Favorite Albums from 1988

Subject: Favorite Albums from 1988 Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:44 pm

What are your favorite albums from 1988, regardless of genre? Following are a few of mine:

1. Sacred Warrior - "Rebellion"
2. Joshua - "Intense Defense"
3. Saint - "Too Late For Living"
4. Barren Cross - "Atomic Arena"
5. Kings' X - "Out Of The Silent Planet"

Honorable mentions: Bloodgood ("Rock In A Hard Place"), Bride ("Live To Die"), Jerusalem ("Dancing On The Head Of The Serpent"), Neon Cross ("Neon Cross") & Rez ("Silence Screams"

Any notable albums that I have overlooked or missed?

Subject: Re: Favorite Albums from 1988 Sun Feb 17, 2019 9:28 pm

I don't even remember what was released in 1988.

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Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son was released in 1988. Cool

I don't own any Christian metal from that year though. Neutral

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Out of that list it's easily Barren Cross but there are many good albums you listed.

Subject: Re: Favorite Albums from 1988 Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:56 am

Hmm, seems like someone just asked me this question on another forum Laughing

Not in order of importance....but my favorites from that year would have to be.

Bloodgood - Rock In A Hard Place
Joshua - Intense Defense
Neon Cross - Neon Cross
Rez - Silence Screams
Ruscha - Come Alive
Sacred Warrior - Rebellion
Saint - Too Late For Living
Shout - In Your Face
Whitecross - Hammer & Nail

For some reason I have Barren Cross - Atomic Arena as 1987 on my lists.

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Subject: Re: Favorite Albums from 1988 Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:57 am

kerrick wrote:: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son was released in 1988. I don't own any Christian metal from that year though.

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Subject: Re: Favorite Albums from 1988 Mon Feb 18, 2019 3:11 am

Quote :: Hmm, seems like someone just asked me this question on another forum

I am at work on an article outlining the top 15 albums from 1988 and wanted to get the input/opinion of as many people as possible, I do not want to overlook anything.

Ruscha - Come Alive is a good call- did not even think of them when putting together the initial list. The Enigma packaging states "Atomic Arena" is 1988.

Subject: Re: Favorite Albums from 1988 Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:45 am

Do you have a full list from that year? Without going through my collection to see what I have, I can't even remember the years anymore.

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Joshua - Intense Defense
Neon cross - Neon cross

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Staybrite wrote:

kerrick wrote:: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son was released in 1988. I don't own any Christian metal from that year though.

I know, shame on me... Embarassed

I do enjoy me some classic/heavy metal, though none of the Christian bands in that genre I've heard have really clicked with me. Maybe I'll use this thread as a starting point to check some bands out further.

Subject: Re: Favorite Albums from 1988 Mon Feb 18, 2019 2:38 pm

Stryper - In God We Trust

Subject: Re: Favorite Albums from 1988 Mon Feb 18, 2019 2:40 pm

For me from what I can remember or have in my collection:

Barren Cross - Atomic Arena
Whitecross - Hammer & Nail
Shout - It Won't Be Long
Saint - Too Late for Living

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In no particular order

The Vengeance demo
Barren Cross - Atomic Arena
Bride - Live To Die
Whitecross - Hammer And Nail
Saint - Too Late For Living

Subject: Re: Favorite Albums from 1988 Tue Feb 19, 2019 10:03 am

Here's a brief list of releases from 1988:
Angelic Force - Angelic Force
Barren Cross - Atomic Arena
Armada - Black & White
Rosanna's Raiders - Calling Down Fire
Various - California Metal II
Ruscha - Come Alive
Jerusalem - Dancing on the Head of the Serpent
Xalt - Dark Wars
Tempest - Eye of the Storm
Contagious - Free Indeed
Whitecross - Hammer & Nail
Various - Heavy Righteous Metal
Various - Hot Metal Summer
Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice
Apostle - Hymns
Stryper - In God We Trust
Joshua - Intense Defense
Shout - It Won't Be Long
Mark Farner - Just Another Injustice
Bride - Live to Die
Neon Cross - Neon Cross
Mass - Reach for the Sky
Sacred Warrior - Rebellion
Bloodgood - Rock in a Hard Place
Opprobrium/Incubus - Serpent Temptation
Rez - Silent Screams
Various - The Axemen
Various - Underground Metal
Force 3 - Warrior of Light

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Wow, the good ol' days.

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Wow forgot about Rosannah’s Raiders! They definitely weren’t metal but really good hard rock

Subject: Re: Favorite Albums from 1988 Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:46 am

And Rez's Silent Screams is a great release as well.

Subject: Re: Favorite Albums from 1988 Wed Feb 20, 2019 6:37 pm

Since I assume you mean Christian, the only one I can recall playing on the radio in 88 was Gargoyle - s/t (and I didn't know they were Christian at the time). Cool fact: the 3-song radio EP for this album is the ONLY vinyl I still have. All my other vinyl wasn't Christian and was sold. Well, Rez Band's Bootleg was also Christian it turned out, but I didn't care for it (not a fan of live albums to begin with).

If we're including what I know of now, Barren Cross, Neon Cross, Sacred Warrior and Whitecross would be my picks for 88 releases.

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Subject: Re: Favorite Albums from 1988 Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:19 am

For me, it would be:

1. Stryper - In God We Trust
2. Rez - Silence Screams
3. Whitecross - Hammer & Nail
4. Bloodgood - Rock In A Hard Place
5. Shout - It Won't Be Long

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