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Sonny
Sonny
The Fallen The Horde The North The Pit
February 25, 2026 03:47 PM
Post #25515


My 1981 top 12 list is now ready to go:

https://metal.academy/lists/single/342

1. Motörhead - "No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith"

2. Iron Maiden - "Killers"

3. Plasmatics - "Metal Priestess EP"

4. Black Sabbath - "Mob Rules"

5. Taipan - "Taipan EP"

6. Venom - "Welcome To Hell"

7. Saxon - "Denim and Leather"

8. More - "Warhead"

9. Cirith Ungol - "Frost and Fire"

10. Holocaust - "The Nightcomers"

11. Riot - "Fire Down Under"

12. Saracen - "Heroes, Saints & Fools"

Quoted Sonny

I have just noticed that there appears to be some discrepancy in release dates for the Taipan EP with RYM quoting 1981 but Metal Archives and here at the Academy the date is 1982. I think I will trust to the metal specialists and stick with '82 which sees it leaving this list which now looks like this:

1. Motörhead - "No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith"

2. Iron Maiden - "Killers"

3. Plasmatics - "Metal Priestess EP"

4. Black Sabbath - "Mob Rules"

5. Venom - "Welcome To Hell"

6. Saxon - "Denim and Leather"

7. More - "Warhead"

8. Cirith Ungol - "Frost and Fire"

9. Holocaust - "The Nightcomers"

10. Riot - "Fire Down Under"

11. Saracen - "Heroes, Saints & Fools"

12. Raven - "Rock Until You Drop"