In no particular order:
1.) Slayer - Hell Awaits (I know everyone says RiB is where it's at, but Hell Awaits is a much more varied and "complete" album, IMO)
2.) Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
3.) Bathory - Twilight of the Gods (hard to choose between this and Hammerheart)
4.) Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
5.) Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath (GODLY!)
6.) Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger (runner up: Under a Funeral Moon)
7.) Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
8.) Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
9.) Summoning - Minas Morgul
10.) Graveland - Thousand Swords (yeah, I know Darken's a laugh riot, but he's also a highly influential and talented composer, and this is his best work, IMO)
"The main difference between Slayer and Metallica is that Slayer were thrashing for Satan and Metallica were thrashing for Jesus." - WVB


