Um, is it normal that Metallica's discography list is swamped by innumerable "live" albums, to the point of ridiculousness?...

As far as I know, yes. I'm pretty sure it's cuz they endorsed a bunch of bootlegs around the time 72 seasons came out

As for Youthanasia, I was also taken aback by its recent (s)lacklustre score, but get how it rubs people the wrong way. Personally, it's a cornerstone of my youth due for appraisal soon.

Um, is it normal that Metallica's discography list is swamped by innumerable "live" albums, to the point of ridiculousness?...

Take that, Megadeth, I guess?

That why I stopped to read MA archives reviews…

It’s difficult for the folks and have my total respect but knowing how to read or write is not enough to be a reviewer…

Need4power have three reviews (two 0 one 92 for Louder than hell of Manowar)

This is Incantation most influential album

https://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/ ... wer/324766


How a community can tolerate this?

I can’t….

and I'm completely disheartened
I know it's my Achilles heel

So...I haven't forgotten about my commitment to Megadeth's Youthanasia, as well as Iron Maiden's Seventh Son; expect those soon! (If not during my Night Demon pilgrimage to Montreal, immediately upon my return.)

In regards to your humorous Darkness review, I'm still wrapping my head around : ""The will to resist does no longer exist... But those who don't oppose only act amiss!".

Cripes! You don't hear that every day. (Nice wordplay on your behalf as well, felix.)

yeeessssss I'm considering doing seventh son as well

That review made me revisit the Twilight of the Gods album. What nostalgic afternoons that album gave me when I started discovering viking metal. Although I predict that a detractor will soon appear to give it less than 60-50%. There's never a shortage of someone who wanna be the centerpiece of the table

very much enjoying Twisted Psychology's Dream Theater deep dive, thought the debut one he did was a one-off but it seems he's now working his way through. Can't wait for the metropolis part 2 review in particular

Fellow writer CHAIRTHROWER, the duty is calling for you to write a review on The 2 Freeways albums (whenever and if you can) now that they were surprisingly added recently to Encyclopedia Metallum!!

Wow, this exciting Freeways inclusion calls for celebration...especially since I won't be seeing Blind Guardian or Night Demon after all, as Montreal is such a flaming shit hole that Im coming home early...Being separated by your instrument by thousands of miles must never happen. Plus I miss my beautiful hamm...on a positive note, twist hit a home run with True Bearings.

First of all, John Tardy. When you have a vocalist that is basically yelling the death metal-ish equivalent of "Libalah-Timmy !!" the entire time, it's going to be difficult to award the sort of credibility that this album seems to be demanding from its audience. That vocal style was supposed to be dark and intimidating, but it sounds more like a sulky teenager who recorded angry voice tracks while pouting in the studio. Which, naturally, can be a massive obstacle in seeing this as the terribly serious affair it's implicitly claiming. It's like Schwarzenegger's infamous "Blaaaaurgh !" noise, but pitch/sped up, Tardy likely being a big fan of Commando and Predator. But that's just the voice. Surely the instrumental is on a whole other level.

This is a bit of a poor man's 'Scream Bloody Gore': technically very similar, but with far less genuine atmosphere and purpose

But here's the thing: the riffs are between rather vague and generic and express fairly little musically

You ever listen to an album you want to review, and feel like you can already write a review halfway through it?

but am looking forward to writing reviews again with Youthanasia rocketing to he podium…Oh, i hope Mom gets better soon!

https://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Obituary/Slowly_We_Rot/718/Annable_Courts/324993

Annable's review is just... urgh!

Yeah it does suck and unfortunately, my Mom is very sick, to the point where i feel guilty returning home right away but at the same time, were staying at their friends house and its in the middle of nowhere, as in, it took 3 hours each way to go downtown from here, and while on the ever musty and foul metro i suffered a massive anxiety panic attack due to major homeless drug using era flashbacks where i freaked and begged my folks for an immediate flight home. Also, and this stays between us, im no big fan of Night Demons Outsider which dominates opening act…in other words, id have rather seen them on their Darkness Remains tour - but am looking forward to writing reviews again with Youthanasia rocketing to he podium…Oh, i hope Mom gets better soon!

"blues metal" (whatever that is).

Fellow writer CHAIRTHROWER, the duty is calling for you to write a review on The 2 Freeways albums (whenever and if you can) now that they were surprisingly added recently to Encyclopedia Metallum!!

Probably not what the reviewer had in mind, but "blues metal" clearly refers to early Sabbath.

Wow, killer Youthanasia review. Absinthe took the words right out of mouth

I couldn't agree with more with Absinthe1979's opinion about the remasters. Awesome review of Youthanasia.