Top Ten Heavy Metal Records of 1986

[@frankdrebin259]

What a great year for thrash. I was 17 and I didnt realize until years later how special 86 was.

[@MetalTheologian]

I don't think anyone did, man... but no one knew in 1966 how important that first Velvet Underground record was gonna be either.

[@lobfel]

That Voivod record is such a hostile sounding record and so underrated....Great video as always!

[@lobfel]

Oh and wow you put that Leather Nunn record in the top 10, I admire your courage sir! ;-) I have that record it‘s super fun!

[@MetalTheologian]

@@lobfel Haha thanks, I figure I do have a bit of a reputation to uphold here.. ;-) But I'm not even kidding, that seriously is one of my very favorite records, absolute top tier!

[@NateBouchard]

I’ve never heard of Manilla Road. I have to check them out considering your description of them. Great video.

[@MetalTheologian]

Yeah man, Manilla Road is one of those bands I keep coming back to. They went through a bunch of different phases: 70s-styled hard rock, to epic/power metal, to thrash, and then back around again.... but they always maintained a really cool identity. They're the band from Wichita people always think is European!

[@CHROMIUMDIOXIDERADIO]

That’s why this channel is the only metal show you really need. Fuckin hell, man. Those selections were laser-focused accurate. Fuck. Bravo, man. Now if you’ll excuse me, heading to Kick Axe’s for a potluck.

[@MetalTheologian]

Well, you need another channel if you want puppets... (Well, come to think of it, Scott Waters the puppet made an appearance once or twice, maybe five years ago, but nothing anywhere near your level) But seriously, means a lot coming from you! Bring Kick Axe an ambrosia salad... do y'all have that in Canada, or is that just an American Midwestern thing?

[@CHROMIUMDIOXIDERADIO]

@@MetalTheologian ahhh yeah. It exists here too. Straight form the pie of hell that and sunshine salad

[@Paneeks1960]

Hey there Aaron. Man what a solid top ten. I was stoked to see the album that I now have in my collection thanks to you. Manilla Road's 'The Deluge'. I actually feel eighties heavy metal hip right now because I not only have the Manilla Road but I also have the Megedeth and Slayer's 'Reign in Blood'. I am connecting with you with a smile Aaron. You should dedicate a channel to classic metal albums from all over the globe. Once again you shined~ Rob/Boston

[@MetalTheologian]

Ha! Man, you know it always makes my day to hear from you! I'm really glad you've gotten so into the metal... Given how into the Beach Boys, Zeppelin, and Smiths you are, I always feel a little tingle, like... Is this guy really gonna like this, or am I an asshole for suggesting it? And then you come along and praise some really extreme record I never would have predicted, hahaha. I'm smiling right back!

[@GMHG777]

Damn it's a strange (and rare) day when I actually know of or own half of selections The Metal Theologian pulls from his stash woo hoo, what a time to be alive ! ! Good stuff as always Aaron ! That Salem's Wych reminds me quite a bit of Fifth Angels debut, powerful vocalist, great meaty riffs and epic sounding songs.

[@MetalTheologian]

Man, I don't think I even used the word "epic" when describing Salem's Wych... and it totally is, but it's epic in such an understated way, almost the opposite of the "majestic" vibes you get from other epic bands. It's almost like if Motorhead made an epic metal album or something, only not quite so gruff. Does that even make sense? hahaha

[@GMHG777]

@@MetalTheologian Actually makes perfect sense ! I am sure you know that first Fifth Angel (also an 86' release) album dude, if you don't grab it, like I said reminds me a lot of Salems Wych if a bit more polished and major label-ish.

[@annihilationallenradio5710]

@@GMHG777 Fifth Angel is fantastic.

[@mushi.]

Awesome list! There is lots here I need to check out, but I had already checked out that Leather Nunn because you had hyped them before! And it's great!! Some day I really want to delve deep into all of the Manilla Road catalogue thoroughly, but since to date the Deluge has been the one to catch my ear and nestle it's way in the most I find my self just wanting to hear it again when I think of Manilla Road. Naturally Pleasure to Kill and Reign in Blood will always be dear.

[@MetalTheologian]

So if you're interested in checking out some of the later Manilla Road, my favorite of the post-80s crop is probably Playground of the Damned. That thing just smokes from start to finish, and if I had to rank their albums, I might well put that one above, say, Mystification. I hate to say it, but the weakest was probably the last ("real") LP, To Kill a King, so save that one until you've gone through the others, haha! Thanks so much for stopping by!

[@mushi.]

@@MetalTheologian Okay! Than I will be starting out with Playground of the Damned! Thank you for helping me to navigate the Roads of Manilla :)

[@gallopingglen1]

there are alot of great records from 86, but one that i listen to still very often is candlemass full length epicus, i would probably put that on mine. I enjoyed this a lot though, also obsessed by cruelty as Mike D stated.

[@MetalTheologian]

Honestly, I've never loved Epicus as much as the next two Candlemass records (or the self-titled reunion one, for that matter). It's a very cool record, but we're talking 1986 here... there's lots to pick from! I did consider Sodom, but same deal, honestly... and I even listened to that record a couple more times before deciding to leave them out.

[@metalneanderthal]

Wow!!! Nice list! It’s funny I have a copy of that Salem’s Wytch too! Great stuff! I found it 10 years ago in a crate of old 70s AOR records. It stuck out like a soar thumb. I snatched it up immediately. It really needs a repress so people don’t have to pay a ridiculous price for the OG. I lucked out and got mine for 20 bucks because the guy didn’t know what he had. Your list would have been definitely similar to mine. Peace Sells would have been my number 1. Thank you for Reign in Blood. Yeah everything you said about it is dead on man. I just find it funny a lot edge lords are now shitting on that record ( give me a break ) I’ll admit a few on your list I need definitely check out like that Villain and Leather Nun. I think the definitive years of the 1980s would be 1980/1984/1986. Granted there are so many amazing albums in the rest of the decade too but those three years seem to really stick out to me. Rooaar by Voivod is my all time favorite Voivod album. So happy you chose it! Thanks again for the content!! Take care

[@MetalTheologian]

Man, hell of a score on that Salem's Wych record! I don't remember how much I spent on mine (although I'm quite sure it was more than $20, haha), but a year or so later, another one turned up at the same shop I had gotten mine at priced at $250. And this was close to 20 years ago! WYLN has done a really nice reissue of Leather Nunn, so you know, and Villain has been done a couple of times; I know Cult Metal Classics did it a while back, but I think there are more recent ones too...... Rrroooaaarrr is the shit!

[@CoreysChannel]

"nowhere to go from here" sums up Slayer perfectly. Looks like it would take over 4K for me to get all these in my collection (and one is verbotten on discogs) save a couple I actually have. Looking up the first one, Image, there is a scan of the original insert! It comes with a map to a keg party, the ULTIMATE party (but curiously not ranked by how MANY kegs were involved ie "3" Kegger"), and not only that but the Menden mall was written in as a reference point, now that's 1986. This was an awesome "deluge" into some serious metal goodness.

[@MetalTheologian]

Hahaha, holy shit, I've never seen that flyer before! I can't help but wonder if that actually came with the record (my guess is no, since it's two years after the date on the record), but it does appear to be endorsed by the 'label', so......

[@MetalTheologian]

And hey, as always, if you find yourself on the hunt for any of these in particular, let me know, and I'll help if I can....

[@CoreysChannel]

@@MetalTheologian lol

[@CoreysChannel]

@@MetalTheologian That is much appreciated! I'm familiar with some of these but haven't been able to find them. I added almost all of these in my letter to Santa lol. Honestly, I'm trying to pump the brakes on buying records as I'm trying to save for a new mountain bike. But the Dark Angel would be highest on the list if you know a guy. I love Gene Hoglan. Killer drummer and always seems level headed in interviews. Kinda underrated really. added Destruction - Eternal Devastation to wantlist 1 day ago added Manilla Road - The Deluge to wantlist 1 day ago added Leather Nunn - Take The Night to wantlist 1 day ago added Salem's Wych - Betrayer Of Kings to wantlist 1 day ago added Dark Angel (3) - Darkness Descends

[@holspa]

Nice one Aaron. Cool to see the VILLAIN original pressing. I bought the 00´s rerelease when it was released. With CARL Albert from VICIOUS RUMORS fame. Need to play it soon, i havend play it for a long long time. DARK ANGEL amazing one. SALEMS WYCH is one of the most expensive albums i bought, back in the 90s. For shore today it goes for more but i payed 120 DM for it around 97 or 98. Good one Aaron. LEATHER NUNN great, have it on cd, looks great on vinyl. Super video Aaron. Going to listen to VILLAIN and SALEMS WYCH soon. Have the MANILLA ROAD on picture disc, a rerelease that was released many years ago. ETERNAL DEVASTATION by DESTRUCTION cool. I am going to stop now hahaha. Take careeeeeee

[@holspa]

One more thing, super to see OUTBREAK, have the 1985 METAL REICH tape. I also got this during the 90s, didnt know them but saw them on a list and just bought it, and it was a original tape, really a good one. Never saw the vinyl. Super.

[@MetalTheologian]

@@holspa Dude, do you remember GEMM? Once in a while, I would find a great deal there, and at one point there was a Canadian seller who had copies of the LP and both demos that he was selling for very fair prices. I got a similar deal on the Villain: I had that reissue too, then I went to Amoeba in Hollywood one day, and saw this record on the wall for $50. I said to myself, that has GOT to be an overpriced reissue.... but it wasn't, haha!

[@holspa]

@@MetalTheologian Gemm sounds familiar but dont think i bought anything there or if i did just a couple of things. In the 90s i bought many vinyl from record fairs from all over Europe.

[@MetalTheologian]

@@holspa GEMM was the first big online marketplace, before even Musicstack got started, and of course, now Discogs has taken over. I'm sure you saw all of those, but none are as fun as record shows, that's for sure!

[@vinylrichie007]

Thanks to bands like Villain for opening the various levels of Metal for Aaron. I’m not sure what that means but I do know we wouldn’t have The Metal Theologian as we know him without this shit.

[@MetalTheologian]

Hahahaha aw shucks, man!

[@mazeoftorment805]

Solid pics man. There were a couple I’m surprised you didn’t pick but then I double checked and they were from 85 haha. My top 10 My favorite band is Iron Maiden but somewhere in time didn’t make the list. In no order: Slayer-Reign in Blood Deathrow-Riders of Doom Sepultura-Morbid Visions Kreator-Pleasure To Kill Dark Angel-Darkness Descends Manalia Road-The Deluge Destruction-Eternal Debistation Voivod-RRROOOAAARRR Onslaught-The Force Angel Dust-Into The Dark Past

[@MetalTheologian]

Yeah man, I think Somewhere in Time is one of the worst Iron Maiden records, and that's after warming up to it somewhat in this past year, haha. The Force was a contender here for sure, but I just don't have the love for it that I do these other ones!

[@mazeoftorment805]

I was listening to somewhere in time last night and yah..it’s by far the worse of the first 7. Heaven can wait I always skip. So cheesy and not in a good way

[@sixzerothreeonesevensixnine]

Great year for thrash. I thought I'd know more of these than I do but then again this is an advanced channel. I think you'd probably qualify for Advanced+. Another one that shamefully I've actually only heard today for the first time, Sodom - Obsessed by Cruelty.

[@MetalTheologian]

Ha, high praise there, I appreciate it! Honestly, when I thought about doing this, the first ones I pulled (after Slayer) were Kreator, Sodom, Destruction, Megadeth, and Dark Angel, and I seriously balked: I figured people would be disappointed if I didn't have at least a few obscure ones, haha! Fortunately I thought of a couple..... (and that Sodom wouldn't really have been honest anyway: I like that record a lot, but I don't love it like I do any of these, or any of the other 80s Sodom records, for that matter).

[@RattleheadRik]

What a fun video! I’ve recently gotten into the likes of Manilla road, slough feg, cirith ungol, and ironsword . Crystal logic is amazing but I gotta go deeper. Now, slayer was my band of choice back in the day and I remember going to the mall to buy south of heaven on cassette when it came out. Coming from a strict Roman Catholic family I was convinced I would burn my house down by bringing the tape home! But at that point I was a commuted metal head and I took the risk. Hahahah!

[@MetalTheologian]

Oh man, I was right there with you with the Slayer.... and I remember when South of Heaven came out, being blown away that they had managed to up the ante on their previous (already intimidating) covers, hahaha! God, life is so much easier when you don't worry about shit like that, isn't it? I actually don't have any Ironsword, so tell me which one to start with once you figure it out, ok? Hahaha

[@RattleheadRik]

@@MetalTheologian grab overlords of chaos if you can, great tunes incredibly cheesy cover, hahah. It’s scarce even thought it came out on shadow kingdom domestically. I saw 2 vinyl copies on eBay recently. If not servants of steel is their latest and can be gotten through a Portuguese label Alma mater on band camp.

[@MetalTheologian]

@@RattleheadRik Ok man, found Overlords from a US seller for less than $20, so I scooped it up. Expect to hear me talk about it soon... and please forgive me if I don't give you proper credit, I suck at remembering who suggested what! (but I'll try) Thanks for the tip!

[@spinningreek2247]

I love the “it ALMOST falls apart” on Outbreak. Oh it falls apart. It sounds like this kid at my high school gym. I think his band was called Johnny’s Colombian Necktie or some shit. The second track you played sounds much better though.

[@MetalTheologian]

Hahahaha! I'll stand by "almost", but either way, the only thing that kept Outbreak from the #1 spot is literally Slayer's best record!

[@MetalTheologian]

Also, if the kids from your school gym had a better name, I'd be more than happy to give them a fair chance

[@dixielandfarm]

Manilla Road - awesome cover. I do enjoy Peace Sells as well.

[@MetalTheologian]

It's hard to believe there was a time before I was a Manilla Road fan, hahaha.

[@jefferystolzman9652]

Right on metal T. great vid

[@MetalTheologian]

Awesome, thanks! Hope I might have put you on to something new...!

[@mercyfulmetal7324]

I love how your channel is pretty much the only one where a record from Villain or Outbreak can be it the top ten of one of the best years in metal. I feel like if I would do a list it would also have these weird foreign records in it. I will never not be surprised, or get bored, by your records. Rarities, private presses, first presses, whatever, you always seem to awe me dude. Also man, those stories of back in the days, the scary Ozzy stuff and all, love that shit! Fantastic record stash, one thing I know is that I can certainly agree on Dark Angel! Now let me try to stomp the Metal Theologian again. Just today I got a new record in the mail, curious to know if you know these guys. They are one of the first hard and heavy bands from fucking Turkey, called Dr Skull. Its their debut record Wory Zover, nothing exotic, just a play on War is Over, lol. Very cheesy record, but a nice piece of history. Just found out their records got reissued last year, got to grab that shit right away!

[@MetalTheologian]

Holy shit dude, Turkey?? hahaha! I'm gonna have to check that shit out! What a great name too, Dr. Skull.... how the hell can I resist that shit? Thanks for the kind words, man.... and yeah, back in the 80s, Ozzy was the fucking *king* of insane rumors. All those books, "documentaries", etc. "exposing" how dangerous rock and metal were always had big sections dedicated to AC/DC and Kiss, but nothing could ever compare to Ozzy. And if you think about how much crazy shit he actually did, that's saying something!

[@mercyfulmetal7324]

Actually man, Turkey had some real good thrash metal back in the day! Athena, Kronik, Cultus, Metalium, Pentagram, just to name some. Most stuff was only released on tape so I am always so happy when shit like that gets a vinyl reissue. I don't think Dr Skull will blow you away, but its a fun band.

[@MetalTheologian]

@@mercyfulmetal7324 Well shit, I guess there are a lot of people in Turkey... I'm gonna have to investigate, I don't know any of those bands! Thanks so much for the tip!

[@mercyfulmetal7324]

By the way, your last video awoke the urge in me to buy me a plushy Slowpoke, haha.

[@faceportal]

I know the "Top #" type videos have some clickbait stigma but I love it when you VC guys turn me on to some stuff with these videos covering best of's from the great generations. By the way, do you know whats going on with Outbreak's Nazi Symbolism? Is it a joke?

[@MetalTheologian]

Hey man, I left a reply to this earlier, but youtube seems to be eating a bunch of my replies... please let me know if you didn't see it, ok? Short answer is, Outbreak is no more a Nazi band than the Sex Pistols were, when they were doing the same shit.

[@faceportal]

@@MetalTheologian Hey I didn't see your first reply so I guess it didn't show up. And Thanks for the clarification. Outbreak is great!

[@MetalTheologian]

@@faceportal Well, a bunch of other replies I left on videos from a couple months ago also disappeared, but on this one.... well, I said Outbreak is nothing like x and y, where x and y were a couple of actual NSBM bands with pretty hardcore names, so maybe that had something to do with it! hahahaha

[@letstalkmetal]

Nice shout-outs for IMAGE and XCEL. I agree about XCEL 100%- it's a cool record despite its imperfections. Awesome to see SALEMS WYCH made the cut :-) Love the cover on that LEATHER NUNN- never have tracked that one down :-( 'Peace Sells' is probably my favorite MEGADETH as well. Excellent list, I expected nothing less \m/

[@MetalTheologian]

Dude, YOU totally put Salem's Wych in my head with that video of yours, and I kinda felt like a chump: Like, I love that record SO much, how the hell had I not already thought of it?? hahahaa. WYLN did a really nice reissue of the Leather Nunn, so you know....

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

That Slayer was scary shit back then , that & King Diamond , I though if I listen to this I’m signing my own not alive certificate , even hide those from my mom & I was in grade 11 or my third year of grade 9 , can’t remember ! Great video ! Take care ~ Darcy

[@MetalTheologian]

Dude, I remember reading some interview, probably in Metal Hammer, where King Diamond was bragging about his collection of religious artifacts he had stolen from churches.... back then, I was like, holy FUCK! Now, of course, I'm like, that guy is full of shit! hahaha

[@bipbopboom]

Nice video!! Figured there’d be a couple of records I never heard of!! 1986 was my year I remember those releases like yesterday!! I’m not here to disagree, but Master of Puppets was absolutely mind blowing when it came out! It changed everything! I remember watching the needle running thru the intro of Battery and getting a little worried it wasn’t gonna be heavy enough. It’s weird to see Reign in Blood in this list for me, cause that came out so much later than Rooaarr and Puppets. I consider it the next wave of albums. It probably was only a nine months later but back then that’s a whole school year apart. Reign in blood goes with Among the living and the newer thrash batch. Hell Awaits, Fatal Portrait, Roooaarr, Puppets, Bonded by Blood was more the 85/86 batch. Time was moving slow and Metal releases were moving fast back then. Just my thoughts. Cheers!

[@MetalTheologian]

You know, I had some of the same thoughts when I was putting this together: Rrröööaaarrr and Reign in Blood came out the same fucking year? How can that be? But if you asked me to quantify that "line" you describe, I don't think there's any way I could do it, even though I know exactly what you're talking about. I think you're actually the first person to take me to task for leaving out Puppets: A couple people have said here that it was on their lists, but your statement had been the closest to "coming at me", haha! When I was putting this list together, I was feeling extra salty about Orion for one reason or another, but truthfully, I didn't think about it much, and not because I don't love the album, but just because it didn't cross my mind. Seems kinda weird now, really. I should have at least given it an honorable mention... It's way better than that Xcel record! Oh well.....

[@annihilationallenradio5710]

Good point on the school years lol.

[@bipbopboom]

@@annihilationallenradio5710 also the year the band toured their records was a defining point. Metallica was all over the map touring Puppets in ‘86. Slayer Reign in Blood tour was ‘87-‘88. Cheers!!!

[@MAGICMUFC]

It must have been so awesome to discover bands like Villain and Outbreak back then. I only have the 2 on 1 CD version of Eternal Devastation so I really need to get the vinyl so I can show everyone the thanks list and tell them I used to tour with Destruction with my old band Nasty Sausage.

[@MetalTheologian]

Oh man, totally! And I really shit the bed on that front, myself... I knew a little bit beyond the really huge bands, but I didn't care at all about these little obscuros. I like to think I've made up for lost time, hahaha! At least I turned on to Voivod early....

[@MetalTheologian]

Oh, and Destruction: I saw them with the Cro-Mags in like 1989 or so. That was my very first stage diving experience....

[@MAGICMUFC]

@@MetalTheologian Wow that's something I'd love to have seen. The bands playing and you stage diving.

[@METALSCAVENGER78]

Great records you chose my friend.Another band i would compare Leather Nunn with, not because theyt are so much alike, but they both belong,a as you said in the serious metallized glam,is Battle Bratt.As one of my favorite records from 1986, I would put the dutch heavy/power metallers Martyr with darkness At Time's Edge.More polished-sounding than their For The universe ep from 1985, but thalbum has a very nice,sometimes dark and epic atmosphere and I would recommend it to you, but you are probably aware of it already.In fact both the ep and album are some of my favorite metal works ever, there was a time I wad very obsessed with this band

[@MetalTheologian]

Whoa man, believe it or not, that's a really challenging comment right there: First, last time I played the Battle Bratt record, I thought it was AWFUL, and Martyr bored the fuck out of me on enough listens that I let go of my original... I recently snagged a copy of the reissue since someone (I think Eric Bauer) was hyping it, and I think I'm _starting_ to get it, but I'm still not there..... So that means I'm gonna have to pull both of those out again, haha!

[@METALSCAVENGER78]

@@MetalTheologian Haha,ok,regarding Battle Bratt I prefer their Anthology cd where there is older material heavier than their album and as for Martyr,maybe it's the vocals you find dull or their music too melodic,maybe their mlp which is somewhat rawer and heavier is more up to your taste,I don't know what else to say man,haha

[@spinningreek2247]

2 minutes in and I’m already dead focused on the preacher on TV and pretending it’s him singing

[@spinningreek2247]

Or is televangelist the proper nomenclature?

[@MetalTheologian]

@@spinningreek2247 Hahaha! It was supposed to be something about secret satanism, but I don't know if the video actually delivered.. I was facing the other way....

[@ThatEonDude]

damn this is a difficult one; you could make the case that 1986 was one of the best years in metal period.

[@MetalTheologian]

Would you believe that when I put this list together, I completely forgot about Master of Puppets? I wouldn't change the top ten, but it would have gotten an honorable mention!

[@voorvod87]

1986 such a killer year. Enjoyed the video. I would have Master of Puppets in my top 10 (most thrashers back then would have had it as either #1 or 2 alongside Reign in Blood). Razor's Malicious Intent is as hostile and uninviting as Voivod's Rrrooooaaarrrr, both albums took a while for me to appreciate, but their probably the 2 albums I've played the most form these bands' back catalog over the last 20-30 years....

[@MetalTheologian]

Good to hear from you, man! Believe it or not, I think you might be the only person who took me to task even a little bit for not mentioning Metallica (I think there was _one_ other person who did, but no more).... maybe I've set expectations for my channel properly, haha! Fact is though, especially given how I talk about being "honest" around my history with this kind of music (which is a big part of why that Destruction was placed so high), I kinda fucked up by not even giving Puppets an honorable mention. That album meant the world to me back in the day (even though I always thought Orion was crap, haha), so it wasn't very "honest" of me to just omit them. You want to know the truth? I completely fucking forgot about that album when I was putting together my list. I guess that's what happens when a record is _so_ deep in your soul that you take it for granted......

[@voorvod87]

@@MetalTheologian Since ...And Justice For All, I haven't liked anything by Metallica except Hardwired... to Self-destruct (even though it is a bit hit and miss) but one cannot deny their early catalog and influence (as well as opening a lot of doors for metal in general) as you would know. Metallica have had lots of criticism and praise since, some fair some not. Doing a top 10 in 1986 as opposed to doing one 30-35 years later I imagine would be quite different - life changes, we change in little ways also and have more time to reflect and re-discover. Incidentally, I was not questioning your "honesty" merely the fact I personally could not imagine a 1986 top 10 without Master of Puppets, cheers.

[@MetalTheologian]

@@voorvod87 Oh, I didn't take it as you questioning my honesty, that was me all by myself! I've never thought much of Justice... maybe someday it'll speak to me, but as of the last time I played it, I just thought it was self-indulgent and boring.

[@MrStuvningen]

Villain with Carl Albert (Vicious Rumors), with one of the best metal vocalists! R.I.P.! And yeah how do we choose which is the best one of Manilla Road..? The Deluge, Crystal Logic and Open the Gates... just metal magic!!!

[@MetalTheologian]

Would you believe I don't have any Vicious Rumors with him on it? I just have the first one, and I never went beyond that... and the name "Vicious Rumors" never did much to draw me in, either. Shame on me, I need to fix that one of these days!

[@MrStuvningen]

@@MetalTheologian The hunt is the fun! ;-) Love those first albums! I haven't got Villain, so I just got to get that one.

[@biggravycapone4778]

Great list

[@MetalTheologian]

I appreciate it a lot! Thanks for stopping by!

[@karllux-d6g]

1986 is a Deluge of Metal Gems!

[@MetalTheologian]

I felt like I had to shit or get off the pot and make this video, after teasing it for more than a month: I figure no matter how long I wait, or how much I put it off, eventually I'm gonna think of another one from 1986 and go, Shit! I should have included that one! hahaha

[@karllux-d6g]

@@MetalTheologian 😄 I know, man, I was watching you pulling rabbits off the top hat and thinking '' that was the real pandemic!", and I am not only hinting at the mega-stars; the more the record proved to be obscure back in the day, the more interest it has grown all through these last decades. Excellent idea. And thanks for showing Outbreak, that was sheer 86 revelation to me. 👀 kinda midway between Exciter and Thrust. Hell yeah!

[@Polaroid_City_MikeD313]

Surprised not to see Obsessed By Cruelty. Reign In Blood really was that line in the sand, before that(and it took a couple of years) AC/DC, Van Halen, Alice... all passed as Metal. After Slayer you had to at least aspire to be that fast, heavy and evil. Also, Discogs has blocked the sale of that Outbreak record.

[@MetalTheologian]

Honestly, the "description" of that band on discogs pisses me off. Outbreak is not a "neo-nazi" band. If the imagery offends you, fine, that's why they did it, after all (same as the Sex Pistols, who, I assume, are not blocked), but this is not Aryan Terrorism we're talking about here. Regarding Sodom, In the Sign of Evil, Persecution Mania, or Agent Orange might well have made it, but I just don't love Obsessed by Cruelty as much (except the cover, which nothing on Earth can beat).

[@Polaroid_City_MikeD313]

I see it like this (and I'm mixed race and pretty far left) it's no different than Vikings, Satanism or whatever archaic culture Manowar are singing about. It's shock your parents and teachers, not recruitment. Seriously, who's going to buy a 35 year old obscure metal record and become a Nazi. Hell, I've been listening to Mercyiful Fate and Venom for 30+ years and the thought of becoming a Satanist has never occurred to me, it's fiction.

[@MetalTheologian]

@@Polaroid_City_MikeD313 You're totally right on all counts (and I'm pretty far left too... I have enough Republican friends that I try to keep away from it in my videos, but I suspect you've picked up on it anyway... I'm pretty sure I wore my DSA t-shirt at least once, haha). So regarding discogs, maybe I'm being hypersensitive, because I'm such a fan of Outbreak, but in my book, there's a big difference between a swastika on your demo cover and being a "neo-nazi" band.... and if you look at the actual songs by Outbreak, yeah, they're playing with the imagery, but they're not promoting racism, glorifying or denying the Holocaust, or anything like that... they're writing songs with titles like "Dress Like SS" (which I think is hilarious).

[@kaptaink1897]

10. Powerlord - The Awakening 9. Exumer - Possessed by Fire 8. Onslaught - The Force 7. Nuclear Assault - Game Over 6. Metallica - Master of Puppets 5. Cirith Ungol - One Foot in Hell 4. Sepultura - Morbid Visions 3. Manilla Road - The Deluge 2. Slayer - Reign in Blood 1. Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? I kind of feel like my top five should all be tied for first place.

[@MetalTheologian]

Ha! Yeah man, nothing like trying to put them in order to realize how arbitrary this business is! But Game Over, you'd really put that high up? That always felt like more of a joke album to me... I mean, I like it, but I think Survive is much better....

[@kaptaink1897]

​@@MetalTheologian True. Lists are fun, but my favorites are always in flux. Next week it could be in a different order with a new band or two. Nuclear definitely has a sense of humor but I don't think it overwhelms the album. I love the frantic feel of the album, along with Connelly's absurd drunken vocals, it really hits the spot when I'm in the mood for something chaotic.

[@bvdaussiemetalhead9338]

Great vid🤘for me Slayer was able to match RIB with Seasons as another perfect album, not the same aggression or intensity granted but both in their own way are 10s imo.

[@MetalTheologian]

Man, I still haven't gotten my head completely around Seasons, but a lot of people I've known who have good taste have sworn by that record. I'm actually fine with that: Someday I'll put it on and it'll completely blow my mind, and it'll be like discovering Slayer all over again! How many times in your life do you get to do that, right?

[@andrewmathblaster7622]

I was an altavista guy as well

[@MetalTheologian]

It always seemed to work better than Webcrawler, didn't it? And those were the only ones worth anything at all if you were hunting for specific records!

[@vinylrichie007]

I actually really like the #2 choice , Outbreak. Of course I’ve never heard of them but the singer wails without getting operatic.

[@vinylrichie007]

That Slayer album even scared my local independent record store. They refused to carry it.

[@MetalTheologian]

Yeah man, that Outbreak screamer is nuts, hahaha! Some of the other songs are even crazier, hahaha. It's so funny to think a store might refuse to carry a record like that now, isn't it? Although, I don't think anything can beat the classic comment about Damaged being an "anti-parent record"!

[@kevinsmith7-7-7]

You have any Diamond Rexx?

[@MetalTheologian]

I have a copy of Land of the Damned, I think it's called.... haven't played it in a long time. Should I? hahaha

[@kevinsmith7-7-7]

@@MetalTheologian I bought that and Leatherwolf same day at the Tower Records in the 80's

[@MetalTheologian]

@@kevinsmith7-7-7 Well shit man, if you were trying to get me to pull out that Diamond Rexx, you couldn't have come up with a better comment. I'm pulling that AND Leatherwolf!

[@kevinsmith7-7-7]

@@MetalTheologian \m/\m/

[@lobfel]

Hey Aaron, hope you’re doing well…on this video on a comment I left some guys are having comments about hacking Instagram accounts….this smells bad…just wanted to let you know…I’m getting notifications about their “conversations”….

[@MetalTheologian]

Hey, thanks for the heads up on this shit. I'm getting notifications too, and blocking 'em as fast as I can, but it's hard to compete with a bot!

[@jedsteelwell2354]

Lol this is Jeremy Stillwell KZbin gave me the boot so I had to create another channel!!

[@MetalTheologian]

Man, did you at least do something good to earn that? Hahaha

[@jedsteelwell2354]

@@MetalTheologian lol not really I called a queen album gay.....

[@jedsteelwell2354]

A bunch of looney hot space fans reported me lolll

[@metalmogul]

The back cover of that Image record is so not '86, metal bands never had beards then did they? 86 is one of the years I have most metal releases from and I still haven't heard of half of this shit! Just goes to show you never stop learning.

[@MetalTheologian]

Dude, those fuckin' Image guys look like Kansas or something, don't they? And they would anyway, even if they weren't drawn like that, hahaha! And on top of it, they were American... there were a few mustaches in metal then, but only among European bands. So what the fuck?? hahaha

[@brotherbrian5625]

Slayer! Nuff said

[@MetalTheologian]

Oh man, I don't know.... there's 9 more great ones here too, haha!

[@brotherbrian5625]

@@MetalTheologian I dig all of Slayers stuff..but I'm gonna tell you when you hear The Crooked Cross on some D9 Vegas with a healthy amp! Life is Good!

[@indiopeltier9758]

Merciless Death

[@MetalTheologian]

Y'know, even though I've listened to Darkness Descends a thousand times, I'm still partial to the rawer version on the first album....

[@kevinsmith7-7-7]

This will make you laugh, You forgot Poison

[@MetalTheologian]

Hahaha! Dude, you're absolutely right. I *completely* forgot Poison!

[@annihilationallenradio5710]

London - Don't Cry Wolf ;)

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Cannot argue with most of those. I'd trade out Kreator for Destruction in my Top 10, but regardless, I dig 'em all. I like Reign in Blood but I have always thought it was one the most overrated metal records of all time. Their first two records were better than Reign, and the follow-up kicks it's ass as well. Blasphemy? Yes, I know, but it's my opinion. I also think Queensryche Operation: Mindcrime is an overrated album as well that doesn't hold a candle to the first three albums.

[@MetalTheologian]

Ha! Dude, I actually thought about you when I was hyping Reign in Blood for just that reason! I definitely love the earlier stuff too, but I've gotta stand by everything I said about Reign here. And you know you can blaspheme around me all you want... hell, similar "blasphemy" has put me on to all sorts of great bands in the past, hahaha! (Also, I seem to have tweaked a couple of people for having left out Obsessed by Cruelty, not to mention Pleasure to Kill, and I'm a bit surprised no one's come after me yet for not even _mentioning_ Master of Puppets.... so I think I'm doing a bit of blaspheming on my own, hahaha!)

[@adhominemsis-t.australisensis]

Cool top 10. A great year for thrash and yet you left out the most ballyhooed thrash album of all time. So, it seems that you think, as do I, that Master of Puppets is very overrated.

[@MetalTheologian]

Awesome, thanks for checking out the video! I kinda have mixed feelings about Master of Puppets, as is probably obvious: On the one hand, I played the shit out of that just like everyone else; on the other hand, I do think it's kinda flawed (and it's definitely too long), but then again, if I *didn't* know it so well, would I be as hard on it? Maybe not. Regardless though, you can watch anyone else's top 10 of 1986 video and listen to them rant about Puppets. I prefer to dig a little deeper!

[@adhominemsis-t.australisensis]

@@MetalTheologian hahaha...no I get it. At least you gave Megadeth their due! Great album. Agree on RIB as well. As for Puppets, has probably two all time great Metallica classics on there but on the other hand a lot of fillers that haven't aged as well and drags a bit as a result.

[@kingcraun]

I was looking for Metal Church - The Dark on your list. I see you shit that up. You are as bad at 1986 as you are at marbles.