The Best Metal Albums of 1985

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Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Slayer Hell Awaits	Mar 1985	92.7	98	9
2	Iron Maiden Live After Death [Live]	Oct 14, 1985	92.3	40	3
3	Celtic Frost To Mega Therion	Oct 27, 1985	90.5	52	3
4	Exodus Bonded by Blood	Apr 25, 1985	90.4	53	2
5	Possessed Seven Churches	Oct 16, 1985	90.8	47	4
6	Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force Marching Out	Sep 30, 1985	91	38	2
7	Megadeth Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good	Jun 12, 1985	86.7	69	4
8	Kreator Endless Pain	Oct 1985	88.9	37	3
9	Helloween Walls of Jericho	Oct 1985	85.7	74	8
10	Fates Warning The Spectre Within	Oct 1985	88	30	2
11	Accept Metal Heart	Dec 5, 1985	87.9	28	4
12	Destruction Infernal Overkill	1985	87.7	25	2
13	Helloween Helloween [EP]	Mar 1985	85.1	39	5
14	Anthrax Spreading the Disease	1985	86.7	26	3
15	Dio Sacred Heart	Oct 7, 1985	87.4	19	2
16	S.O.D. Speak English or Die	Aug 30, 1985	87.4	16	0
17	Overkill Feel the Fire	Apr 1985	87.3	14	1
18	Scorpions World Wide Live [Live]	Oct 1985	89.1	9	0
19	Whiplash Power and Pain	1985	88.3	10	0
20	Ratt Invasion of Your Privacy	Jun 13, 1985	87.8	10	1
21	Stryper Soldiers Under Command	May 15, 1985	84.4	20	3
22	Rush Power Windows	Oct 26, 1985	88.6	7	0
23	Watchtower Energetic Disassembly	Feb 2, 1985	89.2	6	1
24	Mötley Crüe Theatre of Pain	Jun 21, 1985	83.1	20	3
25	Dokken Under Lock and Key	Nov 5, 1985	85.8	10	3
26	Heart Heart	Jul 6, 1985	87	7	0
27	Razor Evil Invaders	Oct 1985	88	5	0
28	White Lion Fight to Survive	Nov 9, 1985	85.7	7	1
29	Aerosmith Done With Mirrors	Nov 1985	89	3	0
30	Y&T Open Fire [Live]	1985	86	6	0
31	Accept Kaizoku-Ban [EP]	1985	87.5	4	0
32	Bulldozer The Day of Wrath	Mar 13, 1985	86.5	4	1
33	Chastain Mystery of Illusion	Feb 12, 1985	86.3	4	0
34	Omen Warning of Danger	Oct 1985	86.3	4	1
35	Bathory The Return......	Dec 4, 1985	81.6	10	3
36	Twisted Sister Come Out and Play	Nov 22, 1985	84.4	5	0
37	Savatage Power of the Night	1985	82.9	7	0
38	Celtic Frost Emperor's Return [EP]	Aug 15, 1985	85	4	0
39	Agent Steel Skeptics Apocalypse	Jun 1985	83.2	6	0
40	Anthem Anthem	Jul 21, 1985	81.7	7	1

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