Spellbound editionTygers of Pan Tang - Gangland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqlaPtkPqggThis thread is dedicated to the discussion of traditional heavy metal and its many sub-genres. Hard rock that is both historically and musically adjacent to traditional metal is also welcomed. Lastly, if this is your first time posting here please view the link below:More info: https://pastebin.com/FeVuNsmd>Is [genre/band/album] fit for /trad/?If you have to ask this, it probably isn’t and you should take what you want to talk about somewhere else.CHARTShttps://pastebin.com/zQQCuv5nUSEFUL LINKShttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1luaLZfavSeXui9RkO1PZ3U5gAE1XHfkH?usp=drive_link - Giant archive of old metal & rock magazines.https://www.furia.com/em/all1987.html - Scrapes Metal Archives/Metallum for every release by year, genre, etc.https://www.metal-archives.com/ - Search for your favorite bands and look under the “similar artists” tab.https://en.metal-tracker.com/ - Bittorrent tracker from Russia, in order to use it you need to have a registered account. https://www.progarchives.com/ - Same deal as Metal Archives but for progressive rock, metal, and everything else under the prog umbrella. https://rateyourmusic.com/ - Search for albums, charts and lists here. (Some early trad albums have metal as a secondary rather than primary; so when looking for music from the early-mid ‘70s make sure you include heavy metal as a secondary in your filter as well.)https://www.slsknet.org/news/node/1 - P2P application for downloading albums. It is your best friend!Vote for the next album here: https://strawpoll.com/w4nWWbqrqnAPrevious thread: >>128757152
1987's chart is still in progress, reply to this post with your suggestions!1 Vote = Put on the list2 Votes = Greater priority3+ Votes = Automatic inclusion
>>128808987BLASTING
>>128809012What the fuck is that album cover lmao
>>128809041>what if barry gibb had a metal band
I like King Diamond because he sounds like a spooky ghost telling me ghost stories
>>128809259This but I also like Mark Shelton because he sounds like Skeletor recounting ancient tales of warriors and battles
>>128808990might be a good idea to post the current vote counts too. could remind people of albums they'd otherwise forget
>>128809275They are probably not essential if they are forgotten tho
>>128809035Massacration is actually surprisingly decent for a joke band. They used to be quite popular here in Brazil at some point. I haven't paid any attention to them in fucking ages though, I have no idea what they're up to these days.
>>128809317i see your point but it could be a case of just forgetting the album came out in '87
>>128809275Well it's too late to put it in the anchor post, but this is close enough to the beginning of the thread that it shouldn't matter too much. Not bothering with posting 3+ votes since those are alr on the chart
This was very good
gulp
>>128809381>RAWCKET>YEAHHHHH>SATELLIATE OF LUUUUUUUV>POAW SUM SHUGA ON MEAH (OOOOO IN DA NAME OF LAIIIV)
Hades - The Leaders? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wfI8keK6SoJust put this album on, am I the only one who thinks this sounds like some of the more slower stuff on Show No Mercy like Crionics?
>>128808987>not posting the superior Tygers album Shame on you, OP.
>>128809562I thought that one was good but imo it just ain't up to snuff with Spellbound. Songwriting's much, much tighter on that record and the vocals are a big improvement, too.
>>128809562>>128808987My ranking of the songs on Wild Cat, in descending order:1. Fireclown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cHPQy_fJYQ2. Slave To Freedom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cVgGSBxPEI3. Badger Badger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ef7QxFrciw4. Euthanasia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSpwJIoAO30 (What is up with those fucked up lyrics?)5. Suzie Smiled https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvCkujZ-W3A6. Don't Touch Me There https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V8YmiawUik (This one is a banger but the riff reminds me too much of Hole in the Sky. Also the lyrics are about a "little girl", draw from that what you will.)7. Killers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZVo1d44WDA (Good song despite being so low on this list. It is this album's "epic")<power gap>8. Money https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QInVLki7msI (Kind of a stinker t.b.h. Repetitive, high pitched main riff, and the chorus sucks.)9. Wild Catz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaMMg1J564g (This sounds like a garage rock song, which is not necessarily bad. The production sounds different than the rest of the album. Also main vocalist Jess isn't doing vocals here but guitarist Robb Weir.)10. Insanity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqTg2QnbAdE (A lot of peoples' favorite song but it's my least favorite on the album. The gallop riff sounds cheesy to me and reminds me of Heart - Barracuda, and the time change at the end of the riff is weird. Maybe one day it will grow on me like this album did.)
More like Rage - FappedAlso >>128808170 is giving me a boner. And Savage Circus - Dreamland Manor. Very fappable album covers. And Kumelot - Karma. And Heavenly - Fappe Diem.
>>128809717Looks kinda like the spider daedra from elder scrolls>Very fappable album covers. Savage Grace - Master of Disguise is up there, that one's fuckin' hot
>>128809736It looks like Sarah Kerrigan but came out 6 years before
>>128809736>Savage Grace - Master of DisguiseThe mustachoed cop creeps me out. Witchfinder General - Death Penalty on the other hand...
>>128809772>The mustachoed cop creeps me out.Fair, I don't mind it and just focus on the chick>Witchfinder General - Death Penalty on the other hand...Oh yeah that's a good one, especially the slight bit of sag on her tits. Pretty Maids - Future World's pretty sexy too imo, I'm a sucker for fantastical stuff like this
>>128808990I'm listening to some of these that I didn't know (never heard of Shok Paris before) and I'm discovering stuff I like. Good job. Keep up the good work.Btw did Brocas Helm - Into Battle make it into 1984?
>>128809434Kek Also halo mentioned :)
>>128808987Tygers of Pang mentioned let's fucking goooMirrors is a masterpiece
>>128809826>I'm listening to some of these that I didn't know (never heard of Shok Paris before) and I'm discovering stuff I like. When the original 1984 chart was being created I needed a filler and saw Shok Paris - Go for the Throat had high ratings. Those first two Shok albums are now some of my favorites of the whole USPM scene. Amazing shit, and Steel and Starlight is ESPECIALLY great.>Btw did Brocas Helm - Into Battle make it into 1984?In the revised one, yes!>>128809844>Also halo mentioned :)I'm personally not the biggest fan of Halo (prefer Quake and Half-Life) but Master Chief's pretty cool. =)
Great album, really good album
>>128809918>Mirrors is a masterpieceThat's a good song but: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beuH6hypqZg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrPnChtcCkEThese are sexier
WHAT ARE THE FUCKIN ODDS
Bretty gud thrashhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhwtyJnEruw
>>128805123>Holy War sounds weak on youtube. My mp3 of it sounds huge.Have you notice any difference like this on other manowar tracks?
>>128809012Fun thrashy maiden worship with some goofy vocals, even has a Phantom of the Opera coverThis track in particular is greathttps://youtu.be/H8UqYVPEe1w?si=LMJFT8WphTXVxF7b
Yowza! What an album cover.
>>128809381>>128809434Aren't a fair amount of the tracks on Hysteria not metal? Or not/barely even hard rock? There's a reason it's def leppards most mainstream album.
>>128810604>Aren't a fair amount of the tracks on Hysteria not metal?There's no metal on Hysteria lol, closest is Run Riot but it's soaked in '80s cheese and a million overdubs>Or not/barely even hard rock?Yeah most of it isn't even hard rock. There's a lot of pop rock and AOR on that album.
>>128810604It's """"pop metal""""
>>128810604>Aren't a fair amount of the tracks on Hysteria not metal? Or not/barely even hard rock? There's a reason it's def leppards most mainstream album.I will note that I've only listened to a few songs, so I can't really comment on the quality of the album.I actually liked Pour Some Sugar On Me.
Didn't age, still just as powerful
>>128810638>I will note that I've only listened to a few songsSame here. I really like the title track. I couldn't yet be assed to listen through the whole thing but I do kinda want to see it for myself. It just sounds disposable.
>>128810753The guitar tone on this album is probably the harshest guitar tone from metallica, a lot of treble or something.
>>128810753RTL>KEA>>>everything elseThose first two Metallica albums are just magical>>128810780That guitar tone (and the overall rawness of KEA) actually filters a lot of people
>>128802986Iced Earth's debut is also more aggressive than Metal Church. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPUbJ2iMppw
>>128811681Eh sounds about the same to me honestly. Maybe a tad thrashier.
>>128802355CheckedJ-Pop always had a power metal edge and Euro power metal always had a poppy edge, just listen to Helloween and Stratovarius
>>128811733 (checked lol)>J-Pop always had a power metal edgeJust listen to SHOW-YA - Ways, that album has J-pop vocals all over it because IIRC they started out as a pop/rock band.
>>128811733>J-Pop always had a power metal edgeIs it still like that?
>>128808987Ever wanted to know what the fusion of Motörhead and Cockney Rejects would sound like? Give Storm of Steel a go:https://rebellionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-9
>>128809012
>>128811694https://youtu.be/5p50zmebz0o?t=42
>>128811948Much better than my initial listen, already nominated for the chart tho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW0tHHQ5J_Q
https://youtu.be/Z_p-FfinVTA?t=172https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-F5ukiA_n8Perfection.
>>128812082Okay THAT'S heavier than any metal church stuff I've heard, great riffing
>>128812082>>128812527>>128812733>>128812742Any thoughts on this?>>128811883https://youtu.be/3QKjzcBCdkQhttps://youtu.be/eCrL9MeQLRIhttps://youtu.be/fSh06hPIpyw
>>128812832Sounds like crust.
>>128812866I could see a comparison to something like Inepsy, but not Amebix, Deviated Instinct or Hellbastard. There's way too much joy in Storm of Steel whereas those bands are drenched in despair.
>>128812832First song's pretty alright, like the solo at 2:16Second song's weaker, don't care for it muchThird song's the best of the three but gets a bit repetitive
Annihilator - The Fun Palace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k8gLyE0jqQOne of the best thrash songs imo, the riffing is goddamned tight
I genuinely find NWOBHM Ballads to be genuine masterpieces Beautiful solo here in Saxon's song also great vocalshttps://youtu.be/f5zGzhBqJCg?si=A1ksR_FN_DycSOlrI really believe that Paul Di'anno was really really something, Because his songs on Iron Maiden especially the ballads are other worldly https://youtu.be/hvoStFJFTb8?si=q_3aDkKQWYsroWdy
>>128813686>I really believe that Paul Di'anno was really really something, Because his songs on Iron Maiden especially the ballads are other worldly This is one of my favorite Iron Maiden songs. The way it builds up and gradually turns into a sort of warrior's stride is just
>>128813686One has to mention Angel Witch's Free Man, if we are talking about NWOBHM ballads>>128813185Great song, this and WTYD are my favourite Annihilator songs
>>128813782>Great song, this and WTYD are my favourite Annihilator songsHaven't listened to WTYD in a while. My favorite song off their debut is Alice in Hell and it's really no contest imo
>>128809012KYRIE ELEIIII-SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNN
>>128813782Of course Angel Witch's free man is a fucking masterpiece
Fates Warning - Orphan Gypsy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVuIscQ0pTcFates Warning - The Apparition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmozVRLZfdgFates Warning - Kyrie Eleison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jJlnL-a7eM
>>128814747One of the best, Angel of Death is a very heavy song for 1980.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xC3r0BH3YU
I saw Acid Bath a few months ago and Pentagram opened for them, and honestly absolutely mogged them. So much energy despite how ancient these dudes were.
what's people thoughts on lonesome crow? Scorpion's first album.
>>128815180I seriously want to know why Bobby always goes bug-eyed whenever he's performing. Does he just get lost in the groove?
Any hevvy meatl demos you particularly like?
>>128815554Satan's debut tape and Overkill - whatever it was called but it's from like 1983
>>128815627Power in Black. I was surprised how good that was. Baffled they never put Death Rider on an album.
>>128815646>Baffled they never put Death Rider on an album.Same, that song fucking rips. Apparently it was on Metal Massacre, too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkX3hnm508Q
>>128809012METAL MILITIA>>128815830Is it different from the demo version or did they just rip it for the compilation?
>>128815850The MM version to my ears has more developed vocals and (obviously) sounds way better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fQB0kl7L1Q
>>128815830>>128815871I grabbed the MM5 comp from soulseek and compared it to my download of the Power in Black version. It sounds like Metal Blade remastered it before release, but they're the same recording.
>>128815424mf is 71, his eyes are probably barely hanging in those sockets.
>>128815256I love this album I listen to it all the timeYou can hear glimpses of their metal sound in the solo in I'm Goin Mad, Inheritance, and the 4-5 minute mark of Lonesome CrowIn Search Of Peace Of Mind is one of my favorite progressive rock songs of all time and Action which is their only full on Krautrock song has a really unique sound in their discography
I highly recommend Cool Feet - Burning Desire from 1976, it has a really passionate melodic sound. Has anyone else here listened to it?
>>128815554Here's a couple of power metal demos that I really likehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXUG2v1SW24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl2MGV2Wf7Q
>>128808987>>128809562for years I thought they were called Tygers of Poon Tang, still think thats a better name desu, da fuck is a pan tang?
>>128819564>The name is derived from Pan Tang, a fictional archipelago in Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné fantasy series whose wizards keep tigers as pets.
>>128819685they preferred Moorcock to poontang, gay
>>128817884I don't think it's an age thing tbdesu>>128818204Yeah, I remember thinking the snare sounded like a wet fish and the production was overall very weak. Songs were so-so but there were a few good ones
>>128819564da fuck is a poon tang?
>>128819758sex
So I listened to Warlord - Deliver Us (1983) because I was in the mood for some powerful 80s heavy metal that wasn't NWOBHM or speed metal. It is truly an excellent album. There's no rock 'n roll bullshit here, just pure, mythic, fantasy-tinged heavy metal, with a lot of melody and minor riffs moreso than pentatonic. It's a spiritual successor to Angel Witch's self-titled. There's everything from power metal to doom (The Rainbow) here. If this isn't on the 1983 list it deserves to be.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJkeqJqlbWU&list=OLAK5uy_kA7L5caczKO4rbjSd0cISguItCflefjAA&index=1
>>128819975> If this isn't on the 1983 list it deserves to be.It is, and it's actually in the personal favorites row. I fucking love that EP.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flq94wbGKIk
>>128808990I vote for this.Old hardcore band that went full blown speed metal for their first and only album. Very unique falsetto & growl vocal combo.
>>128820306Counted, never heard of these guys
>>128820306>I vote for this.>Old hardcore band that went full blown speed metal for their first and only album. Very unique falsetto & growl vocal combo.What were they like outside that album? how drastic was the change?
>>128820559From thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap3LwO5cqvoto thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF1jCsIdbJs>>128820548You been missing out.
Something else good I listened to:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAShX0zvGwECheck the solo at 4:38 (yes I know it sounds like Diamond Head)https://youtu.be/BAShX0zvGwE?si=-4hCaTuSq_pn2dtN&t=278Pretty amazing for 1981. How did they idiots at "metal" archives "conclude" that this band "isn't metal"?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0oSoIdJUTMSomething else awesome:https://youtu.be/0UL_JXVIrqU?t=108This part is awesome, the rest of the song is just filler around it. Reminds me of Manilla Road - Metalstorm.
>>128820621Forgot to add that i think the whole B side is just re-recorded songs from their old hardcore days done in a more metal style. So it is a bit of crossover here and there.
>>128820621>You been missing out.Late but I listened the song. It was pretty good, will download the album
Metal-adjacent and because it's Christmas time:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPpLZhg--LAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB2l6UESSyohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLCYJcJxZBAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu9HJbfuGW4
https://youtu.be/g1TM_o5lslY?t=155I can see where the German style of Power Metal like Helloween, Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray, and Stormwarrior came from this moment.
>>128822786Oh yeah, that solo is pretty much the point of no return lol. When I first heard that part I thought "holy shit this sounds a LOT like power metal"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yz4_1mZarA
>>128822804It sounds specifically like the Kai Hansen style of Power Metal (Helloween/Gamma Ray) that ended up influencing the rest of the European scene, from Blind Guardian to Rhapsody.
>>128822888>Rhapsodylmao, was listening to something completely unrelated and was thinking "this reminds me of Rhapsody", similar chug sound
>>128822982>>128822786I finally found what it reminded me of:https://youtu.be/eUFROqaNQwc?t=235Btw that Accept album is really good.
>>128823080>Btw that Accept album is really good.It is! Now you gotta listen to Russian Roulette.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kSXuCXacOA
>>128823080Nah not even close. It's this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=805O3j361W0Maybe it's just me.
>>128809012Black Xmashttps://youtu.be/Mf2Y43l2Exw?si=VrNtf44X_EIzNnWr
>>128808987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esDkLrZm0jUHoly shit this is brutal
>>128822855>metal is just noi-
Manowar - Battle Hymn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNqj9g8HJE3:23-4:08 is one of my favorite segments in any metal song. Beautiful songwriting. Rest of the song's fantastic too, but this is the standout imo
>>128825561I sometimes feel like the lyrics of section was a little corny. >strange losses. Men Died>we crossed a starlit sky.> And still no space and time>We'll catch the wind.Why were the losses strange? What does it mean to have no space and time?The sudden shift from heavy metal to what is almost like a lullaby with a choir alongside chimes is a bit jarring. But a lot of longer manowar songs do that kinda sudden shift.For what its worth I think the intro to the song is incredible.
>>128825686>I sometimes feel like the lyrics of section was a little corny. I get what you mean, but Manowar has corny lyrics up the wazoo lol>The sudden shift from heavy metal to what is almost like a lullaby with a choir alongside chimes is a bit jarring. But a lot of longer manowar songs do that kinda sudden shift.Fair, but I don't mind it and I think it's handled well.
>>128825700I dont mind the shifts either.
Picture - Griffons Guard the Gold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5vViVgozOwPretty Maids - Yellow Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-o3U2PQDwc
I really like this album, it 100% reminds me of /something/, just not sure sure what. Dio era Sabbath perhaps? It is Vinny on drums. https://youtu.be/wnfPjOTDko4?si=A6cJEfhUeLCYlqooAlso some gloriously cheesy Omen.https://youtu.be/LNJ35z2D38E?si=V7jaHhxa0hwnmnq4
>>128822786>>128822804Is it because of how its a sorta classical inspired solo?
anyways if you like that part of the fast as a shark solo you might like the solo in this song:https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=v0jVb9TmfRMThe title track on Ram It Down.
>>128826716That and the 16th pedal tone riff.
>>128826742pedal riffs are very common in all genres of metal
>>128825686Other lyrics on that song make no sense as well. "Over the top of their vanquished pride" Huh? I've learned to become pretty forgiving of metal lyrics or even to ignore them, they're usually the weakest part of the song.
>>128826723Wait, this was supposed to be a "bad" JP album? This is pure speed metal, I think. Is there anything this band can't do?Yes, I do like it when the neoclassical part kicked in. The technique is spot on but compositionally the tonal center shifts/progression feels kind of weird (I'm not a classically trained musician, I'm just giving my opinion).
>>128826760Yeah but I mean that specific combination of palm muted 16th note pedaling on just the root at high BPM, plus the neoclassical solo, is very Kai Hansen.https://youtu.be/kM5adh7Uktc?t=238 (not the "perfect" example, just off the top of my head)
>>128826774>Wait, this was supposed to be a "bad" JP album? This is pure speed metal, I think. Is there anything this band can't do?Aside from that one, there are some very good songs on Ram it Down. "Heavy Metal":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AYB-Gjo6cUIf you think ram it down is speedy, wait till you listen to "Hard as Iron":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW9bAXTW1x4In my opinion the best song on the album and one of judas priest's greatest songs, the epic "Blood Red Skies":https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=aORXZiGeIdAAs for why do people think its bad? I think its the other songs on there that are the ones which people disliked or found contentious.
bumpin
Kai Hansen needs more recognition as the father or European Power Metal. He pretty much laid the template for the European Power Metal sound with the Helloween EP and Walls of Jericho, for all the bands that came after: Blind Guardian, Stratovarius, Rhapsody, Stormwarrior, etc., and he continued it with Gamma Ray. I think only Running Wild were contemporaneous and even they may have been influenced, since they're both from Hamburg. Of course Hansen was probably inspired by Judas Priest, Accept and Iron Maiden, but still the man is foundational to the genre, like Iommi is for heavy metal/doom, EVH and Rhoads were for metal solos, Yngwie was for neoclassical metal, Hetfield for thrash, etc. He was central to this sound.
>Throw the first key into the sea of hate>Throw the second key into the sea of fear>Throw the third key into the sea of senselessness>The fourth key belongs into the sea of greed>And the fifth into the sea of ignoranceWhat about keys six and seven? It's implied that key six has something to do with disease (the bridge) and at the seventh sea he confronts satan.
>>128826764>I've learned to become pretty forgiving of metal lyrics or even to ignore them, they're usually the weakest part of the song.Yeah, a lot of metal songs have bizarre lyrics. Judas Priest probably had the best but even they have some songs that just suck lyrically. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBzSmZUiNic
https://youtu.be/ClUB7_8xjEw?t=305In Flames melody
Amazing album, seconding for the chart.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_njbitQwKP1iUZlCv9VkNdBpOOQHjSxN58(God this new CAPTCHA's ass, it wouldn't let me post for over an hour)
>>128831087>No verification necessaryTry to post>No valid captcha
>>128831132It’s great, isn’t it? I love not being able to post :D
>>128831194Yes, it's very fun!
>>128831542On my computer it’s still fucked up. Good god, this rollout is awful and I hope they get it fixed soon.
>>128831607Fucked up for me as well. Try clearing your cookies, it should reset the "Verification not needed" on every other post.
>>128831650No dice. Cleared cookies and restarted my browser, still getting the same error.
>>128831747Strange, I use Private Browsing and every time I restart the browser the "Verification not needed" resets and I have to fill the captcha before every post.
>>128831780I did another reset and it got me to the captcha, but now it’s displaying duplicates of the correct answer so it’s impossible to pass. This shit SUCKS.
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>>128831797Hopefully this shit is just temporary. Having to do three every time is annoying as well.
>>128831810Yeah, hopefully. I just got through on my PC so that's good, but Christ I shouldn't have to do this for every single post. It's fuckin' retarded.
>>128831132happened to me. 4chan X isn't updated yet so if you have that you have to do a manual fix by editing line 23474 in the script. change "!((el = $('#t-msg'))" to "!((el = $('#t-msg, #t-task'))"
>>128831868Thanks. I haven't done anything to 4chan X or OneeChan for 10 years so I'm not even sure if mine will auto-update lelMight be some dead fork.
>>128831868Is there fix out for XT?
>>128831924idk I've never even heard of that
>>128831992Ah, it's pretty much 4chanx but extended. Has more features pretty much
Decent album but nothing more. Album art's badass and The Wolf is really good, other than that I have nothing to say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4z-rr-XD9M
>>128833153Definitely one of their best cover artworks.
Artch - Another Return (1988) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO5ln4lJMh4USPM from Norway, not sure how prevalent the American style of power metal was in Europe during the '80s but this was a great listen. Reminded me quite a bit of Armored Saint.
>>128826764>Other lyrics on that song make no sense as well. "Over the top of their vanquished pride" Huh? That one kinda makes sense.>I've learned to become pretty forgiving of metal lyrics or even to ignore them, they're usually the weakest part of the song.There are metal songs that have good lyrics (even from manowar).
Melodic heavy metal is the best. Whether it's Iron Maiden or HammerFall.
>>128808990Viper - Soldiers of Sunrise needs to be on there.
>>128838717It's 88So is Hypertrace
I get filtered by falsetto vocals
>>128838993I never understood why metal vocalists can't just sing normally like Mathias Blad or Jørn Lande (Masterplan), or Candlemass's first two singers. It always has to be some weird vocal acrobatics. I can stomach Halford and Kiske-style vocals but I don't like King Diamond's sound. Also I never understood falsetto vocals in mainstream music like in Stayin' Alive. It sounds stupid af, how did it even become popular?
The older I get the less patience I have for extreme metal and the more I just wanna black some Priest
>>128838974Check the post again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lgaaTvMPb8This is a damn good song. Great main riff (they nailed it with this one), some good solos, and nice vocals. This is heavy metal!
>>128838974Ample Destruction is from 84
>>1288375603 votes, it's on there now
>>128839072>extreme metalA lot of it these days is just so incomprehensible and jarring, there’s no good riffs or anything to really get into. We long ago passed the point where shock value ceased to have any meaning.
>>128839692Love some extreme metal, but for the most part its just a gimmick/crutch to make up for lackluster songwriting
I think there's a limit on how "BRVTA"L a song can get.Mixing and mastering has its limits. After a certain amount of speed, stuff starts bleeding together.You can only tune down so far. You can only have so much distortion.Even before that, there could be a point at which stuff stops sounding extreme and starts sounding absurd.
https://youtu.be/CquOTDSZbIc?t=19This song works so much better with a female vocalist, I can't believe no band covered it this way. Ignore the AI avatar, just hear the music/voice.
>>128839072>extreme metalLife's too short and there's too much good music out there to waste time on that noise.
ZZ Top - Thunderbird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ_tUzdJABQZZ Top - Jailhouse Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2wCw-t2xakZZ Top - Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1__BAJ_vb80ZZ Top - Tush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzU3iR3WrogWhoever posted some songs off of this album a while ago wasn't kidding, the band rips throughout the whole damn thing.
>>128839941The absurd point is slam
>>128840307what is slam?
>>128840575AIDS
Another great Lizzy album. Definitely more melodic and easygoing than what I expected going in, but there's still some great music here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkajL6nY3aohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R4912PMMfMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9uGb_214ukhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41oo2u3kvA4
Myth: Power Metal is happy and upbeatFact: Power Metal is mostly minor key and sad soundingExamples:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vJ_zHe_p60https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jj1scxMhW4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV0p5jKQB9IOn a semi-related note, what a great song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz2TWHrpi7M
>>128840915that second cover looks like retro cgi.
>>128840990That's because it is, kek. I believe the shape is the Moebius knot. Are they supposed to represent the band members? kek
https://youtu.be/gUbeH85U1L4?t=38Beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz2TWHrpi7Mhttps://youtu.be/8rtlICp5LTQ?t=140These sound really close.
More Thin Lizzy kino, I've yet to hear an album from this band that isn't at the very least "pretty good".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7UivUJnm5Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLKMyFX11Xghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZGij0VKX98https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2hImsqsL3shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtL0Ul4Vo4k
Just want to give a shout-out to OP and other contributors for having the good kind of autism and keeping these threads alive (especially as /metal/ is an unusable trash heap now). I haven't posted as much recently due to IRL stuff and holidays coming up but there's a number of modern releases both recent and upcoming I want to post and share here eventually.
>>128841384OP here, thanks bro>(especially as /metal/ is an unusable trash heap now)Last time I checked out one of those threads my filters caught 85% of it lol>but there's a number of modern releases both recent and upcoming I want to post and share here eventually.I also want to devote more time to new releases, mainly so we can get modern yearly charts - which I'd argue are far more important for newcomers.
>>128841504Why? Shouldn't newcomers learn the classics?
>>128841384Yeah this general is a nice alternative to /metal/. I still go there but it often delves into stupid drama between the resident attention seekers.
>>128841523Absolutely, but there's a lot more albums coming out now than in the early '80s. If someone already knows the classics but has no idea where to go after that, I think charts for modern releases would be greatly helpful.
>>128841531I don't like any of the crap that gets posted there.
https://youtu.be/qTq57meTXCo?t=106Underrated proggy band.
https://youtu.be/7XdOiuAnIi4?t=185This album is such a masterpiece. Power Metal but with proggy and even metalcore influences. Absolutely blistering solos.It's almost 20 years old and it's the freshest thing I've heard in years.
>>128841984Wasn't over the moon with the first one you posted but this sounded really fucking cool. Love the keyboard duel, reminds me of Rainbow in a way.
>>128842016This album is incredible. It's like Angra but heavier and influenced by Dream Theater instead of jazz. It kind of reminds me of Nevermore in its dark and heavy approach. Progressive Power Metal that isn't afraid to take risks, not at all run of the mill. Way ahead of its time too, it sounds like what youtuber guitarists would be doing 10 years later. The first song I posted exemplifies that in the solo and start-stop riffs.
>>128842139I don't listen to prog often but I'll download it anyway. >The first song I posted exemplifies that in the solo and start-stop riffs.The riffing was definitely unique, I don't think I've heard that style before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHqi2hoAXYQ
>>128808987Thank you for making trad metal threads. I think that trad metal is the best metal.https://youtu.be/9VVFNgbsDC4?si=JCQ4pzlvW_PCX7aa
https://youtu.be/ejgpdVzYnTo?si=hna2NxuVCMME8gwKTURN IT UP!
Anyone else having trouble uploading files? My IP's been getting flagged on and off for the last 6~ hours. :/
>>128843568Testing
>>128843641fugging dygrs :DDD
Holy shit it's working again
Side A's great but the B side is pure kino, really good shithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co2RSPFlBdchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gnmkFK3dbwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyQyhUpsbQYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drEV3iddw4chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg1nEnODHVM
>>128844347>really good shitExcept the artwork
>>128844387I'd assume the band agreed because the 1993 Japanese reissue is completely different.
>>128809012I don't know why it took me this long, this album is incredible. Truly a one of a kind atmosphere and energy
>>128838993>>128839065Pure falsetto singing, like King Diamond, often suck. But most metal singing in a higher register is mixed-voice.
>>128846369i downloaded this years ago with an incomplete tracklist (didn't have remember tomorrow). was only like a year ago that i realized that that song included and flabbergasted that it was 3rd. completely ruins the flow of prowler/sanctuary/running free. remember tomorrow is a good song but i still can't to this day add it back in at 3.
>>128810780>>128810753>>128811146No Life 'till Leather is peak Metallica. Its KEA but more raw and real, Would be perfect if it included the other tracks from kill em all but whiplash and no remorse are missing, pulling teeth is fine withouthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRRd-8aRKoY
Gearing up for a trad weekend. Either gonna listen to The Number of the Beast, British Steel, or Machine Head. Leaning toward Iron Maiden
>>128840092>that noiseYou know, I was trying to reach for another descriptor, but “noise” is the most accurate label. Hardly any of it is coherent, just loud and noxious.
>>128846369It is indeed an awesome album. One of the best of its time. It has everything, memorable songs, melodies, energy, charm.
>>128847959Why not all three?
>>128848495Sadly not enough time between helping the family, band practice, working on my cars, and spending time with the wife
>>128847959My favorite of these by a wide margin is Machine Head, I'd go with that one
>>128848518use them as BG music for those activities.
https://youtu.be/qT7A5OI9atI?t=761
mfw I listen to Power Metal
mfw I listen to Power Metalhttps://youtu.be/ZI3nlrNusBA?si=P7ASYsyC3qvrvR8f
>>128850326mfw i listen to US power metalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWcGXcbUHVE
>>128830142whats wrong with the lyrics on love bites?https://genius.com/Judas-priest-love-bites-lyrics
>>128852516I think it's one of Priest's dumber songs lyrically and a step down from pretty much everything else on DotF. But my main problem with it (and I failed to articulate this lol) is the chorus and just how much "love bites" is repeated in it. Never been a fan of that song.
https://youtu.be/ufaXAI6vrLc
>>128836364>There are metal songs that have good lyrics (even from manowar).a few possible examples:Thor (the Powerhead), Secret of Steel, Each Dawn I Die, Guyana (Cult of the Damned).
>>128826764I think a lot of Virgin steele songs had good lyrics.
>>128852596probably the best heavy metal album in the 21st century. plus they fucking slay live.
>>128852982Eternal Champion over Rocka Rollas?
>>128852982No this is.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqSLTKc9_xM
Power Metal from Germany https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHTo__bpnlYXP-d82EpVqwfxDc27-pA8q
>>128853694Listened to this earlier tonight and I think it's pretty cool.
>>128853710If you like stuff in the direction of sci-fi prog / power metal, you definitely need to listen to this:https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHTo__bpnlYV4KkHExWBwnmQ-2ptZUhGS
>>128853830>Sign in to confirm you’re not a botFuck off JewTube.I'll put it on my list, though.
>>128852982>probably the best heavy metal album in the 21st centuryIt was just okay imo.
>>128848662Ill be listening to my Playlist all day just got a good stereo system, but for a full album listen I take things more seriously. I want a nice unburdend experience
Anybody heard? Apparently they got the opening slot on the North American Sabaton tour next year. Haven't had the time to listen to more than snippets of each songs, but it's promising. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC4UjCTm0Ushttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86-pm_Qzxtg
Chris Boltendahl has a unique vocal style but I dig it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVcpfncOWsThis is real metal.
>>128852554I think "Eat Me Alive" sounds stupider.
1983 was a watershed year for metal. Nothing was the same after that year. Comparing metal from 1982 to 1984 is like comparing two different eras. It's like 2022 for "AI", comparing 2021 to 2023 or now.
>>128840990The 90s had some... interesting CGI artwork.
>>128840915>>128840990Celesty was a great band. Four really solid albums.
>>128856748These guys are absolutely amazing! Long live heavy metal!
Hope we get at least one more album from these guys.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVW12YuNmYE
>>128808987after all these years.no that some old LPs from my teenage give me cringe.NWOBHM still heals my heart. everytime.
>>128858641kindly post evidence saarI am interested in the topic.
>>128858641It really all changed with Kill 'em All. Can't imagine what it must have been like to hear that in 1983.
>>128809012Accept - Restless and Wild (I'd love it if my IP would stop getting flagged so I can post the goddamned album cover.)>>128858358That one's also pretty dumb, yeah.
>>128861546
>>128861565Thanks man, this shit's been driving me crazy for the last few days.
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I guess it's working for nowMari Hamada - Noah (live, 1983) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSx7Gr-FWGo
About on par with Thunder in the East, maybe slightly weaker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBTwLC6RHr4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8SnuNyaBi8
Embarrassing to admit but I really like Sabaton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBWrRuJ0a4gI like these instrumental songs so much more than the ones with a singer on Trilogy. When he's the focus, Yngwie makes neoclassical masterpieces. Having a singer just debases his compositions.
>>128859585A simple example is to compare the songs on Screaming for Vengeance with the songs on Defenders of the Faith. Defenders is much heavier and faster and already has the "speed metal" sound. Screaming for Vengeance embodies the sound of metal before 1983: heavy metal, NWOBHM, etc.1984: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTWiGtuKz4A1982: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN7Lv0PR4Q8
>>128810753Ride the lightning is the first Metallica record to truly have cliff in the compositions, isn't it? I watched some interview that james mentioned most of kill em all being around since "forever"
>>128809012Is Priest the only truly ancient band that still releases pretty good albums?
>>128869505Deep Purple’s new output isn’t as good as Priest’s but it’s still pretty decent for the most part. Can’t name anything else, though.
>>128869505>>128869526Heep's last few albums have been good. Still a great live act, too.https://youtu.be/9UWx3LUsSn4?si=m-25O6DaZoiyVkVg
>>128864683They're a good band. One of the guitarist went to the same secondary high school music programme as me, a year above. I knew him a bit back then, went to the same parties.>>128869505>>128869526Uriah Heep and Saxon. Iron Maiden have good songs on their later albums too, most of them are just too long. But I thought the Senjutsu songs worked very good well live on the Future Past Tour.
>>128871303>One of the guitarist went to the same secondary high school music programme as meThat's pretty cool desu.
>>128871324He told us to never do military service, that it was the worst thing he'd done in his life. Ironic that he later joined Sabaton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeFALiKln3IThis is such a great song, what the hell. Easily the highlight of the album.
>>128809381I don't even like Def Leppard but I listen to this album sometimes in good headphones just because it sounds so fucking good in terms of recording/engineering
>>128871418Riot had the most ugly mascot ever
>>128871466It was an odd choice for sure, but I can't help liking him. Banger of a fucking bandhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O6h7Pk1XX4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVXi0OMIqW8>best song is the name of the album
>>128861546Restless and wild is awesome, I'm also a massive fan of their metal heart record, that one has been a companion through many workouts.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0wFDQgCvzoneOO7GSMoUvU?si=gCzYRGDXSteruub1oMJq-w&nd=1&dlsi=8bf1f1ccfffb487f
https://youtu.be/gMbY45kFs7w?si=XNuwTUFg31hvi6pshttps://youtu.be/bS7PA7uMKDA?si=9jxZX4ruSE3TElGg
>>128864683i've never listened to any of their studio albums but i saw them at wacken a decade ago and instantly fell in love. the songs were so catchy that you didn't need to know them to enjoy their performance. i got the live DVD of it. been meaning to rip it and put it on youtube since the previous video of it got taken down or something.
Can anyone recommend some lesser known metal songs/albums from 1976 or 1977 I'm trying to find as many as I can
>>128876267https://www.furia.com/em/all1976.htmlhttps://www.furia.com/em/all1977.html
>>128875006I remember Heroes being pretty good
