Nick Cave - Push the Sky Away

Haunting. The melody won't stop playing in my head.

Deicide— Legion

Goodness those winding ass riffs!

Opium Warlords - Taste My Sword of Understanding

Long pause since I listened this. Opens better now. Seems to get better as it progresses - my humble opinion.

Halford - Resurrection

Still rocks.

Oh, fuck. When I saw him live last year, he closed with this track. It was one of the best closers to any show I've been to.

Bikini Kill - The First Two Albums

I like punk, but I'm not sure if this is punk. I'm not even sure if this is any good.

Tad Morose- Chapter X.

The Groove is real, people This is not only TM's best with Ronny Hemlin on vocals, but easily their best since Modus Vivendi. Killer, chugging, dark power metal galore!

Carach Angren - Three Times Thunder Strikes

After a few listens I don't think "Dance and Laugh..." is as good as "Where the Corpses..." which was my intro to this band.

Darzamat - Pain Collector

Recently found out about this band and i'm loving what i've heard so far.

"Dance and Laugh Amongst the Rotten" is a fun album, I think it's a step up from "This Is No Fairytale" at least. However, everything up to and including "Where the Corpses Sink Forever" is indeed better.

Anyways,
Dokken - Turn On the Action.
Thank you Freddy Krueger for introducing me to this band. "Tooth and Nail" has become one of my favorite 80s heavy metal albums.

I couldn't agree more. This Is No Fairytale was a bit underwhelming, whereas Dance and Laugh Amongst the Rotten was a lot more enjoyable.

Solstice - White Horse Hill

Epic Doom with a touch of English folkiness in places. Great to have them make a new album after all these years.

Dark at Dawn - Crossbreed

God this album fucking rules. A head-stomping, energetic power metal romp.

Its not my favorite Rush record but its not bad in the least and I love that song. I listened to it a lot last month on vacation driving round Normandy and found more tracks to dig but for me this is the standout. I loved Peart when he wrote about the individual standing against the collective and those themes but on this one he really nailed a song that I can relate to on a personal level and evokes a feeling I often have myself.

Halo Manash - Par-Antra I: Vir

Apoptose - Bannwald

Caladan Brood - Echoes of Battle

Bathory - Blood Fire Death

Running Wild- Tortuga Bay

That opening riff is Crazy Train on cocaine and just a pinch of helium.

Carcass The Master Butcher's Apron

I fucking love this band. I can't decide on a favorite song though.

Portishead - Dummy

feeling sophisticated

Real classic right there.

Great to see you back here.

Summoning - Stronghold

Verdunkeln - Einblick in den Qualenfall
Perfection.

Depeche Mode - Violator
Excellent.

Verdunkeln - Weder Licht noch Schatten

Macabre - Dahmer

Every so often I give them a spin. Huge death/thrash fan, but this band never really seems to stick for me.

Norsumuurarit - Kadehdin ruotsalaisia

Wish I had a physical copy of 'Hidas on raskasta". Not-so-serious but good Finnish heavy rock. They say "slow is heavy", and that statement totally lasts!

Diablo Swing Orchestra - Guerrilla Laments

Now this is a fusion band that I am loving. Swing, Ragtime, Tango, Jazz meets Arena Rock and Heavy Metal. Perfect for parties.

Narcotic Wasteland - Narcotic Wasteland

Holy shit this is good stuff! Can not believe i never checked this out when it came out, blistering death metal.

In Flames - Clayman

Great album in my opinion. Saw them a few times live and they put on an amazing show.

Root - Corabeu

I really don't know how one even comes up with music like this, and that's my favorite kind of entertainment to peruse. Utterly without peer.

Rush - Cygnus X-1

Epic tune that's full of suspense. Got to love Geddy Lee's piercing vocals too.

Clayman and Jester Race are two of the pivotal records in my evolution as a metalhead. Of course I had heard that style of singing before, but they were a couple of the first records I loved with "screaming/growling" vocals. I happened upon them right around the end of a school-year (in 2001), and they've both become kind of summer albums to me and my group of friends.

I haven't been a fan of In Flames since shortly after; I never liked a record released during the time I was a fan, only the back catalog. But I did get a chance to see them live just over a year ago for the first time. I was delighted they played Moonshield and Jester's Dance. When I got to meet Bjorn and Anders after, I was able to tell them how much Jester Race and Clayman meant to me, and even got my vinyl signed. Super cool dudes, got to hang with them for close to 15 minutes. Clayman is still one of my favourite In Flames tracks.

Absolutely, it's marvelous how much inspired and unconventional they were! Have you got around listening to Kargeras?

Horna - Vihan Tie

The melodic "chorus" riff it's shiver inducing

I am with you in that I didn't really like anything after. I have played Clayman so much that I only break it once in a while now. Played it to death for years.

Clayman & Colony rules \m/... I regard them as twin albums..and yeah, they are perfect summer afternoon soundtrack

Survivor - Vital Signs

Just the first spin. Okay, maybe a little too happy AOR for my taste, want songs like 'Jackie Don't Go' and 'I'm Not That Man Anymore'. Remember that first song from somewhere. Must've been a hit.

Strapping Young Lad - All Hail the New Flesh

...I just love how this thing fucking rips!!

Van Halen - Aint Talkin' Bout Love

Great rock and roll for me tends to be filled with attitude and swagger, and Jesus Christ does DLR lay it down on this track. Its what I loved about this era of the band, and bands like GnR, Bon Scott AC/DC, and some others. DLR just sells it hard and not much needs to be said about that guitar tone, soloing, and riffage.

Hard for me to say this isn't the greatest rock debut ever.

Svalbard - For the Sake of the Breed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSomlCJliSY

The whole album kicks ass, one of the best releases of this year.


Zardens - Hopeful Path Through deep Furrows
https://zardens.bandcamp.com/track/hope ... ep-furrows

Just love this song.

Slauter Xstroyes - Winter Kill

In honor of another fallen brother, lead vocalist of SX, John Stewart. He passed away yesterday.

Rush - The Necromancer

I like how this starts like a cute epic and suddenly becomes HEAVY AS SHIT after a few minutes. Brooding in the tower!

SYL is awesome. Period. The whole City is wicked and badass.

(2007) Verdunkeln - Einblick In Den Qualenfall.