Paul Di’anno’s Battlezone – Children of Madness (1987: Shatter)

best post-Maiden try

hairsprayed up with rough edges

in a word: tepid

http://www.pauldianno.com/discography.php#

Tarantula – S/T (1987: Transmedia)

can judge by cover

amateur D&D hour

so raw it’s silly

http://tarantula.com.sapo.pt/

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Tarantula/Tarantula/18937

Earthshaker – Aftershock (1987: Eastworld)

Loudness never-weres

trebly, happy, sweet ‘n’ flower

slight Richter scale move

http://earthshaker.jp/disc.htm

Manowar – Fighting the World (1987: Atco)

full-on cheddar fest

puffed chests peacock faux power

laughably cornball

http://www.manowar.com/music_albums.html

Obsession – Methods of Madness (1987: Enigma)

gutter up Stryper

and swap god for Saxon tropes

cassette era bronze

http://theobsession.net/index1.html

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Obsession/Methods_of_Madness/7033