Crucial Years in Metal: 1986

1986. This is the year of thrash. Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth all put out what many see as their quintessential records, King Diamond goes solo and Repulsion erupt on the scene. Not to mention hidden gems like Sepultura's Morbid Visions and Infernal Majesty's None shall Defy continue to broaden metal's ever-diversifying cannon.

Candlemass, "Solitude", Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

Talkset #1

Motörhead, "Orgasmatron", Orgasmatron

Iron Maiden, "Wasted Years", Somewhere in Time

King Diamond, "˚Dressed in White", Fatal Portrait

Megadeth, "Wake up Dead", Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Talkset #2

Metallica, "Battery", Master of Puppets

Dark Angel, "Merciless Death", Darkness Descends

Kreator, "Ripping Corpse", Pleasure to Kill

Possessed, "Restless Dead", Beyond the Gates

Sepultura, "Troops of Doom", Morbid Visions