Groundbreaking albums. Any genre.

The Melvins
venom
bathory
mekong delta
sex pistols
samson
motorhead
saxon

 

For me the biggest ones are...

 Mekong delta for the thrash/prog metal, groundbreaking band. Fates warning close second. (More of a power metal w prog influence. 
 Bathory s/t LP.   Bathory spawned 2 genres (I despise the genre thing, as me in the early 80’s  it was either metal, or it wasn’t.) this album changed music forever. 
GGGRRRRRR
Venom -welcome to hell.  INFLUENCED BY MOTÖRHEAD, this release influenced about every metal band since.   Release date I think was Dec. 1, or 2, or 3, I do remember it was the first week of December. 1981, this slab of unholiness was released and people flipped out, as did I. Still a personal fav, this album changed music forever.


paul Samson,  Paul and Paul alone single handily started the amazing NWOBHM scene.  Arguably, I’m a huge fan of the British scene, and the dates of Samson’s releases predate much of the so called NWOBHM movement.     Lots of singles and bands were also a huge part of this British influence. 
 Either way, I’m so glad to be a part of the start of metal, the decline, and the rebirth!

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long live metal!

"Deep Purple - Machine Head"

Is is possible to play that album  low volume? Space Truckin- I think not.

The Modern Lovers - Self Titled. 1976