8 80’s Metal Albums Everyone Should Own
LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 19: (L-R) Singer Vince Neil, guitarist Mick Mars and bassist Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue perform during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 19, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
Motley Crue’s Shout At The Devil was released 34 years ago today (September 26), and in our humble opinion, when it comes to 80’s metal albums, it’s definitely a must-own.
In honor of its anniversary, we’ve assembled the following list of metal albums from the 80’s we think every music fan should own. It also doubles as a convenient “metal starter kit” (if you will) for the youths dipping their toe into metal for the first time, because someone has to think about the children, dammit!
(For the sake of this list, each band will only have one album representing them.)
Motley Crue – Shout At The Devil
Badass and glam-influenced and proud of it! Also, that title track, though…
Metallica – Master Of Puppets
More like Masterpiece of Puppets. Everyone should obey this album.
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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