Top 10 for 1982

TheBigBlack's Rock Top 10

Misfits
Walk Among Us

Punk | Album | ?? March 1982

Rose Tattoo
Scarred For Life

Hard Rock | Album | ?? October 1982

Cold Chisel
Circus Animals

Rock | Album | 1 March 1982

Midnight Oil
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Rock | Album | ?? November 1982

Motorhead
Iron Fist

Hard Rock | Album | 17 April 1982

Twisted Sister
Under The Blade

Hard Rock | Album | 18 September 1982

TheBigBlack's Rock Honourable Mentions

Led Zeppelin
Coda

Classic Rock | Compilation Album | 19 November 982

TheBigBlack's Metal Top 10

Anvil
Metal On Metal

Heavy Metal | Album | 15 April 1982

Accept
Restless And Wild

Heavy Metal | Album | 4 October 1982

Judas Priest
Screaming For Vengeance

Heavy Metal | Album | 17 July 1982

Venom
Black Metal

Black Metal | Album | 1 November 1982

Discharge
Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing

Hardcore Punk | Album | 21 May 1982

Books like the excellent 'Choosing Death - The Improbable History Of Death Metal & Grindcore' by Albert Mudrian remind us what a hugely influential album this was to thrash and death metal. It is raw and abrasive, and demands your attention in ways only hardcore can - but it is (unintentionally) bordering on bursting from the hardcore label into early speed metal. It is dripping with the typical D.I.Y. low-fi sound, and the barked lyrics are simplistic. In many ways the fast-paced riffs are also - but they are so well crafted that they grab you and don't let go until the 28 minute ride is over. Oddly the band went from hardcore punk to a glam metal style for their next album, so apart from a handful of E.P.s this is all we have of the original band. I'll note that many many metal bands have covered songs from this album, including Anthrax, Napalm Death, Machine Head, Metallica, Arch Enemy, Brutal Truth, Soulfly, Prong, and Neurosis. That lists speaks for itself in terms of influence.

Iron Maiden
The Number Of The Beast

Heavy Metal | Album | 29 March 1982

TheBigBlack's Metal Honourable Mentions

Various Artists
Metal Massacre [1st Pressing]

-Various- | Compilation Album | 14 June 1982