I came home last night from my Full Throttle Thursday bike night at Stingers, to find my wife had gotten me a little gift...a tasty bottle of Motorhead Ace of Spades Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Very tasty indeed.
That reminded me of a funny, classic Lemmy story. I read that upon landing in Europe for a show one time, he told his driver to find the nearest liquor store. He went in, bought a two liter bottle of pop and a fifth of Jack Daniels. As he left the store, he poured about 3/4 of the pop out on the ground, replaced it with the entire fifth of Jack, and proceeded to drink the entire thing....all before going on stage! The stuff of legends!
-Meltdown-
8 ’80s Metal Albums Everyone Should Own
Metallica released Master of Puppets on March 3, 1986, and years later, it remains one of metal's most iconic masterpieces.
In honor of its anniversary, we take a look back on that album, as well as other '80s metal albums we think everyone should own.
The list in the gallery below also doubles as a convenient “metal starter kit” (if you will) for the youths dipping their toe into metal for the first time, because frankly, someone has to think about the children.
Metallica – 'Master Of Puppets'
Raphael Dias/Getty ImagesMore like 'Masterpiece of Puppets.' Everyone should obey this album.
Dio – ’Holy Diver’
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesThe late Ronnie James Dio was 5’4”, but his voice could move mountains, and it’s on full display on this iconic metal album.
Motorhead – 'Ace Of Spades'
Ian Gavan/Getty ImagesWe’re certainly born to lose, but we live for this Motorhead album.
Iron Maiden – 'The Number Of The Beast'
Karl Walter/Getty ImagesIt was difficult to pick just one album from Maiden to include on this list, but we picked The Number Of The Beast for its historical significance of it being the first Maiden album to feature Bruce Dickinson. (FYI: Runner-up was 'Powerslave.')
Megadeth – 'Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?'
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesSpeaking of “buying,” BUY THIS ALBUM RIGHT NOW IF YOU SOMEHOW DON'T HAVE IT!
Slayer – 'Reign In Blood'
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesIf someone creates a “best metal albums” list and a Slayer album isn’t on it, does it actually exist? No…it doesn’t, and if your metal collection doesn’t include this iconic album, it’s just sorely lacking.
Judas Priest – 'British Steel'
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesLike actual steel, this Priest classic is f*cking solid.
Motley Crue – 'Shout At The Devil'
Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Badass and glam-influenced and proud of it! Also, that title track, though…
