1984: Metal
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Repo 
- Chart updated: 09/02/2023 19:15
- (Created: 09/10/2021 18:09).
- Chart size: 72 albums.
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'84:b It’s Only Iron Maiden Worship, but I Like It! [3]
Aka #teamkillers
“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like Maiden… and I wouldn’t mind some of their money!” – Omen guitarist Kenny Powell
“Tired of seeing bands that are cuter than your girlfriend” – from an Omen concert flyer back in 1984.
The Setting: Sunny, hair-sprayed Los Angelas. It’s the heyday of the Sunset Strip glam metal breakout. L.A. bands like Ratt & Motley Crue dominated the airwaves and the bedroom walls of teen girls throughout America. Not the best place for an unapologetically rough & raw NWOBHM-influenced band to get a break. So, just like Kyuss ten years later, Omen were driven East into the deserts of Arizona to find gigs and a fan base that didn't know the secrets of four puffs of Farah Fawcett hairspray.
The Listen: Denim & leather old skool Maiden played through a leaf blower. It's music for metal lifers. Dirty & more than a bit rough around the edges. It’s NWOBHM-influenced underground metal that has now been completely stripped by of its 70s hard rock influences.
The Verdict: I LOVE Killers-era Maiden, and this checks off most of the boxes that made Iron Maiden amazing. What it lacks in originality it makes up for in passion. The mag Metal Hammer has this listed as one of the defining Power Metal albums of the 80s. If this is Power Metal , I agree! And don’t forget to check out their sophomore LP Warning Of Danger which is also ridiculously good underground metal. Omen were no fluke!
The Rating: Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil [First added to this chart: 09/14/2021]
Aka #teamkillers
“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like Maiden… and I wouldn’t mind some of their money!” – Omen guitarist Kenny Powell
“Tired of seeing bands that are cuter than your girlfriend” – from an Omen concert flyer back in 1984.
The Setting: Sunny, hair-sprayed Los Angelas. It’s the heyday of the Sunset Strip glam metal breakout. L.A. bands like Ratt & Motley Crue dominated the airwaves and the bedroom walls of teen girls throughout America. Not the best place for an unapologetically rough & raw NWOBHM-influenced band to get a break. So, just like Kyuss ten years later, Omen were driven East into the deserts of Arizona to find gigs and a fan base that didn't know the secrets of four puffs of Farah Fawcett hairspray.
The Listen: Denim & leather old skool Maiden played through a leaf blower. It's music for metal lifers. Dirty & more than a bit rough around the edges. It’s NWOBHM-influenced underground metal that has now been completely stripped by of its 70s hard rock influences.
The Verdict: I LOVE Killers-era Maiden, and this checks off most of the boxes that made Iron Maiden amazing. What it lacks in originality it makes up for in passion. The mag Metal Hammer has this listed as one of the defining Power Metal albums of the 80s. If this is Power Metal , I agree! And don’t forget to check out their sophomore LP Warning Of Danger which is also ridiculously good underground metal. Omen were no fluke!
The Rating: Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil [First added to this chart: 09/14/2021]
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1984: Metal composition
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| 1980 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1981 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1982 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1983 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1984 | 71 | 99% | |
| 1985 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1986 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1987 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1988 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1989 | 0 | 0% |
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| Manowar | 2 | 3% | |
| Omen | 1 | 1% | |
| Helix | 1 | 1% | |
| Avenger (UK) | 1 | 1% | |
| Living Death | 1 | 1% | |
| Rush | 1 | 1% | |
| Warlord (US) | 1 | 1% | |
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32 | 44% | |
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14 | 19% | |
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8 | 11% | |
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6 | 8% | |
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5 | 7% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1984: Metal chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 28th to 29th Tooth And Nail by Dokken |
| Down 1 from 29th to 30th See You In Hell by Grim Reaper (UK) |
| Down 1 from 30th to 31st Blood Sports by Avenger (UK) |
| New entries |
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 The Dungeons Are Callingby Savatage |
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