1983: Metal by 
Repo 
- Chart updated: 05/20/2024 13:15
- (Created: 09/15/2021 16:21).
- Chart size: 58 albums.
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6. Left Hand Path
Aka The Barrel-chested Warriors of Power Metal
“… everything was going against us. So we just had to summon up every bit of power we could possibly find. We had no money, no record company; we did everything on our own. And it was a triumph to have made that record and tho have released it. And that’s why we chose to sign in blood. Because we were showing the industry and all the critics, ‘Fuck You! You Can’t stop us!’ – Joey DeMaio on Into Glory Ride
They were lifers already. Before they even met on Black Sabbath's Heaven & Hell tour back in 1980 while sharing beers & stories with Ronnie James Dio backstage. Joey DeMaio was Sabbath's pyrotechnician. Ross The Boss, who started NYC punk legends The Dictators, was playing guitar for some opening band that you've never heard of. They knew only one path – rock ‘n’ roll. But their path would have be different. They were already long in tooth. A misfit and a freak. Left-handed. So they essentially invented Power Metal. They took everything they loved about 70s American Hard Rock bands such as Ted Nugent & Kiss and cranked it Mountain-sized. Dio took them under his dark wing and gifted them his own secret weapon - John "Dawk The Destroyer” Stillwell who would become their special sauce. You see Dawk The Destroyer was a modern day blacksmith. Turning musical instruments into weapons.
And thus outfitted & hooked up with the epic bellowing pipes of Joey's boyhood friend Eric Adams, they made themselves into metal cartoons. Something from Conan The Barbarian. A Molly Hatchet album cover that jumps to life Ringu-style.
And yes. You read that right in the quote above. They even signed their record contract in blood. And if you had ever spent some time in the Lower East Side of New York back in the 70s, you would know that this wasn’t just some publicity stunt. . No siree. These guys were crazy enough, freak enough to think that they were the living walking embodiments of metal. Cave Man metal. Conan metal. Did they sound like self-parody? Maybe a bit. But that was part of the fun. If Saxon were lunkheads, these knuckle draggers were LUNKHEADS IN ALL CAPS!!! And that’s what makes manowar… MANOWAR!!! [First added to this chart: 10/02/2021]
Aka The Barrel-chested Warriors of Power Metal
“… everything was going against us. So we just had to summon up every bit of power we could possibly find. We had no money, no record company; we did everything on our own. And it was a triumph to have made that record and tho have released it. And that’s why we chose to sign in blood. Because we were showing the industry and all the critics, ‘Fuck You! You Can’t stop us!’ – Joey DeMaio on Into Glory Ride
They were lifers already. Before they even met on Black Sabbath's Heaven & Hell tour back in 1980 while sharing beers & stories with Ronnie James Dio backstage. Joey DeMaio was Sabbath's pyrotechnician. Ross The Boss, who started NYC punk legends The Dictators, was playing guitar for some opening band that you've never heard of. They knew only one path – rock ‘n’ roll. But their path would have be different. They were already long in tooth. A misfit and a freak. Left-handed. So they essentially invented Power Metal. They took everything they loved about 70s American Hard Rock bands such as Ted Nugent & Kiss and cranked it Mountain-sized. Dio took them under his dark wing and gifted them his own secret weapon - John "Dawk The Destroyer” Stillwell who would become their special sauce. You see Dawk The Destroyer was a modern day blacksmith. Turning musical instruments into weapons.
And thus outfitted & hooked up with the epic bellowing pipes of Joey's boyhood friend Eric Adams, they made themselves into metal cartoons. Something from Conan The Barbarian. A Molly Hatchet album cover that jumps to life Ringu-style.
And yes. You read that right in the quote above. They even signed their record contract in blood. And if you had ever spent some time in the Lower East Side of New York back in the 70s, you would know that this wasn’t just some publicity stunt. . No siree. These guys were crazy enough, freak enough to think that they were the living walking embodiments of metal. Cave Man metal. Conan metal. Did they sound like self-parody? Maybe a bit. But that was part of the fun. If Saxon were lunkheads, these knuckle draggers were LUNKHEADS IN ALL CAPS!!! And that’s what makes manowar… MANOWAR!!! [First added to this chart: 10/02/2021]
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1983: Metal composition
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| 1980 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1981 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1982 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1983 | 57 | 98% | |
| 1984 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1985 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1986 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1987 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1988 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1989 | 0 | 0% |
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| Anvil (CA) | 1 | 2% | |
| Waysted | 1 | 2% | |
| Amebix | 1 | 2% | |
| Manowar | 1 | 2% | |
| The Sisters Of Mercy | 1 | 2% | |
| AC/DC | 1 | 2% | |
| Diamond Head | 1 | 2% | |
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23 | 40% | |
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18 | 31% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1983: Metal chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 13 from 35th to 22nd All For One by Raven (UK) |
| Up 1 from 59th to 58th Lettin Loose by Heavy Pettin |
| Up 1 from 58th to 57th No Rest For The Wicked by Helix |
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| Down 2 from 26th to 28th Dirty Rotten LP by D.R.I. |
| Down 1 from 22nd to 23rd Power & The Glory by Saxon |
| Down 1 from 23rd to 24th Loose 'N' Lethal by Savage (UK) |
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| NWOBHM (1979-1984) | Repo | Custom chart | 2023 | |
| Top 40 Music Albums of 1983 |  badseed | 1983 year chart | 2015 | |
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| Top 50 Music Albums of 1983 | conallmalone | 1983 year chart | 2022 |  |
| Top 20 Music Albums of 1983 |  Kaiser | 1983 year chart | 2015 |  |
| Top 36 Music Albums of 1983 |  RasmV | 1983 year chart | 2023 | |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | Aris1914 | Overall chart | 2022 |  |
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