We did it again; we kept it loose (which was, like, totally awesome, but whatever…).  We had initially intended on targeting 1985 Thrash Metal but as it turns out, there was an absolute abundance of killer metal albums from all across the metal continuum released during 1985 that went beyond Thrash, so we decided to include those as part of the discussion as well.  

So go roll another bowl of your favorite relaxer, pretend your laptop and cell phone don’t exist for the next hour, fire up the DeLorean and JOIN US for a look back at Metal from the Year of our Riff Lord, 1985.

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Show Notes:

(00:00):  1985 (listen to how strangely people used to speakify back in 1985) / Thrash before #theblackalbum/A stroll through various 1985 thrash metal releases and lysticles / Can weeeee? / #rushisthrash? / Remember the Savatage Brothers?  ***Check out our Metal Massacre I episode (#18) *** / A lot of these bands were not “thrash”, but they are metal...

(07:38):  More quality 1985 metal albums (#sideboob) / Iron Angel (#artisticsideboob) / Artillery (Fear of Tomorrow) / Vanilla flavored Beaver Buttholes / Manilla Road (Open the Gates)

(17:01):  Dio (The King of Rock & Roll) #becausedragons #dragonselfie #HAIL to Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P. #RJD) / The Killerness of Kreator’s album covers (Endless Pain) Pre-Pasta Milley

(24:24):  ***Check out our S.O.D. Album Dive episode (#41)*** / #timetofrost / (OY!  That would be “What is The Years of Decay!?” for $100, Russell!) / Anthrax (Madhouse) / ***Check out our Hell Awaits Album Dive episode (#46)*** / If you know, then you know.  Wait, #thissoundsfamiliar Celtic Frost (Usurper) #oooh #hey 

(32:12):  Celtic Frost (Juices Like Wine):  Tangentionally related and definitely #not #1985 / #ilovecaprisuns (Builds callouses…) / A biting review of Celtic Frost / Corrosion of Conformity (C.O.C.-Mad World from Animosity:  definitely NOT like “Blind” through the Southern Fried Sabbath era of C.O.C. with Pepper) / #gnarly and #tubular

(38:38):  Dirty Rotten Imbeciles (D.R.I.- Couch Slouch & I’d Rather Be Sleeping) Totally 80’s style #skatethrash #yousuck / Carnivore (Jack Daniels & Pizza/Angry Neurotic Catholics) ***Check out our Top Metal and Thrash Opening Tracks Episode (#48)***

(44:11):  The sound of “Mayo” / Some NON-Metal and NON-Thrash albums that came out in 1985 / #akkadakka / White Lion and Russell’s Rant regarding Headbanger’s Ball’s NON Headbanger videos and a tangentionally related rant regarding WKLS 96 “Rock” #frickinradio / The greatest opening to the greatest live album in Metal (ESPECIALLY in 1985!!):  Iron Maiden (Churchill’s Speech/Aces High)

(56:30):  #metalnerderyASMR and moonshine:  Headbanger’s Ball “Bumper Music”:  Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D.-United Forces) / Things we are #Thankful for here at #MetalNerdery (such as #Thanksgiving #EasterEggs)