Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Going through my top 15 favorite metal albums from the year 1985. Thought this would be fun to revisit some older years' best of lists and discuss albums that have stood the test of time. These albums are all celebrating their 40th anniversary this year.

The albums I discuss today are as follows, in alphabetical order (for the ranked order, you will have to watch the video!):

Attacker - Battle at Helm's Deep
Bathory - The Return
Grim Reaper - Fear No Evil
Helloween - Walls of Jericho
Kreator - Endless Pain
Liege Lord - Freedom's Rise
Manilla Road - Open the Gates
Megadeth - Killing is my Business...and Business is Good
Omen - Warning of Danger
Possessed - Seven Churches
Razor - Evil Invaders
Running Wild - Branded and Exiled
Savatage - Power of the Night
Warlock - Hellbound
W.A.S.P. - The Last Command