Greatest Metal debut albums, never to be topped by the band again! Part 3 : Timing Is Everything 

[@michaelwood4309]

As a metal head in south Carolina I've never heard of kick are will definitely check them out I really enjoy your videos keep up the good work brother

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I would definitely not steer you wrong on that album, Kick Axe Vices is a must! Thank you for the kind words, much appreciated 🤘 Cheers from Planet6Strings

[@markrussell3414]

Keep up the good work you are doing amazing with you metal rock cd🎸🎸👍🏻💀👍🏻

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thank you for sending the positive vibes 🤘 Cheers Mark

[@niklaseriksson7569]

Great picks! Nice to see the Helloween and Sword albums, they are fantastic. Agree with you on ”Better than raw”, it’s a very good album and the only one I’m missing on vinyl (except for Chameleon). Definitely gonna check out that Kick Axe album! Tacke care!🤘

[@a.s.8121]

Sword is legendary. I bought the Vinyl for only 6 German Deutschmarks looooong ago and still come back to it. First Sanctuary also blew my mind, still does. Good job, Darcy, you know your Metal.

[@disidenciatotal]

Amigo, gusto en verte y seguirte, Exodus mi preferida sin dudas, un abrazo grande, saludos desde Colombia-Sur América.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Gracias! Saludos de Planet6Strings 🤘

[@IREMEMBERNOW]

I missed this yesterday! Glad to see helloween on here. I had a feeling they’d make this, as I knew walls was your favorite. A band that does nothing wrong for me. And that faster oussycat record I love. I don’t think I followed much after that. But I do love that record. And bonded by blood is a thrashterpiece. Great series brother! Stay heavy 🤘

[@hsmetalhb2036]

Great Video, again... Helloween is a bit tricky for me: I love both Walls of Jericho and Keepers Part I, very hard to choose for me, so I don't.... Talking about EPs, there is a version of the Walls of JerichoALbum on which the EP and the Song Judas are included - awesome!

[@Power-jx1gt]

Another great video! Love to see the metal journey, I was born in ‘94 so my ‘timings…’ category is a completely different era and scene in heavy music (mid-late 00’s), so here are the bands early in my metal journey as a young teenager who in my opinion never topped their debit: Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison (2005) the perfect blend of melodic and heavy in metalcore, these Welsh lads never quite did an album with such superb songwriting as their debut Evile - Enter The Grave (2007) modern UK thrash at its finest! All of their albums are great from both era’s of either of the Drake brothers on vocals but I always hold this dear to me Suicide Silence - The Cleansing (2007) absolutely crushing and brutal deathcore debut and one of the most influential in the scene, their follow up 2nd album is a close runner up Job For A Cowboy - Genesis (2007) great modern death metal debut - if you can call something from 17 years ago modern 😅 another band whose 2nd album makes a strong statement Anyone in the comments from the newer metal generation let me know any great modern debuts I’ve missed!

[@mattflesch1365]

Kick axe opened for priest in bismark north dakota on that defenders tour Cool story helping kick axe

[@blackpopepaul]

Walls of Jericho is a very special album

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

It truly is! Thanks for watching 🎃 Cheers from Canada

[@axelfeiss1130]

Very nice topic and series and I like your choices and can relate to many of them and I love your Kick Axe Story, what a nice memory and superb souvenir. My list would also contain Metal Church, Death Angel, Dark Angel, Heathen, Mekong Delta, Gamma Ray, Holy Moses, Paradox, Living Death, Rage, Death, Manowar, Exciter, HammerFall, Angel Dust, hhmm am I a debut album kind of guy?

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

That’s a heck of a list! I think you might be a debut album kind of guy ha ha. Thanks for watching 🤘 Have a great weekend :))

[@bvdaussiemetalhead9338]

Ride the sky is probably the best speed metal song of all time 🤘🎃🤘BTR is my favourite cover art. I gotta spin some Kick Axe again soon. I prefer Wake Me over the debut for FP. I’ve been spinning Sweet Dreams more recently but Metalized wins it by a bit. Battle Angels has been on repeat in my work car for the last couple of weeks, I try to sing along but can’t even get close 😂 great vid man

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

@@bvdaussiemetalhead9338 I’m just imagining you stopped at a red light, music blaring & BVD trying his damnedest to hit those Warrel highs 😂 Have a great weekend :))

[@cristianosorio2517]

Hi Darcy!!!! well done and cool part III..... i agree with you on FasterPussy Cats and Kick Axe, one i have on vinyl too and also i same cases timing is averything. Here are my suggestions: Gamma Ray's "Heading for Tomorrow"; LA Guns "S/T" cheers and be well

[@StephenZimmer]

Another great episode on Planet6Strings! Regarding Sanctuary, have you explored the Nevermore discography? Several fantastic albums, and Brutal Planet Records released remastered, gold disc reissues of the entire catalog that sound great! I had the honor of promoting/booking Nevermore on their Dreaming Neon Black tour in Richmond, Kentucky, and got to meet and talk with Warrel Dane. Very down to earth, great guy. Sorry he is no longer with us. But I HIGHLY recommend Nevermore. Outstanding metal, great songs. Anyhow, thank you as always and keep up the great work. Cheers, Darcy! 💯🔥🥃

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I have a few Nevermore albums, just never got into them at the same level as the first two Sanctuary albums. So cool that you got to meet Warrel, what a voice! Thanks as always my friend 🤘 Have a great weekend :))

[@RJW1967]

Loved Faster Pussycats debut, got to see them supporting GNR on their first UK tour in Bristol October 1987!! A band I must mention is Mindfunk, debut is awesome, again got to see them in my nearby City Bristol in a small sweaty club called The Bierkeller in 1991.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

A friend of mine is a big Mindfunk fan, I honestly don’t remember if I’ve heard the debut album. I’ll throw it on the headphones tomorrow with morning coffee. Got to love those small sweaty club shows ha ha. Thanks for recommendation, always appreciated 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy

[@frankmurphy8567]

Great vid again Darcy👍🤟🇮🇪

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thank you Frank 🤘 Stay Heavy Duty my friend :))

[@andjusticeforearl4742]

I love the comment about hearing a band for your first time on a mix tape. Those were the days buddy, today’s youth will never know that experience. 🤘

[@GRockVC]

Nice choices there Darcy and yeah I think most of these fit into the topic. Helloween is probably the odd one out as like you say the Keepers albums are up there as well. Sword is a great album as is Sanctuary and Exodus.

[@SydsKingdom]

Sword, love that debut album.

[@Swullmark]

For me my main few are: Firehouse - Firehouse (1990) Absolutely phenomenal Hair Metal, and the first real band Ioved as a little kid (I was five when I first heard them) Disturbed - The Sickness (2000) Nu-Metal was the first genre I myself jumped into (when covid hit and I went from playing sports 6 days a week, to none). Still a fan, still enjoy it despite how corny and cheesy it is, Nu-Metal isn't really something I listen to a lot these days, but yeah it's fun for nostalgia. Limp Bizkit - Three Dollae Bill, Y'all (1997) Like Disturbed, it's corny, overly edgy, very cheesy and not the most musically intricate... but it's fun, it's very fun for that matter. The cover of George Michael's "Faith" is killer as well. Quiet Riot - Metal Health (1983) Metal Health is just so iconic, I remember hearing "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" for the first time while watching Footloose with my dad, and him saying" You knlw who that is? Quiet Riot" while I just listened awestruck haha. Such a good album, shame the band fell off so much after (despite Condition Critical (1984) being almost as good. Sum 41 - All Killer, No Filler (2001) Heard this at 15 and it scratched my Blink-182, Paramore and Green Day itch greatly! The title is right, man there is not a single bad song on here, and it's only like a half hour! Cheers Darce Honorable mentions that had too much recency bias to mention: Saint Vitus - Saint Vitus (1984) Trouble - Psalm 9 (1984)

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

Exodus' "Bonded by Blood" comes to mind for me. Sure, there were other great albums that followed, but none have acheived the same level of success. Glad to see you're doing well, Darcy. Stay Heavy! 🤘

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Yeah that one is an absolute thrashterpiece! It’s been a great summer so far, but sadly it’s coming to an end. Hope you’re doing good 🤘 Cheers brother

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

Another great installment, Darcy! I'm of an entirely different school of thought on Exodus. The Rob Dukes era is my favorite era of the band - "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" is my favorite Exodus album, and "Exhibit B" is second for me. I also love "Let There Be Blood" and much prefer it to the original "Bonded by Blood" release. I was never a huge fan of Paul Baloff's vocals (RIP), and I much prefer modern recording techniques. But I understand I'm probably in the minority on that one! Love this series, my friend! Rock on!

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

@@JamesThomas-dz4vj I really warmed up more & more to the Dukes era albums over the years, but I’ve always loved The Atrocity Exhibition EXHIBIT A. The title track alone is worth getting the album, plus I love that opening instrumental Call To Arms & Children Of A Worthless God. Thanks for the great comment & the kind words 🤘 Have a great weekend James :))

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 Heck yeah! I can't fault you for that! If I were ranking the Exodus discography, "Exhibit A" wouldn't be too far down the list. I'd probably have "Tempo of the Damned" ranked slightly ahead of it, but then again, I've always preferred the more modern albums, even for classic bands. Overkill is my favorite thrash band of all time, and my top 2 Overkill albums are "The Electric Age" (2012) and "Ironbound" (2010). Go figure!

[@jeffreyfrank6492]

Nice T-Shirt, excellent channel.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

@@jeffreyfrank6492 Thank you very much 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@tainted_lord87]

Awesome Part 3, Darcy! Good to see Exodus, Helloween, Kick Axe and The Sword.

[@steveratcliffe2181]

Another great episode. Walls of Jericho would be in my top 5 too. It's speed metal perfection. Id forgot about Kick Axe. That was a great album. Saw them with Helix. It was a great show. Good choice with Sanctuary. Battle Angels is killer. Not the biggest Exodus fan, but that album is a classic. Enjoyed Fabulous Disaster too.

[@neilbower9052]

Excellent set of videos me ode, loads i totally agree with you on. the only ones i can think of to add to your list are Warrior - fighting for the earth, Pestilence - Malleus Maleficarum (beats consuming impulse by a gnats.... but their debut was my in and i love it),

[@steelerfreak1977]

That Kick Axe album is absolute perfection. George Criston had some amazing vocals. Great call!

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thank you 🤘 He truly does! I really don’t know who to compare him to, no one sounds like George.

[@georgegsroomofrock9868]

Another great installment Darcy! Have to agree with Exodus and Faster Pussycat! And Faster Pussycat has a 4th album The Power and the Glory Hole in 2006 buy only Taime Downe is the only original member! Gotta get that Sword album!🤘

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

@@georgegsroomofrock9868 The first 2 Sword albums are essential! Have a great weekend G 🤘

[@fjuczer667]

Here's my list: - Witchfinder General - Death Penalty, - Satan - Court in the Act, - Slayer - Show No Mercy, - Anthrax - Fistful of Metal, - Destruction - Infernal Overkill, - Coroner - R.I.P.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I’ve been listening to all 5 Coroner albums lately & R.I.P. is definitely one of their best! I heard they are working on a comeback album, I hope that’s true.

[@speedking4951]

Excellent part 3 Darcy. Haven't played any Kick Axe in a very long time. Gonna have to revisit their debut. Helloween's debut is a classic. Can't agree more 🤘 🍻.

[@Iainmaclennan70]

Fantastic list Darcy even if I do disagree with Helloween. The Keepers albums are in my top 10 of all time!! 😈🤘

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

@@Iainmaclennan70 I totally understand, I love both Keepers albums T🎃🎃 Cheers Iain

[@sadekx5251]

Love me some Faster Pussycat but I believe you were referring to their cover song of Carly Simon "You're So Vain". Released on their "Belted, Buckled and Booted" EP. And this is the song I discovered them from the MTV video.

[@albertampel4175]

Body and mind functioning again after three days of mayhem, hahaha... you know what happened... finally time to comment. I have a similar story with the Helloween debut, I heard it only a couple of weeks before "Keeper 1" came out. I saw the cover for the Sword debut in a magazine in 1986 and got a dubbed tape from a friend not much later...

[@flukieson]

Great video Darcy, I walked into my local record store back in 1986 when I was only 15 and saw the cover of Sword Metalized and had to have it and what an album, have since got all 3 and love that band. I saw Sanctuary supporting Megadeth over here at the infamous show in the Antrim forum and loved their sound and the singer was amazing with the really long hair (RIP Warrel)so I had to pick up that album too. I only recently picked up Helloween walls of Jericho and its a fantastic album, I love kai hansen's solo stuff and his work with Gamma Ray. Will definitely check out Kick axe and see can I get any of their albums. 🤘🤘

[@kurtemeigh]

Hey Mr. Six Strings. A few weeks ago you showed the Ear music savatage for Japan Live ‘94. Do you know if there is a color vinyl or did it only come out on black vinyl? Great vids. Thanks. 🙏

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

That one is only available in black vinyl. Thanks for the kind words 🤘 Have a great weekend :))

[@kurtemeigh]

@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 did you see that Overkill Immortalis was rereleased?

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Yes, I pre-ordered it as soon as I saw it, should be here Wednesday 🤘 Thanks for thinking of me :))

[@franciskocher200]

Salut Darcy. I agree 100% about Walls of Jericho

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Ride The Skyyyyyyyyy 🎃 Cheers Francis

[@franciskocher200]

@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 Heavy metal is the Law🤘

[@independenceltd.]

Good calls on Sword and Sanctuary. I think it was you who finally got me to check Sword out.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thank you 🤘 Both bands have small discographies with some killer albums!

[@kowalsolosolo]

Ocean Machine by Devin Townsend. I guess you can call it his debut album after SYL got disbanded.

[@stephenharrison239]

Annihilator -"Alice In Hell" an all time thrash classic.I don't think they ever came close to this with their other records. Loved Hammerfall -"Glory To The Brave" felt like the re-birth of trad heavy metal!

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Never, Neverland is my favourite Annihilator album, actually it’s like 1A & 1B with Alice In Hell. I only listened to Glory To The Brave & Legacy Of Kings yesterday for the first time, both are fantastic! I think Hammerfall have finally clicked with me. There new album is very good! Thanks as always 🤘 Cheers Stephen

[@josephurvilla2545]

Greatest Rock debut album, never to be topped by the band again my version: 1. Winger (self titled) 1988. 2. Skid Row (self titled) 1989. 3. Mr. Big (self titled) 1989. 4. Trixter (self titled) 1990. 5. Steel Heart (self titled) 1990. 6. Fire House (self titled) 1990.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I love your version, especially your #1. I think Pull & Seven are very close though. Thanks as always 🤘 Cheers Joseph

[@jamesbedford3774]

Vain - 'No Respect'. Should have been huge.

[@andrewmachado6988]

I thought about this driving home the other night and 2 came to mind. Steel Panther - Feel the Steel The Darkness - Permission to Land Let’s go ARGOS!!!

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

SHIT!! The Argos did win, well that blows 😂

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

Gotta go with "Balls Out" as the best Steel Panther album. Not a single weak track, whereas "Feel the Steel" had a few soft clunkers. Great band, though!

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I think I’ve heard a couple tracks from each of those albums, but not a full album.

[@andrewmachado6988]

2 other ones from newer metal bands I just remembered Protest The Hero - Kezia Threat Signal - Under Reprisal

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

@@andrewmachado6988 Fantastic call with Protest the Hero! One of my all-time favorite bands. I love "Kezia", and that album first got me into the band. For me, though, either "Fortress" or "Scurrilous" would be my favorite. "Volition" is phenomenal as well.

[@jeffreyfrank6492]

Have that Iron Maiden poster but it’s black light.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

@@jeffreyfrank6492 Oh I bet that looks awesome! I have multiple Iron Maiden posters, I just switch them out every now and again, see if people notice lol.

[@Patellsworth1]

Check out ride the sky by the band metalium,is so sick\,,/

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

@@Patellsworth1 I have! It’s awesome I know 🤘

[@markrussell3414]

What you favourite top 10 megadeth cd can do a video on that please thank you 👍🏻🇬🇧👍🏻

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

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[@independenceltd.]

The Darkness - Permission to Land Faster Pussycat (1987) Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction Ted Nugent (1975) Queensryche - The Warning The Wildhearts - Earth vs the Wildhearts

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I’m pretty sure that’s the one The Darkness album I like, Justin has a great voice!

[@gellargod]

I could never get into the vocals on first Exodus. Pleasures of the Flesh is my number one by far.. Agree on Helloween. Kai is the man!!

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Kai always looks like he’s have a blast & he definitely appreciates his fans!

[@6758pasi]

I never got over the opening song on Walls of Jericho. Insanely fast, too fast. I prefer the Keys albums. That Kick Axe album has popped up over the years in vc, personally i've never seen it. I had to check if it's available on local version of ebay and it's not, but that other album is. Maybe i'll head that way. Never heard Faster Pussycat either, even though it's been on my mind a thousand times. Only seen Sword here in vc, never in real life. I've heard that Sanctuary album praised here in vc, i gave a song or two a chance, but i didn't like the vocalist, so that was that. Nice variety you got going on on these videos. Pasi

[@liamnotlast4571]

What happened to your Metallica ranking video? I can't find it anywhere. 😢

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Hmm let me look! It’s probably time for an updated version anyways, need to get 72 Seasons in there. I will get on that soon 🤘 Thanks for the kick in ass ha ha

[@kowalsolosolo]

Fear Of Tomorrow by Artillery. A dark,menacing,gloomy death/thrash metal album that introduced me to metal. A forgotten masterpiece.

[@mattlortz6026]

It boggles the mind when bands re-record seminal albums. Seems like being lazy. And who wants to hear that? Bonded By Blood is a Thrashterpiece! Love that! Never got into Faster Pussycat. Thought they were lame. Like Taime Dane. 😂😂😂 1st Yngwie? Rising Force? DLR Eat Em And Smile? Ratt Out Of The Cellar? Whoa Invasion? Cool. Probably a million I'm forgetting.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Those first 2 Ratt studio albums are pure gold, but Invasion just edges out Cellar for me. Warren’s guitar tone is so awesome! Thanks as always 🤘 Take care Matt

[@SydsKingdom]

Icon self tilted album was a ball buster, second album sucked big time.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

@@SydsKingdom The debut is awesome! The outside songwriting didn’t help them on their second album, I think record company pressure had a lot to do with that. Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@SydsKingdom]

@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 cheers from Australia.

[@gtp1172]

pleasures of the flesh & fabulous disaster are way better lp's than bonded/blood. never cared for baloff's vocals. i really like let there be blood.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

If you haven’t already check out Exodus British Disaster : The Battle of ‘89. Zetro crushes those Bonded By Blood songs, just awesome!

[@gtp1172]

@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 my copy is on the way!

[@stevenvalenti3722]

The year the sun died is incredible! I love that album so much. Pre-ordered in 2014. I believe that I ranked it as my album of the year that year. Great series Darcy👍 take care brother.🍻🤘

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

It’s definitely on my what’s list 🤘 Cheers my metal brother