Top Ten - 1992

Another relatively small list containing only 35 album ratings. As I mentioned in my other mid-90s Top Ten posts, Grunge was ruling the rock scene, which limited albums that appeal to me. Speaking of which, I'm sure many of you noticed (and maybe vehemently disagreed with) my rating of Pantera's Vulgar Display of Power. I've read other reviews of this album -- it's a classic; a 10/10 rating, etc. -- but this style of metal just doesn't work for me.

1992 Top Ten:
89.83 -- Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
89.64 -- Dream Theater - Images and Words
88.02 -- War Babies - War Babies
87.10 -- Running Wild - Pile of Skulls
86.56 -- Saxon - Forever Free
86.00 -- Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider
83.81 -- Rage - Trapped!
83.67 -- Demon - Blow Out
83.67 -- Testament - The Ritual
82.90 -- Warrior Soul - Salutations from the Ghetto Nation

Other 1992 releases:
82.49 -- Killers - Murder One
82.43 -- Anthem - Domestic Booty
82.22 -- Damn Yankees - Don't Tread
80.83 -- Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark
78.92 -- Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer
78.63 -- Jackyl - Jackyl
78.38 -- Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
77.17 -- Yngwie Malmsteen - Fire and Ice
76.11 -- McAuley Schenker Group - MSG
76.06 -- Faith No More - Angel Dust
75.71 -- Cozy Powell - The Drums are Back
75.31 -- Axel Rudi Pell - Eternal Prisoner
74.08 -- Pretty Maids - Sin-Decade
73.52 -- Motörhead - March ör Die
73.15 -- Kiss - Revenge
72.31 -- UFO - High Stakes & Dangerous Men
72.02 -- Wildside - Under the Influence
70.77 -- Stratovarius - Twilight Time
70.72 -- Hardline - Double Eclipse
69.18 -- Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Black Moon
67.24 -- Alice in Chains - Dirt
64.42 -- Manowar - The Triumph of Steel
63.54 -- Def Leppard - Adrenalize
61.83 -- Manilla Road - The Circus Maximus
50.94 -- Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power

Time and A Word...

Well, more like 30 words. Or 30 bands, to be specific. As an addendum (of sorts) to the previous post, I thought I'd have a little fun and get these great bands out there once again. The bands are listed horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, and are forwards and backwards. Check out the list below the letters for the band names hidden within.

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Acid, Angus, Aria, Attacker, Bloody Mary, Bodkin, Buffalo, Bull Angus, Buzzard, Elixir, Fuse, Fuzzy Duck, Gaskin, Granicus, Killer, More, Moxy, Murasaki, Overlorde, Sir Lord Baltimore, Stray, Sword, Toad, Totty, Trettioåriga Kriget, Truth and Janey, Virus, War Babies, Weed, Winterhawk

Top Ten (and others) - Obscure Bands

Some of you may know these bands, but I'm guessing that most people haven't heard of them or at least aren't very familiar with them. It's an interesting mix that includes bands from all over the world, including four U.S. bands in the top ten. The top ten list includes three albums from this decade that definitely deserve your notice, while the notable releases are predominantly from the 1970s and 80s.

If you'd like more information on any of these bands, post a comment below or in the chat box on the right and I'll get back to you.

Obscure Top Ten (actually 11, because of a tie):

91.52 -- Murasaki - Impact (1976)

91.16 -- Buffalo - Volcanic Rock (1973)

91.04 -- October 31 - Meet Thy Maker (1999)

90.97 -- Aria - Armageddon (2006)

90.82 -- Elixir - The Idol (2003)

90.27 -- More - Blood & Thunder (1982)

90.23 -- Overlorde - Return of the Snow Giant (2004)

90.18 -- Saviour Machine - Saviour Machine I (1993)

90.13 -- Toad - Toad (1972)

90.00 -- Attacker - Second Coming (1988)

90.00 -- Trettioåriga Kriget - Trettioåriga Kriget (1974)

Other obscure releases:

89.81 -- Acid - Maniac (1983)

89.72 -- Sortilège - Métamorphose (1984)

89.60 -- Killer - Wall of Sound (1981)

89.60 -- Buzzard - Gambler (1984)

89.57 -- Bull Angus - Bull Angus (1971)

89.35 -- Virus - Thoughts (1971)

89.32 -- Moxy - Moxy (1975)

89.29 -- Fuse - Fuse (1970)

89.28 -- Silver Mountain - Shakin' Brains (1983)

89.21 -- Billy Lee Janey - Soul Driver (2008)

88.82 -- Angus - Warrior of the World (1987)

88.74 -- Apocalypse - Apocalypse (1988)

88.67 -- Brocas Helm - Into Battle (1984)

88.62 -- Gamma - Gamma 1 (1979)

88.47 -- Sword - Metalized (1986)

88.46 -- More - Warhead (1981)

88.44 -- Winterhawk - Revival (1982)

88.37 -- Gaskin - End of the World (1981)

88.28 -- Twenty Sixty Six and Then - Reflections On the Future (1972)

88.23 -- Lucifer's Friend - Lucifer's Friend (1970)

88.21 -- Totty - Totty (1977)

88.16 -- Fuzzy Duck - Fuzzy Duck (1971)

88.06 -- Bodkin - Bodkin (1972)

87.82 -- Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come (1970)

87.56 -- Virus - Revelation (1971)

87.41 -- Stray - Stray (1970)

87.38 -- Weed - Weed (1971)

87.04 -- War Babies - War Babies (1992)

86.31 -- Truth and Janey - No Rest for the Wicked (1976)

82.74 -- Granicus - Granicus (1973)