80S METAL
89 episodesThe golden age. NWOBHM, thrash, glam, speed, power metal and the Big Four all exploded in ten years. This is the biggest decade in the catalog, with deep dives, Year in Metal reviews, death matches and album-by-album reviews.
1980

Jun 2026
1980: The Beginning of Modern Metal

Apr 2026
Black Sabbath HEAVEN AND HELL
Jan 2024
ACDC Back in Black
Apr 2021
Iron Maiden’s self-titled mind-blowing debut album

Aug 2019
1980 A Year in Metal
1981
Jan 2025
Diary of a Madman
Jun 2024
FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK
May 2024
MOB RULES

Mar 2024
Killers
1982
Jul 2022
1982 Year In Metal

Oct 2019
METAL MASSACRE 1

Sep 2019
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST
1983
Feb 2026
FLICK OF THE SWITCH

Jul 2025
Beast vs Priest
Dec 2023
Bark at the Moon
Jul 2023
LIVE EVIL
Apr 2023
METALLICA - Kill'Em All
Jan 2023
1983 Year In Metal
Sep 2022
Iron Maiden PIECE OF MIND
Dec 2021
DIO Holy Diver
Aug 2021
Shout at the Devil
Dec 2020
METAL MASSACRE II
1984
Dec 2024
DIO THE LAST IN LINE
Feb 2024
1984 – YEAR IN METAL
Nov 2023
SLAYER Live Undead
Mar 2023
Iron Maiden Powerslave

Aug 2020
Metallica Ride The Lightning

Jul 2020
Slayer HELL AWAITS
1985

Sep 2026
S.O.D. — Speak English or Die: The Crossover Thrash Album That Started It Al
Jan 2025
TOP 20 METAL ALBUMS OF 1985
Jan 2022
Ozzy Speak of the Devil
Nov 2021
Iron Maiden LIVE AFTER DEATH
Jan 2021
ANTHRAX: Spreading The Disease
Nov 2020
1985 Metal and Thrash Albums
May 2020
SOD
1986

May 2026
Was 1986 the Best Year in Metal? Master of Puppets, Reign in Blood, Peace Sells Turn 40
Dec 2025
Ozzy THE ULTIMATE SIN

May 2025
ANGEL OF DEATH
Feb 2025
DOOMSDAY FOR THE DECEIVER

Jun 2024
’86 DEATH MATCH side 2

Jun 2024
’86 DEATH MATCH
Sep 2023
SOMEWHERE IN TIME
Oct 2021
Slayer REIGN IN BLOOD
Mar 2021
Metallica Master of Puppets

Feb 2021
Megadeth PEACE SELLS…BUT WHO’S BUYING?

Jan 2021
1986 Year In Metal
1987

May 2026
Death — Scream Bloody Gore: The Album That Created Death Metal

Sep 2025
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION
Jun 2023
1987 Metal and Thrash
Jul 2022
Anthrax AMONG THE LIVING
Sep 2020
Metallica Garage Days Re-Revisited

Jul 2020
King Diamond ABIGAIL

Nov 2019
Testament THE LEGACY
1988
Aug 2024
SEVENTH SON
Jun 2024
QUEENSRYCHE
Sep 2022
KING DIAMOND Them
Jun 2022
MEGADETH So Far So Good So What
Mar 2022
Metallica And Justice For All
Jul 2021
Slayer South of Heaven
Jul 2021
1988 Year of Metal

Dec 2019
Testament THE NEW ORDER
1989

Jul 2026
1989 Metal Albums

Mar 2026
Climbin The Walls
Feb 2023
Testament Practice What You Preach
Jun 2021
Top 10 Thrash Albums of 1989
Jun 2021
Exodus Fabulous Disaster.
Mar 2021
Overkill The Years of Decay
Sep 2020
Sabbat Dreamweaver

Jul 2020
SEPULTURA Beneath The Remains
More 80s Metal

Jan 2026
HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

Jan 2026
PANTERA First 4 Albums

Oct 2025
Venom Inside The Metal

Sep 2025
CHRONICLES II

Jun 2025
DEATH MATCH SUNSET STRIP
Feb 2024
DEATH MATCH …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL VS SOUTH OF HEAVEN part 2
Feb 2024
DEATH MATCH …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL VS SOUTH OF HEAVEN
Jan 2024
Classic Metal
Oct 2023
Death Match
Jul 2023
EXODUS
Jun 2023
PRIEST VOL. II: The 80’s
Mar 2023
KREATOR Inside the Metal

Feb 2023
Death Match Ride The Lightning vs Peace Sells
Jan 2023
DIO ERA SABBATH
Nov 2022
The Chronicles Part I

Oct 2022
DEATH MATCH - SLAYER SHOW NO MERCY vs HELL AWAITS
Jun 2022
MERCYFUL FATE Inside the Metal

Feb 2021
Ozzy Vol. I

Oct 2020
Black Sabbath Deep Cuts
Nov 2019
The 1st 4 of the Big 4