As 2014 turned into 2015, it started to dawn on us here at Worship Metal Manor that some truly extraordinary albums are due to turn 30 this year and what better way to say Happy F*ckin’ Birthday, than drawing up a list of the 30 greatest albums that are soon to hit that significant milestone.

As it turned out, 1985 was a cracker of a year for Hard Rock and Heavy Metal; Thrash was growing stronger by the second, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was still delivering the goods and even the Mainstream was throwing up a few corkers along the way.

This one is just a bit of fun and a merry jaunt down memory lane but if we’ve glossed over your favourite, jot it down in the comments below and we’ll get a dialogue going.

Let’s get nostalgic!

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