February 27, 2025 by A.S. Van Dorston

A bonus metal supplement to Fester’s Lucky 13: 1985 summary.

1985 was a transitional year as far as the mainstream is concerned for metal. There weren’t really any big blockbusters, as the breakthrough artists and heavy hitters — Quiet Riot, Def Leppard, Ozzy, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Metallica were between albums. Twisted Sister didn’t quite deliver on their fourth album, though Ratt produced a decent specimen of glam metal. Mötley Crüe were a hot mess, but people just loved the cloying “Home Sweet Home.” Blech. Anyway, the underground offered much more rewarding albums, from doom and power metal to speed metal and the quickly growing thrash scene, to the birth of death and black metal.

1. Trouble – The Skull

While I enjoy some good, slow-moving, dirgey doom metal, Trouble infuse faster tempos from power and thrash metal, as well as some good old hard rock and proto-metal, with twin lead guitars inspired by Judas Priest and NWOBHM. The result is, along with their debut Psalm 9 (1984), one of the earliest instances of rock ‘n’ doom. Eric Wagner’s vocals have yet to reach their full strength as they would on the Rick Rubin albums, but his lyrics also bring a lot of attention and debate. With just a bit more overt biblical references than Black Sabbath, are they a Christian rock band? I’d say no, no more than Nick Cave and a million other writers in human history who’ve used the bible for literary inspiration. “As darkness sets, the agony begins / one of you will betray me with a kiss of death / pray that you may not enter into temptation / God give me strength, I`m going to be crucified.” While I can’t guarantee that a stripper hasn’t ever pole-danced to this music, it ain’t no party music . . just the best metal album of the year.

Traditional Doom Metal, Heavy Metal | RYM #51
Themes: Christianity, Society, Death, Misery, Drugs, Psychedelia, Politics

2. Pentagram – Relentless

How’s 14 years for a gestation period for an album? Formed in 1971 as fans of Blue Cheer, and inevitably Black Sabbath, the chaos that is the life of a drug addict like Bobby Liebling lead to the band’s belated debut. This probably was the best time, as this style of doom metal was still very underground, but at least they had some fellow travellers in Saint Vitus, Trouble, The Obsessed, Witchfinder General and Pagan Altar to share the struggle with and temper expectations of any world dominance in line with Sabbath, Maiden and Metallica. While one of their original classics “20 Buck Spin” get re-recorded here, the band refrains from revisiting one of their catchiest early numbers, “Forever My Queen,” which is the right choice as it would have sounded dated. Instead, it’s fresher material that solidify the band’s standing as one of the most important pioneers of doom metal.

Traditional Doom Metal, Heavy Metal | RYM #34 | AOTY #58
Themes: Doom, Occultism, Death, Love, Society

3. Slayer – Hell Awaits

Slayer can claim co-credit with Metallica for pushing heavy metal through a barrier into new territory known simply as METAL. The utter savageness and chaos of their sound and grisly lyrical content was a huge influence on the development of death metal, as well as grindcore. This sound ain’t for everyone, and their next album with Rick Rubin would strip away extraneous noise to hone in on their power and groove, and ultimately more accessible. I may not listen to this a ton, but it’s such an important album that can’t be ignored. And also, FUCKIN’ SLAYER!!! ../

Thrash Metal, Death Metal | RYM #16 | AOTY #39
Themes: Death, Satan, Anti-religion, Murder, War, Politics

4. Celtic Frost – To Mega Therion

This Zurich, Switzerland metal band evolved from Hellhammer, who’s Apocalyptic Raids EP (1984) was a pioneering mix of thrash and death metal. As Celtic Frost they refined that hybrid on Morbid Tales the same year, adding hints of what was to become death metal. Their second album is a distinctly doomier blend of blackened thrash, and ensured their legendary, if still cult, status. Two years ago at Hell’s Heroes, Tom G. Warrior’s Triptykon performed a set solely from those albums.

Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal | RYM #23
Themes: Occultism, Death, History, Literature

5. Accept – Metal Heart

Formed way back in 1971, Accept found their stride amidst the popularity of NWOBHM, hitting a peak from 1982-83. This album mostly maintains the quality, but introduces more melodic, pop metal production that most bands flirting with mainstream crossover were doing. It’s mostly successful, though I remember reading mixed reviews at the time. In hindsight it’s held up pretty well.

Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | RYM #67
Themes: Social issues, Sex, Rock ‘n’ Roll/Metal, Fantasy, War

6. Manilla Road – Open The Gates

There’s plenty of flaws in Wichita, KS based Manilla Road, from their rudimentary production and Mark Shelton’s nasal whine, to their distinctly unfashionable obsession with epic fantasy and mythology. It wouldn’t be surprising if they had an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons campaign going on after rehearsals. And that’s also what’s so damn charming about them, and why there’s such a devoted cult following who have raised their profile above literally over a hundred other possible contenders for the best underground U.S. heavy metal. I got to see them live before Shelton passed and maybe it was the adoration from the fans that influenced me, but I loved it

Heavy Metal, Power Metal | RYM #31
Themes: Literature, Horror, Mythology, Fantasy, History

7. Scavenger – Battlefields

Underground heavy metal across the globe has a lot of examples of hilariously bad cover art, but Belgian band Scavenger’s debut tops most of them. Why are these loinclothed, heavily muscled barbarians at one looks like a WWII era bomb site with remnants of a brick wall done with modern masonry? Accidental time travel? Whatever the story, the music within is some top-tier classic heavy metal. It was allegedly recorded in 1983, but in the context of traditional metal, it’s the riffs that matter, and they’ve got an endless supply.

Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal | RYM #366

8. Griffin – Flight of the Griffin

This Bay Area band formed in 1981, released a promising demo tape, then released a barnburner of a debut. Nope, they’re not a thrash band. Griffin are a heavy metal band associated with US Power Metal, a very subtle distinction (more distortion, aggressive vocals, mid-tempo and less speed metal influenced) from European Power Metal that matters little to me. On this album there are tracks with speed metal tempos too. While this is their best, their follow-up the next year was also solid, but then that was it. Hence, the band is forgotten except by genre superfans and record collectors.

Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal | RYM #70
Themes: Fantasy, Battle

9. Seduce – Seduce

1985 was a weird time for hard rock, as you can see by the main list, with bands coming from primarily post-punk/goth background, space rock/psych, L.A. punk noir, 70s classic rock, power pop and glam metal. While Ratt were big sellers, and still holds up fairly well, an underground Detroit band that mixes some glam into their brand of power metal blows them away. Complete with hilariously awkward cover art, meet Seduce, a scrappy power trio who provide the grime that’s missing from the sleaze coming from their Sunset Strip colleagues. Their major label debut would strip away much of that grit and charm on Too Much, Ain’t Enough (1988).

Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Glam Metal, Speed Metal | RYM #1,003
Themes: Strange Love, Violence, Metal, Suicide, Sleaze

10. DIO – Sacred Heart

Who doesn’t love DIO? Well, some of his former bandmates whinge about him being a tyrant. As he should be. This guy had been at it since the freakin’ 1950s! Not many people get fourth/fifth chances to make it, and he wasn’t gonna squander this. Watch the documentary! DIO is indeed god, and even though the quality dipped from his first to second to this, his third, it’s still a blast. He remained a vital and beloved icon right up until his untimely death.

Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | RYM #345
Themes: Heroism, Fantasy, Metaphors, Humanity, Death

11. Possessed – Seven Churches

There’s some question whether this is the first death metal album. It helps that their 1984 demo was literally called Death Metal, and they were a big influence on a quintessential death metal band, Death. But it was 1985 and they were equally thrash. Honestly the recording can get a be rough and hard to take in one sitting, but their massive influence boosts the profile of this solid metal album.

Thrash Metal, Death Metal | RYM #27
Themes: Satanism, Occultism, Anti-Christianity, Murder, Death

12. Omega – The Prophet

Fairly obscure British NWOBHM album that gained more attention thanks to vinyl collectors and it’s reissue last year on HR. One of the most progressive Brit bands outside of Maiden.

NWOBHM, Heavy Metal, Prog | RYM #152
Themes: Society

13. Iron Angel – Hellish Crossfire

Yet another forgotten German speed metal band who were originally called Metal Gods in tribute to their deity, Judas Priest, from 1980-83. After a demo, this is their debut album, which speeds up the pace, and roughs up the vocals and other elements enough to make them thrash adjacent, along the lines of Denmark’s Artillery.

Speed Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal | RYM #216
Themes: Occult, Metal, Leather, War

Chateaux – Highly Strung
Third album from undersung NWOBHM band from Cheltenham.

Heavy Metal, NWOBHM | RYM #805
Themes: Motorcycles, Rebellion, Rock ‘n’ Roll

ADX – Execution
European bands were really rolling with the speed metal in ’85, in this case French band ADX. The lyrics are in French, which don’t sound the greatest with metal, but honestly who even listens to the words, it’s all about the riffs! ADX tosses them about like confetti on their debut. They’re still going strong, having released their thirteenth album last year.

Speed Metal, Heavy Metal | RYM #71
Themes: History, Legends

Brainfever – Face to Face
So much great metal came out of Germany, it’s no surprise that some of the forgotten albums are as good as the likes of Sodom and possibly better than at least the first Helloween album. The fact that it was their second and last album probably didn’t do them any favors.

Heavy Metal, Speed Metal | RYM #900
Themes: Violence, Life on the streets, War

Exodus – Bonded By Blood
Considering that Exodus formed way back in 1979, and they recorded this debut in July 1984 but took 10 months to get it released, they did not have the best of luck, considering how quickly the thrash scene was evolving. It didn’t help that Metallica poached Kirk Hammett back in ’83. Still, their debut is one of th all-time classics of the early thrash scene, and still holds up.

Thrash Metal | RYM #35 | AOTY #38
Themes: Anti-religion, Death, Violence, Metal, Politics, Humour

Razor – Evil Invaders
Who knew Canadians could be so unhinged? Some enthusiastic fan reviews rank them over Slayer, and believe they measure up well with Exodus, Sodom and Possessed. Agreed, this second album is a special one. But what’s with having both Thrash and Speed Metal tags? Generally more European bands seemed to focus on Speed during that era, but things are muddied even more when a band can be both. Speed is fast tempos, double-time feel, aggressive riffs, precise, often virtuosic soloing and expressive vocal styles, while Thrash builds on that, with more aggression, more double-kick and skank beats, and often harsher vocals. So really, no difference for anyone not completely immersed in this music.

Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | RYM #54 | AOTY #36
Themes: Death, Evil, Metal, Aggression, Pain, Humour, Revenge, Society

Sacrilege – Behind the Realms of Madness
Not only is this one of the early instances of UK Thrash, it’s also apparently a prime example of Stenchcore, defined as a heavier, more metallic form of Crust Punk, with the likes of Filth of Mankind, G.I.S.M., Amebix and early Bolt Thrower. Along with the catchy thrash riffs and generally filthy production, this band stands out with their femal vocalist Tam.

Thrash Metal, Stenchcore | RYM #46 | AOTY #111
Themes: Humanity, Introspection

Blitzkrieg – A Time of Changes
While Leicester’s Blitzkrieg formed in 1980 and released a demo that year and an EP (really just another tape) the next year, they kind of missed the wave in the original run of NWOBHM releases, with singer Brian Ross joining Satan and doing the Caught in the Act album. He got the band back together and properly recorded the band’s older songs for their first official full-length a few years late, but it’s nice to have this document, a solid representation of NWOBHM history. Metallica of course recorded their eponymous track, helping fuel interest in the band as they started making new albums again in 1995.

Heavy Metal, NWOBHM | RYM #177
Themes: War, Social issues, Life

Iron Maiden – Live After Death
I usually keep live albums lower in the list so they don’t interfere with the top new studio albums, but in this sublist, Maiden snuck in their cuz their f’in Maiden. It’s not even a great performance — Bruce’s voice sounds ragged like he’d been at it all year non-stop, which he undoubtedly was. But they’ll do what they want and you’re gonna love it regardless. The release of this album marked their first gap in new releases since they began. Well earned, though it resulted in them shopping for guitar synths, oops! And yet the loyal fans loved it anyway, some sick bastards even calling the next album their favorite. Up the Irons!

Heavy Metal, NWOBHM | RYM #456
Themes: Literature, History, Life, Death, War, Mythology, Society, Religion, Science fiction

Fates Warning – The Spectre Within
Like Queensrÿche, I’ve wrestled with Fates Warning over the years. I don’t like the gloss of most modern prog metal, but in 1985 these bands were still rough ‘n’ ready enough for me to enjoy. John Arch’s Bruce Dickinson style wail is impressive most of the times, irritating only sometimes. If that sounds like faint praise, well, I don’t think I have to give the SoT community a hard sell on this one.

Prog Metal, Heavy Metal, Power Metal | RYM #72
Themes: Fantasy, Emotions, Introspection, Life, Awareness

Destruction – Infernal Overkill
I’m guessing when this German band first got together in 1982, they were playing more traditional heavy metal. But by the time of their debut, they’d already surpassed most of their speed metal friends with a rawer approach that makes them one of the first European bands to fully commit to thrash metal. While Kreator would soon surpass them, Destruction wins the first round here.

Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | RYM #85
Themes: Anti-religion, Death, Politics, Metal, Psychology, Social

Helloween – Walls Of Jericho
German band Helloween crashed through the walls with their debut fully formed, mature and swole, a pioneering effort of power metal. Why differentiate that subgenre from heavy metal? To ears of casual fans, it may not matter, but the people in the metal community have spoken, and they needed to single out metal that is, as RYM puts it, “characterized by its emphasis on speed, vocal melody and harmonized lead guitars.” Basically Iron Maiden speeded up a notch or two. To confuse things further the band is also tagged as speed metal, which at times seems interchangeable with thrash. We’ll dig into that later. This album would ignite a healthy scene in Germany (Scavenger, Running Wild, Iron Angel, Heavens Gate, Rage, Blind Guardian) that would spread throughout the metal world.

Speed Metal, Power Metal, Heavy Metal | RYM #57 | AOTY #58
Themes: Fantasy, Life, Humanity, Good vs. Evil, Humour, Religion, Politics, Glory, Metal

Onslaught – Power From Hell
This Bristol, UK band were thrown in the thrash bucket after the fact without getting much recognition at the time for their pioneering work. Their ferocious combination of the filthy sounds of Venom with hardcore punk was an early blueprint for crossover thrash.

Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk, Black Metal | RYM #296
Themes: Death, Violence, Satan, Metal, Insanity, Society

Omen – Warning Of Danger
This great heavy metal band from L.A. never quite got their due, partly because they shot their wad with their best effort being their debut Battle Cry (1984), a prime example of US Power Metal with an extra injection of speed. Their follow-up is still great, but can’t surpass their debut, and as with many bands, subsequent years would see diminishing returns.

Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal | RYM #66
Themes: War, History, Life, Fantasy

Exciter – Long Live the Loud
Third and best album from this speed metal band from Ottawa, Canada.

Speed Metal, Heavy Metal | RYM #101
Themes: Violence, Metal, Hate, War, Death

Stormwitch – Tales of Terror
On their second album, Germany’s Stormwitch were the best they ever would be doing pure heavy metal. By the next album, Stronger Than Heaven (1986) power metal would become more of a factor, as it did with many bands in the German metal scene.

Heavy Metal | RYM #102
Themes: Occult, Myths, History, Medieval tales, Literature

Loudness – Thunder In The East
Japanese melodic heavy metal/hard rock band peaked with Disillusion (1984) and their fifth album was just the first to be released in North America. They already had a sizeable cult following in Europe, but it was this album where I was made aware of them, possibly seeing reviews in Creem or Circus.

Heavy Metal | RYM #126
Themes: Rocking, Freedom

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Heavy Metal & Metal

Trouble – The Skull (Metal Blade) | USA | Bandcamp
Pentagram – Relentless (Peaceville) | USA | Bandcamp
Slayer – Hell Awaits (Metal Blade) | USA
Celtic Frost – To Mega Therion (Noise) | Switzerland
Accept – Metal Heart (Portrait) | Germany
Manilla Road – Open The Gates (Black Dragon) | USA | Bandcamp
Scavenger – Battlefields (Masusoleum) | Germany | Bandcamp
Griffin – Flight of the Griffin (Steamhammer) | USA
Seduce – Seduce (Psycho-Mania) | USA
Dio – Sacred Heart (WB) | USA
Possessed – Seven Churches (Relativity) | USA
Omega – The Prophet (Rock Machine) | UK
Iron Angel – Hellish Crossfire (Steamhammer) | Germany
Chateaux – Highly Strung (Ebony ) | UK
ADX – Execution (Devil’s) | France
Brainfever – Face to Face (Bellaphon) | Germany
Chastain – Mystery of Illusion (Shrapnel) | USA
Exodus – Bonded By Blood (Combat) | USA
Razor – Evil Invaders (Roadrunner) | Canada
Sacrilege – Behind the Realms of Madness (C.O.R.) | UK
Blitzkrieg – A Time of Changes (Neat) | UK
Iron Maiden – Live After Death (BMG) | UK
Fates Warning – The Spectre Within (Metal Blade) | USA | Bandcamp
Destruction – Infernal Overkill (Steamhammer) | Germany
Helloween – Walls Of Jericho (Combat) | Germany
Onslaught – Power From Hell (Under One Flag) | UK
Omen – Warning Of Danger (Metal Blade) | USA
Exciter – Long Live the Loud (Music For Nations) | Canada
Stormwitch – Tales of Terror (Scratch) | Germany
Loudness – Thunder In The East (Atlantic) | Japan
Overkill – Feel The Fire (Megaforce) | USA
Saint Vitus – Hallow’s Victim (SST) | USA
Hallows Eve – Tales of Terror (Metal Blade) | USA
Tyran’ Pace – Long Live Metal (Noise) | Germany
Tröjan – Chasing the Storm (Roadrunner) | UK
Slauter Xstroyes – Winter Kill (Monster) | USA
Warlock – Hellbound (Mercury) | Germany
Ostrogoth – Too Hot (Mausoleum) | Belgium
Thor – Only the Strong (Viper) | Canada | Bandcamp
Agent Steel – Skeptics Apocalypse (Combat) | USA
Savage Grace – Master Of Disguise (Important) | USA | Bandcamp
Kreator – Endless Pain (Noise) | Germany
Grave Digger – Witch Hunter (Noise) | Germany
Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force – Marching Out (Polydor) | Sweden
Grim Reaper – Fear No Evil (Ebony) | UK
Warfare – Metal Anarchy (Neat) | UK
Amebix – Arise! (Alternative ) | UK | Bandcamp
Q5 – Steel The Light (Music For Nations) | USA
Savatage – Power Of The Night (Atlantic) | USA
Carnivore – Carnivore (Roadrunner) | USA
Anthrax – Spreading The Disease (Megaforce) | USA
W.A.S.P. – The Last Command (Capitol) | USA | Bandcamp
Tyrant – Legions of the Dead (Metal Blade) | USA | Bandcamp
Tyrant – Fight for Your Life (Mausoleum) | Germany
Gravestone – Back to Attack (Scratch) | Germany
Nightmare – Power of the Universe (Ebony) | France
Armored Saint – Delirious Nomad (Chrysalis) | USA
S.O.D. – Speak English Or Die (Megaforce) | UK
Triumph – Stages (MCA) | Canada
Dokken – Under Lock And Key (Elektra) | USA
Y&T – Open Fire (A&M) | USA
Bathory – The Return… (Black Mark) | Sweden
Megadeth – Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good (Combat) | USA
The Godz – I’ll Get You Rockin’ (Heavy Metal America) | USA
Saxon – Innocence Is No Excuse (Parlophone) | UK
Hellenbach – The Big H (Castle) | UK
Dark Angel – We Have Arrived (Metal Storm) | USA
Lizzy Borden – Love You To Pieces (Metal Blade) | USA
Odin – Don’t Take No For an Answer EP (HW) | USA
Running Wild – Branded And Exiled (Noise) | Germany
Malice – In the Beginning (Atlantic) | USA
Watchtower – Energetic Disassembly (Zombo) | USA
Vicious Rumors – Soldiers of the Night (Roadrunner) | USA
Twisted Sister – Come Out and Play (Atlantic) | USA
Steel Vengeance – Call Off the Dogs (Black Dragon) | USA
Sye – Turn on the Fire (Metal Blade) | Canada
Liege Lord – Freedom’s Rise (Iron Works) | USA | Bandcamp
Universe – Universe (Sonet) | Germany
Cutty Sark – Heroes (Mausoleum) | Germany
Corrosion Of Conformity – Animosity (Death) | USA | Bandcamp
Living Death – Metal Revolution (Earthshaker) | Germany
Ded Engine – Ded Engine (Pentagram) | USA
Black Flag – Loose Nut (SST) | USA
Warrior – Fighting For The Earth (Ten) | USA
Hammer – Contract With Hell (Ebony) | UK
Rogue Male – First Visit (Music for Nations) | UK
Vandenberg – Alibi (Atco) | Netherlands
Zoetrope – Amnesty (Combat) | USA
Alcatrazz – Disturbing the Peace (Capitol) | USA
Pandemonium – Hole in the Sky (Metal Blade) | USA
Girlschool – Running Wild (Mercury) | UK
Raven – Stay Hard (Atlantic) | UK
Artillery – Fear of Tomorrow (Neat) | Denmark
Venom – Possessed (Combat) | UK
Y&T – Down for the Count (A&M) | USA
White Lion – Fight to Survive (Grand Slamm) | USA
D.R.I. – Dealin’ With It (Metal Blade) | USA
Pantera – I Am the Night (Metal Magic) | USA
Keel – The Right to Rock (A&M) | USA
UFO – Misdemeanor (Chrysalis) | UK

Hard Rock & Glam Metal

The Cult – Love (Beggars Banquet) | UK
Hawkwind – The Chronicle of the Black Sword (Flicknife) | UK
Legal Weapon – Interior Hearts (Arsenal) | USA
Heart – Heart (Capitol) | USA
Seduce – Seduce (Psycho-Mania) | USA
Cheap Trick – Standing on the Edge (Epic) | USA
AC/DC – Fly On The Wall (Atco) | Australia
Streets – Crimes in Mind (Atlantic) | USA
Kix – Midnite Dynamite (Atlantic) | USA
Ratt – Invasion Of Your Privacy (Atlantic) | USA
ZZ Top – Afterburner (WB) | USA
Warlock – Hellbound (Mercury) | Germany
Q5 – Steel The Light (Music For Nations) | USA
Icon – Night of the Crime (Capitol) | USA
W.A.S.P. – The Last Command (Capitol) | USA | Bandcamp
Magnum – On A Storyteller’s Night (Polydor) | UK
Molly Hatchet – Double Trouble Live (Epic) | USA
Gary Moore – Run for Cover (Virgin) | UK
Triumph – Stages (MCA) | Canada
Dokken – Under Lock And Key (Elektra) | USA
Y&T – Open Fire (A&M) | USA
The Godz – I’ll Get You Rockin’ (Heavy Metal America) | USA
Prophet – Prophet (Total Experience) | USA
Saxon – Innocence Is No Excuse (Parlophone) | UK
Fortune – Fortune (MCA) | USA
The Georgia Satellites – Keep the Faith (Making Waves) | USA
Hurricane – Take What You Want EP (Enigma) | USA
Kick Axe – Welcome to the Club (Pasha) | Canada
Twisted Sister – Come Out and Play (Atlantic) | USA
Universe – Universe (Sonet) | Germany
Coney Hatch – Friction (Anthem) | Canada
Hammer – Contract With Hell (Ebony) | UK
Vandenberg – Alibi (Atco) | Netherlands
Waysted – The Good the Bad the Waysted (Music for Nations) | UK
Alcatrazz – Disturbing the Peace (Capitol) | USA
Pandemonium – Hole in the Sky (Metal Blade) | USA
King Kobra – Ready to Strike (Capitol) | USA
Girlschool – Running Wild (Mercury) | UK
Raven – Stay Hard (Atlantic) | UK
Trash – Burnin’ Rock (Atlantic) | Sweden
Phenomena – Phenomena (Bronze) | UK
Alan Vega – Just a Million Dreams (Elektra) | USA
Y&T – Down for the Count (A&M) | USA
Rough Cutt – Rough Cutt (WB) | USA
Slade – Rogues Gallery (RCA) | UK
The Firm – The Firm (Atlantic) | UK
White Lion – Fight to Survive (Grand Slamm) | USA
Aldo Nova – Twitch (Portrait) | Canada
Darrell Mansfield Band – Revelations (Broken) | USA
Pantera – I Am the Night (Metal Magic) | USA

Fester’s Lucky 13: 1985

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