​“Downfall is an impressive effort…Their musicianship is first class…” – Hellbound

​With some bands, the second effort fails to live up to the majesty of the first record, and the album unfortunately is given the "sophomore slump" title.  However, there have been many second albums released over the years that managed to match the greatness of the debut, or surpass the debut in terms of greatness, and it turns out to be some of their best work ever.

After just doing a list of my favourite debut albums, I thought it would only make sense to follow it up right away with a list of my favourite sophomore albums.  With most of the albums featured below, you could see and hear how each band matured as songwriters and musicians.

Down below, I will share with you my top 10 favourite debut albums ever.  Let's not waste anymore time and just get into it.

​where thrash was at its peak and there were so many amazing albums released around this time.  As I mentioned in my 1987 albums list, I wasn't alive in the 80s, but that doesn't matter.  What really matters is the music.  Let's get to the list.

Their good friend Tyler Williams (Monolithic Productions) recorded and mixed the vocals, which integrate within the song perfectly. Alina and Sam envisioned their version to have the same feel as the original version, but with their own creative flair. In their opinion, the best way to showcase their talent and the song was to record a video. The video was shot at the New Saint James Church in London, ON where Alina sings in the choir. The beautiful interior of the church is revealed throughout the video and proved to be the perfect setting. The video recording and editing was done by Alina herself. With great pride and high regard for the original, these two artists present their newly released video exclusively via Metal Master Kingdom. ​