z639JKHX0C1JOZ79/joewalsh_thesmokeryoudrinkthe_1i9u.jpg Special Guests - John Verity - Guitarist & Producer - 7. Joe Walsh - The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get (1973) “When I signed to ABC I got sent all their stuff and that turned me on to a load of different things. It was great! Anyway, I’d never heard of Joe Walsh and this album dropped through my door and I put it on … and it was fantastic. There’s some brilliant stuff on here.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1622028190478-VFU3VHA5G570XJ05MXHL/johnmayallericclapto_bluesbreakerswitheri_21m5+%281%29.jpg Special Guests - John Verity - Guitarist & Producer - 6. John Mayall & The Blues Breakers - Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966) “Most guitarists will own up that this changed their lives, really. maybe not at the younger end, but for us older guys this was the first time any of us had heard a Les Paul through a Marshall amp and what it could sound like. It was unbelievable. “People are vey unkind about Eric Clapton, but he changed everything.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1622028317253-3YMGRXVZPMF13PHXD5Z8/thejeffbeckgroup_thejeffbeckgroup12_3r3c.jpg Special Guests - John Verity - Guitarist & Producer - 5. Jeff Beck- The Jeff Beck Group (1972) “The first two Jeff Beck albums were really the template for Led Zeppelin. Beck must have been really pissed off when Jimmy Page put Zeppelin together because it was basicall The Jeff Beck Group with Robert Plant. “Zeppelin even lifted a couple of songs off the first two Beck albums!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1622029577589-DIGOMRH7OU2EM595C86T/terryreid_superlungs_5f3v.jpg Special Guests - John Verity - Guitarist & Producer - 4. Terry Reid - Superlungs (1973) “Terry Reid was supposed to be the singer in Led Zeppelin - he was offered the gig first. In the late 60s he was quite hot and he was probably the first rock artist to be produced by Mickie Most. ”He had this amazing voice. We opened for Terry when I was with the Dave Berry Band and he had the same high register as me - and it was then that I realised I could be a singer, too.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1622029930977-2MT9R6YA81ELWRH6NBLZ/ledzeppelin_ledzeppelin_5xv.jpg Special Guests - John Verity - Guitarist & Producer - 3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969) “I don’t think people now can really appreciate what the first Zeppelin album did - it was really ground breaking. “It was so powerful compared to how everything else sounded then. Everyrthing was really big - the way Bonham played, the big sound. Everything was ambient - nothing about the sound was dead.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1622030567886-A84HT98ZNGGSAV0SE0HQ/thejimihendrixexperi_electricladyland_i00.jpg Special Guests - John Verity - Guitarist & Producer - 2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968) “Hendrix was in a typical production situation in that he was being forced to be a pop artist, and he wasn’t that. But his record company was trying to make him write 3 minute pop singles like The Wind Cries Mary. “When he did this, he was let loose and as a result the album is amazing. I saw him on his first club tour of the UK and the place was full of other guitarists with their chins on the floor. It was just killer.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1622030846318-M50KXYUO61J58QE2RF1U/jacksonbrowne_lateforthesky_2mw6+%281%29.jpg Special Guests - John Verity - Guitarist & Producer - 1. Jackson Browne - Anything by Jackson* Browne “If you write songs for a living, listening to Jackson Browne can make you feel like giving up. His songs can either bring you down or inspire you. “You find yourself listening to his work and thinking, Where did he get that from?” * John didn’t specify any one album, but Late For The Sky is widely seen as Jackson Browne’s best recorded work, and so we have chosen that album cover to reflect the scope of his output. https://www.entersadmen.co.uk/special-guests/doro-pesch monthly 0.5 2021-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621965389060-3K5464RSRWXL3G7XJOPP/Doro_MagicDiamonds_Coverfoto.jpeg Special Guests - Doro Pesch - Warlock / Doro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621965468187-DEUNN9388WD2E2E0LW35/saxon_denimandleather_1wcz.jpg Special Guests - Doro Pesch - Warlock / Doro - 10. Saxon - Denim And Leather (1981) “We did many, many festivals with Saxon, like Wacken, and we always invited each other to our shows when we were touring. “We went to their anniversaries and they came to my anniversaries, so yeah - we’re great friends and Biff is a great inspiration to me, so we have a lot of history with Saxon, and I love this album.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621965576284-QICR6DLMX9YZ02GZ1ZTY/Copy+of+judaspriest_britishsteel_84tq.jpg Special Guests - Doro Pesch - Warlock / Doro - 9. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980) “My favourite Judas Priest album. Man, they were heavy! This record is as good as they’ve ever been, I think. ” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621965651355-SJA1AZBAAVU8PLPUGLZA/Copy+of+metallica_killemall_16v1.jpg Special Guests - Doro Pesch - Warlock / Doro - 8. Metallica - Kill ‘Em All (1983) “This was so fresh and so new when it came out. It wasn’t like anything else I had ever heard.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621965873999-GHNVLQAPNK3UQDGCI73Y/whitesnake_liveintheheartofthec_62ka.jpg Special Guests - Doro Pesch - Warlock / Doro - 7. Whitesnake - Live … In The Heart Of The City (1980) “The atmosphere on this album is incredible - about ten times better than a studio album. The vibe is awesome and I just love the energy. “When Coverdale sings ‘There ain’t no love in the heart of the city…’ I’m, like, wow! I’m just melting away. And Mistreated … oh my God!!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621966014197-UUMVF0MOFOBSRP38W0OO/pinkfloyd_wishyouwerehere_9o2l.jpg Special Guests - Doro Pesch - Warlock / Doro - 6. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975) “The songwriting and playing on this album is unbelievable. It’s an album everyone should listen to at least once in their life.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621966119701-2PNG3AB4ZOY1VM0MYYPO/Copy+of+motrhead_aceofspades_8a0g.jpg Special Guests - Doro Pesch - Warlock / Doro - 5. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades (1982) “Oh man - Lemmy! He was such a big influence on my life and my career. He was a great friend - I can’t really believe he’s gone. “This is such a powerful album, with great songs and great production. An awesome album for me.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621966322796-6DK2FHC3XVIDAMIX8GPM/kissgenesimmonsetal_aliveii_581t.jpg Special Guests - Doro Pesch - Warlock / Doro - 4. KISS - Alive II (1977) “I love KISS. Their shows are such an event, so full of energy and I think this album has all of that. “It’s got so many of their classic songs on it - it’s one of the great live rock albums.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621966185676-ZG25JK5BV6D1K99IFWA8/dio_thelastinline_31z1.jpg Special Guests - Doro Pesch - Warlock / Doro - 3. Dio - The Last In Line (1984) “I had the privilege of getting to know Ronnie and counted him as a friend. He was such an awesome singer - there was nothing he couldn’t sing, and he was such a lovely person, too. “When he died, I cried for two weeks. I couldn’t do anything at all. This is my favourite Dio album of all.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621966422557-COYJFQCUD4UMTKJ8OPD3/accept_restlessandwildalter_7h4j.jpg Special Guests - Doro Pesch - Warlock / Doro - 2. Accept - Restless And Wild (1982) “This album is just so mean and heavy, and full of energy. “Judas Priest was the second concert I went to and I was the only one among my friends who had a licence, so I was driving everyone over to the Priest concert … only to find that they were already on! “So, we stood at the back and it was great and I turned to my guitar player at the time and said, ‘Oh, man - I love Judas Priest! They’re even better live than on record!’ “And he turned and looked at me, and said, ‘That’s not Judas Priest - that’s the support band! And it was Accept. At that time, I didn’t even know Accept was a German band.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621966510111-NYSJ9AH2GRWWKPBZTN89/wasp_thecrimsonidol_7m8z.jpg Special Guests - Doro Pesch - Warlock / Doro - 1. W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol (1992) “It’s very close between this and The Last Command or the debut album, but this is such a great album. The Great Misconception of Me and Hold on My Heart are just awesome. “Our first UK tour was as support to W.A.S.P. on the Inside The Electric Circus tour and he [Blackie] was so nice to me.” https://www.entersadmen.co.uk/special-guests/david-croft monthly 0.5 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619457186264-V8W43AE8O3PUG5WI4KEZ/Crofty.jpg Special Guests - David Croft - Sports Broadcaster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619465925985-HFD9QAWBTE8DUUXRCDBT/albumcover-lost-in-the-dream-536091a98297e.jpg Special Guests - David Croft - Sports Broadcaster - 10. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream (2014) “There are some tracks on here that are unbelievably good. Underneath all of this is a man who’s really suffering - a lot of these songs build into a climax and I love the way the album just builds and builds and builds. I absolutely adore this album and I put it on when I just need to sit down and let music wash over me.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619466281240-1E0D6SZGZRF2LRPWKYH0/gunsnroses_appetitefordestructi_cbhl+%281%29.jpg Special Guests - David Croft - Sports Broadcaster - 9. Guns N’ Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987) “Appetite For Destruction is in the top ten because it has to be in the top ten, and if Guns N’ Roses had stopped after this I don’t think I’d have been disappointed, because nothing they did afterwards was as good. This is their Never Mind The Bollocks. “This is just a sensational album. Twelve tracks by a band who were burning at their brightest and who weren’t going to burn for long.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619466806277-XXRCEYHOZDY0B1VXNZBE/albumcover-astral-weeks-532d37d981e20.jpg Special Guests - David Croft - Sports Broadcaster - 8. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968) “I put this in because there are some albums that you have to listen to at a certain time of the day, and if you listen to Astral Weeks for heaven’s sake don’t listen to it before eleven o’clock at night because you just won’t get what Van Morrison was trying to achieve. “It’s a stream of consciousness that doesn’t necessarily make much sense. It’s rock folk blues jazz, a jam session with a bunch of musicians who were absolutely in the right moment together. And it contains Sweet Thing, which I think is just one of the most gorgeous tunes ever written.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619467043141-MMLZP2OUWP4U7OI1Y5EO/albumcover-southeastern-540e954b9a724.jpg Special Guests - David Croft - Sports Broadcaster - 7. Jason Isbell - Southeastern (2014) “This is not necessarily a happy album but it’s an album written by a man who is coming to terms with the way his life is, who doesn’t have the answers to how his life will pan out, but knows the answers will come eventually. “No one is writing songs like Jason Isbell at the moment. I adore great lyricists, and he absolutely falls into that category.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619467357391-YJJQNVU54VGJ5Z6VVDIM/albumcover-a-night-at-the-opera-5f161e3b28fc6.jpg Special Guests - David Croft - Sports Broadcaster - 6. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975) “This was the most expensive album album ever made at the time they recorded it and this was Queen showing what Queen could really do when they were let loose in a studio - A Night At The Opera is every bit of this band’s talents. “Bohemian Rhap[sody does tend to dominate most people’s view of this album, but The Prophet’s Song is an amazing piece of operatic rock, 39 is a wonderful folky tune that George Michael used to busk to, Love of My Life is a beautiful song. There are so many great tracks on this album. “It’s the first album I ever bought and I still play it to this day.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619546108093-58911LRWLWBORTTZLYQ5/ironmaiden_thenumberofthebeast_jy0+%281%29.jpg Special Guests - David Croft - Sports Broadcaster - 5. Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast (1982) “I loved Number Of The Beast. This was just the dog’s, wasn’t it? Invaders could have been a better opening track, but it starts slow and builds to a cresecendo. Then there’s Children of the Damned - my god, you see the difference between DiAnno and Dickinson on a track like that! “But it’s tracks 5 through 8 - Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, Gangland and Hallowed Be Thy Name - that make the album. Commercial they may be, but they’re still staples in a Maiden set today.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619623070433-51HH9F644QIH2WJG1CCK/brucespringsteen_darknessontheedgeoft_wzm.jpg Special Guests - David Croft - Sports Broadcaster - 4. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978) “There are a lot of Springsteen fans out there who’ll be wondering why this isn’t in the top 3, and the simple reason is that I prefer the other one that is in my top 3. “I’m a hopeless optimist. I dream of better days and there’s something in Born To Run that strikes a chord with me in every single track. “Darkness On The Edge of Town is a great introduction to Springsteen, but it’s an album he wrote after a long protracted dispute with his former manager that stopped him recording any music for a couple of years. “This is a more grown up Springsteen. There’s a more guitar orientated sound than was on Born To Run. This is regarded by many of his fans as his best work.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619622965532-SKTBX68PBSAZVR1PC36E/metallica_ridethelightning_16t5.jpg Special Guests - David Croft - Sports Broadcaster - 3. Metallica - Ride The Lightning (1984) “Who agrees with me that this is the best Metallica album of all time? Ride The Lightning is the album that introduced the proper Metallica to the world. “The confidence this band had to put out an album with acoustic guitar in a thrash metal album showed they had the guts and belief that what they were doing would be appreciated by the majority of people. “They could have continued doing what they were doing and we’d all have been very happy with that, but they experimented and there are just some intense tracks on this album as a result.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619624336007-I24SU6Z0CFB91WK0I1EF/theblackcrowes_thesouthernharmonyan_3jgg.jpg Special Guests - David Croft - Sports Broadcaster - 2. The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion (1992) “The Black Crowes could have been the biggest band on the planet, but a mixture of greed, drug taking, the fight for control that wasa going on, and several bad decisions, they didn’t become the banmd they should have become. “This album is The Black Crowes’ legacy - a great album that the world should appreciate and enjoy. It took eight days to record and I think it’s incredible.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619624408045-GQ4P018ZKTOHWTS3SAA6/brucespringsteen_borntorun_jj8.jpg Special Guests - David Croft - Sports Broadcaster - 1. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1976) “I think Thunder Road is the most beautiful song ever written. The whole album is full of images that Springsteen set to music. Lyrics like these only get written once, and for me this is an album of hope. “The album is a band that’s finding its feet. The Vietnam War had just ended and Springsteen captures the mood of a nation with this. “It’s also the album where the band is joined by Clarence Clemons and its a colelction of songs that celebrates Springsteen, the white rock star and Clemons, the Black horn guy, not just as friends but partners. “Just a fabulous album.” https://www.entersadmen.co.uk/special-guests/rock-goddess monthly 0.5 2021-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615226250468-MM63K8BXANDRR9IAWULW/IMG_1171+%281%29.JPG Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615226248191-NM19WZSUM3F8PLO4Q5DE/84bcd3c9-0482-4a1b-9fe4-072d39bebd27+%281%29.JPG Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615275457315-CNLI71K1VDGZIR89JM2C/therunaways_liveinjapan_1n0j.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 10. The Runaways - Live In Japan (1977) “The Runaways were such an important part of how and why we started, and this shows that they were an amazing live band as well as a great studio band.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615276047300-4QSHX9RRU5C45AWOSJMW/abba_thealbum12_1zte.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 9. ABBA - The Album (1977) “Bjorn and Benny are fantastic songwriters. I watched Mamma Mia 2 the other day and there’s a song at the end called My Love, My Life, and I absolutely sobbed. “I could have picked Arrival - I could have picked any of them - but I got my vinyl out and I was 12 years old again. I know every inch of the cover, every song.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615276147255-K8J68G1973GH8S623R62/ytyesterdaytoday_blacktiger_1bco.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 8. Y&T - Black Tiger (1982) “I love this record. One of two by Y&T in my top 10 albums of all time.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615276192989-2W806W4SH5HU4DMYTYOG/ytyesterdaytoday_earthshaker_1wz0.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 7. Y&T - Earthshaker (1981) “Another band we toured with and got to know really well. Everything about this album is perfect.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615276226363-02Y8AOXCLZ1SYXRDZ5TH/defleppard_pyromania_t3f.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 6. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983) “This is a double whammy for me because it’s a great album but it also brings back memories of being on the Rock Til We Drop tour with them when they were touring this album.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615276275340-EF15W1SOFWQW5SPL8EUV/acdc_backinblack12_5fpq.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 5. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980) “Just an awesome album. Brian Johnson’s voice on this is amazing.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615276383895-IA6WLIO0TBGM3LBCRR55/acdc_ifyouwantblood_f4s+%282%29.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 4. AC/DC - If You Want Blood … You’ve Got It (1978) “This is obviously their live album. The first time we saw AC/DC was on Rock Goes to College*. Dad was there and he just said, ‘Watch this’ … and it was just instant love.” (*Rock Goes to College - a TV show broadcast on BBC2 in the UK between 1978 and 1981 featuring live performances from bands playing university gigs. This episode, filmed at Essex Uni, aired on November 10, 1978.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615276463265-8KKHL52QNB15YQXAOPDU/therunaways_waitinforthenight_1hgm+%282%29.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 3. The Runaways - Waitin’ For The Night (1977) “This was a massive influence for us. Our father took us to see a soundcheck by The Runaways back in the day, in the Seventies. We were at the back just listening and it made such an impression on us.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615276509008-M6141AKVONWZ243Q1Z5Q/ledzeppelin_ledzeppelin_5xv.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969) “Every tune on this album is just excellent.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615276549034-J51ZHCEWJO0WM27S4OMU/blacksabbath_neversaydie_b5gu.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 1. Black Sabbath - Never Say Die (1979) “I basically picked all the albums that I still listen to now and that take me back to when I was a kid, and I put this on and just went ‘Oh my god, I love this so much!’ .” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615282123130-YX32QOL21A08M9YOTW88/slipknot_allhopeisgone_105q.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 10. Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone (2008) “I love them. I remember the first time I saw them live and the guy with the spiked head got me with his headbanging, and I thought, yeah, there’s a little bit of me in there. “It’s a great album, but all of Slipknot’s albums are fantastic. The thing I love about them is that they’re really fucking heavy, and there’s grunting and whatever - but then there are wonderful melodies as well.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615282254359-IP5PZ0POV2SF2WGT78Q0/thunder_behindcloseddoors_hvr.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 9. Thunder - Behind Closed Doors (1995) “Danny’s [Bowes] voice is one of my favourite voices. The feel and emotion in it. And of course the songwriting of Luke [Morley]. Just brilliant songs with a brilliant vocal.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615282356672-BDPOGAM6K02UN7X64WQL/mtleycre_shoutatthedevil_3nwo.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 8. Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil (1983) “Again, I think Ray Palmer gave me this album as well [as Bon Jovi, see below] and I was struck by the cover alone. I was like, wow - this looks cool. Really very different to anything I’d seen up to that point - I don’t know, maybe I was a bit behind the trends - and it was just full of great pop metal songs.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615282702696-RIRBO72SZCO47SATYAV3/bonjovi_bonjovi_14ap.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 7. Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi (1984) “Ray Palmer [celebrated Karrang! photographer who died in 2002] gave me this album and he just said: Listen to this. So I did, and oh my god … a fantastic album. Poppy, metal, great songs and obviously a really hot singer!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615282801668-C4A4UW0M4LE13VL3NF69/therunaways_waitinforthenight_1hgm+%282%29.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 6. The Runaways - Waitin’ For The Night (1977) “As Julie said, we could have chosen any of The Runaways’ albums, but I just remember sitting there as a teenager looking at the album cover of this one and thinking how much I loved them as a band. And Joan Jett was a particular influence for me, obviously.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615282926020-UUCZ39I33ARQDB9SR82T/kissgenesimmonsetal_aliveii_x1m.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 5. KISS - Alive II (1977) “I’m a massive KISS fan. I was a member of their fan club, although they always got my name wrong - I was always Judy. “I had a mother who was so cool she let me put up a poster in the front room of Gene Simmons with blood just cascading down his face - which I found really attractive! I was quite young … [laughs]” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615283000394-MLEX5KQGT0OE17ND3O5E/defleppard_onthroughthenight_bkcx.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 4. Def Leppard - On Through The Night (1980) “For On Through The Night and Iron Maiden I went down to the record shop every day to ask if it was in yet. There were no big record stores then, just little independents and you never knew exactly what day any album would actually be delivered to them.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615283070798-WSW7BNVYV73AQWAPFO6U/ironmaiden_ironmaiden_51z.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 3. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden (1980) “Ditto On Through The Night. I couldn’t wait to get to get my hands on this album. It was a massively big deal at the time.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615283149146-HSJAELXNT9FNDIDSKTOB/ytyesterdaytoday_earthshaker_1wz0.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 2. Y&T - Earthshaker (1981) “I saw Y&T at The Marquee and just fell in love with them. I bought this album and … I mean, his [Dave Meniketti’s] guitar playing has the power to make you cry. An awesome man.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615283198169-9NVM4GRLKPVBX9XY5XXH/hughesthrallglennhug_hughesthrall_bfmm.jpg Special Guests - Jody & Julie Turner - Rock Goddess - 1. Hughes/Thrall - Hughes/Thrall (1982) “Hughes and Thrall was introduced to me by Kevin Riddles from Tytan and Angelwitch. I used to hang with Tytan in my late teens and early 20s and Kevin played it to me. I played it again last week and I had it on for five days straight. It’s a work of art. His voice …” https://www.entersadmen.co.uk/special-guests/brian-tatler monthly 0.5 2021-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1593009395714-DJ9AFFTEI6SCQB5KL04X/unspecified5QZAVCL9.jpg Special Guests - Brian Tatler - Diamond Head https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597436612867-POS3Q1Y58O4I6D3OM2EL/judaspriest_sadwingsofdestiny_677c.jpg Special Guests - Brian Tatler - Diamond Head - 10. Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny (1975) “An absolutely brilliant album. One of Judas Priest’s early ones and I love it. “It’s so varied and it was such an original sound. I never really tire of playing this album. They just kept getting better and better, but for me this is where it all started. “I grew up listening to Judas Priest, Sabbath, Purple and Zeppelin, obviously, so this is one I always come back to.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597436584307-HWV9LIRUCDJIR65UTRCK/acdc_letthereberock_f4u.jpg Special Guests - Brian Tatler - Diamond Head - 9. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock (1977) “My favourite AC/DC album. I first saw them in ‘77. Incredible. “There was nothing like them and when they first appeared it felt almost like a bar band had come over from Australia “It’s just so raw and exciting. The riffs, the guitar sound, the simple drums and bass, the tongue in cheek lyrics. “Malcolm (Young) had an iron fist, telling people to stay in position. Let Angus be the star. That takes a lot of discipline.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597436563995-RK9WD4OOF061NLG4M8KK/steelydan_aja_b9ox.jpg Special Guests - Brian Tatler - Diamond Head - 8. Steely Dan - Aja (1977) “This is probably their biggest selling album. I've been a fan since the mid to late Seventies. “I'm a rocker and everybody I mix with goes on about Motörhead and Slayer and Iron Maiden and all that, and I’m probably not supposed to like Steely Dan. But I think it's like a guilty pleasure and I've always liked them. “I think it's like some of the most crafted music on the planet and I think, ‘Why not? Why shouldn't I like it?’” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597436343650-Y12QQ9KDDLXEIGNF7DYR/rushgeddyleeetal_movingpictures_2mxc.jpg Special Guests - Brian Tatler - Diamond Head - 7. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) “This is their best album for me. I think it was all growing to that point. I bought A Farewell To Kings and then I just thought that Moving Pictures was just brilliant. “Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta … there’s really nothing on this album I don’t like. And what a great sound as well. So clean and tidy. “Just three guys. What a great combination of players. A very rare thing. And for them to last so long as a three piece … it's almost unique, you know? Ultimate respect.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597436272370-OP5J15BTG9JZH0QTQTB9/deeppurple_machinehead_c0z.jpg Special Guests - Brian Tatler - Diamond Head - 6. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972) “Machine Head is the Purple classic. Ritchie Blackmore is one of the main reasons I learned to play the guitar, why I actually studied and took it seriously. Once I heard the solo in Highway Star, I just thought, ‘Okay, I'm going to have to practice ...’ “So, yes - Blackmore is one of the main influences on my career and my style and why I took it up seriously. And I think this is a brilliant album. “Again, every track on a Machine Head is fantastic, but for me Pictures of Home is the one. Not everybody knows that track, but whenever it comes on, I always think, Wow! Just magnificent.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597436241696-K5RTRVYZ872GF96X0KRG/davidbowie_theriseandfallofzigg_83ad.jpg Special Guests - Brian Tatler - Diamond Head - 5. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars (1972) “Another brilliant album. I've had this album maybe 40 years and I never get tired of it. I've listened to it over and over again. “I love albums where you can put them on and there isn't a track on there that annoys you. It all seems to flow. “Ziggy's a rock album. And I think that's why it really appeals to me. It's quite simple - guitars, bass, drums, piano - and it’s made a lasting impression on me. Bowie was just an incredible talent.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597436199792-705KIA97CPONQF9VUVU4/u2_thejoshuatreeremaste_8m5.jpg Special Guests - Brian Tatler - Diamond Head - 4. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987) “I saw U2 in ‘83 and I was blown away and I've been a fan ever since. And when this album came out in 87, I just thought it was easily their best album up to that point. “With Or Without You, Where The Streets Have No Name and I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For were obviously the hits, but I liked every track a lot. “I went to see them three times on the Joshua Tree tour and they were fantastic - one of the best live bands I've ever seen. “So, yeah … it's a great album and Bono is a great singer. He's one of my favorite singers, actually.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597436178362-PU8CUYJKUDMN65O1PYKB/donaldfagen_thenightflymfsl_50ic.jpg Special Guests - Brian Tatler - Diamond Head - 3. Donald Fagen - The Nightfly (1982) “I like albums that I can relax to, as much as rock out to. “This isn’t an album that influenced me in any way, but it's an album I can listen to, to chill or relax to, and I can just fall into the quality of the production and the playing and the grooves. “I always recommend when I meet somebody who hasn't heard it. I'm quite shocked at that. And I talk them to death until they go and listen to it, and if they don't like it, I'm bewildered … lost!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597435814339-SZLZZ8HTI8NV9NUQOJQL/pinkfloyd_thedarksideofthemoon_d860.jpg Special Guests - Brian Tatler - Diamond Head - 2. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) “Dark Side Of The Moon is the most perfect album from start to finish. The track links, the quality of the writing, the lyrics and the performances … just a gorgeous mood. I never get tired of it. “As a young man trying to impress, I favoured Michael Schenker, Ritchie Blackmore and Eddie Van Halen. They were showy, and Gilmour’s understated. “The older I get, the more and more I appreciate people like Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler. But when I was 18, 19, I probably still thought I could be the fastest gun in the West.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597435790608-TUJE9VE21XDJ1IZKZ82T/ledzeppelin_physicalgraffiti_141m.jpg Special Guests - Brian Tatler - Diamond Head - 1. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975) “I think a lot of people know that I’m a Led Zeppelin fan, and my favorite song of all time is Kashmir, which is on Physical Graffiti. 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MC5 - High Time (1971) Mark: The beating heart of Motown’s rock scene, MC5’s star burned spectacularly bright and spectacularly short. In this, their final album, they pick up where they left off: songs bursting with polarising social commentary. But boy, this rocked! Richard: A huge melting pot of styles and so much thrown in to every track, but superbly arranged so it doesn't feel clogged-up. A must-listen because you don't know where it's going to go next. High Time has it all. Steve: The journey from a nun "who don't give a damn about revolution" to a crescendo of out-of-tune horns is fun and frantic, in the capable hands of Rob Tyner, whose voice of protest is as relevant now as half a century back. Top Rated Tracks: Gotta Keep Movin’, Sister Anne, Over and Over Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.20417 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3bc2684e-1f24-4a04-a7db-5c7ed42d7519/Copy+of+dorodorotheepesch_forcemajeure_dyqo.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 149. Doro - Force Majeure (1989) Mark: With the rights to the Warlock name tied up in litigation, the Queen of Metal strikes out under own moniker and proves, one crushing riff or soulful ballad at a time, why the Warlock brand was always immaterial to her upward trajectory. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Save My Soul, World Gone Wild, Beyond the Trees Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.25000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/cc211817-c7b0-4a22-b426-8e4043bda7d6/albumcover-stained-class-55d0802cccd48.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 148. Judas Priest - Stained Class (1978) Mark: A couple of years short of the sound-defining British Steel, there’s much to admire on an album that came to wider public attention for all the wrong reasons - but only if you can endure Halford’s shriller-than-usual vocal histrionics. Richard: Priest start to redefine metal and lay the foundations for NWOBM. Better By You drew the undeserved attention but classics like Exciter and Beyond The Realms of Death best sum up Priest’s shift to another gear. Steve: An album forever unfairly tainted because of a court case which should never have happened, a sour footnote to a piece of work which continued Priest's progression. The first speed metal album? Discuss. Top Rated Tracks: Beyond the Realms of Death, Exciter, Heroes End Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.27037 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/59ea2788-de50-4c8c-820a-ea1131124512/bloodrock_bloodrock_sjh.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 147. Bloodrock - Bloodrock (1970) Mark: A small gem from the year when heavy rock was born. In the early 90s this would doubtless have been labelled ‘stoner rock’, but it’s much, much, much more interesting than that as it juggles heavy grooves with myriad jazz and funk styles Richard: Such variety in this debut in a time when bands had real creative freedom and used it! Some very enjoyable tracks with real groove and great musicianship. Really worth a listen. Steve: Long before the days of chillaxing, these Texan redneck rockers took us into another timezone completely with this most hypnotic of offerings. A fusion of good things; to be enjoyed with a spliff. Top Rated Tracks: Timepiece, Gotta Find a Way, Fatback Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.27037 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/08ce3e10-d911-4fb0-b6c4-5d98866f2b21/Copy+of+europejoeytempesteta_wingsoftomorrow_bywg.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 146. Europe - Wings Of Tomorrow (1984) Mark: In 1986 The Final Countdown would catapult Europe to superstardom and about as far from this as it’s possible to get. In truth, this is fairly ordinary mid-80s metal fare; but it’ll blow your mind if the cheesefest that followed is all you know. Richard: The album that got them noticed before they became massive. A few glimpses of quality, but many very average moments too. Steve: Stormwind, Lyin' Eyes and the title track are heavyweight highlights from a band making their name with a fascinating palate of Euro rock which in no way hints at what was about to come. Top Rated Tracks: Scream of Anger, Treated Bad Again, Wings of Tomorrow Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.27667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/5d52459e-59f8-4b16-8c5a-1c6a392a1188/Copy+of+cheaptrick_atbudokan_19q9.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 145. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) Mark: The live album that finally brought Cheap Trick commercial success is a riotous romp through their superior brand of melodic pop metal, all against the backdrop of several thousand Japanese girls going absolutely batshit. Fabulous stuff. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Need Your Love, Surrender, I Want You to Want Me Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.29000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/fda59335-a473-4d2f-b9cd-9fef10476716/Copy+of+dio_holydiver_3060.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 144. Dio - Holy Diver (1983) Mark: The signature tracks of Holy Diver and Rainbow in the Dark aside, rose-hued nostalgia has managed to successfully obscure an uncomfortable truth: quite simply, this is not as good as many of us once thought it was. Richard: I still think this still cuts the mustard and was a great ‘solo’ debut from the little wizard. And make sure you heed RJD's advice and Don't Talk to Strangers! Steve: Dio disciples were in heaven when he unveiled his first solo slab of vinyl and are still lauding it. Its downfall is that it will always be compared to what he did in previous lives - and to that end it remains a modest affair. Top Rated Tracks: Rainbow in the Dark, Holy Diver, Stand Up and Shout Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.29259 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a1009cfe-5dfb-4d47-8806-40dae0524d76/acdc_flickoftheswitch_f41.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 143. AC/DC - Flick Of The Switch (1983) Mark: Much maligned at the time of its release, but an album that deserves greater acclaim in retrospect than it has received. Fans are split, and it certainly doesn’t scale the heights of the band’s previous catalogue. But there are some stellar moments. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Bedlam in Belgium, Nervous Shakedown, This House is on Fire Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.29333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/53214dcd-264b-4089-9aef-be0da6d73edf/Copy+of+livingcolour_timesup_4470.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 142. Living Colour - Time’s Up (1990) Mark: Fusing jazz, funk, hard rock and reggae, Time’s Up is an album full of invention, social observation, sublime musicianship and a moment-in-time snapshot of a socially-enlightened sub-genre about to stage a palace coup and claim glam rock’s throne. Richard: No compromise on the second outing from Living Colour. A huge mixture of jazz, funk, reggae and soul glued together by some crunching hard rock, challenging themes, clever lyrics and brilliant musicianship. Steve: An eclectic fusion of the good, the bad and the downright inexplicable; they can rock, but probably not enough for my liking and there's only so much clever-bollox music any man can endure. Top Rated Tracks: Type, Someone Like You, The Solace of You Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.29722 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/46b058fa-bb57-4a83-9bc2-d68fc7c1ad28/kissgenesimmonsetal_crazynights_12gx.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 141. KISS - Crazy Nights (1987) Mark: Destroyer it ain’t, but say what you like about KISS, their unerring ability to change their colour to suit their surroundings is supremely effective. This time Simmons, Stanley & co. reinvent themselves as artisans of super-catchy pop metal. Richard: A few classic KISS moments on this album although one senses that the drive for commercial success was being prioritised over creating quality music. Steve: Blessed with more cheese than a French menu and just as whiffy. Crazy Crazy Nights and Bruce Kulick's axe-work would take any sad soul to a happy place; the rest reeks of a band standing still creatively. Top Rated Tracks: I’ll Fight Hell to Hold You, Crazy Crazy Nights, Good Girl Gone Bad Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.32121 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3a615520-83aa-41f8-8854-71f05dc18584/Copy+of+Force+Majeure.PNG Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 140. Baby Tuckoo - Force Majeure (1986) Mark: An accomplished set of up-tempo British melodic hard rock tunes from a band that deserved more than they ultimately got. Hampered on release perhaps by a slightly outdated NWOBHM sound, the blurring of time has been very kind to it. Richard: A really pleasant surprise and lots to like on here. A nice blend of some great melodies and real power. Steve: Blessed with a singer in Rob Armitage whose rock vox got him on Accept's radar, our friends from the north dish up a seriously hooky dollop of post-new wave rock. A hidden gem. Top Rated Tracks: Rock (Rock), Over You, Falling Star Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.32333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/15f1b93e-44bd-47c2-a3ef-60cfc753001e/Copy+of+angelwitch_angelwitch_3c5o.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 139. Angel Witch - Angel Witch (1980) Mark: Generally solid song-writing and a compelling brand identity are let down by poor commercial decision-making, lousy production and poor vocals. Essential listening for NWOBHM context-setting, but they deserved much more. Richard: They deserved to be bigger. Not your usual NWOBHM album, displaying some real variety, great arrangements and real atmosphere. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Angel Witch, Sorceress, Angel of Death Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.33000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/9a45b88a-e04c-4343-aa01-665963eff6ff/Copy+of+foreigner_foreigner_3hcr.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 138. Foreigner - Foreigner (1977) Mark: An ultra-safe and horribly insipid release that’s high on saccharine and low on ambition, despite the unquestionable talent in the band. Saved by two monster songs that pretty much sealed its commercial success. Richard: A great debut and calling card from a band who sounded like they'd been together for years. Tracks like Feels Like the First Time and Cold As Ice are timeless. Steve: A band forever associated with I Want To Know What Love Is. Thankfully, that isn't on here, nor anything like it, and Foreigner are better for that. Top Rated Tracks: Feels Like The First Time, Starrider, Woman Oh Woman Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.33000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/967b3d25-d044-4a9d-ba1c-1a34b71d8dfa/girlschool_demolition_fhva.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 137. Girlschool - Demolition (1980) Mark: Full of post-Punk attitude, delivered with a knowing smile and a beer in hand, this remains a timeless classic that epitomises the best of NWOBHM Richard: This should have been bigger. Great attitude and music throughout. I thoroughly enjoyed rediscovering Demolition in its entirety. Steve: It’s hard not to like a bunch of metal rookies enjoying themselves with a playlist of such thundering simplicity. It’s not big, it’s not clever, but it’s bloody enjoyable. Top Rated Tracks: Nothing to Lose, Demolition, Race With the Devil Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.33666 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1a855193-e5b0-4aa8-a54d-1f11f341bb92/Copy+of+hanoirocks_twostepsfromthemove_4031.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 136. Hanoi Rocks - Two Steps From The Move (1984) Mark: Were the Rocks too late for the Ramones-esque punk sensibilities that infuse most of these songs? Or too early for the glam scene that might have made them superstars? A riot of out-and-out fun, daubed with mascara and eyeliner. Richard: An album that should have been bigger. Lots of influences here - glam rock, punk, a bit of prog and even a sprinkle of Chas n Dave. Who knows how Michael Monroe picked up that Nigel Tufnell accent. Steve: Hanoi Rocks did decent production after a quartet of previous tin-can efforts but the spirit of this glam-punk-rock quintet from Finland wasn’t lost. So much fun, so many good tunes, so many regrets that the end was nigh. Top Rated Tracks: Underwater World, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Cutting Corners Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.34000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a9fc193f-ae64-41c1-b17a-710bca24af03/R-2150687-1496216018-8605.jpeg.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 135. Marseille - Touch The Night (1984) Mark: Released during NWOBHM’s second invasion, Marseille’s third and final album is part misfire and part metal-armoured AOR heaven. Hard to find other than on YouTube, it’s well worth the effort even if 30% of the album falls short. Richard: Some nice touches and a good mix of AOR and Hard Rock. But lightweight production and a few poor tracks (including an awful title track) meant that this would never be the vehicle to help Marseille break into the big time. Steve: Any early punkiness is well and truly parked as these earnest Scousers try to bridge the gap from NWOBHM to MTV. A "closet classic" according to Kerrang! on its release; it isn't but it is very listenable. Top Rated Tracks: Gatecrashin’, Walking on a High Wire, Crazy Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.34034 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/981fcca0-eece-49b6-974f-dc8c172bb915/wasp_theheadlesschildren_6u1v.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 134. W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children (1989) Mark: The enfants terrible of heavy metal grow up, musically. Fuelled by Blackie Lawless’s evisceration of the global social and political landscape, some humongous riffs & melodies, and Chris Holmes’s screaming guitar, W.A.S.P. finally come of age. Richard: Probably their best effort with some really good tracks. Much better songwriting, arrangement and production and proof that Lawless is an accomplished musician. You can tell there was more time and care taken here. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: The Heretic (The Lost Child), The Headless Children, Mean Man Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.35333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/0aa062cb-0f92-4945-9f81-79114925a928/Copy+of+rageagainstthemachin_rageagainstthemachin_m5s.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 133. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1993) Mark: An angry man ranting to music by some extraordinarily good musicians - a fascinating hybrid that will be as essential to some as it is irrelevant to others. Richard: A wildcard debut from me that brought a few challenges. Stonking riffs and rhythms from Commerford, Wilk and Morello. The energy in this album is immense and it would still be fresh (and as angry) if released today. Steve: Incessant anarchy is easy to dismiss at my time of life, but that would be to downplay some clever musicianship and a handful of high-class anthems. Eight tracks would have been enough, however, and I’d have said the same in ’92 as well. Top Rated Tracks: Killing in the Name, Bullet in the Head, Bombtrack, Take the Power Back Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.37666 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/8cf21bc0-4362-49c9-b7d8-22896e342107/Copy+of+jethrotull_aqualung_eyz+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 132. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) Mark: Often seen as the definitive Tull album, Aqualung is full of inventive storytelling, rolling melodies and, lyrically, social commentary that is in some cases as relevant now as it was then. Richard: Definitely an album that, given your full attention, will reward you. Wonderful storytelling, good songwriting and great arrangements. Mother Goose is the standout track and although Anderson is sometimes a little over-dramatic, that's what you get with Tull. Steve: Standing on one leg and playing the flute should earn Ian Anderson a place in the nuthouse rather than a hall of fame, yet only the certified insane would doubt Aqualung’s majesty. Top Rated Tracks: Mother Goose, Locomotive Breath, Aqualung Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.37778 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/51e420a8-7dd4-48c8-bc9c-d84e822af227/Copy+of+phantomblue_builttoperform_66u0.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 131. Phantom Blue - Built To Perform (1993) Mark: A gem of an album comprising endless nut-crunching riffs, earwormy hooklines and, in the late Michelle Meldrum, a lead guitarist gifted enough to give the very best of them a run for their money. Richard: A wonderful discovery. Meldrum is the Goddess of Guitar. Gigi Hangach is my new favourite female singer. Fantastic hard and melodic rock. It's a shame - they deserved to be massive. And they deserve their music to be on Spotify, Apple, Amazon etc - please sort it out! Steve: Wow. In a world full of predictability it’s nice to be surprised. How these girls didn’t make it big is a real mystery given the stunning wall of sound they create with this, their second album. Top Rated Tracks: Time to Run, Better Off Dead, Nothing Good Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.38056 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/6ebdc171-6b9f-4b5f-828c-146448757587/Copy+of+hawkwind_hallofthemountaingri_2ilw.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 130. Hawkwind - Hall Of The Mountain Grill (1974) Mark: The godfathers of Space Rock return with another slice of heavy groove in which mad moments comfortingly abound. But you’ll lose your mind - and your resistance - to cuts like The Psychedelic Warlords and You’d Better Believe It. Richard: A very varied and well constructed album with really broad soundscapes. One to immerse yourself in and get lost. Steve: Stoner pioneers teaching the newbies a thing or two about dreams, drugs and downright weird. Quite literally a trip down memory lane. Top Rated Tracks: The Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear in Smoke), You’d Better Believe It, D-Rider Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.38148 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/c109b4b1-bbb6-4d39-b4d4-614c450bc572/Copy+of+angel_angel_1qft.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 129. Angel - Angel (1975) Mark: Early American prog rock featuring the keyboard artistry of a young Greg Guiffra. Angel deliver a suite of well-crafted pomp rock that refuses to be overshadowed by the flared white catsuits that defined the band’s stage wear. Richard: A real discovery. A brilliant 70s blend of melody, power and complexity. A must-listen. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Long Time, Tower, Sunday Morning Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.38571 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/b76ab2b9-e02c-4a67-878f-fb0629c700b9/whitesister_whitesister_6ue0.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 128. White Sister - White Sister (1984) Mark: A debut album that packs a much beefier punch than its keyboard heavy, guitarless and lightweight (though still enjoyable) follow-up. Huge melodies, chuggy riffs and two singers who know how to bring a tune over the line. Just fab. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Love Don’t Make It Right, Whips, Don’t Say That You’re Mine Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.39667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/4ff63e4f-e97c-4725-936a-a0da2305820e/Copy+of+metalchurch_thedark_5vl6.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 127. Metal Church - The Dark (1986) Mark: The first side of Metal Church’s sophomore release is probably as near perfect a suite of power metal as you’re likely to hear anywhere. Thereafter, and Burial at Sea apart, it falls off a cliff. Worth owning for the first 4 cuts alone. Richard: Side two. is well below par, but Side one is one of the best sides of proper Metal you will hear anywhere, which means this must be one to have in your collection. Steve: Would have had the mother and father of all EPs if they'd stopped at track four and regardless of what follows (which is hot and cold) that opening quartet guarantees this celebrated status. Top Rated Tracks: Watch the Children Pray, Start the Fire, Method to Your Madness Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.39667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/6acecd66-1284-4214-9bfb-1e145069e104/quartz_quartz_erq2.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 126. Quartz - Quartz (1977) Mark: A big fat slice of great British heavy rock that owes much to early Sabbath but manages to fuse hefty rifferama with some killer melodies. No great wonder that by ‘79 keyboard player Geoff Nicholls found himself in the Sabbath line-up. Richard: A must-listen album not only for great tracks like Mainline Rider, but also to guess which bits Tony Iommi stole for Black Sabbath. Steve: The greatest NWOBHM album you've never heard of (as one reviewer extolled) it certainly ain't, but it's an interesting listen nonetheless. Top Rated Tracks: Mainline Riders, Sugar Rain, Pleasure Seekers Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.40000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/eeb2c442-f87b-46e2-a93a-8e60f3770c53/overkill_theyearsofdecay_85wb+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 125. Overkill - The Years of Decay (1989) Mark: Like the bastard offspring of a Big Four orgy narrated by Metal Church's David Wayne, this is a big, big slice of chunky themes, chainsaw riffs and assured musicianship Richard: Thoroughly enjoyed discovering this. Just lay back and allow yourself to be pummeled to death. The title track is brilliant and Skullkrusher? Well … you can guess what that does to the listener. Steve: Overkill were thrashing on the East Coast before thrash was invented and while the aural headlock remains brutally intense, prepare for plenty of assured and welcome invention. Top Rated Tracks: The Years of Decay, Playing With Spiders/Skullkrusher, Time to Kill Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.41481 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/96153308-011a-44f1-a8c8-0d95fe0ee7ca/Copy+of+uriahheep_firefly_19fr+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 124. Uriah Heep - Firefly (1977) Mark: Whilst fans mourned the departure of David Byron, the arrival of John Lawton undeniably adds a new dimension to the band’s musical range. A couple of monumental moments reinvigorate Heep’s signature sound. Richard: Thought-provoking and soulful - and John Lawton's voice is immediately apparent. Some really strong songs including The Hanging Tree and Been Away Too Long. Steve: The usual carte blanche for Box and the boys to do what they want and they oblige nicely. John Lawton never sounded better and take a bow Trevor Bolder on bass, underpinning it all with real class. Top Rated Tracks: Rolling On, Been Away Too Long, The Hanging Tree Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.42083 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/5a316bbc-3ffe-42b3-ae99-6a40c763de26/defleppard_hysteria_m3y+%282%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 123. Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987) Mark: Ignore the hype: all three Leppard albums that preceded this overblown and overrated excurison into musical onanism are vastly superior in every way. If you like pop metal of the largely vacuous variety, then this will be right up your strada. Richard: Commercially huge, but a mixed bag when critically analysed. The production may have seemed modern when the album was released, but now it sounds lifeless and over-layered. That said, the title track, Run Riot and Animal are still epic. Steve: Seemed to take a lifetime to craft, seems to take as long to listen to, though there is no need to go past the title track. Overthought, overlong and overproduced - but with enough highlights to overcome those negatives. Top Rated Tracks: Animal, Run Riot, Hysteria Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.43889 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/fe2fa87f-35b8-40d1-a900-a0dd4839ff02/petergabriel_petergabriel3melt_1ra1.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 150. Peter Gabriel - Melt Mark: Gabriel’s third (best?) solo effort unsurprisingly amps up the socio-political commentary. It’s all wrapped up in dark, innovative art rock, gated drums, haunting textures, fearless experimentation, and an overriding sense of urgency. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Games Without Frontiers, Family Snapshot, Biko Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.60741 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/b5201613-93eb-4ff5-a4d4-b3bb8a488000/free_heartbreaker12_gp4i.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 149. Free - Heartbreaker (1973) Mark: Free’s swansong fittingly captures the band’s blues-rock essence but fails to match the highs of their golden years. The oft-covered Wishing Well promises much, and album closer Seven Angels delivers, but ‘patchy’ best describes what lies between. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Seven Angels, Common Mortal Man, Wishing Well Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.60833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/22d0b0f5-4c89-4e30-b26f-455664fa7e30/bonjovi_7800fahrenheit_aeg.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 148. Bon Jovi - 7800° Fahrenheit (1985) Mark: So much better than its sneering critics would have you believe. The bubblegum of the debut is dialled back, but the saccharine horror show that is Silent Night aside, Jovi’s second release is packed with superior earwormy pop-metal anthems. Richard: Definitely in the bucket of ‘difficult second album’. It was rushed and is all but disowned by the band now. But, despite the bad production it boasts some of the best songs they’ve ever recorded. Steve: The Bon Jovi thermometer was an album shy of erupting though their second platter boils along beautifully. It's all toothy grins and shoulder pads, too much organ, not enough guitar and in Silent Night a ballad to die for. Top Rated Tracks: Tokyo Road, In and Out of Love, Always Run to You Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.61000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/cbfa5eda-0576-46d6-b68e-be3c5bb7114b/Copy+of+toto_totoiv_1yd5.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 147. TOTO - IV (1982) Mark: There are only two reasons why this sold by the truckload at the time. No doubting the quality of the musicianship but between the monolithic but still-fresh bookends of Rosanna and Africa lies an entire continent of largely insipid cabaret numbers. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Africa, Rosanna, LOvers in the Night Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.61667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/74d85af8-5c40-4d4b-8bc2-93f5ed55b375/albumcover-queen-6061364529e7b.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 146. Queen - Queen (1973) Mark: One of the most important rock albums ever released, though lack of consistency means it isn’t necessarily the best of them. Queen would sort that out within two years, but this is a must-listen for anyone interested in the genesis of the genre. Richard: Everyone should own a copy of this most special of debuts which explores every direction and style (often in the same song!) and laid the foundations for all that was to come. So far ahead of its time it took the world three years to catch up. Steve: The point of entry for the one of the world's biggest bands and, fittingly, given what the next two decades would bring, the ride isn't dull. Whiffs of the future jostle with stuff they wisely left behind in a far-ranging kaleidoscope. Top Rated Tracks: Doing All Right, Keep Yourself Alive, Jesus Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.62963 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/460fe4fe-dee3-4a7e-9c1c-b2dff28a46eb/Copy+of+sword_metalized_ckqi.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 145. Sword - Metalized (1986) Mark: Like their countrymen Coney Hatch and Headpins, Sword managed to remain one of Canada’s best-kept secrets despite serving up a collection of songs that fuse crunching buzzsaw guitars with impressive melody. Go find it, and buy it. Richard: Proper, proper riffs and some real power and pace. No wonder they find their way onto Dave Mustaine's playlists. Steve: Power metal at its slickest from a bunch of Canucks who would surely have found fame and fortune had they hailed from south of the border. Top Rated Tracks: Dare to Spit, Where to Hide, Children of Heaven Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.63000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/2b42263a-73ee-4535-a680-ebf2a4b3f524/armoredsaint_deliriousnomad_2zdr.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 144. Armored Saint - Delirious Nomad (1985) Mark: Powered by the unmistakeable assault of John Prichard’s guitar, John Bush and company deliver a powerhouse follow-up to their 1984 debut that takes several big steps up in class. Richard: Hugely enjoyable and varied album, perfectly captured by Max Norman. This is proper melodic heavy metal. Standout track is Over the Edge - genius. Steve: And the Saint go marching into the higher reaches of any hall of fame with this. Max Norman's ear for detail ensures the production matches singer John Bush's towering vocals on an album with gems at every turn. Top Rated Tracks: Over the Edge, Aftermath, Nervous Man Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.63000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/bacd68b5-8e9f-413c-b7b2-51baf1775c8d/babylonad_babylonad_2ypa.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 143. Babylon A.D. - Babylon A.D. (1989) Mark: A solid debut packed with a tightly written blend of radio-friendly pop-metal, some hard rocking tunes and a then-obligatory ballad. It should have taken the band far beyond where they ultimately stalled. Richard: Some classic riffs, good structures and real swagger. In Bang Go The Bells this album has one of the best openings and an immediate hook. A couple of misfires but overall an undiscovered gem that everyone should try out and enjoy. Steve: BAD's debut album which came out in the middle of '89 and was filed under O for Overlooked. It comes out two years earlier and it's filed under TB for The Bollocks. But them's the breaks I guess. Top Rated Tracks: Hammer Swings Down, Bang Go the Bells, Back in Babylon Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.63667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/563c68f3-1138-4ce4-88c9-ddb6c24c7292/afootincoldwater_afootincoldwater_dx90.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 142. A Foot In Cold Water - A Foot In Cold Water (1972) Mark: There’s under the radar and there’s under the radar. A wonderful odyssey into soulful, groovy rock that’s as surprising as it is glorious. A record to completely in which to completely immerse yourself. Richard: A long lost gem of an album. Wonderfully writted, layered and arranged. The type of album you can immerse yourself in. Come on in - the water's lovely. Steve: Parameters? What parameters? Bunch of Canadians drain the reservoir of musical genres to come up with a real hidden gem. Top Rated Tracks: Over the Hills and Far Away, The Rain Song, No Quarter Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.63750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/ed78c433-be3f-44fa-bc51-a81c9587fdd4/ledzeppelin_housesoftheholy12_apw7.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 141. Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy (1973) Mark: What can you say about Zeppelin that hasn’t already been said a thousand times? Houses … is adventurous and unbound – funk grooves, reggae touches, epic rock, and radiant acoustics coalescing in a bold, genre-blurring statement brimming with confidence and colour. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Over the Hills and Far Away, The Rain Song, No Quarter Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.64167 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/67f91da2-4184-447f-90c6-51b27b12e76b/Copy+of+reospeedwagon_youcantuneapianobuty_anb.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 140. R.E.O. Speedwagon - You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can’t Tuna Fish (1978) Mark: Crammed full of the band’s signature harmonies and yearning sentiment, this prelude to the all-conquering Hi Infidelity is a dreamy, though occasionally misjudged, exercise in classic AOR. Richard: The album that launched them to AOR greatness. Some huge songs like Roll With The Changes and Time For Me To Fly, but the album is pulled down by a couple of weaker moments. Steve: The usual Speedo smorgasbord where nothing tastes quite as good as Roll With The Changes and the back end is only marginally less irritating than the album name itself. Top Rated Tracks: Roll With the Changes, Blazin’ Your Own Trail Again, Sing to Me Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.64444 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/8d37bfab-fdaa-46f7-8756-52a313ee02b1/Copy+of+thebeatles_love_4hxk.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 139. The Cult - Love (1985) Mark: Lacking the harder edge of both the Electric and Sonic Temple albums that followed it, Love is nevertheless a consummate exercise in dazzingly catchy, guitar-driven goth rock doused with a healthy ability to surprise. Richard: The Cult's second outing combined Led Zep backlines, Doors psychedelia and poppy grooves with post-Punk attitude to create a masterpiece. Steve: A final resting place for '60s psychedelia, folded into a Goth punkiness which might sound like an oxymoron yet works superbly. Ian Astbury's pipes never sounded better. Top Rated Tracks: Rain, The Big Neon Glitter, She Sells Sanctuary Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.64667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/fdbcfd16-0b7d-4880-885d-1c60edcc70a3/gunsnroses_appetitefordestructi_cbhl.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 138. Guns ‘N’ Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987) Mark: Don’t believe the overnight success hype - it took the world a year to accept this neo-punk debut assault. Lifting the drain cover on the cultural sewer of mid-80s L.A., G’n’R unleash an explosive narcotic of pain, guitars and paranoia. Richard: Still unique after all these years. Such swagger and groove. Lots of famous tracks, Welcome to the Jungle not least among them, but the album deserves the listen end-to end. Steve: Aspiring to controversy is the easy bit, backing up the bad attitude with good music a tougher call, but G’n’R more than met the brief with a vibrant cocktail of sass, class and badass which properly rocked. Top Rated Tracks: It’s So Easy, Welcome to the Jungle, Out Ta Get Me Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.64722 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/d178af83-54ad-446a-840f-76edc8cb694e/Copy+of+budgie_neverturnyourbackona_djd4.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 137. Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend (1973) Mark: A sumptuous blend of weight and whimsy – crushing proto-metal riffs, elastic rhythms, and sly melodies make Budgie’s sophomore effort both thunderous and strangely playful. Hugely influential yet distinctively eccentric. Richard: A very different Album - in a good way. Brilliantly bookended by Breadfan and Parents, which are both classics. Steve: Any album containing a track called In The Grip of a Tyrefitter's Hand deserves exploring, and you'll find there's far more than titular surrealism to keep you amused. Top Rated Tracks: Parents, In The Grip of a Tyrefitter’s Hand, Breadfan Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.65714 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/d5aa5f73-9234-4e48-8c77-1a189f3fc928/asiajohnwettonetal_asia12_akyj.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 136. Asia - Asia (1982) Mark: Glossy, arena-ready prog-pop – towering hooks, sleek production, and virtuoso pedigree distilled into radio-friendly grandeur. Everybody will know the chart-bothering Heat of the Moment - but there’s so much more to it than that. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Heat of the Moment, Sole Survivor, Only Time Will Tell Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.64815 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/decc8607-c851-474f-864e-da97a2633da9/judaspriest_sinaftersin_6zcx.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 135. Judas Priest - Sin After Sin (1977) Mark: The previous year’s Sad Wings Of Destiny saw Priest break through rock’s glass ceiling. This sharpens their steel - a lean, aggressive record that fuses bluesy roots and emerging heavy metal dominance epitomised by fan favourite Dissident Aggressor. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Dissident Aggressor, Diamonds and Rust, Starbreaker Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.65833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/0c9f3ad8-78b7-46cb-a8eb-f2228b39d355/Copy+of+warrior_fightingfortheearth_1fin.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 134. Warrior - Fighting For The Earth (1985) Mark: The debut from this ahead-of-their-time environment-conscious hard rock quintet is as solid as any album you’ll find crawling out of the Los Angeles HM market in ‘85. Catchy harmonies, relentlessly riffy and generally glorious. Richard: Wonderfully overblown 80s power metal with an environmental theme. Some colossal riffs, great guitar work and McCarty's vocal dexterity has to be experienced - even though he takes it a little too far at times. Steve: A cult classic from a power metal band who didn't just drop off the radar, they didn't even get airborne. That's the world's loss because this is a gigantic slice of great fun, OTT, epic metal. Top Rated Tracks: Fighting for the Earth, Defenders of Creation, Welcome Aboard Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.65833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/817c84c7-644c-44cb-8cc1-1524ece91c79/axis_itsacircusworld_5txq.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 133. Axis - It’s A Circus World (1978) Mark: From the gorgeously heavy, riffy opener Brown Eyes to the closing notes, this odyssey into prime one-hit-wonderland leaves you wishing for more and wondering what might have been had Sabbath not come calling for Vinny Appice. Richard: Another gem worth adding to any collection. An exceptionally talented power trio turn out some absolute corkers with influences ranging from Purple to Zep to BÖC to Nile Rogers. Steve: Brace yourself for an album that boasts one or two gems - Brown Eyes is such a classy opener - while never fully deciding whether it's an homage to the 70s or the 80s. Top Rated Tracks: Brown Eyes, Busted Love, Train Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.66061 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/5904202d-3f20-41a7-a89a-96e0602c4f5a/Copy+of+vanhalen_vanhalen_6pai.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 132. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) Mark: Loads of innovation and experimentation from a band who already sounded like the superstars they would ultimately become. Richard: The ultimate debut album. A reminder just how groundbreaking Eddie was, backed by a colossal rhythm section and fronted by the wonderfully outrageous DLR. The band's swagger and attitude brilliantly captured by Ted Templeman. Steve: Bring two super-showmen into a studio, give them a licence to enjoy themselves, add a top-class backroom, light the fuse and enjoy. Hardly a surprise that the world’s greatest variety act should kick off their careers on pure entertainment mode. Top Rated Tracks: Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love, Running With the Devil, Little Dreamer Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.66061 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/43849218-e10f-4aef-93bc-b0e52e3c739c/Copy+of+survivor_vitalsigns_3fmu.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 131. Survivor - Vital Signs (1984) Mark: Get past the soppy sentimentality of some of the lyrical content and it’s nigh on impossible not to be drawn to about half of this post-Eye of the Tiger Billboard botherer. But the rest of the album deflates faster than the Hindenberg. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: I Can’t Hold Back, High on You, It’s the Singer Not the Song Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.67037 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/e9613507-95fe-4c80-b623-a3b0d89dba67/metalchurch_metalchurch_6jjl.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 130. Metal Church - Metal Church (1984) Mark: A thunderous debut – razor-sharp riffs, apocalyptic atmosphere, and soaring yet fierce vocals deliver speed, precision, and melody and establish Metal Church as founding fathers of American power thrash. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Gods of Wrath, Beyond the Black, In the Blood Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.67037 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/9fe0a297-be9f-4fab-8124-d9e358ac894b/Copy+of+Copy+of+zztop_treshombres_62xt.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 129. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres (1973) Mark: A platter of heavy old blues and good ol’ Texas wit, served up in a perfectly balanced run order that hits you like a runaway train that just keeps on rollin’. What’s not to like? Richard: Their finest album and the one where the real ZZ Top sound was created. Everyone knows La Grange, but so many other classics on here, too. A must for every record collection. Steve: Rock meets boogie meets blues meets jazz and that barely scratches the surface of an album blessed with so much wit and charm that it just makes you smile. ZZ Top's finest hour. Top Rated Tracks: Jesus Just Left Chicago, La Grange, Shiek Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.67667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1a7c5ae9-51f5-4d4e-9eff-c712fbfcdb69/Copy+of+dokken_breakingthechains_4274.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 128. Dokken - Breakin’ The Chains (1981)* Mark: Dokken rode the glam and hair metal train to the world’s arenas and stadia, but their music was always a a cut above most of their peers, as this Europe-only debut (repackaged 2 years later for the US and RoW) proves. The title track is the stand out cut, but there’s so much more to love here. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Breakin’ the Chains, Stick to Your Guns, Young Girls Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.68000 (*Original European release) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/96825fa4-12ee-4337-a87e-320fe1760559/Copy+of+laguns_laguns_r4b.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 127. L.A. Guns - L.A. Guns (1988) Mark: The other half of the G ‘N’ R family tree serve up a rapid fire onslaught of catchy tunes that are part-punk, part-sleaze, and completely addictive. Richard: A very tidy collection of 3 minute gems and a real grower. Some incredibly catchy songs add weight to the argument that they deserved to be bigger. Steve: Mean, nasty and very sassy; think Kiss, hungover, after a night in the slammer. This is earthy, hi-energy sleaze, done far better than most around that time. Top Rated Tracks: One More Reason, Electric Gypsy, Shoot For Thrills Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.68000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/229ea05b-16d7-4af7-8c98-b2b759162468/tank_honourblood_5xsy.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 126. Tank - Honour And Blood (1984) Mark: Old skool metal for the second wave of British heavy metal movement. Honour and Blood lets loose a battery of pounding rhythms, barked vocals, and battle-scarred riffs. A glorious exercise in uncompromising power and street-level aggression. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: The War Drags Ever On, Honour and Blood, Kill Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.68095 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/7e3a9f51-93cb-4b6a-910c-1fdb31982783/Copy+of+thecult_sonictemple_3x4p.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 125. The Cult - Sonic Temple (1989) Mark: A release that polarised fas and critics alike, as the band more or less abandoned the gothic-Native American fusion of previous releases for a more traditional metal vibe. Purists can bleat all they want - but this is polished hard rock excellence. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Fire Woman, Soul Asylum, Edie (Ciao Baby) Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.68333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/f74e6832-5f74-45d4-a7ab-a4f5cdecedef/Copy+of+motrhead_bomber_5tqv.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 124. Motörhead - Bomber (1979) Mark: Motörhead hit the studio for the second time in a calendar year and prove Overkill was no fluke. Cuts like the title track and Stone Dead Forever cement the no-nonsense knack for a killer riff, and pave the way for the following year’s commercial juggernaut. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Stone Dead Forever, Dead Men Tell No Tales, Bomber Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.68333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/72978035-6fb2-4579-a066-4e16d07b51e4/flotsamandjetsam_whenthestormcomesdow_42h5.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 123. Flotsam and Jetsam - When The Storm Comes Down (1990) Mark: The thrash ferocity evident on the first two albums is balanced with melody and mood – brooding riffs, dynamic shifts, and ambitious songwriting create a darker, more expansive statement - and a hint at the direction to come. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Suffer the Masses, October Thorns,The Master Sleeps Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.68333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1aadb1fd-c6e0-4af1-abcc-d3d90871f5c3/Copy+of+kissgenesimmonsetal_kissdebut1974version_72nx.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 122. KISS - KISS (1974) Mark: The commercial longevity of KISS relies entirely on their draw as a live act, which is why this album, like all the others, is just an appetiser to the main course - albeit a superior appetiser that's more caviar than calamari. Richard: A debut album that set the musical template for the rest of their career. The whole thing is driven by Simmons’ basslines and attitude. Strutter is their ‘album 1, track 1’ calling card. Steve: Cabaret rock from a band who sounded great on vinyl – but far, far better live. This was their opening shot and they’ve been re-stirring the same ingredients ever since - though they never did anything tastier. Top Rated Tracks: Strutter, Deuce, Cold Gin Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.68667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/418ad72d-fcec-469d-8902-a9200a4141b8/flotsamandjetsam_cuatro_c2d2.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 121. Flotsam and Jetsam - Cuatro (1992) Mark: Cuatro finds Flotsam and Jetsam stretching beyond thrash – darker grooves, sharper hooks, savage hooks and tighter songwriting that combine to deliver a mature, melodic edge without sacrificing intensity or technical bite. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Swatting at Flies, The Message, Cradle Me Now Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.68889 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/9f8a036b-c19d-496e-8d92-8f101266fb40/mtleycre_theatreofpain_fxzc.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 120. Mötley Crüe - Theatre Of Pain (1986) Mark: Album number three dials down the sleaze factor, but it’s no less fun for that. Loads of gloss and bubblegum set to infectious riffs and choruses you’ll belt out forever. Arguably the last record that captures the trüe essence of the band at its peak. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Keep Your Eye on the Money, Louder Than Hell, Tonight (We Need A Lover) Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.69333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/c996b4f4-27f8-4034-a8e6-046409251cd2/twistedsister_youcantstoprocknroll_wt3+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 119. Twisted Sister - You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll (1984) Mark: The New Yorkers follow up debut release Under The Blade with some shine on the belligerence. The punk anthems are still there in all their singalong-friendly glory, but there’s a more measured sensibility afoot. The kids are definitely back. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: We’re Gonna Make It, I Am (I’m Me), The Kids Are Back Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.69333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/935731a8-ecaa-4da3-8b79-1ec8af883563/Copy+of+uriahheep_demonsandwizards_1990.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 118. Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards (1972) Mark: Heep’s fourth album is a masterclass in prog-focused hard rock that balances gentility with grit, due in large part to a more upfront guitar sound than we got with Look At Yourself. It makes for sublime listening in places and sets the bar for the future. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: The Wizard, Easy Livin’, Rainbow Demon Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.69630 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/7bc9634d-d45c-45cc-85bd-57f4effb8207/Copy+of+fateswarning_parallels_12fj.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 117. Fates Warning - Parallels (1991) Mark: Fates Warning may be less widely known in the holy trinity of prog metal bands, but Parallels’ high quality, complex soundscape demonstrates why they’re so highly regarded. Richard: Intricate, melodic and powerful. Highly recommended. They deserve to be there with Dream Theater and Queensrÿche. But who influenced who? Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Life in Still Water, The Eleventh Hour, Point of View Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.7000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/93ea0fa0-93b2-4df3-bb51-0624d08efa84/badcompany_badcompany_3ai5.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 116. Bad Company - Bad Company (1974) Mark: Free from Free, Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke reunite to repeat the trick of creating a sweeping soundscape that brings to mind big sky and empty plains Americana. Beautifully executed, this is 70s rock at its rolling best. Richard: A beautiful album from a bunch of blokes who only got together to make music. Ralphs' guitar shines through and Rodgers’ voice is sublime. So many great songs - but the title track is perfect. Steve: You can have too much of Can't Get Enough but the same cannot be said of Paul Rogers, a man who I could happily listen to singing the phonebook. Average songs - and there are one or two here - he takes to dizzier heights. Top Rated Tracks: Bad Company, Seagull, Ready for Love Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.70417 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1064f363-7926-4330-807f-78fb740dac75/ledzeppeliin_inthroughtheoutdoor_d0bf+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 115. Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door (1979) Mark: Considered the poor relation in Zeppelin’s rich pantheon, the band’s ‘final’ album (we’ll argue about Coda later) is so much more than both critics and fans believed at the time. Quirky, eclectic, confident and indulgent. So far, so Zeppelin, then. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: In the Evening, Carouselambra, I’m Gonna Crawl Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.70952 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/7ab35105-45c2-40fa-9c59-77c920223fb1/blacksabbath_bornagain_5gk6.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 114. Black Sabbath - Born Again (1984) Mark: Ian Gillan fronting Sabbath? It simply shouldn’t work … and for many Sabbath diehards, it didn’t. Come to that, it didn’t work for Gillan, either. But if you suspend your disbelief and don’t overthink it, this is a brutally efficient, heavy-as-fuck triumph. Richard: Better than the critics and fans would have you believe. Gillan's vocal power and dexterity added a new dimension and some considerable wit. A couple of classics in Trashed and Hot Line. Steve: Sir Ian Gillan adds vocal might to this era Sabbath, an addition which irked the diehards but should generally be seen as a positive. Top Rated Tracks: Trashed, Disturbing the Priest, The Dark/Zero the Hero Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.71429 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/42327195-4835-42d2-9f7d-309028bb4cd6/tygersofpantang_wildcat_820v.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 113. Tygers Of Pan Tang - Wild Cat (1980) Mark: In the white heat of the NWOBHM, Tygers dared to be different. Wild Cat is individual, brave and vital, yet still an essential building block in the British hard rock story - and perhaps more than any other band, their debut defines their sound. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Slave to Freedom, Insanity, Euthanasia Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.71667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/d4f847c9-e4e5-4749-b45a-dcb8f5a60ab5/Copy+of+slayer_southofheaven_nyp.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 112. Slayer - South Of Heaven (1988) Mark: An absolute masterclass in controlled aggression. Even if the band aren’t great fans of it, there’s no denying the sublime cocktail of power and pace that makes this album a commercially accessible tour de force. Richard: Brilliant use of tempo changes, better arrangement and control over the aggression make this a more rounded and really accessible album from Slayer. Brilliant. Steve: Less skullcrushing, more headscratching for Slayer diehards, who saw an airier side to their beloved thrash idols. The upshot is their most sophisticated effort yet - ok, perhaps sophisticated is overdoing it! Top Rated Tracks: South of Heaven, Mandatory Suicide, Ghosts of War Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.72667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/2ce6b11d-c4d2-4ba7-875a-6d039bfefb8b/Copy+of+acdc_highwaytohell_2mon.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 111. AC/DC - Highway To Hell (1979) Mark: The album that finally broke AC/DC in America would be the last time we would hear Bon Scott on record. It's a perfect epitaph. Richard: My first and still favourite AC/DC album. The band were on fire. The first three chords of the title track; the build of Walk All Over You; the energy of Touch Too Much; the spine tingles of Night Prowler - this album had everything. Steve: Bon Scott’s final hour wasn’t his finest though this punky farewell to part one of the AC/DC story had more than enough sparkling moments to make it a good listen. Top Rated Tracks: Highway to Hell, Walk All Over You, Shot Down in Flames Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.73000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/170fb7d3-350e-4c43-ae59-ed48db9c90b2/ytyesterdaytoday_openfire_426i.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 110. Y&T - Open Fire [Live] (1985) Mark: San Francisco’s finest bring their live set to vinyl. It was always bound to fail to capture the essence of the band’s stage show, but it’s decent enough - and offers a then-first outing for Summertime Girls, and a rarity in the never-on-record rocker Go For the Throat. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Forever, Rescue Me, I Believe in You Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.74167 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/0da067e9-c865-4cb4-9056-c9f58c0a0894/rushgeddyleeetal_2112_81tm.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 109. Rush - 2112 (1976) Richard: A down-the-tubes tour, financial hardship and a make-or-break album. Play it safe? No. Rush believed in themselves and recorded a masterpiece. The record company took a risk and the rest is history. Steve: Not easy to summarise an album boasting quite so much breadth. Side One was the kind of concept which stirred the Pistols into life and still asks too many questions for my tiny mind. Side two is a welcome breeze in comparison. Top Rated Tracks: The Twilight Zone, Tears, A Passage to Bangkok Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.74444 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/6f323c12-0d7c-4921-809a-db5641401079/Copy+of+blacksabbath_sabbathbloodysabbath_mez.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 108. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) Mark: Worried that the creative well had run dry, Sabbath still manage to return with another nailed-on classic to add the the four that had preceded it. The title track sets the bar, but the album has its fair share of surprising diversions, too. Richard: Recording in a haunted castle helped Sabbath reach darker and deeper depths. Some real variety in their most accomplished album with Ozzy, including a star turn by Rick Wakeman. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabbra Cadabra, Spiral Architect Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.74583 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/ce0c9d05-ae65-4eb7-bdd3-539b0b8bc81b/Copy+of+blueystercult_spectres_38uz.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 107. Blue Ӧyster Cult - Spectres (1977) Mark: Another gorgeous excursion into the unexpected, and while there’s an occasional misfire, Roeser & Co manage to effortlessly blend the haunting beauty of tracks like I Love the Night with wonderful moments of outrageously joyful pomp. Richard: The album that followed Agents Of Fortune was always going to be a challenge. But persevere with it because this one is a grower and, in I Love The Night, features one of their best ever songs. Steve: Never a dull moment on a ride with the BÖC massive, with this selection as unpredictable as they are impressive Top Rated Tracks: I Love the Night, Golden Age of Leather, Nosferatu Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.74667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a42ada2c-3f41-4f2a-b037-49932878c370/coneyhatch_outahand12_5uez.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 106. Coney Hatch - Outa Hand (1983) Mark: For the relative few who were in on the secret, Coney Hatch offered big melodies, big hooks and enough hard rock experimentation to make it all interesting. A band and catalogue that sadly failed to make it onto the global radar. Richard: A really well balanced album, but the songwriting in parts lets it down. There are still a few great tracks and Don't Say Make Me is a classic. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Don’t Say Make Me, To Feel The Feeling Again, First Time for Everything Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.74815 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/ac2e3400-e0c6-4c5a-917d-0bd111559275/Copy+of+rushgeddyleeetal_graceunderpressure_17vp.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 105. Rush - Grace Under Pressure (1984) Mark: An unfamiliar saturation of keyboards and lyrical content that plays on 1980s Cold War sensibilities means this is inevitably rooted in time. Musically, a couple of misfires at the back end render it superior rather than exceptional. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Red Sector A, Distant Early Warning, Afterimage Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.75000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/38c2e902-8d1f-4cc1-ba95-0ca542009be0/Copy+of+heartwilsonetal_littlequeen_2c6h.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 104. Heart - Little Queen (1977) Mark: Heart were never better than on this. From the snapping Barracuda to the mesmeric Dream of the Archer, a masterpiece from end to end. Richard: The barnstorming Barracuda opens an incredibly varied album with beautiful songs, and mesmerising vocals from Ann Wilson. Dream of the Archer is their Battle of Evermore - and just as good. An album for every collection. Steve: An album probably best known for its fiery opener, Barracuda; yet that is merely a bloody good introduction to a timeless web of divine soundscapes and sumptuous elegance and artistry, all held together by the beauty that is Ann Wilson's voice. Top Rated Tracks: Dream of the Archer, Love Alive, Treat Me Well Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.76000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/591dca1d-7d7e-41b6-bc22-9935f6b5aa37/rainbowritchieblackm_longliverocknroll_6weh+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 103. Rainbow - Long Live Rock And Roll (1978) Mark: It lacks the overall punch of Rising, but the sheer grunt of tracks like Kill the King and the title track, and the exquisite composition on pretty much everything else still makes this an essential gem in the Rainbow story. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Kill the King, Long Live Rock and Roll, Lady of the Lake Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.77917 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/0d217528-46c9-4e88-815e-aad544af9d5b/strangeways_nativesons_f0i2.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 102. Strangeways - Native Sons (1987) Mark: It's not just the Americans who can do AOR as this assured and accomplished band proves, transcending their working class Scottish roots to deliver a glossy package of melody-rich songs that often out-REO that most famous of Speedwagons. Richard: Some superbly well-crafted songs and a sound that has echoes of Survivor meets Hogarth-era Marillion. They deserved to be bigger than they were. Steve: A band who criminally slipped through the net – and the fault very definitely wasn’t theirs. Voice-for-hire Terry Brock’s captivating vocals were the tin lid on a wonderful work, surely one of AOR’s best-kept secrets. Top Rated Tracks: Where Do We Go From Here, Only a Fool, Dance With Somebody Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.78333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/443f1ecd-bf01-4c97-8043-08860f3131b7/Copy+of+whitesnake_readyanwilling_3ywq.jpg Hall of Fame - 101-150 - 101. Whitesnake - Ready An’ Willing (1980) Mark: Whitesnake hit their stride with a classic line-up in full pomp. Leery subject matter like Sweet Talker is offset by the chart-friendly bounce of Fool For Your Lovin' and mournful beauty of Blindman. Musically, they were never better. Richard: The arrival of Ian Paice gives the band a new groove and provides the missing piece to take them up several gears. Blindman is immense, and Coverdale never sang as well as he did on this album. Steve: Blues and rock are escorted down the aisle in a marriage made in heaven though Coverdale’s somewhat risqué lyrics suggest the honeymoon got a bit bawdy. Blindman is as gold as gold can be. Top Rated Tracks: Blindman, Ain’t Gonna Cry No More, Carry Your Load Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.78519 https://www.entersadmen.co.uk/hall-of-fame-51-100 daily 0.75 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/08d892c0-4f2d-4285-8aac-52f79cfa8df1/Copy+of+epitaph_outsidethelaw_90kv.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 100. Epitaph - Outside The Law (1974) Mark: Formed in Germany in the late Sixties, Epitaph’s third album is good and not so good in more or less equal parts - but at its best captures the hypnotic essence of Zeppelin and the swagger of Grand Funk Railroad. Richard: Atmospheric, layered and very well written. Another gem from the early 70s that's worth discovering. Woman is an absolute classic. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Woman, Fresh Air, Outside the Law Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.56190 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/38683d8e-f590-4be4-bba0-cb4de0341ff0/Copy+of+deeppurple_burn_3r5p.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 99. Deep Purple - Burn (1974) Mark: With Gillan and Glover gone, Purple regroup with Glenn Hughes and a then unknown David Coverdale. Whilst it fails to match the highs of the best of the MKII line-up, there’s enough quality here to allay any fears of commercial decline. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Sail Away, Burn, Might Just Take Your Life Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.56250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1592894785845-5S6MI4W91FV1R15GYCU4/reospeedwagon_hiinfidelity_3u89.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980) Mark: Huge hooklines and soaring keyboards = instant radio gold in a gloriously punchy first half that gives way, with a small sense of inevitability, to a slightly less sure-footed Side 2. Richard: A wonderful album. As good now as when I bought it back in 1981. Some absolute corkers on side 1 that define the whole AOR genre. Richrath's guitar playing is sublime and Cronin's vocal control and power is at its peak. Steve: Name a musical genre, chances are a dash of it will appear on Hi Infidelity, an album with more variety than a box of Quality Street. It’s brash, it’s funny, it sweeps you up and floats you down. Pretty much AOR gold. Top Rated Tracks: Don’t Let Him Go, Keep On Lovin’ You, Take It On The Run Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.56667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1620918054364-89282FOSYL6EKAFZ2YJ7/genesis_nurserycryme_49yc.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 97. Genesis - Nursery Cryme (1971) Mark: Steve Hackett and Phil Collins form the lightning rod that ignites a 3-album hot streak. A majestic suite of superbly layered compositions that bull-headedly refuse to yield to conventional wisdom - even when they should. Richard: The arrival of Collins and Hackett provide the secret sauce to propel Genesis away from break-up and towards superstardom. Intriguing; at times beautiful and occasionally impenetrable. Steve: Part one of the holy trinity of Gabriel-era Genesis albums with newboy Steve Hackett turning possibilities into reality. Harold The Barrel offers humorous relief in a sea of melancholy which is utterly enchanting. Top Rated Tracks: Musical Box, The Fountain of Salmacis, Return of the Giant Hogweed Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.57143 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1630397271158-TEY55QVD30851NGJDQ9W/flotsamandjetsam_noplacefordisgrace_1805.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 96. Flotsam And Jetsam - No Place For Disgrace (1988) Mark: Two years is a long time in evolutionary terms, as F&J prove with a more sure-footed follow-up to the youthful enthusiasm of Doomsday For The Deceiver. A hideous Elton John cover aside, this is deliciously ballsy, belligerent and brutal. Richard: Much more mature songwriting and playing on this outing. The speed and power remain but are balanced with more layers and melodies. So it's more accessible whilst still belting you around the head quite nicely. Steve: The F&J boys were in the process of growing up and fine-tuning their style, though don't for one minute think they've compromised on the speed and brutality which so endeared us to Doomsday. Top Rated Tracks: N. E. Terror, Escape from Within, The Jones Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.57333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/d16abe82-bce4-4cbc-b9ec-8ad65ce0f780/Copy+of+gillan_mruniverse_65vx.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 95. Gillan - Mr Universe (1979) Mark: After a huffy split with Deep Purple and an ill-conceived flirtation with jazz as a solo artist, Ian Gillan returned to sensastional form as NWOBHM dawned with an album that showcases both his exceptional voice and hard rock credentials. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Fighting Man, She Tears Me Down, Dead of Night Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.57667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1620127244954-B984ATZ3Y9C7YEU450VE/albumcover-heart-attack-51e6cb84152cf.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 94. Krokus - Heart Attack (1988) Mark: Routinely lampooned at times for being derivative, the veteran Swiss rockers nevertheless serve up a great big ball of fun that boasts some killer riffs and well-executed knock-off melodies. Richard: Thoroughly enjoyable romp from the best impersonators in the business. Hear all your favourite hard rock bands on one album! (But seriously, it’s worth a listen). Steve: Switzerland's greatest AC/DC tribute act emerge from their Alpine lair once more with a slab of derivative, crowd-pleasing 80s metal which will leave you feeling warmer than a shot of gluhwein. Top Rated Tracks: Everybody Rocks, Wild Love, Let it Go Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.58667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1620123063564-JEUFAWP56JHF3ORLHMQL/GP.PNG Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 93. Grand Prix - There For None To See (1982) Mark: An album that surprises and frustrates in equal measure. Thin production never quite manages to wholly derail a band that defines the spirit of early prog metal with big slices of melody and Robin McAuley’s angelic pipes. Richard: A hugely underrated album from a band that deserved more. A brilliant mix of melody and power and great songwriting. Tough of the Track is a gem. Steve: Well I saw it, just didn't fully understand it. That's not to say it's not good, it just has a nagging knack of threatening to slap you round the face with some metal majesty, only to resist the opportunity. Frustrating. Top Rated Tracks: Tough of the Track, Relay, Keep on Believing Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.59333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1626384217093-8VI68R497GPPDM2A3F8O/Copy+of+Copy+of+machinehead_burnmyeyes_21eb.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 92. Machine Head - Burn My Eyes (1994) Mark: Brutal in places, but a masterclass in seething control from a band that manage to find melody in the most unlikely places. Ignore your preconceptions. Richard: Crunching riffs and abusive beats with good arrangement and production and even the odd melodic bit - this is highly recommended and a really assured debut. Steve: Don't be duped by the Purple moniker, there's no Jon Lord ivory tinkling here. In fact, present Rob Flynn with a piano and he'd probably turn an angle grinder on it, as loud as possible and make it into a song. I likey! Top Rated Tracks: A Thousand Lies, I’m Your God Now, Nation on Fire Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.27273 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1620132617362-WECI563BONEMK0WKYHO2/albumcover-waiting-for-the-roar-545afa60c5516.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 91. Fastway - Waiting For The Roar (1986) Mark: Fastway continue their progression from straight ahead blues rock to synth-laden mid-Eighties pomp. Superior compositions and killer riffs elevate things far above the standard fare of the time, but the keys occasionally distract and detract. Richard: Some lovely tracks on a real surprise of an album that is really worth a listen. Fast Eddie really couldn't get further from Motörhead if he tried, and that's not a bad thing. Steve: 'Fast' Eddie Clarke brings not a hint of Motörhead to this keyboard-saturated slice of 80s synth heaven, full of melodies and riffs and a strings-sapped opener in The World Waits For You which could grace the Albert Hall. Top Rated Tracks: The World Waits for You, Move Over, Waiting for the Roar Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.60667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/f271a4cc-aa63-4903-aebd-f341001c9848/hagar+loud+and+clear.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 100. Sammy Hagar - Loud And Clear (1978) Mark: Loud and Clear captures Sammy Hagar’s late-70s swagger – bright hooks, muscular riffs, and radio-ready choruses blend AOR polish with hard rock bite. Confident and built for big stages. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Young Girl Blues, Make It Last/Reckless, Turn Up the Music Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.78750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/f37004f8-61f5-4401-a948-5fdc168cbbf2/whitesnake_1987_d7lb.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 99. Whitesnake - 1987 (1987) Mark: Dismissed as Whitesnake’s second debut album, 1987 unapologetically chases down MTV airtime as John Sykes strafes the album with enough six-string firepower to offset the soggy saccharine suet that sent this record multi-platinum. Richard: It's overblown. It's overtly commercial. But who cares? Amazing riffing from Sykes, and Coverdale never sounded better. Steve: New Whitesnake figured things can only get better if Coverdale chased the MTV D:Ream - and it worked, with the blues axed and replaced by a mix of slush and rock to delight faux fans and amuse the old guard. Top Rated Tracks: Still Of The Night, Children Of The Night, Bad Boys Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.79259 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/100ebcac-3389-41aa-af8b-5b4ca60074fb/Dark+around+the+edges.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 98. Dark - Dark Round The Edges (1972) Mark: Haunting early-Seventies underground psych, full of swirling guitars, fragile vocals, and shadowy atmosphere. Intimate, melancholic, mystical and gloriously unpolished. Richard: Psychy. Funky. Immersive. Atmospheric. Let this album surround you and wash around you. Steve: From the throbbing rock heartlands of Northamptonshire emerge a band on the most mesmerising of trips who have artfully sculpted a minor classic. Top Rated Tracks: Maypole, Zero Time, Live for Today Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.80000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3c782bf1-900e-4ae0-b978-b3b9f7f1cb1e/Copy+of+ytyesterdaytoday_struckdown_65mt.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 97. Yesterday & Today - Struck Down (1978) Mark: The bridge between the self-titled debut of 1976 and the 1981 hard rock powerhouse that was Earthshaker, Y&T’s sophomore release has some stunning moments, but isn’t without its throwaway moments. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Pleasure in My Heart, Tried to Show You, Stargazer Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.80833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/487e379d-cc95-4613-9056-bf72d353ad5c/Copy+of+dio_thelastinline_31z1.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 96. Dio - The Last In Line (1984) Mark: Often overlooked in the crush of critical acclaim that was visted upon its older brother Holy Diver, Dio’s sophomore album is more consistent, with crunchier riffs, massive hooklines, and a superlative guitarist in Vivian Campbell. Richard: A few ups and downs but classic Dio throughout. The Last In Line is the highlight and we get a proper Dio epic with Egypt. Steve: Dio going a bit more mainstream with keyboards aplenty, though the little fella can't resist a poor man's-Stargazer to sign it off. Good fun all round. Top Rated Tracks: The Last in Line, Evil Eyes, Mystery Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.81481 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/746b4cdc-53cc-401a-b35a-56e02e6147bb/megadeth_youthanasia_k81.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 95. Megadeth - Youthanasia (1994) Mark: Youthanasia has lived long in the shadow of its double platinum forefather Countdown To Extinction, but Max Norman’s razor sharp production makes this a suitably brutal companion piece. Richard: Norman built a studio specially for this album and took the band to another level sonically. SO intense. SO powerful. Fantastic musicianship. Steve: Dave Mustaine's divisive vocal style can add the requisite spice and menace to any track; over 12 tracks, however, he's a harder listen and becomes a distraction which masks the rhythmic monster thundering away alongside. Top Rated Tracks: Blood of Heroes, Reckoning Day, A Tout le Monde Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.82500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/22d10e69-4c9f-4d3e-897f-e1f0e0a25aa3/ironmaiden_killers_5zfy.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 94. Iron Maiden- Killers (1981) Mark: DiAnno’s last hurrah with the UK’s kings of metal would also be the last time we’d hear the raw, unpolished power that catapaulted Maiden on the path to world domination. Compelling, urgent and unfiltered, and undeniably, brilliantly, Iron Maiden. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Wrathchild, Prodigal Son, Killers Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.85667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/da2c8c13-2f5d-491d-92c7-c1198744b968/aerosmith_permanentvacation_1o26.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 93. Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation (1987) Mark: When Aerosmith entered the studio they were an industry joke, lost in a white cloud of addiction. Under the skilful hand of producer Bruce Fairbairn, they emerged to a multi-platinum renaissance thanks to tunes that rank among their best ever. Richard: After dying musically from too much excess, Aerosmith rediscovered their mojo and long lost groove. As well as the well known hits, there are some absolute stonkers on here like the wonderful Simoriah. Steve: The 'Smiths had emerged from rehab with an army of collaborators poised to take the band to a new height courtesy of an incredible range of songs which make this album seriously entertaining. Top Rated Tracks: Simoriah, Magic Touch, Rag Doll Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.85833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/e2fcfa8c-057c-4edb-af2e-1c96eb474ad4/blueystercult_cultsauruserectus_69ay.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 92. Blue Ӧyster Cult- Cultösaurus Erectus (1980) Mark: A band at the top of their game continue what would be a five-album hot streak with a record that makes a strong case for top billing in the BӦC catalogue. Hauntingly mesmerising from start to end. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Black Blade, Deadline, Divine Wind Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.85926 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/0eade830-22f4-41d9-b11d-92c61d36238f/Copy+of+Vulcain.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 91. Vulcain - Desperados (1985) Mark: Vulcain serve up a dose of raw, gritty French heavy metal. Motörhead-fueled speed, streetwise attitude, and relentless riffing drive a no-nonsense assault that feels urgent, loud, and defiantly untamed. Richard: Should be on every list of the best european hard rick albums. Heavy, uncompromising and tone of power. Si Tu Bats De l’Aile may be the best French metal song ever. Steve: Dubbed Motörhead clones largely and lazily because growler Puzio sounds like Lemmy but you'd have to be stone deaf forever not to revel in Vulcain's variety Top Rated Tracks: Si Tu Bâts de l’Aile, La Verre du Trop, Richard Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.86000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/883c5fbf-e95c-4e3d-ae22-d5c1f49e267c/Copy+of+anthrax_amongtheliving_3vtz.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 90. Anthrax - Among The Living (1987) Mark: Seething menace is shackled with restraint and control that was missing from their first two releases. Sure-footed songwriting and delivery combine with Eddie Kramer's polished production to turbocharge Anthrax into the mainstream. Richard: A unique album by a unique band. The combination of speed, power and control is breathtaking. Indians is the standout track, but there is so much quality throughout this album that you need to listen to it end-to-end - LOUD. Steve: A tri-speed (fast, faster still and fast as fuck) work of art and Anthrax’s ticket on to heavy metal's main stage. To make menace is easy; to lace it with humour and bury it in a wall of top tunes is quite the skill. They've never bettered this. Top Rated Tracks: Indians, ADI/The Horror of it All, One World Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.87037 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/90d46503-1a37-4a9b-b7de-ecaca7b0448c/rainbowritchieblackm_rising_305r.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 89. Rainbow - Rising (1976) Mark: Peerless guitar work from Blackmore, powerful vocals from Dio and a sublime back line of Jimmy Bain, Tony Carey and Cozy Powell. And then there's Stargazer ... Richard: Just brilliant. The best thing Dio did, surrounded not just by Blackmore but three other fantastic musicians. Stargazer will always make you feel very happy. Steve: I’m definitely more Starstruck than Stargazer and star-man honours are unquestionably bestowed upon the incredible Ritchie Blackmore rather than his pint-sized singer. Top Rated Tracks: Stargazer, Starstruck, Tarot Woman Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.87222 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/aaa44397-0def-4fe1-ae11-d5674b1d504d/crossfire_seeyouinhell_ewso.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 88. Crossfire - See You In Hell (1984) Mark: Crossfire announce their arrival with a superior set of gloriously unabashed and unashamed rapid fire riffs … and some surprisingly catchy Euro-thrash tunes that belie the somewhat iffy cover art that was very much de rigeur at the time. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Starchild, Fly High, Lover’s Game Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.87917 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/7030c13e-2007-4bdc-b104-2f9ef4a2c0f3/Copy+of+davidleeroth_eatemandsmile_qgd.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 87. David Lee Roth - Eat ‘Em And Smile (1986) Mark: DLR’s undisguised ‘fuck you’ to his doubters is a glorious triumph of stylistic variety in which rock’s unlikely bed partners - jazz, blues, swing - are elevated beyond all reasonable expectation by six string wunderkind Steve Vai. Richard: Diamond Dave waves goodbye to VH with a brand new band, a brilliant guitarist and some absolute classics. Ladies' Nite In Buffalo is his best. Steve: The master at work, refreshed from his Van Halen fallout and with a new sidekick in Steve Vai to add his own twists to DLR's more grown-up cabaret act. Top Rated Tracks: Ladies Nite in Buffalo, Yankee Rose, Goin’ Crazy Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.88000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/4e7cec7e-de69-4f39-8e58-28d282eb58af/megadeth_countdowntoextinctio_11k3+-+Copy.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 86. Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction (1992) Mark: Album number five in the Megadeth canon sees them shed their evolutionary skin once more in pursuit of something more measured and controlled. The frenzy is dialled down, but the menace remains. Arguably the band’s high water mark. Richard: The best Megadeth line up at the top of their game. Ellefson and Menza never sounded better and there is the perfect balance of melody and unrelenting power. Steve: Rock music's grim reinvention mercifully evaded Mustaine and pals who happily spat out a well-timed barrage of old-school hostility and menace. Top Rated Tracks: Sweating Bullets, Symphony of Destruction, Countdown to Extinction Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.89394 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/c5a98fb5-13c2-4cee-a07f-fca696b28d45/rushgeddyleeetal_afarewelltokings_7ray.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 85. Rush - A Farewell To Kings (1977) Mark: A Farewell to Kings refines - maybe even redefines - Rush’s prog ambition. Intricate arrangements, sharp contrasts, and lyrical depth balance fantasy and social insight, delivering precision, atmosphere, and restless musical evolution. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Xanadu, Cinderella Man, Closer to the Heart Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.90000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/30014a67-fd77-4a30-8a69-6a87c8e6e396/davidleeroth_skyscraper_542e.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 84. David Lee Roth - Skyscraper (1988) Mark: Two years after his full solo debut, Diamond Dave doubles down on the feel-good factor of sultry West Coast nights and sun-kissed West Coast days with a laid back summer-rich mix of supercool tunes. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Skyscraper, Damn Good, Just Like Paradise Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.90333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/e16355ca-874e-4b6e-96a2-d208a40f10e3/Copy+of+thinlizzy_blackrosearocklegend_3zwl.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 83. Thin Lizzy - Black Rose (1979) Mark: Thin Lizzy at full power – twin guitars soar, Celtic themes enrich the sound, and Lynott’s songwriting blends grit, melody, and myth into a confident, near-classic statement. Richard: From the thundering start of Do Anything You Wanna Do to the epic title-track closer, this is Thin Lizzy at their wondrous best. Steve: A journey into the heart and soul of Phil Lynott where poetry, passion and pain conspire with a wonderful musical sense to produce a really solid piece of work. Top Rated Tracks: Do Anything You Want to Do, Waiting For an Alibi, Sarah Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.90370 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/748d59a0-0221-43f1-877f-a772e9ddbee1/wasp_wasp_85wo.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 82. W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P. (1984) Mark: Schlock and gore underpin this summary exercise in bouncy hard rock designed to provoke and outrage the establishment - an achievement that duly earned Blackie and his merry men a much-coveted PMRC warning sticker and a place in the rock ‘n’ roll annals. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: I Wanna Be Somebody, Sleeping (In the Fire), The Torture Never Stops Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.90667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/759cef62-ad20-4afe-842f-1aaaeb16b7d9/Copy+of+dad_nofuelleftforthepilg_3ejj.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 81. D.A.D. - No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims (1988) Mark: Hard rock with a playful edge and tight, punchy songwriting. Crunching riffs and hook-laden choruses blend grit with relentless pop sensibilities. It’s energetic, confident, and remains the band’s most enduring international statement. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Sleeping My Day Away, Jihad, Girl Nation Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.91389 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/98635a1d-ae1e-4450-8965-6b4bbb5cf434/Copy+of+pinkfloyd_thedarksideofthemoon_d860.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 80. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon (1975) Mark: An exquisite soundscape fashioned by the vision, creativity and ability of Waters, Gilmour and sound engineer Alan Parsons. If there's an album that truly defines the scope of experimentation that is the hallmark of early '70s prog rock then this, surely, is it. Richard: An album in which to completely immerse yourself. You have to listen to it end-to-end in a dark room and just let the most atmospheric album ever created surround you. Us And Them, Time and Eclipse are unique.Their greatest work? Well, let's see how Wish You Were Here fares in a future episode of Enter Sadmen Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Us and Them, The Great Gig in the Sky, Eclipse Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.91852 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3f3cf423-b0f4-4c3c-aff8-6122f488acc0/Copy+of+ufo_strangersinthenight_8gej.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 79. UFO - Strangers In The Night (1979) Mark: Overdubs and rerecords (or not?) aside, this double live album is a masterclass in band-defining standards driven by the keyboards of Paul Raymond and the jawdropping guitar work of a young Michael Schenker Richard: Everyone loves Doctor Doctor but there is so much more on this live classic. Out On The Street, Mother Mary, Shoot Shoot ... this is an album that demands being listened to end-to-end. Steve: Notwithstanding my general aversion to live albums, UFO produced something to remember with this reminder of one night in Chicago. You’d buy it for the Rock Bottom duet between Messrs Schenker and Raymond alone. Top Rated Tracks: Out in the Street, Rock Bottom, Doctor Doctor Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.92821 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1346d4d0-1f25-4bd1-89ab-bc63c1dd3b14/albumcover-no-respect-5d2b3d6679b41.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 78. Vain - No Respect (1989) Mark: You could be forgiven if, on the basis of the cover art alone, you wrote Vain off as yet another bunch of Crüe wannabes. Yet there’s depth here, along with massive hooklines and riffs that are as cool as they are sleazy. Richard: A very different hair metal album from a very talented guy. They deserved to be bigger. Some superb tracks on this consistently good 12-tracker. Steve: Davy Vain just oozes a sexy coyness and simultaneously knocks ten bells out of their glam rivals. Appositely titled since this talented troupe got absolutely no respect for an album that should have been a springbord for the stars. Top Rated Tracks: Aces, No Respect, 1000 Degrees Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.94440 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/343db490-7403-4d41-839a-3b2c5044893a/Copy+of+kansas_leftoverture_52qc.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 77. Kansas - Leftoverture (1976) Mark: When Carry OnWayward Son opens your album, it’s hard to escape the ‘Boston Syndrome’ of the only trajectory thereafter being of the downward variety. Yet Kansas pull it off with some masterfully composed and beautifully executed mid-70s pomp prog. Richard: Steve: Kansas shoot for the charts with an album which slaloms into prog-lite the longer it runs and by the end of their magnum opus, er, Magnum Opus, is beautifully bewildering. Top Rated Tracks: Miracles Out of Nowhere, Opus Insert, Magnum Opus Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.94583 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/cb5df531-fa77-409d-9eba-fe334aa50f1a/mtleycre_toofastforlove_3nz9.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 75. Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love (1982) Mark: The record that pretty much reignited glam metal on a global basis is a riot of lipstick, leather, eyeliner and absolutely banging hard rock anthems that blend bubblegum with a healthy shot or two of Jack Daniel’s Old No.7 Richard: A good album, but a couple of shockers prevent it from being a truly great one. That said, Live Wire and Piece of Your Action are still two of the best songs Crue ever did. Steve: Forget the panto pastiche they became and revel instead at pioneers in the art of attitude delivering an edge and energy which quite simply broke the mould. Top Rated Tracks: Come On and Dance, Piece of Your Action, Live Wire Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.94815 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/c147e1b7-6a7f-43f0-941b-8ae3a6530ae2/metallica_load_3jg0.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 75. Metallica - Load (1996) Mark: Much maligned, though in truth it’s not as bad as some critics would have you believe. But the simple fact is that for all its majesty and the long five years it took to arrive, it lacks the snarl and confidence of its predecessor. Richard: A brilliant album in lots of places, but they tried to Load just too much into it. Severl weak tracks drag it down, but Hero, The House That Jack Built and Outlaw Torn are amongst the best they have created. Steve: A more mature Metallica but no compromise on gloom and anger. Diehard fans accused them of selling out when the real charge was not knowing when to stop. Far too long. Top Rated Tracks: The Outlaw Torn, Until It Sleeps, The House That Jack Built Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.95000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/4ada4ab7-f04b-4a64-b4aa-425d33952ce6/mtleycre_shoutatthedevil_3nwo.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 74. Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil (1983) Mark: An album saturated with gold standard rock anthems that ooze the essence of LA cool and have you reaching for an air mic and a tin of mascara. The release that paved the way for all who followed them down glam rock's platinum-paved highway. Richard: Absolute pomp rock and a thoroughly enjoyable album. Loads of energy throughout. Apart from an average Beatles cover all the songs are well above average. Age hasn’t dimmed it one bit. Steve Top Rated Tracks: Looks That Kill, Danger, Too Young to Fall in Love, Knock ‘Em Dead Kid Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.95185 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/4c700903-66dd-4ee9-b7f2-11ea8917958b/albumcover-herzeleid-5d8816be83875.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 73. Rammstein - Herzeleid (1995) Mark: Herzeleid heralded Rammstein’s crushing blend of industrial grooves and surgical precision. Mechanized riffs, pounding rhythms, and stark lyrics prove the blueprint for their unique sound is already unmistakably forged. Richard: Thank goodness one Rammstein album makes the 1995 cut-off for the Hall of Fame. Blistering, groovy and unbelievably heavy all at the same time, Rammstein are unique in the world of metal and this is a brilliant debut. Steve: There are hundreds of decent industrial metal bands out there fusing electronica, funk, punk, metal and any amount of cabaret drama into their music, but there's only one Rammstein. Off the wall and off the scale in equal measure. Top Rated Tracks: Wollt Ihr Das Bett In Flammen Sehen?, Du Riechst So Gut, Laichzeit Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.95758 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/43985357-c8a9-4108-bead-0df0f5eb76b5/blacksabbath_heavenandhell_e3as.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 72. Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell (1980) Mark: With Ozzy gone, Sabbath turned to Ronnie James Dio to revive their fading fortunes. And revive them he did, setting his D&D sensibilities against a backdrop of Iommi’s blistering riff-fest, Butler’s thumping bass, and Ward’s relentless percussion. Absolutely superb. Richard: But is it really Black Sabbath? Who cares! Neon Knights is, of course, as monumental as ever. But Children of the Sea is up there too. And then there's the title track. Brilliant. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Neon Knights, Heaven and Hell, Children of the Sea Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.95833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/7ff13e71-33bb-4de2-a417-3ee8cfae5c64/ironmaiden_ironmaiden_51z.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 71. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden (1980) Mark: For those of us who were there at the start, the unique inevitability of Maiden’s future domination was certain from the Prowler’s opening salvo of chords on Prowler. A high watermark not just for the band, but for the whole genre. Richard: A groundbreaking debut. And still as fresh and uniques as when it was first released. Steve Harris' plan to conquer the world starts here. Brilliant. Steve: Life BB (Before Bruce) and Paul Di'Anno was perfectly equipped to vocally narrate the start of a famous metal journey, a journey which began in real style. Top Rated Tracks: Remember Tomorrow, Phantom of the Opera, Running Free Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.95833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/50f76e4f-bdf8-4c1d-909c-1a5b904512b8/rushgeddyleeetal_signals_g6sh+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 70. Rush - Signals (1982) Mark: Rush pivot toward synthesizers, but without sacrificing precision or ambition. Sleek production and layered textures give the album a modern edge, but the intricate rhythms remain unmistakable. It’s cerebral yet accessible - showcase of tightly constructed progressive rock. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Subdivisions, The Analog Kid, The Weapon (Part II of Fear) Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.96667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3f0a7873-6c0f-453b-a192-01a773b07ffa/bachmanturneroverdri_notfragile_8seh.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 69. Bachman Turner Overdrive - Not Fragile (1974) Mark: Anchored by muscular riffs and no-nonsense hooks, Not Fragile delivers blue-collar rock with punch and precision. We all knowYou Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet, but the album’s groove and swagger make it a definitive ’70s arena rock statement Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Not Fragile, Rock is My Life and This is My Song, Roll On Down the Highway Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.97037 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/feb0b46d-7c2c-4b39-a6c1-1f0b2481d2c5/Copy+of+blueystercult_fireofunknownorigin_aeu.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 68. Blue Ӧyster Cult - Fire Of Unknown Origin (1981) Mark: BӦC's best work already lay in the rear view mirror when this was released. Yet this still scales extraordinary heights, from the darkly compelling commentary on PTSD that is Veteran of the Psychic Wars and Sole Survivor, to the bonkers but infectious Joan Crawford. An absolute treat. Richard: A distinctive 80s feel with synthesisers galore, but this is still classic BӦC and a highlight of their career. Buck Dharma is an understated guitar genius and Eric Bloom's haunting vocals in Veteran of the Psychic Wars and Joan Crawford send shivers up your spine. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Veteran of the Psychic Wars, Joan Crawford, Don’t Turn Your Back Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.97037 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/aee8f80f-bab1-4716-b3db-9cf0c2ad406c/ytyesterdaytoday_inrockwetrust_gw9j.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 67. Y&T - In Rock We Trust (1984) Mark: Y&T ring the changes with something a little more melodic and a little poppier. It’s a sop to the MTV era, for sure, and therefore not as good as the three albums that preceded it; but it’s gloriously hooky and, thankfully, still undeniably Y&T. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Break Out Tonight, Masters and Slaves, Life Life Life Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.97667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/42aa1f96-c467-436a-8999-913cc3fd26b7/Copy+of+saxon_denimandleather_1wcz.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 66. Saxon - Denim And Leather (1981) Mark: Saxon hit full stride and deliver a set of gritty classics that cement their place in NWOBHM history and migrate a full-throated battle cry to vinyl. Arguably not as strong as its two predecessors, but essential listening nevertheless. Richard: An absolute classic from Biff and the boys. Princess of the Night at the start - And the Bands Played On in the middle - Denim and Leather to Finish. You can't get better than that. Steve: So South Yorkshire the guitars play in a Barnsley accent; so NWOBHM you can set your watch by it; so much fun now as it was back in the day. Top Rated Tracks: Princess of the Night, And the Bands Played On, Midnight Rider Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.98519 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/6d26e959-5e01-47ac-b658-307ab9ddff67/genesis_sellingengladbythepo_hu69.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 65. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973) Mark: A prog statement – intricate, whimsical, and distinctly British. Theatrical storytelling and sweeping keyboards shape ornate soundscapes both complex and melodic. Ambitious yet accessible, it remains a genre landmark. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: The Moonlit Knight, Firth of Fifth, I Know What I Like (In My Wardrobe) Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.99048 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/5a8e559f-9b4d-47d7-9184-ed6f24f8c417/rushgeddyleeetal_holdyourfire_17yn.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 64. Rush - Hold Your Fire (1987) Mark: Glossy production and thoughtful lyrics explore time, relationships, and restraint. It’s measured rather than explosive, prioritising texture and reflection over raw power, yet remains unmistakably confident and cohesive - and quintessentially Rush. Richard: One of Rush's most uplifting albums. Peart's lyrics were stonger than ever and married to some brilliant music from Lee and Lifeson. Time Stand Still remains one of their best songs ever. Steve: Eighties prog pop could have been a car crash in less capable hands but just listen to the glory of songs like Time Stand Still and Mission and be transported back to the happiest of times. Top Rated Tracks: Time Stand Still, Mission, Open Secrets Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.99333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3bbabdba-ab7d-4905-a127-057a64e9cead/Copy+of+dreamtheater_imagesandwords_5it1.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 63. Dream Theater - Images And Words (1992) Mark: Dream Theater redefine progressive metal with technical brilliance and emotional sweep. It’s easy to lapse into hyperbole, but nevertheless Images And Words balances virtuosity with melody, setting a new genre benchmark. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Pull Me Under, Learning to Live, Metropolis Pt. 1 (The Miracle and the Sleeper) Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.99583 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/5c0671ff-3598-4d10-b748-88d39c21cf41/Copy+of+deeppurple_deeppurpleinrock_4u1s+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 62. Deep Purple - In Rock (1970) Mark: A seismic blast of proto-metal fury that hardened Deep Purple’s sound into something ferocious and definitive. Blackmore’s guitar licks duel Lord’s keys to deliver a clutch of songs that remain towering statements of early heavy rock. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Child in Time, Speed King, Bloodsucker Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.00000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a38bf99a-0355-43b7-88a4-55af077819ee/Copy+of+boston_boston_5ws.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 61. Boston - Boston (1976) Mark: Tom Scholz is a visionary for whom only perfection will do. His pursuit of it means duplicity and deception abound in this album’s back story. In the end, perfection remained out of reach - but only by the very thinnest of margins. Richard: The benchmark for AOR. Scholz’s engineering background gave him the tools to create the sound he obsessed about, and they never bettered an album that was more than 7 years in the making! Beautifully balanced. Steve: One of those many albums defined by its opening track, the glorious More Than A Feeling, though Tom Scholz's majesty ensures that combination of prog intimacy and pop immediacy flows throughout. Top Rated Tracks: Foreplay/Long Time, More Than a Feeling, Peace of Mind Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.00000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/9dda2fc1-800d-45c1-b70a-e341efbc3f93/marillion_misplacedchildhood_9ddb.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 60. Marillion - Misplaced Childhood (1985) Mark: An emotionally charged concept album that marries neo-prog ambition with chart-bothering melody. A sweep of introspective storytelling and soaring hooks, it’s one of the defining statements of 1980s progressive rock. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Kayleigh, Blind Curve, Childhood’s End? Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.02000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/b30e0ed9-1182-4050-b6d7-4bd00abb9a8c/Copy+of+legsdiamond_legsdiamond_eg0j.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 59. Legs Diamond - Legs Diamond (1977) Mark: Melodic hard rock with progressive leanings and arena ambition, fuelled by twin guitars and theatrical vocals. Tight hooks and extended musicianship create a polished yet punchy debut that deserved far greater success. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: It’s Not the Music, Stagefright, Satin Peacock Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.00952 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/fec3f22c-8969-4538-a597-80908e778ab8/tesla_thegreatradiocontrov_1nff.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 58. Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy (1987) Mark: DLR’s undisguised ‘fuck you’ to his doubters is a glorious triumph of stylistic variety in which jazz, blues, swing and rock’s unlikely bed partners are elevated beyond all reasonable expectation by six string wunderkind Steve Vai. Richard: Diamond Dave waves goodbye to VH with a brand new band, a brilliant guitarist and some absolute classics. Ladies' Nite In Buffalo is his best. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Ladies Nite in Buffalo, Yankee Rose, Goin’ Crazy Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.88000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/0e4abe17-f5af-48aa-ae8a-3d5a0c54f0dd/bonjovi_bonjovi_14ap.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 57. Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi (1984) Mark: A hungry debut packed with sticky hooks and glossy ambition. It’s rawer than their later hits, but the blueprint for superstardom is already unmistakable, as Runaway and Breakout hint at future arena dominance. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Runaway, Roulette, Breakout Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.02593 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/e1616794-f6d2-44ec-b212-c5e6191e69dc/Copy+of+tesla_mechanicalresonance_3d8g.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 56. Tesla - Mechanical Resonance (1986) Mark: A heady cocktail of hard rocking riffs, soaring melodies and glorious hooklines all wrapped up in a then-unique and since much-copied blue collar sensibility. So gritty you can almost feel the dirt under its nails. One of the great debuts. Richard: Tesla are unique and their debut demonstrates this so much. An album that still sounds fresh and inventive. Deserving of its place in the Hall of Fame. Steve: Fads galore adorned the '80s, but Tesla were having none of that. Their debut was a thumping reminder of what five lads who wanted to rock could dish up and I'm not sure they bettered it. Top Rated Tracks: Modern Day Cowboy, Changes, Rock Me to the Top Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.03333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/b6971909-14aa-4f6f-b3e3-d22334d5e9f7/queenfreddiemercurye_theworks_dyx1.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 55. Queen - The Works (1984) Mark: Queen blend synth-pop sheen with arena-ready rock muscle as the sharp hooks of Radio Ga Ga and I Want to Break Free contrast with the guitar-driven bite of Hammer to Fall. It’s confident, commercial, and unmistakably Queen. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: THammer to Fall, Radio Ga-Ga, Tear it Up, I Want to Break Free Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.04074 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/76ceb5ec-1dee-484d-b311-2cc03bb5dba0/Copy+of+yesyestheenglishrock_goingfortheone_1sr1.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 54. Yes - Going For The One (1977) Mark: Britain’s arch art proggers retreat further from their impenetrable esoteric foundations to capture mainstream sensibility without wholly abandoning their spirt of experimentation. Superior. Richard: Light, summery and spiritual. A very uplifting album with the usual standard of musicianship but not over-complex for the hell of it. Steve: Yes in accessible mode is a surprise in itself, but there's nothing to decipher in this late 70s dose of charming prog which starts slow but finishes majestically. Top Rated Tracks: Turn of the Century, Awaken, Wondrous Stories Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.04667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/d2bf9d19-56fb-4f36-a1fa-833b53aae3c6/albumcover-crest-of-a-knave-524640b42eaa8.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 53. Jethro Tull - Crest Of A Knave (1987) Mark: Tull diehards called it a betrayal of the band’s folk rock roots, but Barre’s harder guitar sound and Anderson’s peerless storytelling mean the likes of Budapest and Farm on the Freeway are a marvellous reinvention of a much-loved national treasure. Richard: A huge shift in style that alienated many Tull traditionalists, but is actually one of Anderson & Co's best works. Some wonderful arrangements, briliant wordsmithing and proper guitar. Steve: Anderson post-throat surgery is a more restrained animal though the flute remains front and centre, an instrument that in the great man's hands still somehow manages to unite the rock clans. Top Rated Tracks: Farm on the Freeway, Said She Was a Dancer, Budapest Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.05238 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/5c7ed1f6-8f72-470d-8aca-c47d647e65e3/Copy+of+magnum_onastorytellersnight_cywz.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 52. Magnum - On A Storyteller’s Night (1985) Mark: If you’re one of those whose radar never quite picked up the low-flying Magnum, then you may have missed one of the mid-Eighties great AOR releases. Power, melody, enough hooks to hang your coats on, and boasting a rare perfect song. Richard: Wonderfully atmospheric and beautifully balanced. So many great tracks topped by Les Morts Dansant - the best song they have ever recorded. Steve: Magnum do pop with a rock edge, delightfully immersing themselves in beautifully written tunes, synth-dripping melodies and the odd beefy riff. Top Rated Tracks: Les Morts Dansant, Two Hearts, All England’s Eyes Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.05333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/093f9e10-fdb6-4e88-bcf4-096d01d30389/Copy+of+ratt_outofthecellar_qfl.jpg Hall of Fame - 51 - 100 - 51. Ratt - Out Of The Cellar (1984) Mark: A joyous riot of big riffs, dripping hooklines and winking swagger, all marinated in a heady cocktail of West Coast sunshine and hairspray fumes. Richard: A very good dose of 80s Hair Metal. Great dual guitars throughout from DeMartini and Crosby, lots of swagger from Pearcy but a few weaker points that my compatriots appear to have overlooked. Steve: Hugely important figure in the glam metal rebirth, Ratt brought all their sleaze and swagger to bear on an album which simply reeks of the Sunset Strip. Beneath the eye-liner, however, there are also some seriously big tunes from a band who never improved on this. Top Rated Tracks: Round and Round, The Morning After, Scene of the Crime Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.06666 https://www.entersadmen.co.uk/hall-of-fame-1-50 daily 0.75 2026-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/397eff67-808c-424a-b912-36ef3da3442b/slayer_reigninblood_8bk7.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 50. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986) Mark: 29 minutes of relentless extremity that redefined thrash’s limits. Rick Rubin’s stripped-down production sharpens every monstrous riff, every tortured scream and cements Slayer as the genre’s most uncompromising and influential force Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Angel of Death, Postmortem, Raining Blood Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.09333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1592049418067-I203X0EVWQFBCYCS9CYP/judaspriest_britishsteel_84tq.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 49. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980) Mark: Gritty, powerful and packed full of the mainstay anthems that have ultimately defined them. This is Priest at their shredding best. Richard: Their best album. Side one is a masterclass in bone-crunching riffs. I loved rediscovering Side 2 - it delivers more variety and some lovely surprises. Steve: No-nonsense Priest produced one of the epic releases of the NWOBHM era – despite themselves having pre-dated that movement by some distance. It’s just the power that grabs you by the balls and won’t let go. Top Rated Tracks: Living After Midnight, Grinder, Breaking the Law Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.09667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/63bd7d2c-7c84-497d-b16f-a55ef09a813c/saxon_strongarmofthelaw_5gun.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 48. Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law (1980) Mark: Released just seven short months after predecessor Wheels Of Steel, Saxon’s third studio outing finds the band full of new ideas and creative punch. From the hammer of soon-to-be live favourite Heavy Metal Thunder to the infectious chug of album closer Dallas 1PM, this is Saxon at their bruising best. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Strong Arm of the Law, Dallas 1PM, Hungry Years Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.11250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/f9ec7898-cabc-4250-b625-f4fbbaa7154f/diamondhead_canterbury_1zua.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 47. Diamond Head - Canterbury (1983) Mark: Diamond Head double down on their credentials as pioneers of thoughtful, artistically ambitious rock. More prog (and more) than metal, at the time it was arguably a step too far - not just for the fans and label, but for the band itself, which split not long after. But 40+ years of distance reveals the majesty hidden within/ Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Hall of the Mountain King, Strange Wings, 24 Hrs. Ago Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.11852 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a4870a0e-422e-49fb-aefe-80577018a373/savatage_hallofthemountainkin_59tt.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 46. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King (1987) Mark: Savatage break into the mainstream with something darker, grander, and more theatrical than anything before it. Jon Oliva’s dramatic vocals and Criss Oliva’s blazing melodic guitar work propel the band into near-operatic territory. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Hall of the Mountain King, Strange Wings, 24 Hrs. Ago Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.12222 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/ca7aa1ab-0ffc-4b22-b61a-b403e2e7e2aa/pinkfloyd_wishyouwerehere_9o2l.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 45. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975) Mark: Moments of untarnished brilliance abound - not least in the title track - but it lacks the earnest charm of Dark Side Of The Moon, and its unrelenting inclination to moralisation is as mildly irritating as its occasionally vacuous detour into arty wank. Richard: Up there with Dark Side of the Moon. An incredible album that still must be listened to in its entirety. Stunning. Steve: A lament to Syd but without any of his playfulness and eccentricity. Just lounge-bar pomposity which makes a nice listen to nod off to. Top Rated Tracks: Wish You Were Here, Welcome to the Machine, Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5) Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.12667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1603981051554-YT3BLUG2XG5RLEUYAWM2/marillion_fugazi_1b2r.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 44. Marillion - Fugazi (1984) Mark: It may be an album that surgically divides Marillion fans but this is Fish and a band of biblically gifted musicians at their towering best and together they beget a record that can move and astonish in equal measure. Simply majestic. Richard: A more accomplished and complex album than Script…- and a better one, too. Ian Moseley's arrival delivers extra sonic punch and all the musicianship is beautifully balanced. Jigsaw is one of the best songs ever written. Steve: Witlessly labelled as Genesis wannabes, evidence of Marillion's profound musical artistry and Fish's poetic talent for lyric-writing is at its best on Fugazi. To turn the haunting into the beautiful, the melancholy into the uplifting, is a soul-touching and extraordinary achievement. Top Rated Tracks: Jigsaw, Assassing, Incubus Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.13333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1592049116670-7L2V7D4OR3LXT3J51YTI/vanhalen_womenandchildrenfirs_3g1c.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 43. Van Halen - Women and Children First (1980) Mark: Full of knowing swagger, infectious riffs and wryly clever lyrics - all underpinned by Michael Anthony's thumping bass and on-point harmonies Richard: By this point VH were doing whatever the fuck they wanted … and they did it in spades on this album. The variety and brashness they always had was at its peak on this album. Steve: No one saw this coming from Diamond Dave and the boys but their third opus, markedly different from albums one and two, was darker, heavier and, quite simply, better. Top Rated Tracks: And the Cradle Will Rock, Everybody Wants Some!, In a Simple Rhyme Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.13750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1604419051065-SP4KZDYJ0ABL0YC5F6I0/ytyesterdaytoday_meanstreak_2nut.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 42. Y&T - Mean Streak (1983) Mark: Dave Meniketti's vocals and epic lead guitar work blend with the unapologetically relentless rhythm section of Phil Kennemore,, Leonard Haze and Joey Alves. A masterclass in melodic, hook-laden power rock. Richard: From the opening chords you know it's Meniketti & co. with Y&T sounding as melodic yet hard hitting as ever. The title track and Take You to the Limit are the standouts, but there are a couple of misteps in Breaking Away and Down and Dirty. Steve: Part three of a stunning trilogy which saw Dave Meniketti and pals elevated to the realms of metal royalty. That's right, metal royalty. No? Quite. The, and I mean THE, most under-rated and overlooked band in rock history. Top Rated Tracks: Mean Streak, Midnight in Tokyo, Lonely Side of Town Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.14444 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1456b95a-76ee-48cb-af48-18b6845d2165/ledzeppelin_ledzeppelin_5xv.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 41. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969) Mark: Led Zeppelin detonate hard rock’s future in just nine tracks, fusing blues tradition with seismic riffs and primal swagger. Page’s production crackles with intent, Plant howls like a man possessed, Bonzo floors it, Jones grooves. Raw, heavy, revolutionary, exceptional. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Babe I’m Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused, How Many More Times Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.15926 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/91660b44-2ca7-412a-ac4f-8477cbb6244e/ufo_walkonwater_2x3t.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 40. UFO - Walk On Water (1995) Mark: Michael Schenker reunites with the band that made him, and helps to pull off a remarkable about-turn in UFO’s fortunes. Heavy, riffy, yet managing to retain the melodic edge that made them the darlings of late-Seventies British rock. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: A Self Made Man, Venus, Pushed to the Limit Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.16667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/e79f5d54-1d1f-4140-813c-4ef5159c1eba/Copy+of+Copy+of+tygersofpantang_spellbound_6428.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 39. Tygers of Pan Tang - Spellbound (1981) Mark: The Wild Cat debut is a superior piece of original NWOBHM excellence, but the arrival of Sykes and Deverill on lead guitar and vocals respectively sharpens both teeth and claws for what may well be the band’s finest hour. Richard: A NWOBHM classic played at a blistering pace. Tons of energy, great guitar work from Sykes and Weir and an instant impact from Jon Deverill on vocals. Steve: Rigidly principled - and to their detriment - yet you can't find fault in any of this, the epitome of the best of NWOBHM which should have been a launchpad to the stars. Top Rated Tracks: Take It, Gangland, Hellbound Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.17778 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1609759821222-1DDB974IJQK7GSVB5F9M/acdc_ifyouwantblood_f4s+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 38. AC/DC - If You Want Blood [You’ve Got It] (1978) Mark: Capturing the essence of AC/DC live is tough but happily, this - one of only a handful of truly definitive hard rock live albums - manages to bottle the band’s secret sauce in a whirlwind of riffs, screams and cheering. Richard: The best live rock album ever? Probably! They are at their absolute best and this recording puts you right in the middle of an AC/DC gig. Everyone knows how good … Rosie is, but there are other, equally awesome tracks to appreciate here. Steve: If you want ACDC live, doing tracks you've heard countless times before only marginally differently and with a backdrop of people shouting, then this is your thing. Top Rated Tracks: Let There Be Rock, Whole Lotta Rosie, Problem Child Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.18000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621413225929-H5YWKJTTJK2I9QTM9XDM/defleppard_onthroughthenight_bkcx.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 37. Def Leppard - On Through The Night (1980) Mark: Boundless energy and earnest youth, driven by the superlative Willis/Clark guitar attack, equals a scintillating collection of hard rock tunes that the band would eclipse only once. A different - and better - album than any among the post-Pyromania cheese-fest that has since defined them. Richard: A brilliant debut and still one of their best. Wonderfully varied and containing all the Leppard building blocks including power, rhythm, melody and classic riffs. Steve: Hello America, crooned Elliott, acutely aware that was where his future lay. Yet no amount of Stateside gold would ever outshine this riff-laden slab of British steel. Top Rated Tracks: Wasted, Sorrow is a Woman, Rock Brigade Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.18485 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/726fec6d-320d-4189-8743-715cecc4c7f9/defleppard_highndry_7kgh.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 36. Def Leppard - High ‘N’ Dry (1981) Mark: Leppard march on into NWOBHM lore with what I consider to be their finest hour. A velvet glove of irresistable melodic brilliance wrapped around the cold hard steel of unforgiving riffs and ‘Mutt’ Lange’s laser-sharp production. bludgeon riffola, indeed. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Another Hit and Run, Let It Go, Mirror Mirror (Look Into My Eyes) Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.22593 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/d8429788-21ca-4785-b5f4-8945b91bdc4d/Copy+of+motrhead_overkill_taz.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 35. Motӧrhead - Overkill (1979) Mark: Quite simply one of the greatest heavy metal albums ever recorded, period. An all killer, no filler affair proving that far from being media-painted noise merchants, Lemmy, Eddie and Phil were consummate musicians in their swaggering prime. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Overkill, Capricorn, (I Won’t) Pay Your Price Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.24000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/52426538-7367-4062-aef4-25e23ed942a7/scorpions_blackout_anh.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 34. Scorpions - Blackout (1982) Mark: From the unmistakable crunch of Rudy Schenker’s Flying V to the blistering lead work of Matthias Jabs and Klaus Meine’s never better vocals, Blackout is a triumph of hope over expectation as the Scorps overcome the odds to produce one of the hard rock albums of the 80s. Richard: The Scorpions at their finest. Brilliant songwriting, tons of energy and a frontman who scaled new heights after nearly losing his voice altogether. Steve: The Scorps at their absolute peak with a tell-tale blend of melody, power and chart-searching which they arguably never bettered. Top Rated Tracks: Dynamite, No One Like You, Blackout Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.24074 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/b9908c68-3a68-427e-b4b8-81ea34472333/Copy+of+queensrche_empire_r78.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 33. Queensrÿche - Empire (1990) Mark: Everything about this album is colossal - the songwriting, the execution, the production. If Operation: Mindcrime had served notice that Queensrÿche were a good deal more than arthouse prog, then Empire is the album that drives the message home. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Silent Lucidity, Jet City Woman, Empire Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.24848 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1c90b0d3-e740-44bf-9f1f-71477c8bfd7e/Copy+of+ledzeppelin_ledzeppeliniii_oq0.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 32. Led Zeppelin - III (1970) Mark: Hugely experimental album that proved to both band and fans that whatever Zeppelin touched instantly turned to gold. With softer edges than its predecessor, Plant, Page, Jones and Bonham plant the seed for the epic release that came next. Richard: Brilliant. Immigrant Song and Gallow’s Pole are iconic. Only the dip on the last track stops this from challenging for the top. Steve: After rewriting the hard rock manual with 1 and 2, Zep go off-message with 3 to the amazement of many, but strike gold with a folksy slab of musical gold. Top Rated Tracks: Immigrant Song, Gallow’s Pole, Since I’ve Been Loving You Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.25000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/afbfbe84-7f2f-4f23-b104-2463a5fec4dc/metallica_andjusticeforall_453g.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 31. Metallica - … And Justice For All (1988) Mark: Much maligned both for its length and the thin production that all but expunges Jason Newstead’s bass from the entire affair, this is nevertheless a marauding brute of an album boasting some of Metallica’s greatest compositions. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: One, Blackened, Harvester of Sorrow Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.25556 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/df19c1b1-7ae9-451a-beb8-f1e3fd0e800a/Copy+of+jethrotull_thickasabrick_58ji.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 30. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) Mark: “You want a concept album? I’ll give you a bloody concept album!”Ian Anderson’s witty, brilliantly observed and musically extraordinary ‘fuck you’ to the world’s music press. Everything from the sleeve to the final note is pure genius. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Thick as a Brick (Part 1) & Thick as a Brick (Part 2) Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.27917 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1634152930612-QLWF6ALG98OUG7RNZBVB/a+psychedeli.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 29. Threshold - Psychedelicatessen (1994) Mark: Monumentally good prog metal that manages to meld ear crushing riffola with some of the most beautiful and delicate compositions you’re likely to hear this side of prime-era Rush. Exquisite. Richard: Brilliant. Buy it, buy it, buy it! Amazing writing, arranging and songsmanship. 24 carat power prog. Steve: The rebirth of British prog rock never sounded better in the capable hands of Threshold, whose second album spits outs big riffs, twinkly fills and a vocal masterclass from Glynn Morgan. An unheralded triumph. Top Rated Tracks: Sunseeker, A tension of Souls, Into the Light Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.29630 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/565f2881-ccfd-444c-b842-8e7510090fb5/Copy+of+Copy+of+blueystercult_secrettreaties_9nz6.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 28. Blue Ӧyster Cult - Secret Treaties (1973) Mark: There’s never a dull moment with Blue Ӧyster Cult, and rarely a missed beat. Yet again this innovative, compelling collective up the creative ante with a clutch of songs that are as assured as they are unique. Richard: Yes. It's that good. BӦC at their varied, curious and disturbing finest. This must be in everyone's record collection. Astronomy is perfect. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Dominance and Submission, Astronomy, Flaming Telepaths Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.30417 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/005eaa14-0050-4cfa-a3fd-6e173f6a5e63/Copy+of+defleppard_pyromania_1as2.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 27. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983) Mark: And Leppard finally set sail for superstardom across The Pond with a heady clutch of MTV- and radio-friendly tracks that not even Rick Allen’s accident and an enforced hiatus of four years could stop. Arguably the last truly great Def Leppard album. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Photograph, Stagefright, Die Hard the Hunter Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.31667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1599125726727-4BRQN0GW283MEBTMVV1U/acdc_letthereberock_f4u.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 26. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock (1977)* Mark: AC/DC’s shit-or-bust fuck-you stand-off with Atlantic Records is a writhing mass of infectious and thunderingly epic songs dominated by relentless riffs and an anthemic title track. Richard: The energy is massive and they are so, so tight. The title track, Overdose and …Rosie are close to perfection. Crabsody in Blue is the weak link. Steve: AC/DC at their jaw-dropping best. To serve up one show-stopping riff would satify most bands; to serve up one after another after another is showing off. Top Rated Tracks: Overdose, Whole Lotta Rosie, Let There Be Rock Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.32083 *Original Australian release https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1592049030880-TU5SRPI3KJOT1PPBY1NC/rushgeddyleeetal_movingpictures_2mxc.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 25. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) Mark: A collection of songs that are as technically complex as they are beautifully constructed - and made to feel utterly effortless by three gifted musicians Richard: From the first time I heard Red Barchetta on the Friday Night Rock Show it will always be my favourite track and album. As close to perfect as you can get and I will never tire of listening to it. Steve: Arthouse, post-prog kaleidoscope from a band who were definitely in their stride. If Geddy Lee’s voice splits opinions then Neil Peart’s writing and drumming doesn’t, and the whole is a massive pleasure to listen to. Top Rated Tracks: Limelight, Red Barchetta, Tom Sawyer Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.32857 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/6771a96a-60b1-4e7a-b9af-336de7bfdf50/Copy+of+journeynealschonetal_escape_14n5.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 24. Journey - Escape (1981) Mark: The ultimate in radio friendly ear candy as Journey move up through the AOR gears with a timeless treasure trove of carefully constructed, musically superior tracks that are momentarily capable of stopping time. Richard: Journey reached their peak with Escape. Five musicians at the top of their game creating a fantastic album that is still unique and special today. Thoroughly deserving of it's position in the Hall of Fame. Steve: A peerless illustration of what AOR is all about. Any weak links on side two (and weak is probably too strong a word) are utterly overshadowed by the majesty of the big hits on side one and a title track to die for. Top Rated Tracks: Don’t Stop Believin’, Stone in Love, Escape Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.33000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/f34ed303-a94e-49f6-aa85-b0962ce094d3/scorpions_loveatfirststing_9lo.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 23. Scorpions - Love at First Sting (1984) Mark: An album that proved beyound doubt that the Scorps could blend commercial pop appeal with their stock-in-trade power and riffola and cemented their place in the hearts of rockers the world over. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Rock You Like a Hurricane, As Soon As the Good Times Roll, Still Loving You Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.32222 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/92083e3b-30de-4aed-b333-1883b7140a2f/anthrax_spreadingthedisease_8asy.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 22. Anthrax - Spreading The Disease (1985) Mark: Anthrax’s thrash attack is honed with precision riffs and newfound melody. Tracks like Madhouse and A.I.R. balance speed and hooks, while the likes of Medusa prove that the New Yorkers can chug with the best of them. Joyous from start to end. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Medusa, Madhouse, Armed and Dangerous Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.32963 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a2995190-7093-4967-8221-29dc10eb4187/Copy+of+genesis_foxtrot_6qcl.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 21. Genesis - Foxtrot (1972) Mark: Boasting the near-mythical Supper’s Ready, this is as near a perfect set of songs as it’s possible to get when you consider progressive rock is, by definition, imperfect and experimental. Superior in every way. But it needs time. And lots of it. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Supper’s Ready, Watcher of the Skies, Get ‘Em Out by Friday Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.33889 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597229961483-3XZ63QPICTBPKNGJN9W0/thinlizzy_thunderandlightning_6k3a+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 20. Thin Lizzy - Thunder and Lightning (1983) Mark: Lizzy's final outing is an album of wonderful surprises, enormous fun, sublime balance and, above all, the enduring genius of Phil Lynott. A spectacular epitaph for both the band and its iconic leader. Richard: Thunder and Lightning gets better with every listen. The title track is huge! Steve: Lizzy’s farewell and, given what befell the magnificent Mr Lynott, poignant in so many ways. Poignant though barely scratches the surface – big, bold, clever, imaginative, bouncing are a handful of other descriptives that sum up this gem. Top Rated Tracks: Thunder and Lightning, Bad Habits, The Sun Goes Down Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.34444 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1622019949357-JM9FGLI57Q0ZKKN9BHFU/Copy+of+lucifersfriend_lucifersfriend_4usf.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 19. Lucifer’s Friend - Lucifer’s Friend (1970) Mark: An astonishing piece of work, not just in its own time but in all time. Meticulous song construction + John Lawton’s soaring vocal + confident experimentation = killer album. If you don’t know it, put it on your listening bucket list right now. Richard: A lost Godfather of Metal? Absolutely. Up there with Sabbath, Zeppelin and Purple as a foundation stone of the music we all know and love. Steve: And you thought the starting point for Teutonic metal was the Scorpions? Think again. Welcome to an album which, without overegging it, might just have been the green light for heavy metal. Go listen! Top Rated Tracks: Ride the Sky, Lucifer’s Friend, Toxic Shadows Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.35000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597397559385-QEQ8HIDOO2KCATDJQ82U/diamondhead_lightningtothenation_5gwj.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 18. Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations (1980) Mark: Diamond Head were - and remain - a band out of time, and these 7 songs combined to create the game-changing gold standard for British heavy metal in the genre-defining year of 1980. Richard: A brilliant debut by a bunch of very young men who couldn’t have known their week-long recording session would become the influential starting point for so many bands, including Metallica. Steve: NWOBHM pioneers based on a sound which was definitely exceptional rather than the rule. An album with plenty of bash but also no end of panache – no wonder it powered its way onto the Metallica radar. Top Rated Tracks: Am I Evil?, Sucking My Love, Lightning To The Nations Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.36667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1626984699013-QUMPOEHJ4QEHI2O4QWFH/ironmaiden_thenumberofthebeast_jy0+%282%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 17. Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast (1982) Mark: An absolute game changer of an album, not just for Maiden but for hard rock and heavy metal as a whole. Bruce Dickinson’s arrival unshackles the sound that would soon achieve global domination. Piece Of Mind fans will argue otherwise, but while Maiden matched this often, they never improved on it. Richard: Still colossal after all these years. Dickinsons's arrival transformed the band. Brilliant end-to-end and in Hallowed Be Thy Name - what an ending! Steve: Quite simply a metal classic from the band that typifies metal more than anyone else. A 40-minute gallop which cemented Eddie's boys a place in hard rock folklore. Top Rated Tracks: The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, Hallowed Be Thy Name Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.36667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/d09142ee-c313-4056-b738-47569feca7cd/Copy+of+faithnomore_therealthing_enh7.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 16. Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989) Mark: FNM grabbed the hard rock world by the collar, put it against the world and then funked it up reeal good with The Real Thing. Every track hits home, dwarfing Extreme’s limpid chart assault and showing the world how funk could be fused with bludgeoning riffs to create something fresh and new. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: From Out of Nowhere, Epic, Zombie Eaters Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.39630 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/fd37e05c-350a-42a6-9d67-fccbefb28eb7/ytyesterdaytoday_blacktiger_1bco.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 15. Y&T - Black Tiger (1982) Mark: Y&T continue their hard rock trajectory, rounding off the sharp edges of Earthshaker with a more polished, more commercial, more melodic but no less uncompromising guitar fuelled attack. On balance, its predecessor is better musically, but this should have sealed their place in the world’s stadia. Richard: Huge emotion and energy, superbly balanced and just so damn tight. This must have a place in anyone's rock music collection. Steve: Criminally undervalued piece of consistent rock, dripping in chugging riffs, dazzling solos and a vocal masterclass from Meniketti which few other frontmen have the talent to pull off. Top Rated Tracks: Black Tiger, Forever, Winds of Change Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.42500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1609760341261-8IFOATBGN4JWVP6IECS4/metallica_metallicablackalbum_73p+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 14. Metallica - Metallica (1991) Mark: A beast of an album in which all but two songs prowl, growl and howl in a storm of threat and menace. A reminder that Metallica were once capable of reshaping how we defined excellence. Beyond that, nothing else matters. Richard: A game-changer and still unique after 30 years. The quality of the writing, singing, playing and production on 75% of this album is peerless. And it would be sitting atop our Hall of Fame were it not for a few lower quality inclusions. Steve: Metallica's finest hour. Every crash, bang and wallop from previous offerings is fused into as fine a piece of heavy metal as there ever will be. Relentless power, towering riffs, menacing mood; it's an album that stands alone in its field. Top Rated Tracks: Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters, Wherever I May Roam Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.46667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619191595127-3JK0OFJFSVRPWXTL9XOF/vanhalen_mcmlxxxiv1984_cff+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 13. Van Halen - 1984 (1984) Mark: Arguably the record that defines the sound of radio-friendly 80s hard rock better than any other, and one that disguises the personal internal conflagration that would end this era of VH soon after its release. A joyride from first note to last. Richard: Eddie Van Halen drove the album he wanted to make and what an album. Full of classics - including the brilliant trio of Drop Dead Legs, Hot for Teacher and I'll Wait. Steve: The fondest of farewells to the original VH with Diamond Dave and Eddie Van Halen both getting to showcase the music they loved. Pop and rock was never fused together better. Top Rated Tracks: I’ll Wait, Jump, Panama Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.47500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/41ba2419-f213-4ffc-9864-1984b860a065/baberuth_firstbase_7mq5.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 12. Babe Ruth - First Base (1972) Mark: A gloriously unpolished burst of early-’70s hard rock that melds prog ambition with blues swagger and a streak of theatrical flair, First Base captures a moment when hard rock still felt dangerous, exploratory, and gloriously excessive. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Black Dog, King Kong, Wells Fargo Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.47778 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1592047945689-NS1IPB8JCED2PY4PN9P1/deeppurple_machinehead_c0z.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 11. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972) Mark: From Highway Star and Smoke on the Water to Lazy and Space Truckin', Machine Head is the album of jewels that started it all Richard: A bunch of musicians who were completely in their groove producing the hard rock template for all to follow. The balance and power of this album is sublime. Lazy is the stand-out track for me - unreal. Steve: The charge? Loving Machine Head once upon a time but then ignoring it for far too long. The plea? Guilty and ashamedly so. Thank the Lord then for Enter Sadmen to get me back on the straight and narrow. Utter genius from Purple. Top Rated Tracks: Lazy, Pictures of Home, Smoke on the Water Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.49524 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1592047749121-F18UD4NBYROUJM6I89F8/ledzeppelin_ledzeppelinivzoso_opv.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 10. Led Zeppelin - IV (1971) Mark: There are 9 exceptional reasons why this sits at the top of most 'Best Of' lists - damn near perfect from front to back. Richard: Their average age was 24 when they did this. The writing, playing, arrangement and production are stunning even after all these years. An absolutely unique album. Steve: When Stairway to Heaven merely shares top billing on this classic platter then you know you’re listening to a piece of music history. Simply stunning – from top to bottom. Top Rated Tracks: Stairway To Heaven, When the Levee Breaks, Battle of Evermore Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.55833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/93e2b991-f3eb-4c33-8b5d-7b2bc48a9176/metallica_ridethelightning_16t5.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 9. Metallica - Ride The Lightning (1984) Mark: Just one year on from the groundbreaking clanging and banging of Kill ‘Em All, Metallica’s astonishing rate of progress is here for all to see. More controlled, more malevolent, no less brutal. An epic album for the ages. Richard: The album where they really arrived. Just brilliant. Their finest album? Maybe! Revisit it and play it end-to-end. Steve: After the brutality of Kill ‘Em All, here came the refinement, the elevation of Metallica from thrash to something quite different, and astonishingly accomplished. Top Rated Tracks: Fade to Black, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Creeping Death Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.56250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/317b62fd-0e05-4f4c-9a16-4a4a487abd92/ratt_invasionofyourprivac_rww.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 8. Ratt - Invasion Of Your Privacy (1985) Mark: There was a time when everything Pearcy, Crosby, Blotzer, DeMartini and Croucier touched turned to gold. This is the pinnacle of that period. Groove, guitars, glitter and girls, and all the right notes in all the right places. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Lay It Down, You’re in Love, Dangerous But Worth the Risk Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.58667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/b980745a-cf73-45e0-9300-f150dc4f326c/ytyesterdaytoday_earthshaker_1wz0.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 7. Y&T - Earthshaker (1981) Mark: A breathtaking exercise in how to deliver melodic hard rock magic from Meniketti & Co., who turn the collapse of former label London into pure rock gold with a seemingly effortless suite of sumptuous riffy bangers that’ll stay with you for decades. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Hungry for Rock, Dirty Girl, Hurricane Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.68333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/fea7905e-7d39-427f-9389-ec6b2b83c83d/Copy+of+diamondhead_borrowedtime_1z00+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 6. Diamond Head - Borrowed Time (1982) Mark: An album that, in referencing the past glories of early heavy rock and prog pioneers and fashioning it into something new and vibrant, redefined the very future of the genre. Exquisite on every level. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Am I Evil?, In the Heat of the Night, Call Me Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.68571 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/fa080497-f1a7-4e76-b1de-e1b6ad6f0e3b/acdc_powerage_1307.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 5. AC/DC - Powerage (1978) Mark: Often overshadowed by Let There Be Rock and the commercial behemoths of the ‘Mutt’ Lange era, but this is where AC/DC really hit their stride. Full of cocky swagger and joyous riffage. Grabs you by the throat from the opening chords of Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation, and never lets go. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Gone Shooting, Down Payment Blues, Sin City Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.70370 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/e8aef37e-c184-484b-85d8-f753fc7ee3b0/Copy+of+metallica_masterofpuppets_4579.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 4. Metallica - Master Of Puppets (1986) Mark: We thought Ride The Lightning was a giant leap forward, but Metallica eclipse that achievement here with a masterclass in caged malevolence. So menacing you can almost feel its breath on your neck Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Battery Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.71250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/95f90a14-6133-435f-9eff-b1fb1af2aab9/Copy+of+marillion_scriptforajesterstea_1b51.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 3. Marillion - Script For A Jester’s Tear (1983) Mark: A remarkable debut in every sense. Lyrically and musically beautiful, witty social commentary, and crisp production that captures the light and shade that will come to define Marillion for all time. Forget the lazy Genesis wannabe jibes. This is the real deal. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Garden Party, Script for a Jester’s Tear, He Knows You Know Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.71667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1229596c-e7c9-462e-94b0-1817af052749/acdc_backinblack12_5fpq.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 2. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980) Mark: Proving that 31 million flies (and counting) can’t be wrong, Back In Black is the world’s biggest selling hard rock album for 10 very good reasons. Though not wholly without flaws, it’s one of the very few records that, regardless of personal preference, deserves a place in every collection. Richard: Is this album really that good? Yes. Consistently so. As well as having three absolutely perfect rock tracks. Steve: The Aussie pack's stunning transition from Bon to Jonno, done with such jaw-dropping splendour that this will top halls of fame long after hell's bells chime for the last time. Top Rated Tracks: Hells Bells, Back in Black, You Shook Me All Night Long Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.73000 LISTEN TO THE REVIEW (23 minutes) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/6a69561a-02cb-4f72-a0c3-3cb7d1316553/scorpions_lovedrive_e0j1.jpg Hall of Fame - 1 - 50 - 1. Scorpions - Lovedrive (1979) Mark: From the mesmerising guitar overture of Loving You Sunday Morning to the hurly-burly rapid fire attack of Another Piece of Meat and the colossal majesty of surely the best rock instrumental of all time, this album is as close to perfection as it’s possible to get. Absolutely essential listening. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Loving You Sunday Morning, Coast to Coast, Holiday Enter Sadmen Rating: 8.75000 https://www.entersadmen.co.uk/listen-episodes-21-30-1 daily 0.75 2021-12-30 https://www.entersadmen.co.uk/the-perfect-10s daily 0.75 2021-12-30 https://www.entersadmen.co.uk/hall-of-fame-151200 daily 0.75 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/6d7dbc09-b5fa-481e-aff8-9a81b99d150c/therunaways_waitinforthenight_1hgm+%282%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 200. The Runaways - Waitin’ For The Night (1977) Mark: Already on the cusp of spectacular implosion, it’s a miracle the band got this record out at all. Their punk roots are pretty much cast aside in favour of a clutch of rock and roll tunes that, whilst enjoyable, are not without their flaws. Richard: Their first outing with Joan Jett on lead vocals is full of attitude. Varied, with some well structured and nicely crafted songs - rocky, boppy, punky and atmospheric. A couple of miss-hits, but Little Sister and the title track are superb Steve: The Runaways rose above the snot and the snarl of 70s punk to spit out a fabulous array of catchy numbers. Even so, their third album merely signalled the start of the decline. Top Rated Tracks: Fantasies, Waitin’ for the Night, Gotta Get Out Tonight Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.9667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/7b62e49b-9cbc-4d2e-8122-622570614bef/Copy+of+piledriver_stayugly_cm5z.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 199. Piledriver - Stay Ugly (1986) Mark: The tragidramedy back story is way better than the clutch of hastily written songs that form this album. Front man and lead singer, the late Gord Kirchin is surely rock’s most accursed musician. Lots of fun when you’re in on the gag, but that’s about it Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: The Executioner, The Fire God, Chaos Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.70476 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/75239210-6c62-43cc-a587-843df69990a2/bangtango_psychocafe_2xmw.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 198. Bang Tango - Psycho Cafe (1989) Mark: There’s not enough in this to make the band distinctive enough in a period when the world was literally awash with this kind of hair metal sound. Despite a decent opening quartet of songs, the album is torpedoed by a lacklustre second side. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Breaking Up a Heart of Stone, Someone Like You, Wrap My Wings Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.74333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/62db88a8-7e20-4810-995f-d3b23c6559a3/anvil_forgedinfire_ebk8.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 197. Anvil - Forged In Fire (1983) Mark: Everybody’s favourite underdogs’ third album is a somewhat patchy affair that contrives to dilute some hard rocking gold with moments of throwaway silliness. A shame, especially when 1982’s Metal On Metal had promised so much. Richard: Nice and heavy throughout and a strong start, but this is an album that really fades quality-wise on side two. Steve: Some seriously adorable heavy stuff on here but when they go off-message and try to get a bit clever, a bit different, they go tits-up in an hilarious way. Top Rated Tracks: Shadow Zone, Free as the Wind, Forged in Fire Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.75667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/87263b3d-debe-4e22-b3d8-899954bebd67/stonetemplepilots_core_80tu.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 196. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992) Mark: It’s 1992 and Grunge has arrived with all its dirty production and pseudo-goth/emo introspection and self-pitying lamentation. A couple of decent tunes, but too bleak and too derivative for my ears. Richard: At times too like Nirvana or Pearl Jam. At others channeling Led Zep, Priest and the 'Peppers. Core still has several great moments to justify its place as one of the essential albums of the genre. Steve: The next big thing off the grunge conveyor belt, bringing angst and misery into the bedrooms of a desolate youth. Comparisons with other bands are everywhere as the melancholy eventually just grinds you down. Top Rated Tracks: Plush, Naked Sunday, Crackerman Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.78000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/61a5525f-0f59-4056-a6dd-547df682d458/38specialthirtyeight_wildeyedsouthernboys_5g6v.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 195. .38 Special - Wild-Eyed Southern Boys (1980) Mark: The highlight of the album is opener Hold On Loosely, meaning the rest of the ride through this cheese-laden drawl-fest is very much of the downhill variety, one or two other above average tracks notwithstanding. Richard: Solid southern rock with a bit of AOR thrown in (courtesy of Survivor's songwriters). Mostly average, but a couple rise above, and Hold on Loosely is the pick of the bunch. Steve: Decent Americana from a band who could be as cool as James Dean but also as confused as Katie Price. Sift through the mis-steps and there are some top tunes on here. Top Rated Tracks: Hold On Loosely, Fantasy Girl, Bring It On Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.79259 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/bfb8c6d6-3ccc-4775-9f75-54692e9f691b/Copy+of+Angels+-+Beyond+Salvation.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 194. The Angels - Beyond Salvation (1990) Mark: There’s little doubting where the well of inspiration lay for this down-to-earth bunch of Aussie rockers, but it’s good for all that, with some no-nonsense, heads down rock and roll that’s a lot of fun if you like music of the straightforward variety. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Bleeding with the Times, Let the Night Roll On, Back Street Pickup Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.83030 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/7fb5065b-641b-4ad2-8f9d-26cc2d48125c/Copy+of+chromemolly_youcanthaveitall_28l8.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 193. Chrome Molly - You Can’t Have It All … Or Can You? (1985) Mark: Even at the time this felt like a band that didn’t quite know whether it was heavy metal or melodic rock, and manages to get lost in the gap despite a handful of good tunes. Not helped by the bewildering choice of near-unmarketable cover art. Richard: The opener bodes well and Take It Or Leave It is good, but too much of the rest is unmemorable. They did have potential but didn't get the breaks that (perhaps) they deserved. Steve: There's a little bit of punch and the odd slap of edge, but by and large there was precious lustre in Chrome Molly's opener. Top Rated Tracks: Set Me Free, Take It or Leave It, Thanks for the Angst Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.84000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/91529d09-c09f-4766-bb9d-f65a22a5abc7/Copy+of+wasp_insidetheelectriccir_tx9.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 192. W.A.S.P. - Inside The Electric Circus (1986) Mark: Blackie’s own least favourite W.A.S.P. release gets caught pants-down-cock-out in unashamed pursuit of commercial success. One or two howlers aside, it's still damn good fun. Richard: Blackie was disappointed with this record but he had a big part to play in its quality. His voice dominates, the guitars are non-existent and the shock-rock vocals come at the expense of good songwriting. Steve: Blackie looked unfavourably upon W.A.S.P.'s third album, but any man who can get a bloke in his mid-50s to sing along unashamedly to the smut-show that is Shoot From The Hip should have been knighted long ago. Top Rated Tracks: Shoot from the Hip, Restless Gypsy, Inside the Electric Circus, 9-5-N.A.S.T.Y Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.86364 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a7e191d7-3d12-4189-a221-aa486bc478c7/kiss_revenge_7o0.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 191. KISS - Revenge (1992) Mark: A case of ‘You wanted more Gene, you got more Gene!’ Five years after Crazy Nights, KISS suffer an acute identity crisis. The answer? More Demon, said the fans. The result? A couple of highs that are hopelessly outgunned by too many lows. Richard: This heavier Kiss album has its moments, but they have done much better. Simmons and Stanley not as joined-at-the-hip as they needed to be and a couple of lacklustre tracks. That said, Take it Off is classic KISS. Steve: Few bands dish up cheese and class on the same platter quite as unapologetically as KISS and continue to get away with it. But they bit off more than any of us should have to chew with the unpalatable God Gave Rock n Roll To You II, on an album with more misses than hits. Top Rated Tracks: Take it Off, Thou Shalt Not, Unholy Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.87222 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/e76967f4-3095-4753-9d6b-b7fd166ac733/Copy+of+judaspriest_sadwingsofdestiny_677c.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 190. Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny (1975) Mark: A seismic shift in aggression and power, but burdened by experimentation. We get glimpses of what Priest would become, but mistakes of like the sub-Bo-Rhap soundalike Epitaph render it a curious milestone rather than full-on metamorphosis. Richard: You can hear what Priest would become starting to come out on this album. A very important part of their history, even if a few tracks fall short. Steve: The best of Priest was very obviously yet to come though listening to them going through a discovery phase is nothing if not interesting. Many aspects of Seventies rock are referenced while there are sufficient snippets of that famed Priest power to keep their post-British Steel apostles content. Top Rated Tracks: Victim of Changes, Genocide, Tyrant Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.87778 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/af4844e7-60c5-430c-a1aa-1ac90b7e7ffe/Copy+of+whitesister_fashionbypassion_6ulo.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 189. White Sister - Fashion By Passion (1986) Mark: A mixed bag of tracks that swing pendulously from the sublime to a truly awful cover of Ticket to Ride. The mercurial quality of what lies in between ultimately does for an album that has its fair share of highlights amid the indifference. Richard: Proper, proper synth-driven 80s lite rock. The production spolis what is actually a quite varied and enjoyable pop-AOR-rock album. Steve: A synth-soaked slab of mediocrity with the odd slice of class - Dancin' On Midnight - elevated by the efforts of Churchill-Dries, who sounds like a war-time launderette but is in fact a top vocalist. Top Rated Tracks: April, Dancin’ on Midnight, A Place in the Heart Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.89630 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/4dcfa62e-7bf1-4b16-8698-da8438d3e0b6/Copy+of+cinderellatomkeifere_longcoldwinter_qk1.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 188. Cinderella - Long Cold Winter (1988) Mark: In which Cinderella never really makes it to the ball, never mind finds her prince. Devoid of the gritty, dirty blues of its glorious predecessor, this sees Cinderella freebasing on largely forgettable fluff in pursuit of high MTV rotation. Richard: An album at least equal to their debut with more mature songwriting and musicianship. Tom Keifer's voice does grate sometimes but there are some superb tracks on this album. An important milestone in 80s Hair Metal. Steve: Following up Night Songs was never going to be easy and they probably knew that - hence the shift in direction. Beefy chords remain but prepare for more ballads and prepare, ultimately, for an album that just doesn't quite hit the mark. Top Rated Tracks: The Last Mile, Fallin’ Apart at the Seams, Gypsy Road Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.90000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/beee3565-e315-43a9-9c5d-9e68a2985813/Copy+of+meatloaf_batoutofhell_2q6k.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 187. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977) Mark: 35 million sales make this the 4th best selling album of all time. The album’s back story and its cast of eccentric geniuses is arguably more interesting than most of the album itself, but its epic scale of ambition is hard to decry. Richard: Classic rock and roll theatre. Overblown? Preposterous? At it's best - absolutely. But a couple of soppy ballads severely impact its score. Steve: Never speak ill of the dead, but cruise line cabaret and West End kitsch is a recipe for the worst kind of end-of-year high school cobblers, which is what this is. Top Rated Tracks: Bat Out of Hell, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.92857 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/6b74737e-ef36-42f5-8020-b67bb9a12f56/Copy+of+atomicrooster_inhearingofatomicroo_941p.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 186. Atomic Rooster - In Hearing Of Atomic Rooster (1971) Mark: Vincent Crane’s benign dictatorship hobbled these early Brit-proggers to the point of commercial suffocation. A total absence of bass guitar made life tricky. Lack of clear direction made success impossible. Very, very good in places. In others, not so much. Richard: Recorded by a band that didn't exist! A strong start with great organ and bass work and multiple influences, but it does tail off a bit towards the end. Steve: Preposterous fusion of '60s psychedelia and '70s prog with loads of funk thrown in for good measure. Hit and miss on the grandest scale and crying out for more guitars, both six and four-string. Top Rated Tracks: Breakthrough, Break the Ice, Decision/Indecision Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.00000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621190787535-41R4TTHFBHW3Y2GQHQS7/ytyesterdaytoday_contagious_2o0t.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 185. Y&T - Contagious (1987) Mark: A deal with an A-game label should have put Y&T at the top where they belonged. Instead, this hit and miss affair is part hair metal bubblegum interspersed with some seriously good tunes that can’t quite pull the whole thing out of the fire. Richard: The move to Geffen should have distilled everything that was brilliant about Y&T. Instead it turned them into a hair metal covers band. Disappointing. Steve: A band that inspired so many, condemned to the grubbier role of cheap dream chasers. Hell, there's some decent enough bits on here, but it's just not Y&T. Top Rated Tracks: Rhythm Or Not, Fight For Your Life, L.A. Rocks Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.93667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1d285f2b-85b8-4e1e-b904-482c1d453490/albumcover-firehouse-50d28820e73cf.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 184. FireHouse - FireHouse (1990) Mark: There’s nothing inherently wrong here, though only a brace of tracks are sufficiently right to make a lasting impression and suggest that but for Grunge’s onslaught there may have been better to come from glam’s new poster boys. Richard: At times confused by which band to imitate, but there are some good songs on here, with Overnight Sensation the pick of the bunch. Steve: Never has averageness been so richly rewarded. Acclaim and adoration accompanied this tame imitation of all that was great about 80s cool. An assortment of average songs which I'd forgotten before I even played them. Top Rated Tracks: Overnight Sensation, All She Wrote, Lovers Lane Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.98333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/95504880-4125-4a6e-bc10-0d1ce21f61cd/monstermagnet_dopestoinfinity_2zx4+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 183. Monster Magnet - Dopes To Infinity (1995) Mark: Too long at 78 minutes, and often guilty of the kind of self-indulgence that manifests in a bewilderingly awful 16-minute ‘hidden’ song. Even so, there are also plenty of moments where Dave Wyndorf’s undoubted talent shines through. Richard: Dave Wyndorf said that Nirvana songs sounded like Boston to him. Experience this album and you will find out why. Steve: Hawkwind descendants from another world, a world of noise, feedback, lashings of humour and no issue with letting songs run their course and beyond. Top Rated Tracks: All Friends and Kingdom Come, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Look to Your Orb for the Warning, Dead Christmas Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.98462 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/0cf44a71-57ba-49a2-b540-cbcbdf33649e/Copy+of+FF.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 182. Fear Factory - Demanufacture (1995) Mark: Techno-thrash puts me way outside my comfort zone, which perhaps makes me ill-placed to judge it. Moments of melody and introspective composition punctuated by glass-shattering noise. Not for the faint-eared. Richard: Phew. Makes Megadeth feel like easy listening. Herrera's drumming is like nothing else on earth and drives incredible pace and aggression. Dog Day Sunrise is a brilliant oasis in the desert storm of the rest of the album. Steve: Pioneers in the art of bringing tech into the thrash world, plus a drummer who plays at close to the speed of light. There's a fine line between a wall of noise and sophisticated industrial metal, and they get this spot on. Top Rated Tracks: Self-Bias Resistor, Replica, Dog Day Sunrise Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.00000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/d833d783-8ad2-41f0-85a3-e775cf6de139/spinaltap_breaklikethewind_z6f.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 181. Spinal Tap - Break Like The Wind (1992) Mark: Arguably funnier than 1984’s Smell The Glove, and with more quotable lyrics than you can throw an overfilled ham sandwich at. But in the end, it’s a novelty record and there are only so many times you want to hear the same jokes. Richard: Not only does this album bring a huge smile to your face it brings some great songs too. The Majesty of Rock is - well - truly Majestic. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: The Majesty of Rock, Bitch School, The Sun Never Sweats Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.00714 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1592052911832-I60YHR81KD2TP2OEL1EC/blacksabbath_paranoid_6df6.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 180. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970) Mark: Essential listening? Certainly. Consistently excellent? Not so much. An eclectic, largely experimental, solid second outing that reinforces the growing influence of heavy rock but suffers from budget constraints and overly-hurried production. Richard: Wonderfully varied and hugely influential. Could have been even bigger with better production and song selection. Everyone knows the title track, but for me Fairies Wear Boots and War Pigs are the immense tracks. Steve: A track as bleak, as heavy, as moody, as downright badass as War Pigs deserved better back-up. But this was a band making waves so we’ll forgive them one or two serious errors of judgement. Top Rated Tracks: Fairies Wear Boots, Hand of Doom, War Pigs Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.01667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/664d6f66-5249-4753-b70c-07a1ed0fa09b/Copy+of+motherlovebone_apple_8o79.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 179. Mother Love Bone - Apple (1990) Mark: Lazily labeled a grunge band, MLB in fact successfully bridge the gap between that and Sonic Temple style hair/glam metal. Catchy-as-fuck tunes like This is Shangri-La bring the fun while the likes of Bone China dial up the introspection. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Stardog Champion, This is Shangri-La, Bone China Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.02564 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615536137914-SOBAQ0F99F0G3711MDOF/savatage_powerofthenight_3klu.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 178. Savatage - Power Of The Night (1985) Mark: Savatage find their feet with a set of tunes that arguably set the template for the future. With a nod to the epic, a hat tip to balladry and a bow to melody-rich power, its highlights outweigh its imperfections. Richard: Good solid power metal from the Oliva brothers. Some great riffs, good grooves and lovely melodies - but a few mis-steps too. Definitely worth a listen for the title track and Fountain of Youth in particular which is brilliant. Steve: Criminally underrated, Criss Oliva gives a six-string masterclass on an album which powers along at a brute of a lick, though they should have stopped before the puke-inducing In The Dream Top Rated Tracks: Power of the Night, Warriors, Fountain of Youth Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.02667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621412782786-GGYLQL3D57MRONKGOS77/Terraplane.PNG Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 177. Terraplane - Black And White (1985) Mark: To be honest, it’s all a bit anodyne. Luckily the band would morph into something beefier and more assured, plying their trade with riffy melodies and catchy choruses. This all feels just a bit too earnest. Richard: A solid pop-rock debut from Bowes and Morely in their first band. The push to be more poppy from the label is evident but there are some good all-out rock songs and I Can't Live Without Your Love is a classic. Steve: The rock charts lay some way off when this band would metamorphose into Thunder, but they peppered the nursery slopes for that project with this fun-filled slice of pop rock which is ever so cute. Top Rated Tracks: I Can’t Live Without Your Love, You Can’t Hurt Me Anymore, Right Between the Eyes Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.03030 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1626985282473-70L1QU7IJLG10ZA2GNJM/theblackcrowes_thesouthernharmonyan_3jgg+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 176. The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion (1992) Mark: There’s much to admire in the musical ambition of Robinson brothers-led Crowes’ second outing, but after an interesting first side, the well of creativity begins to dry up into frustrating pools of sameness. Richard: Great songwriting, real attitude and brilliantly produced. Apart from the last track this is a really accomplished piece of work. Steve: Latter day Skynyrds invoke the ghosts of idols past and try to add loads of we're-so-cool edginess, a cocktail that only works if the songs match up - and most don't. Top Rated Tracks: Sting Me, Hotel Illness, Thorn in My Pride Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.03667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1608715766112-YVT86IRK386KNRM4AKLF/ozzyosbourne_diaryofamadman_qg6.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 175. Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman (1981) Mark: Randy Rhoads' legacy secures Ozzy's status as a solo artist with a clutch of gloriously riffy, punchy tracks. An impressive opening sprint runs out of puff at the halfway mark but is enough to elevate the album beyond the average. Richard: A worthy follow up to Blizzard and an album that settles into a really good groove. Ozzy seems more relaxed, Rhoads’ playing is sublime. Steve: Ozzy's knack of surrounding himself with quality musicians means Diary is both strong and consistent. Accompanied by the admirable Randy Rhoads on six-string duties even the bat-biter whines tolerably. Top Rated Tracks: S.A.T.O., Diary of a Madman, You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll. Over the Mountain Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.05833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1621194400135-5EONZ3CR6O8ZRDVR8XXB/Copy+of+poison_openupandsayahh_11hm.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 174. Poison - Open Up And Say … Ahhh! (1988) Mark: Lacking the dirty charm of its predecessor, Poison conjure up some beefy tunes, hook lines that are catchier than syphilis and a guitar attack powered by hairspray. Sadly, they also conjure up a good dollop of meh to go with it. Richard: More preferable to their debut. Despite Every Rose this second outing displays better songwriting and some nailed-on classics.. Steve: Less preferable to their debut. Poison keepin' it simple, keepin’ it catchy and keepin' pots of cash as a result. It's cheap, it's cheerful and you'll have forgotten you ever heard it after an hour or so. Top Rated Tracks: Look But You Can’t Touch, Love on the Rocks, Fallen Angel Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.06333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1615538514054-P2YNDAXMHT7WKJ2AGXVY/q5_whenthemirrorcracks_cpos.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 173. Q5 - When The Mirror Cracks (1985) Mark: Guitarist Floyd Rose takes the production helm and manages to mix himself out of the picture. Overpowering and overbearing keys obliterate a clutch of otherwise decent tunes. Richard: A good dose of very melodic rock. Deserved to have better production and some better songs, as there are a few weak points. The title track and In the Rain are top drawer though. Steve: Asia meets OMD meets late 80's Whitesnake meets a bloke selling synths in a job lot – you get the picture. This is rock-lite on a never-ending bed of keyboard, as likeable as it is forgettable. Top Rated Tracks: Stand By Me, When the Mirror Cracks, Cold Heart Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.06667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/76d25ab7-41f0-4c05-90e4-c2dc6e4216d3/anthrax_soundofwhitenoise_17mu.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 172. Anthrax - Sound Of White Noise (1993) Mark: Armored Saint’s John Bush replaces Joey Belladonna at the mic and the sound deliberately moves away from the familiar Eighties bounce towards the grungier tones of the early 90s. Get past that, and this is is more than decent and worth your time. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Room for One More, Black Lodge, Only Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.06667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/fedfb71a-b94f-4ff4-ab68-893fac7e19fd/Copy+of+exodus_bondedbyblood_3jo6.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 171. Exodus - Bonded By Blood (1985) Mark: Kirk Hammett’s old mates turn in a more than decent debut that thunders along with the brute force and speed of a runaway truck. The late Paul Baloff is a fan favourite, but most would agree the album suffers badly for his vocal performance. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Bonded by Blood, Deliver Us to Evil, Piranha Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.08148 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/990bbb57-9ba2-4662-9472-f59a610ba0b9/tednugent_catscratchfever_2onu.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 170. Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever (1977) Mark: The self-titled solo debut proved there was life after the Amboy Dukes for this good ol’ Southern boy. And he follows up with a solid second effort, though one somewhat lacking in much more innovation than we’d already heard. Richard: Put the opinions about Mr Nugent and his questionable beliefs to one side and enjoy this late 70s romp of a rock album and it's brilliant title track. Steve: Proving that it is possible to be a complete knob and a rock god simultaneously, allow The Nuge to take you on a fun-packed rock journey in which he casts a spell with his six-string magic. Top Rated Tracks: A Thousand Knives, Cat Scratch Fever, Wang Dang Sweet Poontang Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.08333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1619250230785-CPNRE186O46TTE5MGPJ2/Suicidal+Tendencies.jpeg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 169. Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow … When I Can’t Even Smile Today (1988) Mark: Surfer-punk thrash metal brandishing a winning and endlessly recycled riff. It’s good here and there, though not sufficiently so to elevate it beyond a fun-in-parts sideshow to the all-conquering hair metal fad of its day. Richard: Punk meets thrash in an intriguing way and there are good (and not so good) results. Some great riffs and loads of energy throughout this album are diluted by not-so-good vocals and lazy arrangements. Steve: Attitude and anger positively spit off the grooves of this cult gangland, metal gem. Very few missteps musically apart that is from Mike Muir, a man with the mane of a lion but the voice of a pussycat. Top Rated Tracks: Trip at the Brain, Hearing Voices, The Felling’s Back Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.08667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/ed2258a4-cd60-40ae-a546-e69097edf89f/albumcover-kings-of-metal-57877961a375d.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 168. Manowar - Kings Of Metal (1988) Mark: Yes, it’s preposterous. Yes, it’s fuelled by unbridled machismo. And, yes, it is to nuance as Genghis Khan is to human rights. But it’s got monster riffs and the catchiest damn choruses this side of Valhalla. Put it on and put a smile on your face. Richard: A damn good hard rock romp. Loads of fun and the title track is immense but a couple of weaker moments bring it down a notch or two. Steve: Where to start? With tongue firmly in cheek presumably while trying to assess an album which veers from the anthemic to the atrocious seamlessly, which is a feat in itself. Top Rated Tracks: Kings of Metal, Kingdom Come, Wheels of Fire Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.09583 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a6313356-aaba-4e71-9d80-0d7ffc817d74/Copy+of+Copy+of+albumcover-jackyl-51fc58f4dded0.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 167. Jackyl - Jackyl (1992) Mark: Think Southern rock, think Skynyrd? Think again. Redneck hard-edged blues rock delivered with a spit and a snarl. Mostly. The final track demonstrates the thin line between success and failure. She may love your cock, lads - but I don’t. Richard: Up-yours, in-your-face, AC/DC-inspired hard boogie-rock fronted by the chainsaw-wielding Jesse James Dupree. Another little-known gem that's worth adding to any collection. When WIll It Rain and I Stand Alone are cracking tracks. Steve: Dixie rock crunches into G N’ R with the added extras of chainsaws and videos featuring lots of unfeasibly large-breasted girls. What's not to like? Top Rated Tracks: When Will it Rain, I Stand Alone, Down on Me Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.10606 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/5c14da60-b6da-4177-9a8f-deb76534a083/Copy+of+keeper-of-the-seven-keys-part-i-50e2526f5fa27+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 166. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys, Part I (1987) Mark: Widely regarded as one of the German outfit’s premier releases, this is a feast of largely catchy, riff-heavy power metal tunes that are mostly lots of fun, but demand richer production than this offers. Richard: Lauded as the first power metal concept album, this is an enjoyable fantasy romp. Who knows if it chronicled the problems within the band as it contains some real gems. Steve: A German power metalfest which deserves more listens than I gave it back in the day. Sod the concept, just feast on the riffs and be thoroughly entertained by a kind of Bad Steve (see above) on hormones. Top Rated Tracks: A Little Time, Future World, I’m Alive Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.11111 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/f4a803bc-7c70-40b4-bb12-fe547bc895cc/nazareth_hairofthedog_7bo.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 165. Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog (1975) Mark: A fighty piece of Scottish hard rock driven by Dan McCafferty’s glass-gargling vocals and Manny Charlton’s glorious riffing. If the infectious title track doesn’t get you, Beggar’s Day will. Richard: Huge variety from an age where bands had complete creative freedom and Nazareth took that to the limit here, resulting in both some fantastic music and perplexing pieces. The brilliant title track is eclipsed by the awesome Beggars Day. Steve: A classic 1970s cocktail of great musicianship, a range of instrument, an even bigger range of styles and a compulsion not to let tracks finish. That said, weird in places. Top Rated Tracks: Hair of the Dog, Beggars Day, Miss Misery Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.11250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3fda0763-52f2-4760-b443-1e4d8856eb12/Copy+of+Copy+of+albumcover-in-trance-5df1513fefa80.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 164. Scorpions - In Trance (1975) Mark: An album about transition that consequently suffers something of an identity crisis. The point at which we first hear the Scorps’ definitive sound is also their final outing with Uli Jon Roth. The best is yet to come, but this is a vital waypoint. Richard: The album where the Scoprions sound we all know and love was born. The foundations for Lovedrive, Animal Magnetism and Blackout were laid here. Meine's volcals throughout are a joy to listen to - unlike Roth's. Steve: A stepping stone between two eras and therefore an essential listen if you value the Scorpions' story. Even if you don't, there's enough on here to keep you amused. Top Rated Tracks: In Trance, Evening Wind, Robot Man Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.12667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/b8e5d689-b47b-4760-8930-ac3c0cd17982/Copy+of+marillion_holidaysinedencustom_cs0p.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 163. Marillion - Holidays In Eden (1991) Mark: Album #2 of Hogarth-era Marillion is the first that was written with the new kid. The result is an album that sounds nothing like the Marillion of old, opting for poppy wannabe chart fodder and just a glimpse of familiar depth here and there. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Cover My Eyes, Splintering Heart, The Party Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.14074 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/0d479c6b-04f2-4f15-88d2-adf9d6cf43ad/Copy+of+prayingmantis_timetellsnolies_4h1j.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 162. Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies (1981) Mark: Wrong time, wrong place. Landing slap bang in the kill or be killed riff frenzy of NWOBHM, the UK frat house of denim and leather had precious little time for Mantis’s cultured harmonies and clever song structures. Deserving of far more commercial success than they were afforded. Richard: A real melodic surprise given the band name and album artwork. A wide range of influences combine to create a really interesting album that’s well worth a listen, although they fall into the "include a cover" trap like so many others. Steve: NWOBHM makeweights who were far better than that, adding bags of melody. Opener, Cheated, is a cracker and Mantis happily do what many don't, by bringing this baby home with a pair of belters. Top Rated Tracks: Lovers to the Grave, Children of the Earth, Flirting with Suicide Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.16667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/e96411b0-abd4-4a45-961e-dfbb77901b94/Copy+of+mountain_climbing_4cwk.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 161. Mountain - Climbing! (1970) Mark: Officially the band’s debut album, there’s much to admire here, but side 2 never really fully recovers from a flaccid opening. Loads of experimentation, as was de rigeur back in the day, and when it misses, it misses big. Richard: A desire to be the US answer to Cream perhaps took them down a wrong route. A few misses, but also a few really good songs including Never In My LIfe which is a corker plus of course the cowbell stomper Mississippi Queen. Steve: Guitar god Leslie West's first big group assignment which kicks off with a classic in Mississippi Queen, the prelude for a mixed bag whch promises much but actually struggles to deliver. Top Rated Tracks: Never in My Life, Mississippi Queen, Sittin’ on a Rainbow Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.17037 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/8bddcdf9-695f-4a67-95de-d8b2b6c81126/Copy+of+hagarschonaaronsonsh_throughthefire_k4j.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 160. Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve - Through The Fire (1984) Mark: Just as with Hardline, Neal Schon flexes his fretboard and crunches out some banging riffs. Add the superlative voice of Sammy Hagar, and we get a generally superior collection of upbeat, riffy, melodic rock tunes … and one horrific misstep. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Top of the Rock, Missing You, Valley of the Kings Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.18750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/054f5dba-fe30-419b-a050-7f6def8a96d5/Copy+of+wasp_thecrimsonidol_7m8z.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 159. W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol (1992) Mark: Blackie’s attempt at a concept album is convoluted, hammy and arguably devoid of purpose. Thankfully, his knack for writing monster hooklines and infectious licks combines with a superior cast of musicians to deliver a welcome punch. Richard: The story is better than the storytelling. Over-complicated and messy in parts and Lawless' voice starts to grate after a while. Steve: Can't argue with the ambition, just the end result. Blackie sought to go a bit Bat Out Of Hell but ended up vanishing down a cul-de-sac (rue morgue?) of self-indulgence. Top Rated Tracks: Arena of Pleasure, Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue), Invisible Boy Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.19000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/dbb0ebe5-b0dc-42be-93b4-f8e7b97b70da/robertplant_manicnirvana_73rf.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 158. Robert Plant - Manic Nirvana (1990) Mark: Eclectic doesn’t even begin to cover it. Experimentation and sudden sorties into surprising territories is to be expected. The problem is that the quality of those voyages of discovery is too inconsistent with too much feeling at best average. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night, I Cried, Tie Dye on the Highway Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.19333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/8579d0b9-75b1-4f8d-b9a1-50ffa2935248/Copy+of+Vow+Wow+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 157. Vow Wow - Cyclone (1985) Mark: Too little Japanese metal made it out of the Land of the Rising Sun in the 80s, but what did was always worth hearing. Same here as Vow Wow unleash a blunderbuss-load of riffs. Some hit and many don’t in what is still a riot of good fun. Richard: Some good songwriting and Yamamoto’s guitar at times is breathtaking. But this borrowed too heavily from elsewhere and after a while Hitomi's vocals start to grate. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: U.S.A., Hurricane, Rock Your Cradle Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.19630 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/317e2afa-aa55-40dd-9b50-6a8e68672ebe/Copy+of+motrhead_orgasmatron_1onp.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 156. Motörhead - Orgasmatron (1986) Mark: New line-up, same crunching sound. A handful of tracks that stir echoes of the 4-album golden period of 1979-80, including the relentlessly brooding title track, all wrapped up in one of the coolest album covers of the decade. Richard: Whilst not as good as the holy trinity this is still a bloody good Motörhead album at its core, but absolutely ruined by the production. Some tracks do still shine through including the monstrous title track. Steve: Lemmy's best days were behind him, so too Motörhead's, and all this album makes you do is pine for something older and better. Top Rated Tracks: Orgasmatron, Deaf Forever, Ain’t My Crime Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.20741 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/b7fd0af9-7588-450c-abed-17320e21a275/Copy+of+Hot+Tonight+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 155. Lionheart - Hot Tonight (1984) Mark: Dennis Stratton was fired from Maiden because his penchant for melodic rock was at odds with Steve Harris’ vision for the band. His bad luck is our good fortune. An infectious, if flawed, suite of catchy guitar-orientated tunes Richard: Magnum meets Grand Prix meets Def Leppard. Some good songs - some less good but definitely no turkeys. An enjoyable is uninspiring collection. Steve: Amidst the cheese, saccharine and shoulder pads, there is some seriously uplifting AOR in here, stapled together a treat by the tonsils of the quite excellent Chad Brown. Top Rated Tracks: Hot Tonight, Another Crazy Dream, Die for Love Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.20741 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/05723c04-fbe9-4055-b28b-84fe52189d4d/Copy+of+deathangel_theultraviolence_i66.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 154. Death Angel - The Ultra-Violence (1987) Mark: A big slice of energetic and accomplished American thrash metal, delivered by a bunch of kids just out of high school (and in one case, still there). There’s lots of disorder here, but some absolute gems that more than save the day. Richard: Absolutely mental but great fun. Amazingly fast and brilliant technique where these kids showed the old ones how it's done. Steve: If you're good enough you're old enough as these teen tearaways proved with a hectic, breakneck and surprisingly accomplished slice of old-school thrash. Top Rated Tracks: Final Death, Voracious Souls, Mistress of Pain Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.20833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3edb838e-499f-4bfc-b49a-2fee74a8ab2d/Copy+of+ironmaiden_pieceofmind_d71e.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 153. Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind (1983) Mark: Maiden's fourth album isn't their best (honest), but it may be their most important, setting the template for everything that followed. From the chart-friendly smash and grab of The Trooper to the sprawling To Tame A Land, it's a formula from which they have rarely deviated since. Richard: Piece of Mind absolutely gallops along - literally - due chiefly to the arrival of Nicko McBrain. Enough literary influences and reference to write a PhD underpinned by thundering roffs and bass throughout. Classic, classic Maiden. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: To Tame a Land, The Trooper, Revelations, Still Life Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.23333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/cbad1ea4-43a4-42a1-b893-bfbcd7ec65be/Copy+of+twistedsister_undertheblade12_ak1g.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 152. Twisted Sister - Under The Blade (1982) Mark: Their passports may be American, but the soul of Dee and the gang’s debut is pure NWOBHM. With a decade of club shows under their belts, Under The Blade is a riot of super-tight and razor-sharp hit and run tunes. Richard: The world was a richer place with Twisted Sister who had polished their craft well ahead of entering the studio to be brilliantly captured on this record by Pete Way. Steve: Uber-theatrical glam/punk from a band the world may not have been ready for, but didn't have any choice in the matter! Top Rated Tracks: Shoot ‘Em Down, What You Don’t Know (Sure Can Hurt You), Under the Blade Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.23333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/31814995-e5c0-4346-b077-9c799c349bb1/Copy+of+lynyrdskynyrd_pronouncedlehnerdski_12xv.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 151. Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd) (1973) Mark: Skynyrd were never better than on this, their 1973 debut - and although it takes the odd misstep, there's plenty enough here to love. Richard: Everyone knows Freebird and Simple Man but other tracks on this album shine through. I Ain't The One is a classic and the calling card for the rest of Skynyrd's career. Steve: Southern rockers who were masters of their art and bookended their debut with a pair of corkers in I Ain’t The One and Freebird. I sense they had plenty of fun recording the rest, more than I had revisiting it. Top Rated Tracks: I Ain’t the One, Freebird, Simple Man Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.23333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/7994631b-ec6a-4da5-8309-02ff35b16e54/Copy+of+vanhalen_balance_2740.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 200. Van Halen - Balance (1995) Mark: A decade after their split with David Lee Roth, Balance once again finds VH on the verge of implosion. It’s markedly better than the low bar set by OU812 but fails to live up to either 5150 or For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Love Don’t Stay, Lonely Man, Running Out of Time Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.48148 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3f224081-7c4a-454d-aec2-1caf845002dc/tygersofpantang_crazynights_820x.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 199. Tygers Of Pan Tang - Crazy Nights (1981) Mark: Marking the final piece in the Tygers’ 1980-81 holy trinity of releases following Wild Cat and Spellbound, this is as good as the band ever delivered in its formative years. Everything here is on point - a must-have for any true rock fan. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Love Don’t Stay, Lonely Man, Running Out of Time Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.48148 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/be36e4a7-6fe5-49b0-9f49-03d535523ea1/captainbeyond_captainbeyond_b97r.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 198. Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond (1972) Mark: Heavy riffs, prog ambition, and cosmic psychedelia blend for a cult classic. Impressive for its brilliant musicianship and seamless flow, but brief interludes and uneven songwriting serve to undermine the whole. A must-listen if not a must-buy. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Dancing Madly Backwards (On a Sea of Air) / Armworth / Myopic Void, Mesmerization Eclipse, Thousand Days of Yesterdays (Intro) / Frozen Over / Thousand Days of Yesterdays Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.4866 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/9a06c941-69d2-4095-a31f-278a600b22ca/Copy+of+accept_ballstothewall_156f+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 197. Accept - Balls To The Wall (1983) Mark: Nothing disappoints on Accept's fan favourite other than the fact it blows its wad right off the bat with the title track and has nothing left that comes close to matching it. A slightly meandering final quarter makes for a sloppy finish. Richard: The title track is still immense after all these years and still the standout track by a good margin. The rest of the album is packed with fabulous riffs. Steve: For so long labelled (unfairly) as Germany’s other metal band, Udo and pals were at their absolute finest on Balls, an album that will always be defined by the title track but is so, so much more. Top Rated Tracks: Balls to the Wall, Losing More Than You Ever Had, Fight It Back Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.48667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/070d4845-3825-44cf-8def-0210f52f8d43/bonjovi_slipperywhenwetspeci_1vyg.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 196. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) Mark: A year after 7800° Fahrenheit fell on the sword of critical indifference, Jovi returned with the record that lit hair metal’s blue touchpaper. Age has been unkind to it, but it’s still good fun. Richard: Songs so overplayed that many of us are fed up to the back teeth with them, but there are killer tracks on this album. All that said, side 2 has some howlers that unfortunately point to what the band would become. Steve: Award-winning stadium rock on a level we'd never seen before from a band who had the world in their hands. However, side one's karaoke killers cannot mask a couple of moments of lame dross on side two. Top Rated Tracks: Wanted Dead or Alive, You Give Love a Bad Name, Living on a Prayer Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.48667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/c7c73819-dd4d-42d9-a54c-36552e815836/megadeth_rustinpeace_dd8o.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 195. Megadeth - Rust In Peace (1990) Mark: According to some, one of the greatest metal albums ever recorded. It’s not. But it does boast a collection of iconically blistering riffs and is perhaps the most coherently polished of the band’s catalogue. Superior rather than stellar. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Hangar 18, Holy Wars … The Punishment Due, Tornado of Souls Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.48889 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/cb76336f-0823-40c1-80ff-42ae3b7c73af/accept_russianroulette_1xdw.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 194. Accept - Russian Roulette (1986) Mark: A return to Balls To The Wall form after the supposed commercial-step-too-far of the previous year’s Metal Heart. This is stuffed with vintage prime rib metal that’s arguably more consistent than 1983’s fan favourite. Richard: Classic Accept and an album that many might not know but which deserves a damn good listen. Doesn't quite hit the highs of Balls To The Wall, but is much more consistent, and doesn't have the lows either. Steve: There's no smoke and mirrors here, just Udo being Udo and that adds up to a Teutonic metal gem, full of honest-to-goodness blood, sweat and riffs. Top Rated Tracks: Russian Roulette, Stand Tight, Monsterman Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.49000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/ab12a3f3-3338-496a-a44f-5f2176355a28/Copy+of+whitespirit_whitespirit_5rcz.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 193. White Spirit - White Spirit (1980) Mark: Lazily tagged as a NWOBHM act, the one-and-done band that introduced current Maiden guitarist Janick Gers was more progressive than most early 80s metal bands. A few missteps, but the ambition and potential is there for all to see. Richard: A lesser known but very good slab of 80s NWOBHM. Definitely worth discovering and Midnight Chaser is a belter. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Midnight Chaser, Red Skies, High Upon High Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.49048 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/59b06238-fb8b-431a-adaf-d05d60f08eda/sharkisland_lawoftheorder_7498.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 192. Shark Island - Law Of The Order (1989) Mark: A decent enough slice of melodic hard rock - a couple of corking anthems in Paris Calling and Somebody’s Falling, but a cover of The Chain aside, much of the rest can be filed under ‘F’ for fun but largely forgettable. Richard: . Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Paris Calling, Somebody’s Falling, Why Should I Believe Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.49667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3b333623-8c6d-4e8e-add0-f1a6d18b20c6/Copy+of+motrhead_aceofspades_8a0g.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 191. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) Mark: The album that turned Motörhead into a global commercial powerhouse isn't their best, and one or two tracks display echoes of better material on earlier albums; nevertheless, it was the battering ram that bullied Motörhead into the mainstream. Richard: Even today, an absolute monster of an album. Just put it on, turn it up and allow yourself to be bludgeoned. There’s plenty of swagger and some fantastic grooves here.The Chase Is Better Than the Catch is Motörhead's finest 4 minutes. Steve: The godfathers of thrash, or a rock ‘n’ roll band? Depends who you listen to – and that’s presuming you can still hear at all after this fun-packed aural assault, which unleashes gems far beyond the title track. Top Rated Tracks: The Chase Is Better Than The Catch, (We Are The) Roadcrew, Ace of Spades Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.49722 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/497673ad-a6ff-4c78-afbc-967d36ca7671/flotsamandjetsam_doomsdayforthedeceiv_4win.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 190. Flotsam And Jetsam - Doomsday For The Deceiver (1986) Mark: An absolutely solid and musically accomplished - if somewhat gauche - debut from a band that have been largely underrated outside their own sphere of support. Over-exuberant giddiness causes the occasional misstep, but enough good stuff here to forgive that. Richard: Very clear why this is seen as an absolute pioneer for Thrash. Relentlessly fast and immense riffing. And the quality of Jason Newsted's bass playing shines through. Hammerhead and the title track are the highlights for me. Steve: F&J will always be remembered as the band who gave Metallica Jason Newsted but they were so, so much more. This debut is dazzlingly fast, wonderfully atmospheric, naively simple and the trash-can production only adds to the joy of it all. Top Rated Tracks: Hammerhead, Doomsday for the Deceiver, She Took an Axe Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.5000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/9a6e024f-2432-4067-9f9a-02cb2959208a/Copy+of+Copy+of+queensrche_ragefororder_4fj1.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 189. Queensrÿche - Rage For Order (1986) Mark: The sophomore effort from Seattle’s high concept kings lays down a clear marker for what would follow over the next four years (and arguably longer). Complex compositions and an effortless feel for melody and power. Richard: The album that laid the foundations for their future sound and success and showed fantastic creativity. Great musicianship, power, melody and balance. Steve: Very glossy slab of arthouse metal from a band who loved to show off and did it very well. A gateway to bigger and better things to come. Top Rated Tracks: Walk in the Shadows, I Dream in Infrared, Gonna Get Close to You Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.5000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/d10bfc5d-6b6e-4029-b714-6dd0afa258ff/aerosmith_getyourwings_5wqi.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 188. Aerosmith - Get Your Wings (1974) Mark: ‘Smith’s 3x platinum follow up to the 2x platinum S/T debut sees the band honing its sound. With the trademark dirty blues swagger delivering groove and feel, and a soon-to-be-staple leery-ness, it’s boundlessly confident, if not wholly consistent. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Seasons of Winter, Lord of the Thighs, Same Old Song and Dance Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.50000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/17d53f21-05e2-4756-ad0c-889c98603945/Copy+of+ledzeppelin_physicalgraffiti_141m.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 187. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975) Mark: There's no doubting the creative and technical excellence of Led Zeppelin - this offers the best of it for all to hear. But there’s also a good deal of padding. As a single album, this would rival or surpass the towering majesty of IV. As a double, a flabby second half lays bare its shortcomings. Richard: Recycling older material that didn't make it onto previous albums was a weird decision. There are still some incredible songs on here - Kashmir,Trampled Underfoot - but quite why the pick of the bunch - Houses of the Holy - wasn’t on the album that bears its name is baffling. Steve: Can you use the phrase ‘mish-mash’ for a Zeppelin album? Well yes, and you certainly can for this opus, a piece of work which has been held up by many as a disc from the gods yet contains mortal flaws and, to paraphrase the band themselves, doesn’t half ramble on. Top Rated Tracks: Houses of the Holy, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.50000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a609871e-d3db-4e67-972d-8516451c0783/Copy+of+thealmighty_souldestruction_ci4.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 186. The Almighty - Soul Destruction (1991) Mark: Ricky Warwick and co return from 1989’s debut outing Blood, Fire & Love with an equally belligerent but less accomplished release. Too long, and too schizophrenic, yet some exquisite moments manage to raise it above the average. Richard: Explosive power and great grooves. But classics like Free ‘N’ Easy and Bandaged Knees are watered down by too many average tracks on an album that is far too long. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Bandaged Knees, Crucify, Free ‘N’ Easy Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.50833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/8aea3be4-26b8-4843-a466-0877f184de33/yesyestheenglishrock_90125_gj4b.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 185. Yes - 90125 (1983) Mark: Yes reinvent Yes for a more mainstream, pop-orientated audience. Reaching near-stratospheric heights at times, and untypically catchy and beautifully layered, it’s ultimately let down by a second-half slide into ordinariness. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: It Can Happen, Owner of a Lonely Heart, Changes Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.51111 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/646686a2-99fa-4166-a502-6ed2b24150ea/dokken_backfortheattack_bytr.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 184. Dokken - Back For The Attack (1987) Mark: Clocking in at around an hour, this is much too long. Pared down to its strongest songs, it would comfortably have made the top 100. The best of it is classic Dokken - with an emphasis on melody, power, and damn catchy hooklines Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Standing in the Shadows, Dream Warriors, Kiss of Death Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.51282 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/5e9e69f0-08d3-45ae-8624-f9a8262fe9d1/journeynealschonetal_infinity_51t0.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 183. Journey - Infinity (1978) Mark: Journey were still three years away from the all-conquering high of Escape, but this nevertheless gives a good indication of the direction of travel. When it’s good, it’s Escape-level good. It just fails to scale those heights consistently enough. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Winds of March, Wheel in the Sky, Lo Do Da Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.51333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/177294d4-25ce-4905-80ae-dcd49044cc23/Copy+of+saxon_theeaglehaslanded_4nyz.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 182. Saxon - The Eagle Has Landed (1982) Mark: An album that captures the essence of Barnsley’s finest in full flight. From the breathless Motorcycle Man to yet another defeat for the balcony in the Wheels of Steel call and response, this is Saxon at their best over two nights at Hammersmith. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Strong Arm of the Law, (747) Strangers in the Night, Princess of the Night Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.51667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a19f85ed-f891-4fe2-8f40-463aa684d74d/judaspriest_screamingforvengeanc_9q69.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 181. Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance (1982) Mark: Consistently above average fare from the UK’s forefathers of heavy metal as they dish out a smorgasbord of crunching riffs that beg you to bang your head. And, as expected, among the business as usual standards are some out and out bangers. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Devil’s Child, Hellion/Electric Eye, You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.51852 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a5d93eb1-c049-4339-b2c6-4e1ff28ea914/Copy+of+Copy+of+loudness_lightningstrikes_6bup.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 180. Loudness - Lightning Strikes (1986) Mark: Loudness hit their commercial peak internationally with this power-pop-metal follow up to ‘85’s Thunder In The East. A treat throughout thanks to the combined swagger of singer Minoru Niihara and god-like guitarist Akira Takasaki. Richard: Pitch-perfect precision hard rock with great energy and enthusiasm. One of those albums that fills you with energy and makes you smile. Steve: Flagbearers for Japanese rock for as long as I can remember, churning out big US-friendly numbers that rarely miss the target. Guitarist Akira Takasaki should be in anyone's list of top 20 axe-wielders. Top Rated Tracks: Dark Desire, Ashes in the Sky, Street Life Dreams Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.52222 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/abadb52f-a599-4552-a573-d8a88b5dc46e/Copy+of+aerosmith_pump_7l5.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 179. Aerosmith - Pump (1989) Mark: Aerosmoith follow up ‘87’s Permanent Vacation with solid commercial gold. Love in an Elevator was the pheremone-drenched Billboard 100 foothold, and side one is stellar. But it’s brought crashing back down to earth by a flaccid second set. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: F.I.N.E., Going Down/Love in an Elevator, Water Song/Janie’s Got a Gun Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.52333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/5b464d28-3dfa-4001-a1e2-4edf3d5e7701/loudness_thunderintheeast_280r.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 178. Loudness - Thunder In The East (1985) Mark: Loudness hit commercial paydirt - largely through colossal riff-driven opener Crazy Nights and a spot on MfN compilation platter Welcome To The Metal Zone. It goes out with a bit of a whimper, but otherwise effortlessly punches its weight. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Crazy Nights, Heavy Chains, We Could Be Together Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.52667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/9a2be821-c44e-4d1b-96ba-96cdf8aae9b3/Copy+of+candlemass_epicusdoomicusmetall_62zj.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 177. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986) Mark: The album that forged doom metal’s blueprint: monumental riffs, cathedral atmosphere, and operatic despair. Slow, crushing, and majestic, it turned gloom into grandeur and launched an entire genre. Richard: The slowest, heaviest, doomiest piece of music you can own. Candlemass created a new genre with this album and it still sets the standard. Truly Epicus. Steve: The gold standard at the time for Norse doom-mongers, leaning heavily on early Sabbath and assiduously blasting it out at their own sedate and challenging pace. Top Rated Tracks: Solitude, Under the Oak, Black Stone Wielder Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.52778 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1b3b81dd-d650-478f-91f2-8814ab1cca3c/down-to-earth_rainbow_30469400.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 176. Rainbow - Down To Earth (1979) Mark: Rainbow’s fourth album is their first without Ronnie James Dio on the mic. Bonnet is a more than adequate substitute but, Since You’ve Been Gone aside, struggles to lift material that’s broadly inferior to the opening trio of releases. Richard: A shift by Blackmore to become more commercial, but without losing the essence of Rainbow - much on here to like through tracks like Eyes of the World and Since You Been Gone. Steve: Never has an album been more accurately titled, with Richie and co shelving Dio's demons and wizards and crashlanding with the help of Graham Bonnet into something ever so mediocre. Top Rated Tracks: Since You’ve Been Gone, Love’s No Friend, No Time to Lose Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.52917 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/d7fa8628-d802-4383-8d56-9e4b26401e51/ironmaiden_powerslave_d71h.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 175. Iron Maiden - Powerslave (1984) Mark: Having developed a formula over the previous two albums that had proved as tried and trusted as McDonalds’ special sauce, Maiden double down on it for album number five with big riffs, big themes and an epic (and I mean epic) closer. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Two Minutes to Midnight, Powerslave, Rime of the Ancient Mariner Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.52917 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/21d95afa-3cab-4534-8af2-5abd27eca95c/skidrow_slavetothegrind_cz9.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 174. Skid Row - Slave To The Grind (1991) Mark: Following the acclaimed self-titled debut, Skid Row return with monster riffs, epic hooklines and further proof that they’re the kings of the rock ballad. An album that laid waste to all in its path on its march to the top of the US Billboard 200. Richard: Briliiant second outing from Bolan and co. Superb balance of power and precision and Bach (mostly) manages to keep things at the limit without going OTT. Monkey Business is immense. Steve: Took the swagger and the smut from chapter one and added dollops of sophistication and maturity with the sequel. Okay, it ain't genre-defining but when they add beauty to the power - Quicksand Jesus for example - it's hard not to be impressed. Top Rated Tracks: Quicksand Jesus, In a Darkened Room, Riot Act Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.53056 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/250ff2ad-e6d3-40bb-9900-42a83bdf373d/queensrche_thewarning_9097.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 173. Queensrÿche - The Warning (1984) Mark: Musically, as accomplished as anything they’ve ever done, though it’s let down in comparison by the tinny production. The problem here is Geoff Tate’s always-at-eleven shrieking that proves a constant distraction to what’s going on behind him. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Take Hold of the Flame, Roads to Madness, No Sanctuary Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.54444 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3d98a350-cc5e-440f-86ad-78ce9ad3e0ca/albumcover-true-as-steel-561156865ef81.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 172. Warlock - True As Steel (1986) Mark: Doro Pesch and the band hated the label-enforced mix on this, but the tunes reveal a band on an undeniable upward trajectory. A record that put them on an equal footing with their countrymen Accept and the Scorpions. Richard: A nice varied album by Doro and the boys. Love in the Danger Zone is a classic, allowing the Queen of Metal to showcase all her emotion and range. Steve: Born in the Fatherland, sadly remixed in LaLaLand and the upshot is that it's far slicker than its predecessors. That said, it's also their best written album to date and Doro, as ever, sounds electric. Top Rated Tracks: Love in the Danger Zone, Fight For Rock, Mr Gold Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.54848 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/06d90906-fddd-4e2f-826f-b196396d7080/motrhead_anotherperfectday_i9vm.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 171. Motörhead - Another Perfect Day (1983) Mark: A glimpse at what might have been. With ‘Fast’ Eddie gone, Brian ‘Robbo’ Robertson brings musicality and melody to the Motörhead chaos. Much maligned on release, it’s a far, far better album than people appreciated. For me, one of their best. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: I Got Mine, Back at the Funny Farm, Dancing on Your Grave Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.55667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/544f3f2b-da02-438e-807a-87861044a88b/Copy+of+metallica_killemall_16v1.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 170. Metallica - Kill ‘Em All (1983) Mark: The band that ultimately changed the game for everyone arrive with the album that legitimised the thrash genre. A thrilling debut. Richard: It's clear to see how this album was a game-changer for rock, the thrash metal genre and Metallica. Incredible energy and punch. Hit the Lights, The Four Horsemen, Whiplash and Seek and Destroy set the bar. But Anesthesia should have been strangled before birth. Steve: Disregard the instrumental folly that is Anesthesia and focus instead on the remainder of an album that set the thrash bar. Many had crashed and banged before Metallica arrived but few did it with this amount of controlled aggression and song-writing nous. And this was just the start. Top Rated Tracks: Seek and Destroy, Whiplash, The Four Horsemen Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.56000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/03e48c14-a05e-4998-acf7-503767c2772c/Copy+of+epitaph_outsidethelaw_90kv.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 169. Epitaph - Outside The Law (1974) Mark: Formed in Germany in the late Sixties, Epitaph’s third album is good and not so good in more or less equal parts - but at its best captures the hypnotic essence of Zeppelin and the swagger of Grand Funk Railroad. Richard: Atmospheric, layered and very well written. Another gem from the early 70s that's worth discovering. Woman is an absolute classic. Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Woman, Fresh Air, Outside the Law Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.56190 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a376749d-7579-4afc-961e-8181871674bb/deeppurple_burn_cdfq.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 168. Deep Purple - Burn (1974) Mark: After the departure of Gillan and Glover, Purple are reborn with Glenn Hughes on bass and sharing lead vocals with a then-unknown David Coverdale. It’s a shift toward a sultrier blues style, but there’s still bite within the velveteen sound. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Sail Away, Burn, Might Just Take Your Life Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.56250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/ac21779d-3e58-4bba-b047-956474baaf97/blacknblue_blacknblue_75w2.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 167. Black ‘N Blue - Black ‘N Blue (1984) Mark: Taken under the wing of KISS co-founder Gene Simmons and snagging the production services of Scorpions’ stalwart Dieter Dierks, Black ‘N Blue chalk up a compellingly confident debut that’s full of big riffs, catchy melodies and heady hooks. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Hold On to 18, School of Hard Knocks, Chains Around Heaven Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.56667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3a9e7a8c-ea82-4f93-83d4-5ac29380ea55/Copy+of+reospeedwagon_hiinfidelity_3u89.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 166. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980) Mark: Huge hooklines and soaring keyboards = instant radio gold in a gloriously punchy first half that gives way, with a small sense of inevitability, to a slightly less sure-footed Side 2. Richard: A wonderful album. As good now as when I bought it back in 1981. Some absolute corkers on side 1 that define the whole AOR genre. Richrath's guitar playing is sublime and Cronin's vocal control and power is at its peak. Steve: Name a musical genre, chances are a dash of it will appear on Hi Infidelity, an album with more variety than a box of Quality Street. It’s brash, it’s funny, it sweeps you up and floats you down. Pretty much AOR gold. Top Rated Tracks: Don’t Let Him Go, Keep On Lovin’ You, Take It On The Run Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.56667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/155f0147-9e6e-40a7-a264-18d480ef09f4/Copy+of+genesis_nurserycryme_49yc.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 165. Genesis - Nursery Cryme (1971) Mark: Steve Hackett and Phil Collins form the lightning rod that ignites a 3-album hot streak. A majestic suite of superbly layered compositions that bull-headedly refuse to yield to conventional wisdom - even when they should. Richard: The arrival of Collins and Hackett provide the secret sauce to propel Genesis away from break-up and towards superstardom. Intriguing; at times beautiful and occasionally impenetrable. Steve: Part one of the holy trinity of Gabriel-era Genesis albums with newboy Steve Hackett turning possibilities into reality. Harold The Barrel offers humorous relief in a sea of melancholy which is utterly enchanting. Top Rated Tracks: Musical Box, The Fountain of Salmacis, Return of the Giant Hogweed Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.57143 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/08c70a73-e418-417d-a9dd-c4c766f19ee2/Copy+of+flotsamandjetsam_noplacefordisgrace_1805.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 164. Flotsam And Jetsam - No Place For Disgrace (1988) Mark: Two years is a long time in evolutionary terms, as F&J prove with a more sure-footed follow-up to the youthful enthusiasm of Doomsday For The Deceiver. A hideous Elton John cover aside, this is deliciously ballsy, belligerent and brutal. Richard: Much more mature songwriting and playing on this outing. The speed and power remain but are balanced with more layers and melodies. So it's more accessible whilst still belting you around the head quite nicely. Steve: The F&J boys were in the process of growing up and fine-tuning their style, though don't for one minute think they've compromised on the speed and brutality which so endeared us to Doomsday. Top Rated Tracks: N. E. Terror, Escape from Within, The Jones Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.57333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/c6363292-c088-4439-a631-9006a7deecb7/Copy+of+gillan_mruniverse_65vx.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 163. Gillan - Mr Universe (1979) Mark: After a huffy split with Deep Purple and an ill-conceived flirtation with jazz as a solo artist, Ian Gillan returned to sensastional form as NWOBHM dawned with an album that showcases both his exceptional voice and hard rock credentials. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Fighting Man, She Tears Me Down, Dead of Night Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.57667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/8a1b5a30-a888-4bc4-b248-888fe535db1f/dio_sacredheart_30th.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 162. Dio - Sacred Heart (1985) Mark: A solid return to the fray for Dio for what would be the last album to feature Vivian Campbell, fired during the ensuing tour. It lacks the stratospheric high points of the first two albums, but is also happily unfettered by its predecessors’ lows. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Sacred Heart, Rock ‘n’ Roll Children, Hungry for Heaven Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.57778 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3c958da7-123e-4f45-a836-86eea2a77d96/vanhalen_fairwarning_8t0v.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 161. Van Halen - Fair Warning (1981) Mark: Arguably a step down from the preceding year’s Women And Children First, but comparative margins are fine here. There’s grit, groove and swagger in plentiful supply - enough to make 1982’s follow-up, Diver Down, something of a let down. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Unchained, Mean Street, Hear About it Later Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.58148 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/da7e5f7b-c404-444f-92c7-86d9e566cf84/albumcover-heart-attack-51e6cb84152cf.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 160. Krokus - Heart Attack (1988) Mark: Routinely lampooned at times for being derivative, the veteran Swiss rockers nevertheless serve up a great big ball of fun that boasts some killer riffs and well-executed knock-off melodies. Richard: Thoroughly enjoyable romp from the best impersonators in the business. Hear all your favourite hard rock bands on one album! (But seriously, it’s worth a listen). Steve: Switzerland's greatest AC/DC tribute act emerge from their Alpine lair once more with a slab of derivative, crowd-pleasing 80s metal which will leave you feeling warmer than a shot of gluhwein. Top Rated Tracks: Everybody Rocks, Wild Love, Let it Go Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.58667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/9f0238de-01e2-4a28-aaf1-d1bf59c38017/giuffria_giuffria_9p91.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 159. Giuffria - Giuffria (1984) Mark: The fact that synths and piano are at saturation point on an album bearing Greg Guiffria’s name is no great surprise. What is surprising is that after an opening high of Do Me Right, too much of the rest of the album is pretty forgettable. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Don’t Tear Me Down, Do Me Right, Turn Me On Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.58889 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/0f3c5957-44be-426c-b6c1-0d25781a148d/loudness_disillusion_2450.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 158. Loudness - Disillusion (1984) Mark: Blazing riffs, lightning solos, and relentless energy showcase Loudness at arguably their fiercest. Classic 80s heavy metal that would be at least partially sacrificed in pusuit of commercial success with the following year’s Thunder In The East. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Dream Fantasy, Ares Lament, Milky Way Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.58889 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/8ec47386-c898-4a6a-8fdd-5f6fc1d55208/Copy+of+ufo_phenomenon12_asu2.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 157. UFO - Phenomenon (1974) Mark: A seismic shift as UFO transition from impenetrable über-proggers to honest-to-goodness hard rockers. The introduction of a young Michael Schenker and the sublime Doctor Doctor and Rock Bottom merely hint at what was to come. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Doctor Doctor, Rock Bottom, Space Child Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.59000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/11df1714-2077-4ddb-8f22-c232d2c2740d/GP.PNG Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 156. Grand Prix - There For None To See (1982) Mark: An album that surprises and frustrates in equal measure. Thin production never quite manages to wholly derail a band that defines the spirit of early prog metal with big slices of melody and Robin McAuley’s angelic pipes. Richard: A hugely underrated album from a band that deserved more. A brilliant mix of melody and power and great songwriting. Tough of the Track is a gem. Steve: Well I saw it, just didn't fully understand it. That's not to say it's not good, it just has a nagging knack of threatening to slap you round the face with some metal majesty, only to resist the opportunity. Frustrating. Top Rated Tracks: Tough of the Track, Relay, Keep on Believing Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.59333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/b88230b8-461b-4c34-9535-301a205bb16a/Copy+of+Copy+of+machinehead_burnmyeyes_21eb.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 155. Machine Head - Burn My Eyes (1994) Mark: Brutal in places, but a masterclass in seething control from a band that manage to find melody in the most unlikely places. Ignore your preconceptions. Richard: Crunching riffs and abusive beats with good arrangement and production and even the odd melodic bit - this is highly recommended and a really assured debut. Steve: Don't be duped by the Purple moniker, there's no Jon Lord ivory tinkling here. In fact, present Rob Flynn with a piano and he'd probably turn an angle grinder on it, as loud as possible and make it into a song. I likey! Top Rated Tracks: A Thousand Lies, I’m Your God Now, Nation on Fire Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.27273 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/0ac267f5-e57b-4052-a6da-cd219dc3041f/blacksabbath_masterofreality_egh4.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 154. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality (1989) Mark: Midway through an extraordinary six-album run of excellence, Sabbath flatten all in their path once more. The relentless onslaught of Children of the Grave takes the plaudits, but there’s far more light and shade here to enrapture the ears. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Children of the Grave, After Forever, Into the Void Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.59524 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/6cbab702-f8ff-4393-b220-7cc2361ff179/skidrow_skidrow_7sjm.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 153. Skid Row - Skid Row (1989) Mark: Skid Row announce themselves in style with fat riffs, big melodies and glorious hooklines. When it’s good, it’s extraordinary, but sadly the highs are more than matched by the lows of some fairly flaccid fare at the back end. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Youth Gone Wild, 18 and Life, Big Guns Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.59697 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a24a86b3-22c6-49a5-850d-8863494c09f8/morganalefay_sanctified_68qm.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 152. Morgana Lefay - Sanctified (1995) Mark: Punchy riffs, sly melodies, and theatrical mood swings delivered with orchestral bravado, enough musicality to please the ear, and plenty of heads-down power metal attitude - but it fades with a whimper at the back end. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Sorrow Calls, To Isengard, Why?, Another Dawn Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.60000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/340f9897-72d9-4d23-8d8e-33ddae3010ac/albumcover-waiting-for-the-roar-545afa60c5516.jpg Hall of Fame - 151-200 - 151. Fastway - Waiting For The Roar (1986) Mark: Fastway continue their progression from straight ahead blues rock to synth-laden mid-Eighties pomp. Superior compositions and killer riffs elevate things far above the standard fare of the time, but the keys occasionally distract and detract. Richard: Some lovely tracks on a real surprise of an album that is really worth a listen. Fast Eddie really couldn't get further from Motörhead if he tried, and that's not a bad thing. Steve: 'Fast' Eddie Clarke brings not a hint of Motörhead to this keyboard-saturated slice of 80s synth heaven, full of melodies and riffs and a strings-sapped opener in The World Waits For You which could grace the Albert Hall. Top Rated Tracks: The World Waits for You, Move Over, Waiting for the Roar Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.60667 https://www.entersadmen.co.uk/hall-of-fame-201250 daily 0.75 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/7d9f072a-2a5f-4d28-9533-a7c7e8270359/Copy+of+Nuclear+Assault.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 225. Nuclear Assault - Live At The Hammersmith Odeon (1995) Mark: It was hard to conceive of an album beyond the utterly bizarre that would challenge Earth Crisis for the last spot on this list, yet Nuclear Assault manage it. It’s a shame, because under the aimless cacophony there are some potentially killer riffs. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Critical Mass, Torture Tactics, Trail of Tears Enter Sadmen Rating: 4.07619 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1626384997400-7SAF4Y24F8YFWQ9KKS2R/Capture.PNG Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 224. Earth Crisis - Destroy The Machines (1995) Mark: An unholy mess suffocated by the unintelligible vocal disgorgement of ‘vocalist’ Karl Buechner. Somewhere in here are some decent tunes trying to get out, but I defy you to summon the patience necessary to unearth them. Richard: The most challenging listen yet on the podcast. Some reasonable riffs but the stream of random consciousness coming from Buechner's mouth leaves you cold - or ROFL. Steve: Straight edge metalcore from a band who had lots to say and made sure they said it all. Screamer Karl Buechner's packed an hour's worth of socio-political diatribe into half an hour of music so it's an effort just keeping up. Under A for Acquired taste, methinks. Top Rated Tracks: The Wrath of Insanity, Inherit the Wasteland, Forced March Enter Sadmen Rating: 5.77667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1624202982683-8BE8ISTSZ44QZTYHREN0/Copy+of+gorkypark_gorkypark_5byt.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 223. Gorky Park - Gorky Park (1989) Mark: Given the red carpet treatment thanks to Jon Bon Jovi’s paternalistic interest, and benefiting from the label’s desire to make the band the first breakout Soviet rock act, Gorky Park is nevertheless devoid of the songs needed to match the hype. Richard: A classic example of right band, right place, right time. The arrival of Glasnost and messers Bongiovi and Sambora meant a below average Soviet band reached heights they couldn't believe. Steve: East should have met west in a cocktail of post-glasnost originality, but instead sheepishly strove to become nothing more than a Bon Jovi tribute act. And not a particularly good one at that. Top Rated Tracks: Bang, Try to Find Me, Hit Me With the News Enter Sadmen Rating: 5.83000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1609665903356-YRRZXJD9MEQ0NHCQOSZB/raven_rockuntilyoudrop_c90g+%282%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 222. Raven - Rock Until You Drop (1981) Mark: Raven evolved into a decent band, but limited resources from then-brand new indie label Neat fail to bring order to the organised banging and clanging. That said, there are moments of insight into the ability that lay beyond this debut effort. Richard: A below average debut. Some interesting riffs in parts, but, whilst played at a fast tempo, the songwriting and singing on this album struggle to get out of second gear. Steve: High-energy, mildly amusing, punk-infused rock from a band apparently seen as something quite significant back in the day though I can't for the life of me see why. So throwaway I can't actually remember when or where I chucked it. Top Rated Tracks: Hard Ride, Tyrant of the Airways, For the Future Enter Sadmen Rating: 5.91333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1610130621945-R3RSRKOYN9SPKDDH8D3C/yesyestheenglishrock_fragile_1s4y.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 221. Yes - Fragile (1971) Mark: Self-indulgent nonsense, for the most part. There’s no doubting the musical technicality, but look up ‘pretentious prog’ in the dictionary, you’ll find an image of this album there. Richard: Incredibly ambitious 4th outing from Yes, showing even more ability and complexity. The jigsaw writing approach leads to some disjointed songs and at times a challenging listen, but perseverance is rewarded with some sublime songs. Steve: Early hints from the opener Roundabout that Yes might have taken a left into the mainstream are soon stalled. The innovation, imagination, irritation flow in equal frustrating and messy measure. Classic prog, then. Top Rated Tracks: Roundabout, Heart of the Sunrise, South Side of the Sky Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.02778 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1603980466193-X0DOR3HOZJFXWB0CE1M3/Bad+Steve.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 220. Bad Steve - Killing The Night (1985) Mark: A true one hit wonder, though describing Killing The Night as a 'hit' stretches the elastic. Like the curate's egg, it's good in parts - but not sufficiently so to gatecrash the top of the Hall of Fame. Richard: An absolute blast to listen to - thoroughly enjoyable, alhough the songwriting and playing isn't up to scratch in parts. Steve: A hard-rocking German quintet bring a smile to the face - and it’s hard to keep a straight face confronted with this throwaway slab of metal that seeks inspiration down all the obvious cliché-sated avenues. A giggle nonetheless. Top Rated Tracks: Across the Rainbow, Running to You, Leather Girl Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.07407 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597232994587-HNAX06393D7U6HBXFEIF/kyuss_bluesfortheredsun_oex+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 219. Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun (1992) Mark: Two opening tracks make for a really promising start but give way quickly to a succession of average songs. It's never going to offend, but sadly it also rarely manages to excite, and so inspires the greatest enemy of any rock band - indifference. Richard: An experimental album, but with limitations and challenges that would have benefited from more guidance in the studio. Green Machine is a great track but there are also some howlers. Steve: Acid rock, stoner rock, desert rock, call Kyuss what you will; what I can call BFTRS is a mess, though diehards probably regard that as a badge of honour rather than an insult. Top Rated Tracks: Green Machine, Thumb, Writhe Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.12727 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/1597232975831-BQAJLJFD853H3CBIPQ0T/tool_undertow_30xw.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 218. Tool - Undertow (1993) Mark: No one should have to work this hard to enjoy an album. There's no doubting the technical ability of the musicianship, but as a whole this is a collection of Pearl Jam soundalike songs that are big on self-indulgence and short on accessibility. If that's your thing, you'll love it. Richard: Tool are a unique band and this is an album that needs time - it's not something to have on in the background! Very complex and layered, with some hits and misses and one abysmal track. A shame, since other tracks like Sober are great. Steve: To say Tool’s debut album was ruined by the lamentable closing track would be to suggest the rest of the album was in some way brilliant. Which it isn’t. Top Rated Tracks: Sober, Swamp Song, Intolerance Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.14333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/33b85c8f-a31b-4317-b9b5-704e81343ba6/Copy+of+yngwiejmalmsteen_odyssey_d8cd+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 217. Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force - Odyssey (1987) Mark: 36% of this self-indulgent, overblown, round-the-world ego trip is a guitar solo. Of the rest, most is lazy, derivative and entirely predictable. Two songs just about rescue an execrable album that should otherwise have been strangled at birth. Richard: The involvement of Joe Lynn Turner and push for a more commercial sound fracilitated a warm critical reception for the album. Riot in the Dungeons and Rising Force stand out, but some weaker moments detract. Steve: YJM can play a guitar. He can play it fast and he can play it, er, faster. And it’s his band so he plays it a lot. Probably more than he should unless he intended to wind up with what transpired, a largely aimless vanity project. Top Rated Tracks: Crystal Ball, Heaven Tonight, Riot in the Dungeons Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.14667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/ca4fc93d-8642-4515-90eb-f720a4e6795a/Copy+of+phenomena_phenomena_b5du.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 216. Phenomena - Phenomena (1985) Mark: A self-proclaimed brand long before the line-up was confirmed or a note written, this is at best patchy and at worst turgid. A procession of anaemic compositions that lack bite, originality or purpose and are forgotten the moment they end. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Kiss of Fire, Twilight Zone, Believe Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.21111 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/ba296ab5-1523-40b5-b4ca-28d00bed446e/Copy+of+andytaylor_thunder_4xp8.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 215. Andy Taylor - Thunder (1987) Mark: His time with The Powerstation proved there was more to Andy Taylor than just Duran Duran. In his first solo outing, he joins up with former Sex Pistol Steve Jones to serve up a more than satisfying collection of catchy AOR/melodic rock tunes. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: I Might Lie, Bringin’ Me Down, Don’t Let Me Die Young Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.25185 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/41399091-3071-4616-bc7b-d561e2f0860a/Copy+of+albumcover-war-games-54113b6393989.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 214. Grave Digger - War Games (1986) Mark: Innovation is in short supply here, but if you’re hankering after some fun German power metal that you can bang your head to, and you don’t mind the hits being strafed by more than its fair share of misses, then this’ll do you. Richard: Some high paced explosive songs and great riifs - but the songwriting and vocals, particularly in the second half, restrict War Games to being just another mediocre rock album. Steve: Google translate wasn't invented when Grave Digger produced the third of their 900 or so albums, which is as well 'cos it gives us a laugh. Beyond some cabaret and the inevitably awful Teutonic ballad, there's power to be enjoyed. Top Rated Tracks: Heaven Can Wait, Keep On Rockin’, Playin’ Fools Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.29667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/de2952b9-14b4-40e7-8876-98cd92f1c985/Hammer+Horror+Large.jpeg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 213. Warfare - Hammer Horror (1990) Mark: No one will ever accuse Warfare of being purveyors of high art, even in the generally low-fi world of hard rock. But if you’re after a concept album full of passion for its theme, a few laughs and some nice high points you could do worse. Richard: An amusing hard rock + punk + OMD + Metallica + Gerry Rafferty celebration of old-school British horror that falls into the ‘so bad, it's (very nearly) good’ category. Steve: No. Just no. A paean to a cult film house, I get, but musically? I'm really none the wiser. Top Rated Tracks: Prince of Darkness, Tales of the Gothic Genre, Baron Frankenstein Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.43333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/6be2ac68-fd9c-420b-86fa-14e488331908/earth-vs-the-wildhea_the-wildhearts_696168.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 212. The Wildhearts - Earth Vs. The Wildhearts (1993) Mark: There is nothing here that Hanoi Rocks weren’t doing a whole lot better a decade earlier. Worse, it bears the cadaverous stench of mid-90s Britpop. Avoid. Richard: A Marmite album. And the fact that Ginger can't sing makes it worse. Attitude trumps talent here. Steve: A decent mix of old-school and soon-to-arrive punk, replete with bad singing and odd segues. Ginger's an acquired taste, so too this album but there are a few metal-tinged riffs to provide splashes of enjoyment. Top Rated Tracks: TV Tan, Love You ‘Til I Don’t, Suckerpunch Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.44242 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/9343c55b-7524-4ef7-8d35-86e1530b2103/mtleycre_girlsgirlsgirls_3nyu.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 211. Mötley Crüe - Girls Girls Girls (1987) Mark: The Crüe were counting the money all the way to the bank with this multi-platinum release, so won’t care that, artistically speaking, it also marks the moment the band swapped the Jack Daniel’s for Kool-Aid. Richard: Wild Side is brilliant, Dancing on Glass is great. Much of the rest is just downright lazy. Steve: The only way was down after Wild Side and given that the Crüe never did anything by half, the crash and burn past track one is a pretty spectacular descent. Top Rated Tracks: Wild Side, Dancing on Glass, Sumthin’ for Nuthin’ Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.47333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/6cbda66c-1672-4640-aa0a-dbe353a497ab/thesweetandyscotteta_desolationboulevard_1rtw.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 210. The Sweet - Desolation Boulevard (1974) Mark: Before The Sweet squared up to the likes of Mud and Wizzard over chart bragging rights they were a decent rock band that packed a hefty punch. Here, at their artistic rather than commercial zenith, you sense how good they might have been. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Fox on the Run, The Six Teens, Solid Gold Brass Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.50000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/387cc4ee-525b-447b-aae1-517ba5c19c01/Copy+of+alicecooper_billiondollarbabies_2u0t.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 209. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) Mark: The frightmare was gathering pace in ‘73 after the success of predecessor School’s Out. But although … Babies is lauded by critics as the band’s seminal release, it lacks consistency and bite, too often sacrificing real substance for pantomime dame style. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Generation Landslide, Raped and Freezin’, Billion Dollar Babies Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.51667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/4adab510-8e65-4385-b358-cb13fd7947c3/Copy+of+uriahheep_lookatyourself_19ce.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 208. Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself (1971) Mark: An album that pinballs between moments of absolute genius and episodes of tumbleweed-strewn drift. Yet in those too-few peaks there is clear evidence of the talent that made them favourite sons of 1970s Brit prog. Richard: Exquisitely composed and layered songs and lots of ooomph. Cracking riffs; thundering organs; driving drums; and, on top of that, Byron's soaring voice. Steve: The album that inspired Bulgarians to head for the beach but didn't inspire me to do anything other than take it off the turntable. Like so much '71 prog-rock-fusion-whatever, this needs plenty of attention. Top Rated Tracks: Look At Yourself, Tears in My Eyes, Love Machine Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.55714 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/2b305a71-0b2d-40aa-b613-c15a67a98cbe/albumcover-faster-pussycat-5604854942b99.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 207. Faster Pussycat - Faster Pussycat (1989) Mark: They had the looks, they had the guitars, they had the songs. What they didn’t have in Taime Downe was a singer with the chops to let the band grow its sound beyond the novelty equivalent of a booze-soaked titty bar at three in the morning. Richard: Poor songwriting and painful vocals from Downe in this debut from another wannabe glam band demonstrates just how far ahead of the rest of the pack G n’ R and Crüe were in the late 80s. Steve: An album that kicks in sleazily enough soon grates, chiefly courtesy of Taime Downe's jarring vocals. There were many better examples of Sunset Strip hedonism. Top Rated Tracks: Don’t Change That Song, No Room for Emotion, Smash Alley Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.56333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/bd2c39a9-05c9-4dfd-8ed0-3cb90a9d15cf/Copy+of+Spider+-+Rock+n+Roll+Gypsies.PNG Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 206. Spider - Rock ‘N’ Roll Gypsies (1982) Mark: Dismissed as Status Quo soundalikes (largely because they were Status Quo soundalikes), Spider were that honest-to-goodness hard working, hard-touring rock band that had fun on the road and made sure you did, too. And if you like 12-bar boogie, this’ll do the same. Richard: Good fun but a lot of basic fare from Status Quo meets the Glitter Band meets Showaddywaddy. Steve: Merseyside's Status Quo pretty much sums this lot up. The album's fun, though not as much as the backstory which makes them endearing rather than essential. Top Rated Tracks: Lady (I’m Dyin’ For You), A.W.O.L., What You’re Doin’ to Me Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.56667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/2bd320bd-a0b2-4323-956c-f90e7b3cb588/whitelion_fighttosurvive_9o9v+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 205. White Lion - Fight To Survive (1985) Mark: An insipid collection of melodic rock ephemera that, while being a bit more interesting and enjoyable than the commercially cynical but much more successful follow-up Pride, struggles to raise the pulse beyond a couple of standout moments. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Broken Heart, All the Fallen Men, Fight to Survive Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.62333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/a5309ab7-8166-4d5e-a898-1c4f7e86721b/Copy+of+albumcover-britny-fox-56146b71cc227.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 204. Britny Fox - Britny Fox (1988) Mark: Hair metal was pretty much doomed long before this debut hit the racks, and what we have here are 3 really infectiously catchy songs, 2 absolute horror shows and 1 vocalist whose style is already tiresome by the time we get to track 4. Richard: A very inconsistent offering from the late 80s glamsters. Really good fare such as Long Way to Love and Kick ‘n’ Fight are let down by a poor Slade cover and the awful Save the Weak. Steve: No amount of hair can obscure the fact that Dizzy Dean Davidson's vocals are an absolute pain in the arse. That said the Fox's debut is studded with rock gems but also one of the most godawful mistakes in recording history. Top Rated Tracks: Kick ‘n’ Fight, Girlschool, Rock Revolution Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.63667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/7d54a823-441d-4c2a-a55b-01d76a2029e0/Copy+of+mercyfulfate_melissa_5ny9.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 203. Mercyful Fate - Melissa (1983) Mark: Danish occultists Mercyful Fate brought black metal to the (presumably black) masses with this 1983 debut. Poor production hampers often catchy curios that will put the band into context, if not quite into the coven, for those who weren't there the first time around. Richard: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! That's about it really. And not in a good way. Oh. Wait. One more thing. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Steve: Great riffs, power chords, some wonderful song construction, but let’s not sidestep the elephant in the room. You either like King Diamond’s preposterous vocal assault or you don’t, and that will determine whether you want to take out Melissa or not. Top Rated Tracks: Curse of the Pharoahs, Evil, Into the Coven Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.67143 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/4374ba69-1196-49ea-9044-242ef6441b66/Copy+of+vixen_vixen_tbr.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 202. Vixen - Vixen (1988) Mark: Two monster songs, but an album that feels constrained by overcrowded production and never quite manages to be more than the sum of its component parts Richard: Enjoyable but a bit too easy on the ear. The drive to make Vixen a commercial success through different writers and producers impacted too much on the qualities they had as singers and musicians. Steve: They looked good in leather and lace, knew how to play their instruments and clearly gelled as a band. Such a shame they didn’t build on a pair of high-class singles though it’s a very solid piece of work. Top Rated Tracks: Edge of a Broken Heart, Cryin’, American Dream Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.68000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/88504e8f-4bb9-41e0-8e7c-4a5097149796/Copy+of+zodiacmindwarpthelov_tattooedbeatmessiah_4u42+%281%29.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 201. Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction - Tattooed Beat Messiah (1988) Mark: Was Zodiac Mindwarp a Spinal Tap joke for the then-modern age? Or a persona created with rock stardom as the goal? Only Zodiac’s alter ego Mark Manning knows for sure. But what is certain is that for all its fun, it manages to be neither. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Tattooed Beat Messiah, Let’s Break the Law, Skull Spark Joker Enter Sadmen Rating: 6.68788 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/f8587657-4735-48f4-98c3-e3471f167ea8/Copy+of+trust_rpression_b4bh.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 222. Trust - Repression (1981) Mark: If France had had a NWOBHM movement then Trust would have been its battle commander. Punk-infused metal with edge and bags of attitude. Immerse yourself in the glory. Richard: Tons of energy, spit and bile. Proof that the rapier sharp French language and hard rock (wth a bit of punk thrown in) were made for each other Steve: Les enfants terribles of the French punk/metal movement whose protest rants start to jar after a while though you can't fault the intent. Top Rated Tracks: Le Mitard, Nom de la Race, Instinct du Mort Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.41333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/e595ae0e-7f11-490a-bfbe-0a2488d8a571/overkill_theyearsofdecay_85wb.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 221. Overkill - The Years of Decay (1989) Mark: Like the bastard offspring of a Big Four orgy narrated by Metal Church's David Wayne, this is a big, big slice of chunky themes, chainsaw riffs and assured musicianship Richard: Thoroughly enjoyed discovering this. Just lay back and allow yourself to be pummeled to death. The title track is brilliant and Skullkrusher? Well … you can guess what that does to the listener. Steve: Overkill were thrashing on the East Coast before thrash was invented and while the aural headlock remains brutally intense, prepare for plenty of assured and welcome invention. Top Rated Tracks: The Years of Decay, Playing With Spiders/Skullkrusher, Time to Kill Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.41481 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/42d8b91a-0106-400a-be55-84ac1744c1de/Battle+Zone.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 220. Paul Di’Anno’s Battlezone - Fighting Back (1986) Mark: There are many things wrong with this album, but the music isn’t one of them. Paul Di’Anno returns with a project that’s everything you think it’s not. Melodic, powerful and a little glimpse of his knack for a winning lyric. Worth exploring. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: In the Darkness, The Land God Gave to Caine, Too Much to Heart Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.41667 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/ff6e3234-f94c-4054-b189-c6a19ca6acb5/Copy+of+uriahheep_firefly_19fr.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 219. Uriah Heep - Firefly (1977) Mark: Whilst fans mourned the departure of David Byron, the arrival of John Lawton undeniably adds a new dimension to the band’s musical range. A couple of monumental moments reinvigorate Heep’s signature sound. Richard: Thought-provoking and soulful - and John Lawton's voice is immediately apparent. Some really strong songs including The Hanging Tree and Been Away Too Long. Steve: The usual carte blanche for Box and the boys to do what they want and they oblige nicely. John Lawton never sounded better and take a bow Trevor Bolder on bass, underpinning it all with real class. Top Rated Tracks: Rolling On, Been Away Too Long, The Hanging Tree Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.42083 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/82f6b07b-5d68-4d34-adb3-f6c504734776/savatage_sirens_9aco.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 218. Savatage - Sirens (1983) Mark: The Oliva brothers serve up another hefty slab of power prog. In truth, it misfires occasionally - enough to keep it out of the top 100 here. But it bears all the hallmarks of the Savatage to come - grandiose opera, shredding riffs and requisite prog depth. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Sirens, Out on the Streets, Holocaust Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.42222 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/9fb0dd3a-2dae-4d94-9a77-1cad59d3c62a/warlock_burningthewitches_dyb4.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 217. Warlock - Burning The Witches (1984) Mark: Warlock and the Queen of Metal launch into the post-NWOBHM metal melee of 1984 with an album that, arguably, is as close to NWOBHM as it gets. Light and shade dance with huge riffs and Doro Pesch’s unmistakeable vocals. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Burning the Witches, Dark Fade, Holding Me Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.42593 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/7a6b113d-69ae-43a5-9ffc-4c34e13c4974/therapy_troublegum_80wu.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 216. Therapy? - Troublegum (1994) Mark: Heavy metal meets punk meets alt. rock in a barrage of effervescently energetic, anthemic, and anarchic tunes that are as catchy-as-hell. It’s far from perfect, but even the low points are incidental enough to keep you listening. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Screamager, Unbeliever, Hellbelly Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.42857 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/7f5005ce-16ec-48ed-b318-a9f09e20a41c/defleppard_hysteria_m3y.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 215. Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987) Mark: Ignore the hype: all three Leppard albums that preceded this overblown and overrated excurison into musical onanism are vastly superior in every way. A handful of exceptional tracks, and they are, fail to mask the all-pervading stench of cheese. Richard: Commercially huge, but a mixed bag when critically analysed. The production may have seemed modern when the album was released, but now it sounds lifeless and over-layered. That said, the title track, Run Riot and Animal are still epic. Steve: Seemed to take a lifetime to craft, seems to take as long to listen to, though there is no need to go past the title track. Overthought, overlong and overproduced - but with enough highlights to overcome those negatives. Top Rated Tracks: Animal, Run Riot, Hysteria Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.43889 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/85eb7d9f-9806-4cf5-925b-48bab2fe835c/Copy+of+trouble_trouble_49h2.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 214. Trouble - Trouble (1990) Mark: Like Entombed, another band criticised for abandoning its heavier, doomier roots. Yet it’s hard to argue with an irresistable blend of melody, chugging riffs and leaden weight - all evidenced in the album’s crowning glory - Psychotic Reaction. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Psychotic Reaction, The Misery Shows (Part 2), The Wolf Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.44333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/2b6893d5-e038-498b-b18f-f4d7eaedb412/thinlizzy_liveanddangerous_3zr8.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 213. Thin Lizzy - ‘Live And Dangerous’ (1978) Mark: Often touted as the greatest live hard rock album of them all, Live And Dangerous is undeniably raw and urgent. Other live platters also present a compelling argument for the number one spot, but for pure bottled lightning, this is up there. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Southbound, Emerald, Jailbreak Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.44902 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/bb0bd744-375c-4439-b54a-d1685a5de792/Copy+of+deeppurple_fireball_31p1.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 212. Deep Purple - Fireball (1971) Mark: One of the fans’ holy trinity of MkII releases, the missteps testify to the creative friction already in play. Yet the likes of Demon’s Eye and the title track evidence the genius it often created. Richard: The usual eclectic mix and brilliant musicianship from the MkII line-up, including the invention of proper speed metal with the title track. Steve: A chart-topping mixed bag from Purple, who never particularly rated an album that might have lacked freshness but was never dull. Top Rated Tracks: Fireball, Demon’s Eye, Nobody Came Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.45238 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/df62b7b7-c0ef-4fe0-92bd-39cab7d98263/ratt_dancingundercover_6mj8.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 211. Ratt - Dancing Undercover (1986) Mark: A much better record than it seemed on release. It’s a definite departure away from the early years sleaze and toward MTV gloss. Ratt fans wanted swagger - and they weren’t in the mood for an album that was more Bon Jovi than Back for More Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: It Doesn’t Matter, Looking for Love, One Good Lover Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.45333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/eaaf8714-6d15-40cb-9016-037bb4a77b91/testament_theritual_12zv.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 210. Testament - The Ritual (1992) Mark: Solid and dependable with a signature riff that is modified and adapted throughout. It's an album you'll love if you get off on relentless chugging riffs and have low expectations when it comes to deviating from the predictable. Richard: Why did this album pass me by? A great choice by Mark. Some great grooving, chugging riffs - especially on So Many Lies, which is my highlight on this album. And great ‘lighter’ moments too in Return to Serenity. Steve: Testament erred from thrash towards straight-down-the-line metal with this release, an album which finds so much pleasure in one riff that it insists on wheeling it out over and over again. Top Rated Tracks: Return to Serenity, Signs of Chaos/Electric Crown, So Many Lies Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.45300 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/3bab1f68-cff0-4c69-8a7a-cc629604efde/rockgoddess_rockgoddess1983_cqm3.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 209. Rock Goddess - Rock Goddess (1983) Mark: A record full of crunching riffs, hooklines that are so infectious they should come with their own vaccine, and an attitude to match from a hard-working band that delivers the goods both in the studio and on the road. Richard: A brilliant debut from the then-teenage Wandsworth girls. Vic Maile captured their energy and attitude brilliantly. The songwriting and standard of playing is great. There is quality throughout but Heartache and Start Running are the standout songs. Steve: Still teens when they recorded this, the Turner sisters display maturity beyond their years and a penchant for rocking that would've made them stand out in an age when girls wanted to be Irene Cara, Tiffany or Cyndi Lauper. But rock chicks just wanna have fun as well and Rock Goddess sure did here. Top Rated Tracks: Start Running, Heartache, Back to You Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.45758 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/9e179677-6051-4009-8c24-5571ca794313/hardline_doubleeclipse_10fs.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 208. Hardline - Double Eclipse (1992) Mark: A Neil Schon side project that turns out to be an epic slice of classic hard rock boasting a couple of rifftastic anthems you’d happily die for. Released 5 years earlier, it would have been colossal. Richard: A good-old proper hard rock romp. Neal Schon let loose his inner guitar god to great effect with superb support from the Gioeli brothers. This album is riff heaven. Steve: Nelson wannabes Johnny and Joey Gioeli thankfully chose a different path, collected Neal Schon en route, and between them decided we weren't done with the 80s quite yet. And thank the Lord they did. Top Rated Tracks: Dr Love, Rhythm From a Red Car, Everything Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.45758 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/2ad06511-ec51-4bdd-a27b-a5639332095a/ufo_noheavypetting_fyzu.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 207. UFO - No Heavy Petting (1976) Mark: The evolution of UFO from early-Seventies proggers to British hard rock legends continues apace. The melodic power is all there in cuts like Natural Thing and I’m a Loser; so too the knack for balladry. It’s not perfect, but it’s not far away. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Natural Thing, Reasons Love, I’m a Loser, Can You Roll Her Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.45926 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/5cc66b7c-85d3-4fdb-9d46-4231b6443b90/savage_loosenlethal_eik6.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 206. Savage - Loose ‘N’ Lethal (1983) Mark: Everything about this is raw and unpolished, yet the energy and pure unadulterated joy this bunch of NWOBHM-ers manage to conjure makes you forget the across-the-board simplicity of it all amid a raft of utterly headbangable tunes. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: Ain’t No Fit Place, Cry Wolf, Berlin Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.46250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/cd6c1b91-5354-4d22-8f61-4a4a0d1aeb11/Copy+of+malice_licensetokill_56xn.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 205. Malice - License To Kill (1987) Mark: A largely patchy slab of late-80s power metal that is elevated by its handful of exceptional tracks more than it is diminished by its weaker offerings. Vocalist James Neal has a voice for the hard rock ages, and when they rock, they rock. Richard: Steve: Top Rated Tracks: License to Kill, Against the Empire, Breathin’ Down Your Neck Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.46296 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/05f4fc6e-0b1b-4f82-8c56-9f4081f40844/entombed_wolverineblues_b4lh.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 204. Entombed - Wolverine Blues (1993) Mark: Wolverine Blues sees Entombed pivot to death ’n’ roll: praised for groove and hooks, criticized by purists for ditching their raw, extreme sound. Perhaps unsurprisingly, then, it suffers from something of an identity crisis, but crunches nonetheless. Richard: Skull crunching riffs and some great songwriting and arrangements. Petrov outdoes Phil Anselmo for growling as well. Steve: At the forefront of the Swedish death metal assault and boy could they assail. A slight rebrand from earlier Entombed but malevolent, dark, heavy and damned good. Top Rated Tracks: Hollowman, Contempt, Heavens Die Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.46333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/8604983a-4f43-4021-a372-732054339c38/queenfreddiemercurye_newsoftheworld_pxa.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 203. Queen - News Of The World (1977) Mark: The album that gave us We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions backs a blistering first half with a flipside that, the sublime It’s Late aside, struggles to impress. That said, Queen on an average day still trumps most bands’ good days. Richard: Always a joy to listen to and such a variety of styles from calypso to jazz to hard rock, and everything in between. Lovey natural production and Mercury's voice never sounded better. Steve: Typically eclectic mix from Freddie and the boys with a pair of bona fide charts smashes introducing the usual cocktail of hits and misses. Top Rated Tracks: We Are the Champions, It’s Late, All Dead, All Dead Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.47273 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/20b2961d-bad7-460f-8a79-1bafa811f992/gillan_futureshock_7iua.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 202. Gillan - Future Shock (1981) Mark: Post-Purple and pre-Sabbath, Ian Gillan's creativity finds itself unchained. Lyrically and musically spanning the void between humour and ethereal & dark beauty, Future Shock is inconsistent, yet delightful. Richard: Varied in both style and quality, Gillan explores a load of different roads (and even the odd rue). Good in parts but not so much in others. Nevertheless, worth a good listen or three end-to-end to discover Gillan's eclectic styles and massive sense of humour. Steve: An album that is fun to listen to and sounds like it was just as much fun to make. Ebbs and flows between dollops of full-on heavy metal to more thoughtful, even tender moments, judged immaculately by one of rock's truly great vocalists. Top Rated Tracks: For Your Dreams, If I Sing Softly, No Laughing in Heaven Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.47333 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e63edd2e2a1011bd971e9f8/09f4ce79-764a-4b11-805e-dac5625ad9fe/Copy+of+blackfoot_strikes_3nje.jpg Hall of Fame - 201-250 - 201. Blackfoot - Strikes (1979) Mark: Skynyrd might have been the gate-opening pioneers, but with Strikes Blackfoot took the heart of Southern blues rock and forged it into something magical. The album Skynyrd never managed to make. Richard: Driving at night with the top down blues rock. A really atmospheric album with some lovely songs that grow on you with every single listen. Highway Song and Left Turn on a Red Light are the standout tracks. Steve: When you itch for southern blues and you instinctively reach Skynyrd? Give this a spin and indulge instead in a melange of country, blues and rock 'n roll that steams along with a purpose and heart LS never quite achieved. Top Rated Tracks: Highway Song, Train Train, Left Turn on a Red Light Enter Sadmen Rating: 7.47778