Good. They haven't been Slayer for years, anyway. Though from the sounds of it, King still has those dollar bills in his crosshairs, he won't give up without a fight.

Sacred Reich have finally committed to making a new album:

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sacred-reich-signs-with-metal-blade-first-album-in-more-than-two-decades-due-next-year/

^^I'm not really sure how well a new Sacred Reich album will go down nowadays. Their style is quite simplistic and more than a little dated, but they might have a few tricks up their sleeve.

Not expecting much though.

Lars Ulrich's new 'favourite band'...

http://www.metalsucks.net/2018/01/31/me ... rite-band/

And here are the predictably shite cunts...

https://bokassaband.bandcamp.com/

Those who frequent the film thread might have seen I'm doing a sort of project based on 1985.

Whilst I have no intention of going into the same depth (ie listing/ranking/reviewing them), I like the idea of doing a sort of musical companion project.

So I was wondering what people considered the most essential or worthwhile albums of 1985?

This is my current progress, which was basically a smart playlist on itunes using the year value
I have a list of a few more from doing a basic google search, but figured this would be the place to ask.

^^I'll take a stab at it.

In no particular order:

Phil Collins - No Jacket Required

Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair

Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always

Exodus - Bonded By Blood

Slayer - Hell Awaits

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms

New Order - Low-Life

REM - Fables of The Reconstruction

Talking Heads - Little Creatures

Motley Crue - Theatre of Pain

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

Possessed - Seven Churches

Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion

LL Cool J - Radio

Fine Young Cannibals - Fine Young Cannibals

I'd also like to mention Fates Warning's The Spectre Within which is a great example of early power metal and Sepultura's Bestial Devastation. The latter might not be as influential or features as fine musicianship as some other extreme albums of its time, but I still love it anyway.

^These 3 and:

Pentagram - s/t (later titled Relentless)
Trouble - The Skull
Bulldozer - The Day of Wrath
Manilla Road - Open the Gates
Kreator - Endless Pain
Rush - Power Windows
King Crimson - THRAK

Spreading The Disease immediately springs to mind.

Smashing, cheers chaps.

Keep them coming anyone else who fancies chipping in.

Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Gary Moore - Run for Cover
Magnum - On a Storyteller's Night
SOD - Speak English or Die
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

Slayer - Hell Awaits
Possessed - Seven Churches
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion & Emperor's Return
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Exodus - Bonded By Blood
Hirax - Raging Violence
Trouble - The Skull
Saint Vitus - Hallow's Victim
Nasty Savage - Nasty Savage
Loudness - Thunder In The East

That'll do...

These two haven't been mentioned yet:

Tom Waits - "Rain Dogs"
Overkill - "Feel The Fire"

Celtic Frost: Emperor's Return (it's an EP, I know but still...) and To Mega Therion.
The Cure: The Head On The Door.
Dead Can Dance: Spleen And Ideal.
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: The Firstborn Is Dead.
Pentagram: Pentagram.
The Sisters Of Mercy: First And Last And Always.
Sonic Youth: Bad Moon Rising.
W.A.S.P.: The Last Command.

Now that's what I call music 5
Now that's what I call music 6

I don't know how serious you were, but it's not a bad shout actually.

Just googled them and was surprised to see Gary Moore featured on both.

The Cult - Love

Also, personal taste and all that, but Power Windows and No Jacket Required?!? Seriously???

1985 you say?

Some that haven't been mentioned.

Helloween 'Walls Of Jericho'
Metal Church 'Metal Church'
Watchtower 'Energetic Disassembly'
Descendents 'I Don't Want To Grow Up'
Hüsker Dü 'New Day Rising'
Hüsker Dü 'Flip Your Wig'
The Jesus & Mary Chain 'Psychocandy'
Run-D.M.C. 'King Of Rock'
Stevie Ray Vaughan 'Soul To Soul'

The self-titled Helloween E.P. too actually.

Also, Accept's "Metal Heart", Destruction's "Infernal Overkill" & Anthrax's "Spreading The Disease".

Smashing Pumpkins are touring a set made up of tracks from the first five albums, line up is Corgan, Iha, Chamberlin and Jeff Schroeder (plus touring bass & keyboard musicians, presumably). Wouldn't be a bad one to catch.

I would prefer just the first FOUR albums personally. The "MACHINA" thing didn't do much for me. I was a fairly decent fan of the band before that & saw them tour once for "Siamese Dream"" & twice for "Adore".