Metal · 1980s

Metal loudness in the 1980s

-14 Median integrated LUFS
-17.2 to -13 Range
11 Tracks

Loudness distribution

-18 to -17 LUFS: 1 track-17 to -16 LUFS: 1 track-16 to -15 LUFS: 2 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 1 track-14 to -13 LUFS: 6 tracks -18 LUFS -16 LUFS -13 LUFS

Dynamic range distribution

17 to 18 DR: 3 tracks18 to 19 DR: 5 tracks19 to 20 DR: 3 tracks 17 DR 18 DR 20 DR

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: From Out of Nowhere
Faith No More
-13.0 LUFS
Quietest: Edge of the World
Faith No More
-17.2 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

John Golden
n=11 · median -14 LUFS

Other decades

Metal in the 1990s →

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 11 measured tracks, not a survey of every Metal release from the 1980s.