OLEG's TOP 10/20 OF 1969-2008 HEAVY METAL AND HARD ROCK STUDIO ALBUMS

Oleg's rank of all TANK albums(10-excellent!) Oleg's 10 favorite TANK's songs of all time Oleg's rank of 'Still at War' songs
1. "This Means War"- 10/10 1."This Means War" 1. "Light the Fire(watch'em burn)"
2. "Still at War" -9.99/10 2. "Just Like Something From Hell" 2. "Still at War"
3. "Filth Hounds Of Hades" -9.5/10 3. "Echoes Of A Distant Battle" 3. "Conspiracy of Hate"
4. "Honour & Blood" -9.4/10 4. "Laughing In The Face Of Death" 4. "Return of the filth Hounds"
5. "Armour Plated"- 9.3/10 5. "Light the Fire(watch'em burn)" 5. "In the last hours before Dawn"
6. "Power Of The Hunter"- 9.1/10 6. "C-ing Dub-all" 6. "When the Hunter becomes the Hunted"
7. "TANK" -8.9/10 7. "Still at War" 7. "The World awaits"
Oleg's rank of TANK live albums(10-excellent!) 8. "Turn Your Head Around" 8. "The Blood's still on their Hands"
1. "War of Attrition: Live' 81"- 10/10 9. "The War Drags Ever On" 9. "The Fear Inside"
2. "The Return Of The Filth Hounds-live"-9.5/10 10. "Walking Barefoot Over Glass" 10. "And then we heard the Thunder"
3. "Metal Crusade' 99"- 9/10   11. "T. G. N. I. D."
The best 5 albums of 1969 The best 10 albums of 1971 The best 10 albums of 1972 The best 10 albums of 1973
1. Led Zeppelin "2" 1. Black Sabbath "Paranoid" 1. Black Sabbath "Vol. 4" 1. Black Sabbath "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"
2. Pink Floyd "Ummagumma" 2. Black Sabbath "Master Of Reality" 2. Deep Purple "Machine Head" 2. Pink Floyd "The Dark Side Of The Moon"
3. Led Zeppelin "1" 3. Led Zeppelin "4" 3. Nazareth "Exercises" 3. Alice Cooper "Billion Dollar Babies"
4. Deep Purple "Deep Purple" 4. Deep Purple "Fireball" 4. Alice Cooper "School's Out" 4. Nazareth "Razamanaz"
5. The Who "Tommy" 5. Alice Cooper "Killer" 5. Scorpions "Lonesome Crow" 5. Deep Purple"Who Do We Think We Are"
The best 5 albums of 1970 6. Nazareth "Nazareth" 6. Elf "Elf" 6. Queen "1"
1. Deep Purple "In Rock" 7. Pink Floyd "Meddle" 7. Uriah Heep "Demons & Wizards" 7. Led Zeppelin "Houses Of The Holy"
2. Black Sabbath "Black Sabbath" 8. Uriah Heep "Salisbury" 8. Slade "Slayed?" 8. Nazareth "Loud'n'Proud"
3. Led Zeppelin "3" 9. Status Quo "Dog Of Two Head" 9. Status Quo "Piledriver" 9. The Who "Quadrophenia"
4. Pink Floyd "Atom Heart Mother" 10. Alice Cooper "Love It To Death" 10. Uriah Heep "The Magician's Birthday" 10. Uriah Heep "Sweet Freedom"
5. Slade "Play It Loud"      
The best 10 albums of 1974 The best 10 albums of 1975 The best 10 albums of 1976
1. Judas Priest "Rocka Rolla" 1. Black Sabbath "Sabotage" 1. Black Sabbath "Technical Ecstasy"
2. Deep Purple "Stormbringer" 2. Nazareth "Hair Of The Dog" 2. AC/DC "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
3. Kiss "Kiss" 3. Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here" 3. Judas Priest "Sad Wings Of Destiny"
4. Rush "Rush" 4. Queen "A Night At The Opera" 4. Kiss "Destroyer"
5. Scorpions "Fly To The Rainbow" 5. Led Zeppelin "Physical Graffiti" 5. Scorpions "Virgin Killer"
6. Queen "Sheer Heart Attack" 6. Rainbow "R. Blackmore's Rainbow" 6. AC/DC "High Voltage"
7. Kiss "Hotter Than Hell" 7. Rush "Fly By Night" 7. Rainbow "Rising"
8. Deep Purple "Burn" 8. Kiss "Dressed To Kill" 8. Rush "2112"
9. Queen "2" 9. Scorpions "In Trance" 9. Nazareth "Close Enough For Rock'n'Roll"
10. Sweet "Sweet Fanny Adams" 10. Rush "Caress Of Steel" 10. Kiss "Rock'n'Roll Over"
The best 10 albums of 1977 The best 10 albums of 1978 The best 10 albums of 1979
1. Judas Priest "Sin After Sin" 1. Black Sabbath "Never Say Die" 1. Pink Floyd "The Wall"
2. AC/DC "Let There Be Rock" 2. AC/DC "Powerage" 2. AC/DC "Highway To Hell"
3. Pink Floyd "Animals" 3. Judas Priest "Stained Class" 3. Kiss "Dynasty"
4. Kiss "Love Gun" 4. Rainbow "Long Live Rock'n'Roll" 4. Motörhead "Overkill"
5. Motörhead "Motörhead" 5. Judas Priest "Hell Bent For Leather" 5. Scorpions "Lovedrive"
6. Rush "A Farewell To Kings" 6. Nazareth "No Mean City" 6. Rainbow "Down To Earth"
7. Queen "News Of The World" 7. Rush "Hemispheres" 7. Motörhead "Bomber"
8. Nazareth "Expect No Mercy" 8. Kiss "Paul Stanley" 8. Led Zeppelin "In Through Out The Door"
9. Uriah Heep "Innocent Victim" 9. Queen "Jazz" 9. Van Halen "2"
10. Ted Nugent "Cat Scratch Fever" 10. Van Halen "Van Halen" 10. Saxon "Saxon"
The best 10 albums of 1980 The best 10 albums of 1981 The best 10 albums of 1982
1. AC/DC "Back In Black" 1. Ozzy Osbourne "Diary Of A Madman" 1. Iron Maiden "The Number Of The Beast"
2. Ozzy Osbourne"Blizzard Of Ozz" 2. Black Sabbath "The Mob Rules" 2. Tank "Filth Hounds Of Hades"
3. Black Sabbath "Heaven & Hell" 3. Accept "Breaker" 3. Judas Priest "Screaming For Vengeance"
4. Judas Priest "British Steel" 4. AC/DC "For Those About To Rock" 4. Manowar "Battle Hymns"
5. Saxon "Strong Arm of the Law" 5. Def Leppard "High'n'Dry" 5. Viva "Dealers of the Night"
6. Iron Maiden "Iron Maiden" 6. Iron Maiden "Killers" 6. Scorpions "Blackout"
7. Motörhead "Ace Of Spades" 7. Judas Priest "Point Of Entry" 7. Tank "Power Of The Hunter"
8. Rush "Permanent Waves" 8. Saxon "Denim And Leather" 8. Accept "Restless and Wild"
9. Scorpions "Animals Magnetism" 9. Rainbow "Difficult To Cure" 9. Motörhead "Iron Fist"
10. Tygers Of Pan Tang "Wild Cat" 10. Viva "What the Hell is going on!" 10. Anvil "Metal On Metal"
*11. Saxon "Wheels Of Steel" *11. More "Warhead" *11. More "Blood & Thunder"
*12. Samson "Head on" *12. Nazareth "The Fool Circle" *12. Ted Nugent "Nugent"
*13. Kiss "Unmasked" *13. Demon "Night of the Demon" *13. Rainbow "Straight between the Eyes"
*14. Alice Cooper "Flush the Fashion" *14. Rush "Moving Pictures" *14. Demon "The Unexpected Guest"
*15. Accept "I'm a Rebel" *15. Foreigner "4" *15. Whitesnake "Saints & Sinners"
The best 10 albums of 1983 The best 10 albums of 1984 The best 10 albums of 1985
1. Tank "This Means War" 1. Judas Priest "Defenders Of The Faith" 1. Metal Church "Metal Church"
2. Ozzy Osbourne"Bark At The Moon" 2. Metallica "Ride The Lightning" 2. Megadeth "Killing Is My Business and Business is Good!"
3. Dio "Holy Diver" 3. Manowar "Hail To England" 3. Helloween "Walls Of Jericho"
4. Metallica "Kill'em All" 4. Iron Maiden "Powerslave" 4. Accept "Metal Heart"
5. Def Leppard "Pyromania" 5. Tank "Honour & Blood" 5. Dio "Sacred Heart"
6. Accept "Balls To The Wall" 6. Dio "The Last In Line" 6. W.A.S.P. "The Last Command"
7. Iron Maiden "Piece Of Mind" 7. Twisted Sister "Stay Hungry" 7. Anthrax "Spreading The Disease"
8. Krokus "Headhunter" 8. Saxon "Crusader" 8. Twisted Sister "Come Out And Play"
9. Thin Lizzy "Thunder And Lightning" 9. Mercyful Fate"Don't Break The Oath" 9. Mötley Crüe "Theatre of Pain"
10. Mötley Crüe "Shout At The Devil" 10. Scorpions "Love At First Sting" 10. Celtic Frost "To Mega Therion"
*11. Twisted Sister "You can't stop Rock'n'Roll" *11. Manowar "Sign Of The Hammer" *11. AC/DC "Fly on the Wall"
*12. Saxon "Power & the Glory" *12. Quiet Riot "Condition Critical" *12. Slayer "Hell Awaits"
*13. Rainbow "Bent out of Shape" *13. Ratt "Out of the Cellar" *13. Stormwitch "Tales of Terror"
*14. Uriah Heep "Head First" *14. Battleaxe "Power from the Universe" *14. Iron Angel "Hellish Crossfire"
*15. Alcatrazz "No Parole from Rock'n'Roll" *15. Samson "Don't get mad, get even" *15. Mad Max "Stormchild"
The best 10 albums of 1986 The best 10 albums of 1987 The best 10 albums of 1988
1. Metallica "Master Of Puppets" 1. Helloween "Keeper Of The Seven Keys" 1. Megadeth "So Far, So Good... So What!"
2. Ozzy Osbourne"The Ultimate Sin" 2. Manowar "Fighting The World" 2. Iron Maiden "Seventh Son of A Seventh Son"
3. Iron Maiden "Somewhere In Time" 3. Dio "Dream Evil" 3. Manowar "Kings Of Metal"
4. Motörhead "Orgasmatron" 4. King Diamond "Abigail" 4. King Diamond "Them"
5. Slayer "Reign In Blood" 5. Def Leppard "Hysteria" 5. Ozzy Osbourne "No Rest For The Wicked"
6. Metal Church "The Dark" 6. Anthrax "Among The Living" 6. Anthrax "State Of Euphoria"
7. Megadeth "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?" 7. Tank "TANK" 7. Metallica "...And Justice For All"
8. King Diamond "Fatal Portrait" 8. U.D.O. "Animal House" 8. Slayer "South Of Heaven"
9. Savatage "Fight For The Rock" 9. Rage "Execution Guaranteed" 9. Tokyo Blade "No Remorse"
10. Candlemass "Epicus, Doomicus, Metallicus" 10. Satan "Suspended Sentence" 10. Helloween "Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part. 2"
Disappointments: Judas Priest "Turbo" Disappointments: Disappointments:
The best 10 albums of 1989 The best 10 albums of 1990 The best 10 albums of 1991
1. King Diamond "Conspiracy" 1. AC/DC "Razor's Edge" 1. Ozzy Osbourne "No More Tears"
2. Alice Cooper "Poison" 2. Judas Priest "Painkiller" 2. Metallica "Metallica"
3. Rush "Presto" 3. Dio "Lock Up The Wolves" 3. U.D.O. "Timebomb"
4. Joe Satriani "Flying in a Blue Dream" 4. Deep Purple "Slaves & Masters" 4. Alice Cooper "Hey Stoopid"
5. U.D.O. "Mean Machine" 5. Iron Maiden "No Prayer For The Dying" 5. Metal Church "The Human Factor"
6. Gamma Ray "Heading for Tomorrow" 6. King Diamond "The Eye" 6. Demon "Hold on to the Dream"
7. Sodom "Agent Orange" 7. Megadeth "Rust In Peace" 7. Motörhead "1916"
8. Demon "Taking the World by Storm" 8. Queensr˙che "Empire" 8. Blind Guardian "Tales From The Twilight World"
9. King Diamond "Conspiracy" 9. Black Sabbath "Tyr" 9. Rush "Roll The Bones"
10. W.A.S.P. "The Headless Children" 10. Kreator "Coma Of Souls" 10. Sepultura "Arise"
The best 10 albums of 1992 The best 10 albums of 1993 The best 10 albums of 1994
1. Iron Maiden "Fear Of The Dark" 1. Mercyful Fate "In The Shadows" 1. Megadeth "Youthanasia"
2. Manowar "The Triumph Of Steel" 2. Fight "War Of Words" 2. Pink Floyd "The Division Bell"
3. Rage "Trapped!" 3. Dio "Strange Highways" 3. Mercyful Fate "Time"
4. Blind Guardian "Somewhere Far Beyond" 4. Accept "Objection Overruled" 4. Black Sabbath "Cross Purposes"
5. Motörhead "March Or Die" 5. Gamma Ray "Insanity And Genius" 5. Helloween "Master Of The Rings"
6. Joe Satriani "Extremist" 6. Joe Satriani "Time Machine" 6. Tiamat "Wildhoney"
7. Black Sabbath "Dehumanizer" 7. Motörhead "Bastards" 7. Queensr˙che "Promised Land"
8. Def Leppard "Adrenaline" 8. Rush "Counterparts" 8. Slayer "Divine Intervention"
9. Atom God "History re-written" 9. Type O Negative "Bloody Kisses" 9. Savatage "Handful Of Rain"
10. Killers "Murder One" 10. Coroner "Grin" 10. Running Wild "Black Hand Inn."
Disappointments: Disappointments: Helloween "Chameleon". Disappointments: David Lee Roth "Your Filthy...".
The best 10 albums of 1995 The best 10 albums of 1996 The best 10 albums of 1997
1. Ozzy Osbourne"Ozzmosis" 1. Dio "Angry Machines" 1. Helloween "Better Than Raw"
2. AC/DC "Ballbreaker" 2. Deep Purple "Purpendicular" 2. Saxon "Unleash The Beast"
3. Blind Guardian "Imaginations From The Other Side" 3. Manowar "Louder Than Hell" 3. Gamma Ray "Somewhere Out In Space"
4. King Diamond "The Spider's Lullabuy" 4. King Diamond "The Graveyard" 4. Bruce Dickinson "Accident Of Birth"
5. Rage "Black In Mind" 5. Helloween "The Time Of The Oath" 5. U.D.O. "Solid"
6. Saxon "Dogs Of War" 6. Mercyful Fate "Into The Unknown" 6. Angel Dust "Border of Reality"
7. Iced Earth "Burnt Offerings" 7. Rage "End Of All Days" 7. HammerFall "Glory To The Brave"
8. Motörhead "Sacrifice" 8. In Flames "The Jester Race" 8. In Flames "Whoracle"
9. Coroner "Coroner" 9. Iced Earth "Dark Saga" 9. Scanner "Ball Of The Damned"
10. Savatage "Dead Winter Dead" 10. Gamma Ray "Land Of The Free" 10. Stratovarius "Visions"
*11. Bruce Dickinson "Skunkworks" *11. Scorpions "Pure Instinct" *11.Dimmu Borgir "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant"
*12. Iron Maiden "The X Factor" *12. Stratovarius "Episode" *12. Cradle Of Filth "Dusk ... And Her Embrace"
*13. Voivod "Negatron" *13. Metallica "Load" *13. Judas Priest "Jugulator"
*14. Grave Digger "Heart Of Darkness" *14. Slayer "Undisputed Attitude" *14. Kreator "Outcast"
*15. Running Wild "Masquerade" *15. Motörhead "Overnight Sensation" *15. Rhapsody "Legendary Tales"
Disappointments: Vince Neil "Carved In Stone",
J. Satriani "J. Satriani".		 Disappointments: Def Leppard "Slang",
Accept "Predator".		 Disappointments: Queensr˙che "Hear In the Now..."
Mötley Crüe "Generation Swine", W.A.S.P. "KFD".
The best 20 albums of 1998 The best 20 albums of 1999 The best 20 albums of 2000
1. Rage "XIII" 1. Kreator "Endorama" 1. Dio "Magica"
2. Dimmu Borgir "Spiritual Black Dimensions" 2. Mercyful Fate "9" 2. Halford "Resurrection"
3. Bruce Dickinson "The Chemical Wedding" 3. Tiamat "Skeleton Skeletron" 3. In Flames "Clayman"
4. HammerFall "Legasy Of Kings" 4. Rage "Ghosts" 4. AC/DC "Stiff Upper Lip"
5. Iced Earth "Someting Wicked This Way Comes" 5. U.D.O. "Holy" 5. Nightwish "Wishmaster"
6. U.D.O. "No Limits" 6. The Kovenant "Animatronic" 6. Borknagar "Quintessence"
7. Blind Guardian "Nightfall In The Middle Earth" 7. Sodom "Code Red" 7. Angel Dust "Enlighten the Darkness"
8. Witchery "Restless & Dead" 8. In Flames "Colony" 8. Nevermore "Dead Heart, in a Dead World"
9. Sinner "The Nature of Evil" 9. Gamma Ray "Powerplant" 9. Helloween "The dark Ride"
10. Amon Amarth "Once Sent From The Golden Hall" 10. Testament "The Gathering" 10. Cradle of Filth "Midian"
*11. Covenant "Nexus Polaris" *11. Nevermore "Dreaming Neon Black" *11. Gaskin "Stand or Fall"
*12. Lab˙rinth "Return To Heaven Denied" *12. Angel Dust "Bleed" *12. The Haunted "The Haunted made Me do it"
*13. Stratovarius "Destiny" *13. Amorphis "Tuonela" *13. Iron Maiden "Brave New World"
*14. Borknagar "The Archaic Course" *14. Children of Bodom "Hatebreeder" *14. Rhapsody "Dawn of Victory"
*15. The Haunted "The Haunted" *15. Witchery "Dead, Hot and Ready" *15. Mental Home "Upon the Shores of Inner Seas"
*16. Cradle of Filth "Cruelty and the Beast" *16. Edguy "Theater of Salvation" *16. King Diamond "House of God"
*17. Grave Digger "Knights of the Cross" *17. Arch Enemy "Burning Bridges" *17. Dark Tranquillity "Haven"
*18. Primal Fear "Primal Fear" *18. Emperor "IX Equilibrium" *18.  Stratovarius "Infinite"
*19. Kamelot "Siege Perilous" *19. Amon Amarth "The Avenger" *19. Jacobs Dream "Jacobs Dream"
*20. Running Wild "The Rivalry" *20. Grave Digger "Excalibur" *20. Brainstorm "Ambiguity"
Disappointments: Metallica "Re-Load", Two "Voyers",
Iron Maiden "Virtual XI", Van Halen "3".		 Disappointments: Megadeth "Risk",
Scorpions "Eye To Eye", Metallica "S & M".		 Disappointments: J. Satriani "Engines Of Creation",
A. Cooper "Brutal Planet", Tony Iommi "Iommi".
The best 20 albums of 2001 The best 20 albums of 2002 The best 20 albums of 2003
1. Dimmu Borgir "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia" 1. Tank "Still at War" 1. Rage "Soundchaser"
2. Children of Bodom "Follow the Reaper" 2. Dio "Killing the Dragon" 2. Dimmu Borgir "Death Cult Armageddon"
3. Iced Earth "Horror Show" 3. Manowar "Warriors of the World" 3. Cradle of Filth "Damnation and a Day"
4. Bal-Sagoth "Atlantis Ascendant" 4. Soilwork "Natural born Chaos" 4. Old Man's Child "In defiance of Existence"
5. Avantasia "The Metal Opera" 5. Rage "Unity" 5. Type O Negative "Life is killing Me"
6. Gamma Ray "No World Order" 6. Arch Enemy "Wages of Sin" 6. Iron Maiden "Dance of Death"
7. Amorphis "Am Universum" 7. HammerFall "Crimson Thunder" 7. Arch Enemy "Anthems of Rebellion"
8. Amon Amarth "The Crusher"  8. In Flames "Reroute to remain" 8. Children of Bodom "Hate Crew Deathroll"
9. Kreator "Violent Revolution" 9. Halford "Crucible" 9. Amon Amarth "Versus the World" 
10.  Saxon "Killing Ground" 10. Angel Dust "Of Human Bondage" 10. Soilwork "Figure Number Five"
*11. Witchery "Symphony for the Devil" *11. ... And Oceans "Cypher" *11. King Diamond "The Puppet Master"
*12. Savatage "Poets and Madmen *12. Sentenced "The cold white Light" *12. Helloween "Rabbit don't come easy"
*13. Hirax "Barrage of Noise" *13. Immortal "Sons of Nothern Darkness" *13. Dream Theater "Train of Thought"
*14. Sodom "M-16" *14. Nightwish "Century Child" *14. Overkill "Killbox 13"
*15. Grave Digger "Grave Digger" *15. King Diamond "Abigail"2: The Revenge" *15. Deep Purple "Bananas"
*16. W.A.S.P. "Unholy Terror" *16. U.D.O. "Man and Machine" *16. Queensr˙che "Tribe"
*17. Primal Fear "Nuclear Fire" *17. Blaze "Tenth Dimension" *17. Anthrax "We've come for you all" 
*18. Quiet Riot "Guilty Pleasures" *18. Blind Guardian "A Night at the Opera" *18.  Krokus "Rock the Block"
*19. Falconer "Falconer" *19. Motörhead "Hammered" *19. The Haunted "One Kill Wonder"
*20. Opeth "Blackwater Park" *20. Falconer "Chapters from a vale Forlorn" *20. Dream Evil "Evilized"
Disappointments: Aerosmith "Just Push Play",
A. Cooper "Dragontown".		 Disappointments: Rush "Vapor Trails",
Robert Plant "Dreamland", Def Leppard "X"'.		 Disappointments: Metallica "St. Anger".   
The best 10 albums of 2004 The best 10 albums of 2005 The best 10 albums of 2006
1. In Flames "Soundtrack to your Escape" 1. Dream Theater "Octavarium" 1. Shadows Fall "Fallout from the War"
2. Megadeth "The System has failed" 2. Kreator "Enemy of God" 2. Slayer "Christ Illusion"
3. Cradle of Filth "Nymphetamine" 3. Joe Lynn Turner "The usual Suspects" 3. Amon Amarth "With Oden on our Side"
4. Shadows Fall "The War within" 4. Judas Priest "Angel of Retribution" 4. Iron Maiden "A matter of Life and Death"
5. Borknagar "Epic" 5.  Dark Tranquillity "Character" 5. Lamb of God "Sacrament"
6.  Exodus "Tempo of the Damned" 6. Arch Enemy "Doomsday Machine" 6. Cradle of Filth "Thornography"
7. Amon Amarth "Fate of Horns" 7. Soilwork "Stabbing the Drama" 7. Rage "Speak of the Dead"
8. Nightwish "Once"  8. Candlemass "Candlemass"  8. Queensr˙che "Operation: Mindcrime 2"
9. W.A.S.P. "Neon God, Part. 1" 9. Opeth "Ghost Reveries" 9. Motörhead "Kiss of Death"
10. Behemoth "Demigod" 10. Nevermore "This Godless Endeavor" 10. Joe Satriani "Super Colossal"
The best 10 albums of 2007 The best 10 albums of 2008 The best 10 albums of 2009(so far!)
1. Megadeth "United Abominations" 1. Amon Amarth "Twilight Of The Thunder God" 1. 
2. Dimmu Borgir "In Sorte Diaboli" 2. Bullet For My Valentine "Scream Aim Fire" 2.
3. Saxon "The Inner Sanctum" 3. AC/DC "Black Ice"  3.
4. Manowar "Gods of War" 4. Motörhead "Motorizer" 4.
5. Arch Enemy "Rise of the Tyrants"  5. Trivium "Shogun" 5.
6.  Grave Digger "Liberty or Death" 6.  Laaz Rockit "Left For Dead" 6. 
7. Rush "Snakes & Arrows" 7. Paganini "Medicine Man" 7.
8. King Diamond "Give Me your Soul... please" 8. Rage "Carved in Stone"  8.
9. Gamma Ray "Land Of The Free Part.2" 9. Metallica "Death Magnetic" 9.
10. Type O Negative "Dead again" 10. GrimmStine "GrimmStine" 10.