Part 3 of the current best of the best, as rated by yours truly. I tried to include something from all of the different genres that I listen to on a regular basis. I also only included one disc by each artist (example, I would list ANY disc by The Police or Iron Maiden and most of Metallica's discography, but I needed to narrow it down a little further than that) This list is as I feel right now, since this list changes dramatically on a daily or even minutely basis. In no particular order:

• Diamondhead Lightning To The Nations This suffered a little bit in the process of remastering it, but it's still the definative album of NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal). This is the album that created Metallica, more or less. I still prefer my vinyl for this one strangely enough, since this is one of like three total that I prefer the original on... I love CD sound and remasters... but not here. Unfortunately, I don't own a record player these days, so I haven't heard it in a while. In checking on Amazon, apparently the re-release that is currently available is original, not remastered. SOLD!
  
• NWOBHM: '79 RevisitedCompiled by Lars Ulrich for the 20th anniversary of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, this is THE definitave collection if you don't want to go scouring through used record stores, e-bay, etc. to find the records. Many of the tracks are long, long out of print, so this is the only way you can get them. It contains the first singles of Def Leppard ("Getcha Rocks Off") and Iron Maiden (the original Soundhouse Tapes version of "Sanctuary") as well as many lesser-known rarities such as Tigers Of Pan Tang, Venom, Girlschool, Witchfynde and more. My personal favorite on the collection is "Witchfinder General" by the band of the same name.
  
• AC/DC For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) Another one that it's extremely difficult to find one for the list. I picked this one because there are no bad songs on this one. AC/DC is one of those bands where you know what you are going to hear, no matter which disc you pick up, even if it's brand-new. I absolutely love the cannons in the title track and "Night Of The Long Knives" and "C.O.D" are two of my favorite all-time songs.
  
• Chimaira Pass Out Of Existance GREAT new band, with a unique Death/Thrash/Industrial blend. This album brings the new breed of hard rockers out of the same-old, same-old mold they've been stuck in. I have no clue what the Slipknot comparison is all about. The big difference between the two is that Slipknot blows and Chimaira... well, they don't.
  
• Ice-T Rhyme Pays The original "gangsta-rap" disc. Check out "Six In Tha Mornin'" and "Pull the Trigger" and tell me this doesn't stand up to ANYTHING out today. Today's rap needs a resurgence of a DJ like Evil E.
  
• Black Flag The First Four Years Yet another one that I had trouble narrowing down to a single disc. I generally prefer Black Flag when Henry Rollins was singing, from Damaged on. However, this one just sizzles, it's so hot. Raw, unrestrained protest music. This is the epitome of the do-it-yourself early punk days.
  
• Red Hot Chili Peppers Mother's Milk Another one where the follow-up did better, but this one set the stage for the sound of Blood Sugar Sex Magic. The cover of Hendrix's "Fire" is superb.
  
• Frontline Assembly Hardwired (Another one that doesn't seem to be available on the internet, it might be out of print) This was the first techno disc I was ever into. The Leeb/Fulber team put out a hell of a lot of good music. There was a rumour for a while that one of their CD's actually broke car windows since the bass was so heavy. This is a great example of heavy industrial music.
  
• Asia Live In Moscow One of my cousins gave me Alpha for Christmas the year it came out. I've been an Asia fan ever since. This one is better, simply because of the phenomenal keyboard solo. I still get chills every time I hear it.
  
• Anthrax Among The Living That period for Anthrax defined the band. Heavy, heavy, heavy music, plenty of comedy and one of the best live shows going. I can't remember who I saw them opening for on that tour since they blew the headliner off the stage. Obscure factoid of the moment: two songs from this album were based on Stephen King books, "Among The Living" (The Stand) and "Skeletons in the Closet" (Apt Pupil from Different Seasons). "I Am The Law" is still one of my favorite songs.

That's it for a while. Since lists are so subjective, feel free to agree or disagree with me below. Don't miss Part I & Part II.