Release Lists

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"

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"

After extensive refamiliarisation with some of these over the last couple of weeks, my 1982 hot dozen looks like this:

https://metal.academy/lists/single/343

1. Witchfinder General - Death Penalty

2. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

3. Diamond Head - Borrowed Time

4. Saxon - The Eagle Has Landed: Live

5. Mercyful Fate - Mercyful Fate

6. Venom - Black Metal

7. Taipan - Taipan

8. Motörhead - Iron Fist

9. Witchfinder General - Soviet Invasion!

10. Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance

11. Pagan Altar - Pagan Altar

12. Tank - Filth Hounds of Hades