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Top 5 Essential Heavy Metal Albums by Luca Cerardi from Merendine Atomiche

By Chad Bowar, About.com

Luca Cerardi is the drummer for the Italian thrash band Merendine Atomiche, who recently released the CD RAW. These are the heavy metal albums he selected as being the most essential.

1. AC/DC - Highway To Hell

This was the first album I ever owned, and if I could describe it in one word: awesome.
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2. AC/DC - Back In Black

This is one of the best albums ever.
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3. Metallica - Metallica

It's also called the black album. It reminds me of my youth and when I started to play metal. From this one I knew the old great Metallica.
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4. Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power

This was the album that changed my life. I left the hard rock scene to be a strong headbanger.
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5. Pantera - Reinventing The Steel

It charges me up every time I listen to it. it's strong, heavy, dirty!
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