Top Ten Metal Albums of All Time! (according to Paul Diamond Blow)

Forget about today's nu-metal, death metal and alternative-metal, this here list is the REAL metal, baby, yeah! The top ten metal albums of all time -- The REAL METAL McDEAL!

Heavy metal will put hair on your chest, just ask Paul Stanley! Now, truthfully I don't listen to much heavy metal these days, in fact when I drive I listen to the "Smooth Jazz" radio station. I was never a real metal head, mostly I was a punk rock type. In fact, back in the day, the metal heads and punkers used to get in fights, just over hair length. They really hated each other! Funny thing is, though, that most punk rockers I've known were closet metal heads, and punk rock and heavy metal actually go together quite well. Some of the best metal I've heard has been by punk bands gone metal (Suicidal Tendendies, Corrosion of Conformity)...

But enough of my rambling. Here is my list of the best 10 heavy metal albums of all time...

10) Jag Panzer, "Ample Destruction" - This album was released in 1983, and was Jag Panzer's first and best album. My brother had this album, and we gave it serious play whenever we geared up for the night's punk rock parties! The music is heavy, heavy, and rocking -inspired by Judas Priest, and the lead singer - "the Tyrant" - is hilarious (not on purpose)! The Tyrant sings the highest notes I've ever heard on a metal album, and his 12-inch studded wristbands (complete with nails) put this band over the top and on my list!

9) Overkill, "Overkill" - produced by Spot of Black Flag fame, and released on SST records back in the early '80's, this band is NOT the speedmetal band by the same name, in fact, when this album was reissued on CD a few years back they called themselves "Overkill A.D", or something like that. This is Motorhead style metal, with growling vocals, dirty raw guitar, and some killer-diller songs! The tune "Ladies in Leather" makes this album. I repeat, this is NOT the speedmetal Overkill... these guys are ten times better!