Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Going through my top 15 favorite metal albums from 1986. 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!):

Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Cirith Ungol - One Foot in Hell
Crimson Glory - self-titled
Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
King Diamond - Fatal Portrait
Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
Manilla Road - The Deluge
Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Omen - The Curse
Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
Queensryche - Rage for Order
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Sodom - Obsessed by Cruelty