The Unexpected Guest editionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kThc-VRJtcThis thread is dedicated to the discussion of traditional heavy metal and anything else that’s related to it.More info: https://pastebin.com/rpAh9xqdCHARTShttps://pastebin.com/bqiYxjsyUSEFUL LINKShttps://pastebin.com/SB1gvg3GLast thread: >>131213423
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>>131454443witchfynde
Production's on a bit of the generic side and I'd argue Eric Singer is one of the more uninteresting drummers to pass through Sabbath, but the songs themselves are pretty great across the board. Not top-tier Sabbath, but an underrated one, absolutely.I feel like the final version is better than the Ray Gillen one, too. He has a brighter, higher range than Martin but his phrasing's a bit all over the place - Nicholls says that Gillen was great live but it was like pulling teeth getting good performances out of him in the studio.
>>131454470that shirt’s sick. had no idea James was a fan of witchfynde, either.
>>131454501you didn't know that james liked NWOBHM...?
>>131454531i didn’t know he liked witchfynde specifically, never heard him mention them before.
deep purple - lady double dealer https://youtu.be/TIxBBtCgjsI?is=RlLmjt15a-y1TN0M
Bumphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbazUPRN2LY
1971's chart is still in progress! Reply to this post with what you want added to the tally.Not accepting anymore votes past Friday, 12:00 AM UTC (8:00 PM EST)
>>131459437Out of all the 1 vote records, I think Dust's self titled is the most deserving of making it in the list. This album cover just screams metal.
>>131459478I'm genuinely shocked that record only has one vote. That's one of the heaviest albums from '71.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ39sOn8-KUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmtp9QsSD1s>Out of all the 1 vote records, I think Dust's self titled is the most deserving of making it in the list. Ditto. It'll probably make the cut if I have to add one votes.
>>131454443>4443so close
>>131458601I prefer Thundersteel's "run for your life" but I prefer the lyrics in this one.Honestly, the vocals too. I absolutely love Tony Moore but he sounds very weird in that song specifically.
>>131454443good album but definitely the weakest of their original run. highlight was easily the title track.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VUZiIKqCZQ
ROOOAAAD RAACIN
>>131462265MOVIN ON DOWN THE LIIINEEEEE
>>131462283SHIFTIN GEARSRACIN THROUGH SPACE AND TIIIIIME
>>131462324MOVE SO FAST I CAN'T EXPLAINHANDS ON THE WHEEL I'M ON THE ROAD AGAIN
>>131462343BABY ONLY TIME TO MY LOVIN MACHINERADIO'S BLASTIN, ROCKIN ALL NIGHTROLLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THROUGH THE DEAD OF NIGHTROAD RACIN
>>131462547ROOOOOOOOOAD RACIIIIIN'FEEL THE EARTH MOVE UNDER MY WHEEEELS
>>131454443enjoyable listen but just not comparable to volumen brutal or even their debut. too many generic (but still decent) rockers here and hiroshima despite its long length doesn't really build up to anything imo.
>>131454443
kuni - when we rock (it feels like thunder) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZOFKKNeqDckuni - love taker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjbwCnPRmAYreally cool guitarwork on these
>>131462324>>131462343>>131462547>>131462584Based, I've got Jimi Hendrix on nowhttps://youtu.be/8Hkr7Hcl7jg
>>131463767i'm listening to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db_Mj4ao1xU, shit's fucking nuts>Based, I've got Jimi Hendrix on nowneed to listen to more of his stuff tbdesu, i believe i only have are you experienced in my library.
>>131463631He did a second album with Jeff Scott Soto on vocals that's a bit more hair metal-y but has better songs across the board. Graham Bonnet says in his book as well that he tried to put Alcatrazz back together in the late 80s with Kuni but it fell apart.
>>131464456>He did a second album with Jeff Scott Soto on vocals that's a bit more hair metal-y but has better songs across the board. actually downloaded that one to listen to later! i'm trying to check out as many of these japanese albums as possible so i can finally finish my damn chart and move on to different countries.
>>131454443I always found it weird that people call this album overrated. Overplayed for sure, but that's because the album is damn good. There is not a single day when I don't want to sing along to Rapid Fire.
>>131465206i think british steel is pretty evenly rated. has some great songs, a few good ones, and one that just fucking sucks. it's defenders of the faith that i think is fucking overrated. if that album didn't have a perfect A side, it would NOT be as loved as it is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUlA9ifUsiUFlower power with an abrasive guitar tone is a great combo
rolling on the riverhttps://youtu.be/WicjGdlAmgs?list=RDWicjGdlAmgs
scorpions - twentieth century man https://youtu.be/QQB14O2ZXoM?is=akhekrO_0mBf5WQH
>>131466733Hot take about that album: The Zoo had a killer chorus, but the rest of the song is pretty boring.
>>131467842>i don't like dissonance, just the resolve
>>131454443https://youtu.be/tplakA42fQk?si=8iu7SOz1mogOogSBThis song just fucking rules man. The heaviest song on the album imo
>>131470668>The heaviest song on the album imoi think switch 625 takes the cake. that's a pretty heavy riff and it only builds and builds as the song goes on.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB4I_tV6QNE
>>131454443really, really really good uspm. my only complaint is that sometimes the singer's vocals are slightly out of sync with the instrumentation, but it doesn't pop much and it only happens a few times throughout the record. otherwise, fantastic release. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_meFgfHMrQ2Ak1Cfs4gZYw3bqM8lnynLR8
>>131454443the first metal album from brazil is motorhead worship with borderline non-existent production, guitars that sound like chainsaws, and the pedal put to the metal (seriously, this shit's fast for 1982 and consistently so) in half of the songs on offer. but ignoring all of that, what i liked most about this record is that it's just fun - the entire way! it's like the best albums from motorhead and exciter, where even in the slower songs there's this latent energy in every riff, and you can tell the band is having just as much fun playing these songs as you are listening to them.it goes without saying, but i HIGHLY recommend this. a country's first metal album has no business being this fucking cool. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mIBT1msXmybAfJ2CPOKDNHyXc8hjQY9u0
>>131471189It's kinda crazy how Brazil went from this to producing some of the most extreme metal albums up to that point in just three years
>>131471262yeah just a three year gap between that and shit like bestial devastation is fucking nuts. that's not to say that that stress album ain't extreme for 1982 - i'd say it's in the outer periphery of that spectrum - same as motorhead, but in only three years they went from that, to fucking antichrist by sepultura. that's undoubtedly one of the heaviest songs recorded at that time. heavier than anything off seven churches, a good majority of USDM demos, and so on.
>>131454443good meat and potatoes metal album, very consistent even if it's rarely masterful. camino al sepulcro was a badass song, though. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kzRFw2hL_z9KKTBP49ZQmjSN1UodcWTDU
>>131454428Only I know that the cover of this album is the torso of a bodybuilder
>>131465206I like it as is, it was one of my defining albums when I started listening to metal, one of the albums that has one of the most iconic openers, but these days I have to say that the real british steel is Sin After Sin. It even has overcast weather on the cover.
>>131469776It's called resolution
Rate these 25 classic metal albums to get into metalhttps://medium.com/heavy-metal-philosopher/25-classic-heavy-metal-albums-to-start-with-1dc043dfd17b
>>131475538>1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbathshould be in the top five, but not the #1. i think paranoid is a better introduction to heavy metal across the board than sabbath's S/T.>2. Deep Purple - Machine Headyeah i'd say that's about right, a monumental influence on both hard rock and heavy metal.>3. Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975)ehhh. that's a great album but i'd never put it as a gateway to the genre. rising is far more appropriate.>4. KISS - Destroyerthis album barely even has any metal on it, and while they were influential to metal - they are not on the same level as sabbath, purple, rainbow etc. shouldn't even be here imo.>5. UFO - Lights Outi like this album but it isn't essential listening for a newcomer. you could make a case for the title track, but the full album? nah.>6. Judas Priest - Stained Classpretty much the only album from the 70s you could say is flat-out heavy metal, with little to no rock influence. agreeable.>7. Scorpions - Lovedrivewhy this one? that album's great but taken by force has some of the heaviest songs of the fucking decade, would've made more sense to choose that.>#8. Motorhead - Overkillagreeable.>9. Girlschool - Demolition... seriously? >10. Van Halen - Fair Warningdebut's more deserving for the historical impact but not a terrible choice.>11. Saxon - Denim and Leatheri think this should be wheels of steel, but i wouldn't fight over it.>12. Venom - Welcome to Hellno complaints, fair spot for this one.>13. Raven - Rock Until You Drophm... i haven't listened to this one in a while but i think faster than the speed of light or all for one would've been better picks.>14. Iron Maiden - Number of the Beastnever been the biggest fan of this release but it is very important so whatever, fine.>15. Twisted Sister - Under the Bladegood choice, bit of a deeper cut and not my first choice but they explain their rationale, and it was very influential on the east coast thrash scene.
>>131475538>16. Def Leppard - Pyromaniahistorically important to rock music and while i personally wouldn't put it first-up (mainly because this album really doesn't have much heavy riffing, it's more rock than metal) but i see it.>17. Dio - Holy Divershould be way higher up>18. Motley Crue - Shout at the Devilyeah alright. this was actually one of the first metal albums i ever listened to and it did help me get hooked on the sound so it ain't a bad choice.>19. RATT - Out of the Cellarnope. good album, though.>20. Accept - Balls to the Wallheavily disagree on this one. solid record but restless and wild washes it away in every fucking aspect. also turn me on is a pretty bad song.>21. Tank - Honour and Bloodshould be filth hounds of hades, that one's a lot more "direct" in its sound and appealed to me a lot more from the getgo than honour and blood did.>22. Metallica - Ride the Lightningsurprised this wasn't higher up tbdesu. >23. Megadeth - KIMBwhy ever would you pitch this album to someone over peace sells or rust in peace? not a bad release but just... why?>24. Anthrax - Spreading the Diseaseagreeable, probably their best album imo. >25. W.A.S.P. - The Last Commandfucking retarded choice, this is just their debut album but with more filler and less hits.overall not awful, but a lot of these choices to me are either stupid, or contrarian for the sake of being so. seriously, why the fuck would you have the last command over the s/t?
>>131475633>flat-out heavy metal, with little to no rock influence.Ehhh, bro...
>>131474769Yeah lol, now that you mention it, I can see the belly button and everything
>>131475538This is pretty bad. Hate to say it, but reddit completely nailed it.https://www.reddit.com/r/Metal/wiki/metalsubgenres
Here is the current RateYourMusic charts of the top heavy metal albums (one per artist):'70s:1. Black Sabbath - Paranoid2. Rainbow - Rising3. Deep Purple - Deep Purple In Rock4. Judas Priest - Stained Class5. Motörhead - Overkill6. Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend7. Scorpions - Taken By Force8. Flower Travellin' Band - Satori9. Buffalo - Volcanic Rock10. Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come'80s:1. Iron Maiden - Powerslave2. Dio - Holy Diver3. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath4. King Diamond - Abigail5. Manilla Road - Mystification6. Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations7. Running Wild - Death or Glory8. Riot - Thundersteel9. Satan - Court in the Act10. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
>>131462265>>131462283>>131462324>>131462343>>131462547>>131462584>>131463767That's a Hendrix song?>>131454443Judas Priest-Killing Machine
>>131478391Were these voted upon?
>>131478721>That's a Hendrix song?No, It's a Riot songhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIZ-bxN9qrc>>131478737Yes, RYM is a music database website where users rate and catalog all kinds of different releases from all genres. You can take a look at the charts I mentioned above:https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/1970s/g:heavy-metal/https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/1980s/g:heavy-metal/
>>131478884I find it strange how Mystification made it over Open the Gates or Crystal Logic
>>131479261Crystal Logic has more ratings than Mystification, though
Is this the new /metal/ thread or a different general
>>131480674different general
>>131454443Everyone knows picrel is great, but I don't see enough people talk about how unique the atmosphere and mood of this album is. It sounds so cosmic, romantic, majestic and epic all at once. It knows EXACTLY when and how to use beautiful guitar melodies, quiet acoustic passages, choral backing vocals, insane high screams and even some subtle synths. The drum sound rocks too. It just sounds breathtaking.
>>131454443i really should've listened to this sooner, phenomenal release!https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kDyyZv4oy0Kixbqu-4rUcfFRwxA6p4LFI
Anyone listen to the new Scald album?
Bump hard, bump free
Where do you buy shirts? I thought I'd like a Manilla Road tee but can't find anything decent on the internet
>>131488812hellsheadbangers.com
>>131480809True. There's no other band that sounds like them and that's the highest compliment.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jagZ0ePrAKs&list=RDjagZ0ePrAKs&start_radio=1&pp=ygUXbWFub3dhciBraWxsIHdpdGggcG93ZXKgBwE%3D
>>131492574DIE, DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>131454443blasted this yesterday and purely because i thought the logo was cool. and what i got was some pretty damn solid speed metal, with particular praise to the guitarist.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62sd76pWVv8&list=PLT8i8r1oOAbV4U_vq_TIYl8aYGU9Spe4s
>>131454443https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJqZaJHihZM
https://youtu.be/Vkzce8qxXMU?is=bwdfJDqMGIMvZ8Rc
>>131492700Damn that logo is cool.
>>131454443shalom good morninghttps://youtu.be/ZyGmDUlQJSg
What an amazing album. I usually hate vocalists with Jørn's sound, but he's just too good.
>>131497209Aeronautics is even better.
>>131497209Listened to the new Iommy's song and Jorn is...not as young as he used to be.
https://youtu.be/C5G7ozgjfp8
>>131454470>>131454501>>131454531>>131454559apparently some of the guys in metallica liked a song on virgin steel's debut called children of the storm, and wrote them a fanletter.
>>131454443https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-EW6fpSIm0
Have you noticed that the last 4 or 5 /meal/ threads have had heavy or power metal covers as OPs? I think a troll is trying to draw posters of /trad/ back there.
>>131454531What is this picture about? Is that James Hetfield's youth jacket?
>>131502296Yeah I accidentally clicked there myself
>>131454443i remember nothing of this album but it'll probably be alright
>>131501054lars is cringe but he has always had good taste
https://youtu.be/w16vKGUBCpE?is=CZ3hWgShNzTIcosi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuL-XeIvsyUPretty amazing to have three fantastic vocalists in the same band. Phil Lynott, John Sykes and Darren Wharton.
https://youtu.be/GTYplic3G0s?is=ZpcIEpLG3L_K-NQm
>>131454443awesome record, reminded me of angel witch's debut a lot but with more speedy sections and a crunchier guitar tone. also like that the bass is clearly audible too, in excalibur's ending solo the bass and guitars all duel with each other in a way that you just don't hear that often in trad metal. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lRi8552cwXvvLx_Lna3069-kPReOAFgKY
>>131454443https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayL7oXjUxMchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjHxaFnwpRM
Sovl, Literal definiton of Sovl
Tomorrow or Yesterday, Does Paul Di'anno sing it ? Their voices are very similar, I genuinely don't know any nwobhm metal bands who have similar vocals to Dianno
>>31452547id say the standouts on that album are tribal dance and reign of fire. then a step down we have dropping like flies, then in 3rd place the title track.
>>131452547 id say the standouts on that album are tribal dance and reign of fire. then a step down we have dropping like flies, then in 3rd place the title track.
def leppard - overture https://youtu.be/uOTuY9I6sOA?is=cysxtQxeQHoR8gEA
>>131454443Power metal perfection.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loGbCzBdXY8
>>131454443https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO2aEdzRqeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxM2-9qJNw4Hellenic power has been having a good run
https://youtu.be/IeOMHRkz14U?is=DLKNSL-3OvyaMcWW
LIMP BIZKIT STYLE
>>131517039really like the riffing in metal legion, good stuff so far
>>131454443lady of the night is such a fucking bangerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT7mYLnWeOU
>>131454443i don't particularly care for the opening song (generic but decent sing-a-long rocker, nothing special) but the rest of this album is a massive step up across the board and yielded some great fucking music. sound is very influenced by 70s rainbow and priest, and the production is a good balance between raw and melodic. also, since i had to go a fair degree out of my way to find this album i'll post it here too:https://files.catbox.moe/hy3d9e.zip
>>131454443good italian power/speed/heavy, there's some fucking LOUD screams that the vocalist pulls off in killer jo and earth of fire (my favorite song off this record) is a really cool instrumental, pretty dynamic in the way it progresses and it sounds sick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K1cB4XCPDg
https://youtu.be/M_2cJ19M4hc?is=iIAHrzVtZ2NDzG8y
icon - killer machine https://youtu.be/jVvYh2OlIF0?is=PfIDgGR3-Inuw1t3
>>131454443could've been a great epic metal record but is castrated by the title track, kamba and escape. while the very coarse guitar tone really complements the metal here (ella es especial, sin piedad and victamas de la noche are fucking awesome songs), i don't think it works with the softer material on this album at all, and clashes horribly with the title track and kamba's melodies. escape at least has the guitars toned down considerably, but regardless of that it's still a pretty boring ballad that doesn't go anywhere. however this is still worth listening to for the A-side, which in my opinion has no issues and is about on par with the stuff on luzbel's debut. here's the download for the album since this one's kind of annoying to find complete.https://files.catbox.moe/ma4aii.zip
>>131520805I was just listening to it two nights ago. Many good songs in there, Evil Thoughts Around, Explosion, Lady of the Night, Lead Me on. I can'r believe I learned them from youtube 20 years ago.>>131521943Are you the same poster? Are you on a greek metal binge? :D
>>131529077>I was just listening to it two nights ago. Many good songs in there, Evil Thoughts Around, Explosion, Lady of the Night, Lead Me on.ya don't say? i thought the whole album as a whole was very good, although there was a softer song towards the end that i wasn't strong on. really liked the vocalist and the band's sound, like dio's first two albums and with some 80s scorpions in there too. >Are you the same poster? Are you on a greek metal binge? :Dyeah! i went hunting for some albums last night and am actively looking for more. here's what i've got in my library besides first strike and mythology:crush - kingdom of the kingsΕξόριστοι - Εξόριστοιsarissa - sarissawrathblade - god of the deep unleashedi've listened to a lot of albums from america, britain and germany, so i've been prioritizing the other european countries lately. (spain, italy, france, greece, a few others) and latin america, too. i've discovered a lot of cool shit the past couple days.
>>131529129>crush - kingdom of the kingsI was about to make a post about this album. I had it on vinyl but because I had no vinyl player the store guy had it burned on cd for me. It is one of the greatest epic metal records period, the riffage and guitar work in particular, the whole album is essential in my ears.>EksoristoiGood epic band, absolutely worth checking out, their founder and guitar player is a goofy, but their work is legendary and they had the best heavy metal vocalist in greece ever. One of my favourites is Kataramenoi (the Cursed). Tight band, a real heavy metal band that makes you want to revolt, true spirit of the music.
>>131529196>I was about to make a post about this album. I had it on vinyl but because I had no vinyl player the store guy had it burned on cd for me. It is one of the greatest epic metal records period, the riffage and guitar work in particular, the whole album is essential in my ears.i'll be checking that one out next, in part so i don't forget about it (and it getting buried in my library as a result lol).>One of my favourites is Kataramenoi (the Cursed). Tight band, a real heavy metal band that makes you want to revolt, true spirit of the music.i don't normally check out demos unless it's a scene that i'm REALLY interested in (e.g. 80s japan) or it's for a band that i particularly like, but i'm starting to get genuinely interested in greece's metal scene in particular, so sure, why not. i'll try and track their demos down later. =)
>>131454443best metal album i've heard from france so far and honestly one of the best metal albums i've heard period; every song here is a bullseye.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mSdl_1zoj1KDBaHvpXk_QSRl_p_YzRg2E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_haDShnbhc
>>131530768SOVL Vs souless
Power trio offshoot of the Wild Dogs with a young Deen Castronovo on drums and Kurt James (one of the better Yngwie clones of the period) on guitar. Songs all have this goofy supervillain theme but great playing - heavier than your typical Shrapnel fare but if you like the first Racer X album in particular you'll be all over this.https://youtu.be/s7Bc9B9XByU?si=qCRvKuNli4pg_QHnhttps://youtu.be/0rHUzjQGYrk?si=-XHHD4s2juWhZV3khttps://youtu.be/hPEU0ws1rDY?si=AO3hjXEKmoBzUEaW
>>131531327That guy, matt, still sells his albums and merch on his ebay store, its pretty cool, most other bands drop off the face of the earth and thier stuff never gets repressed and you have to buy second hand.
>>131531392Yeah I get the sense he's a bit of a nutcase, but credit to him, not many of the guys from that era actually got the rights to their shit back from the label (though I can't imagine Varney would charge much; given the budgets Shrapnel recordings might as be glorified indies) and keep at it.Those Wild Dogs albums are good too.https://youtu.be/M-8OGcrptrs?si=vz9fZucNz_NR0smv
lizzy borden - kiss of death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG3kvjocdEglizzy borden - no time to lose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdvACIeyygg
bumphttps://youtu.be/rKfWkwrY9j8?is=rxW3fAJeV_UDTN8Q
>>131529342They had albums out on Atlantis records
>>131529342Looking back I can safely say Kingdom of the Kings is one of my most favourite albums period
>>131454443five tracks in and this is a REALLY fucking good album. and holy shit the guitarwork (both rhythm and lead) in the title track, no; the title track period is masterclass, some of the most inspired shit i've heard in a while. i'm also a big fan of the vocalist, very gruff delivery but he's able to hold a great melody and he's got good range to boot. seriously i cannot sing enough praise for the guitarwork on this album, just listen to the opening riffing in unborn or the end of run to the highway, it's incredible.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmgNRxGS4Sg
>>131454443dutch melodic metal/rock in the same vein as heavy load, early europe and pretty maids' first two albums. highlight was the title track (which is some stellar fucking power metal), but every song here's at the very least good. DL: https://files.catbox.moe/sa62lu.zipYT: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_njlVcz9_sZ2vw6DcJBM1aFdH8q_fR6_wE
>>131454443about on par with the debut, maybe slightly better. more tilted towards the power metal side (of which almost half of this album is) than that record too.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mSAOVhyc5BZFYvDlsmpF0GWBNR9YDAPLQ&playnext=1&index=1
https://youtu.be/UBl8Tx_Fvbo?is=szIQoWzvwP2bjrLm
I know everyone is likely sick and tired of the Roses because those hits were more overplayed than NBA 2k on a PS5 but is there room for discussion about this being a good album? i personally enjoyed it very much even with the 3 obvious headliners.
>>131542529i think afd doesn’t have many good deep cuts, all of the highlights (with a few exceptions like nighttrain and rocket queen) are the main 3 imo.
>>131544443>nighttrainGood ears>>131538653I told you bro!!!
>>131542529Is there a single bad song on this album? I mean like "Get in the Ring" bad.
How do I get into The Scorpions?I just listened to Rock You Like a Hurricane.
>>131546451listen to taken by force and blackout, they are the best albums from their respective eras of the band. then i’d check out in trance and lovedrive.
>>131546481Thank you, I will report back my findings soon.
>>131454443after metalmorfosis (which i thought was pretty disappointing compared to volumen brutal); this is a marked improvement over that. i don't think it's as good as volumen brutal is, but it's not far behind and this album has one thing going for it that volumen doesn't: there's not much hard rock here and it's a heavier record overall. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mIyir5681qtWiT0BS6q8XH0Q-vAC6U-WM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R0IAul4yIkIT'S A LOVEDRIVEON WHEELS OF FIREA LOVEDRIVEJUST ONE DESIRELOOOVE, SWEET LOVE! YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY BAAAABE
>>131454443take my heart is a pretty limp ballad, and there's a pointless instrumental towards the end but the rest of this album is some fuckin' great melodic rock. in the night is a phenomenal ballad (ballad? epic? sounded like a ballad to my ears but it could go both ways tbdesu) and tear the roof off just rips hard, one of triumph's heaviest cuts. was also a big fan of the opening track, it just rocks. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lHONpgu9Hsr_YfvhRk6PQwmTv8mPXXIQ8
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=pgXFVvBIrgc>Black is the night, metal we fight>Power amps set to explode>Energy screams, magic and dreams>Satan records their first notethe lyrics give a funny mental image of satan sitting at a recording booth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw4gg01_UBE
>>131552339>>131552339>funnyStrange way to spell "based"
krokus - come on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43HyCHNhXTAkrokus - fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BVNyoG6i_stwo of their earlier metal songs, before they fully pivoted to the sound on headhunter.
>>131454443https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzSGaEpeJnkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaKQ2mjrXKI
any Christian metal that's not generic buttrock?
>>131555982+ the skull, run to the light and their 1990 s/t. though these guys aren't as overt as say, stryper are.
>>131555982Believer - Extraction From MortalityCount Raven - High on InfinityGriffin - Flight Of The GriffinMessiah Force - The Last DayRealm - Endless WarSacred Warrior - Master's CommandTrouble - The SkullTrytan - SylentigerTyrant - Too Late To PrayWarlord - ...And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun
>>131555982any christian metal that isn't a turbohypergay fagshow?
>>131555982https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSF3HviqlPk
>>131556009How overt are Stryper? I have never listened to them, but Psalm 9 couldn't possibly be more revealing of where the band leans lol
>>131556954stryper literally has a bible verse as part of their logo lol
>>131454443https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFCuqAFgCxA
>>131475538>The Scorpions had been making great metal albums in their Uli Von Roth-era since their 1974 Touch the Rainbow.What the fuck am I reading?
>Uli Von Roth
>>131475538>>131558492He also has a few dates wrong
>>131454443first two tracks and the closer are the best by a wide margin but there's still some good stuff besides those. i also like the album art, just looks fucking cool and does a good job conveying the more mysterious, adventurous side of the band's sound. i'd say track it down and give it a shot, especially if you like melodic, keyboard-laced metal like pretty maids. (funnily enough, this band's danish too)
>>131454443starts off very promising but quickly descends into "eh, it's alright" territory for pretty much everything sans the first two songs. can't really recommend this as a full experience but you should ABSOLUTELY listen to fugitive, the first track off the record. it's one of bow wow's most energetic (and heavy) songs, and is stylistically right at home with the speedier stuff off signal fire.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jQn8tdy4Ic
trouble - the wish https://youtu.be/YeXAMEqXC3Y?is=lE80J2L3mefd8YmU
thrash is really good to jerk off to. rhythm is perfect
https://youtu.be/kwxCeofoJ5g?is=lH6A4s7D6geETM-6
>>131555982black sabbath master of reality
>>131454443i just want to zone out, man
1971's chart is done! sorry for not getting this finished sooner, since friday i've been stuck in limbo deciding what album i wanted to base this chart on. i ended up going with look at yourself for the motif, since i actually found the font they used for that record relatively easily and i think it looks pretty nice.
updated charts pastebin: https://pastebin.com/HQVypZsV
bumphttps://youtu.be/rT1LSrDW5KM?is=uAUXVQFsaKMwTkb6
>>131454443https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHStdl0m1Ashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZDM6cjYMKY
>>131454443markedly different from resistencia's debut. whereas hecho en venezuela was full-blown speed metal (and sometimes even proto-thrash) this record goes in largely the opposite direction, trading much of the speed and ferocity of that record for more intricate, structured songs and atmosphere. and i'd say it paid off, because this record's just as; if not better than the debut.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic7tizFRabk
>>131571642i just noticed that my 2026 trad chart is on there too
>>131577594yeah, every chart made in these threads gets added to the pastebin :>
>>131454443https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnvo7_KXu1e0x2vaijr7_IeJxFWN4uc-g
>>131571628dont know most bands on list but the who really feels out of place herehope you put bowie's man who sold the world in 1970. underrated proto-metal album
>>131579336>dont know most bands on list but the who really feels out of place herepersonally i agree, what i've heard of the who's music isn't really that hard and doesn't at ALL fit with the proto/heavy metal that much of the chart is.>hope you put bowie's man who sold the world in 1970. underrated proto-metal albumdidn't make it, no. i don't think anybody even nominated that one.
lucifer's friend - hobo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e_gxIqAoxslucifer's friend - prince of darkness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5D69NKpWyY
https://youtu.be/5bgMOeQX238?is=vhVCkAh852l4_G8O
>>131579336>>131579521I think I was the first one to nominate The Who and I did it to kinda test the waters to see how "soft" we were allowed to go. I would have no issue with it being dismissed, or being replaced by something else on the chart.
>>131475633I dont really know Girlschool or Raven but they are playing a gig with Alcatraz near me later this year. It's good to see these 80s bands still playing gigs. Saw Acid Reign at same place recently, Daze of the Week their latest release is a really good album.
>>131583494alrighty then, i'll go replace the who it with another one of the 1-votes.>and I did it to kinda test the waters to see how "soft" we were allowed to go.personally i think a good litmus test for whether something is too soft for the '70s charts, is if it's heavier or lighter than any of the classic zeppelin records. anything heavier than them is definitely legible, but anything softer is really testing the limits of hard rock or might not even be hard rock at all.
here's the revised 1971 chart, replaced the who - who's next with november - november 2:a.
>>131454443the first half is quite a bit better than the first, having all of the highlights of the record and where most of the more experimental, unique riffing pops up. the second half on the other hand isn't bad, but there's very little of it that stuck with me, partly because most of it is mid-paced and not particularly energetic, nor does it show off joey belladonna's vocals that well. in my opinion anthrax is at their best when they play fast and melodic, and there's some faster material here, like the edge of perfection (best song off this by a country mile, fantastic tune); but just not enough as i'd like in a release from these guys. overall a pretty decent release, and it beats just about everything else this decade from the rest of the big 4 and many of the legacy bands in general.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fAg7Qk79wA
>>131454443https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jijg_WqSIK4
>>131454428>pre-90s metal
>>131474769I always thought it was some weird demon's face.
>>131579521>>131583494>>131584856fink live at leeds would have been acceptable. who definitely are historically important for hard rock, as much as led zepellin or cream or hendrix, if not more so, but ita relly their live recordings where the heaviness comes out. for instance check out their young man's blues cover on the live at leeds recors and you can really hear after the intro vocals and riffs how pete townshend goes into a proper up-tempo heavy thrash/punk riff
warlord - winter tears https://youtu.be/flq94wbGKIk?is=hBqfV491v_igVYCN
>>131459478>>131459563funny. my favorite Dust song is a mellow onebut I also was a fan of The StoriesI actually saw Kenny Aaronson unexpectedly - saw a Yardbirds show and he was playing basshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRr2JGTGyMY
>>131546451https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs5NOrYYV2s
>>131579573>>131579802>>131579915https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr3ERKkfBKQ
i need my metal presidential
>>131592702sort of like scorpions if they kept a more 70s-esque sound into their 80s material, i dig this a lot
>>131454443>>131592702i ended up checking out the full album, and it's pretty good melodic hard/heavy. hey driver, cool hand killer and action were my favorite cuts but there's a lot of good stuff throughout and lawton's vocals are fantastic in every song, definitely one of my favorite hr/hm vocalists.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaH4en2M-6whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntqoV3BGpgE
>>131454443https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKSWBMbUC9Q
>>131454443obscure canadian metal that sounds like it was recorded in a cave. similarities to early manilla road (pre-CL), rainbow, that legend album from the late 70s and sorcery's first record. as for the quality... it's alright. time's not waiting and midnight dreamer are great tunes, but i didn't think there was anything else of note here. DL: https://files.catbox.moe/3vpryo.zip
>>131561769great guitar playing but pretty ho hum songs i agreeI do like this song. never cared for Vow Wowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Ar4_4ipDM
>>131596736yeah this was alright. i feel that the singer for bow wow/vow wow really isn't suited for this style of melodic rock, though. just doesn't have the range that a song like this demands, he sounds nasally.
>>131454443prog/power demo from 1989. it's one of the best things i've listened to this month, the songwriting, riffing, vocals, and the sheer amount of atmosphere that's conveyed in every song; it's all masterful stuff. if you like arch-era FW, this is right up your alley.DL: https://files.catbox.moe/v9cgnd.zip
>>131454443https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOyQ3sSPPMIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LADDB0cLBgE
>>131454443Personally I prefer Breaker, but this album is still amazing all around. Probably their objective best album.
https://youtu.be/N_CJAw1Ud00?is=zLvVieZNl4SoiARC
Beowulfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oVMBOv8eNE
>>131454443this album is like deep purple but viewed through a southern rock lens, it's awesome https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lUSzwiFn55ygvMuhZoVV4uX09ZZ1UrWiM
>>131605646nibba never lissen to leonard skinhard
>>131608308nuh uh, i've listened to TWO songs from them.
def leppard - let it go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dW4Jd4P9cM
Dave what the fuck are you doing
>>131454443>>131611796looks like he's chanting a spell that turns him into a train
>>131454443fucking weird. it's not limited to only the cover art, (which looks sick); but the music as a whole, which to me sounds like a split between a primordial form of prog metal and the american albums from around this time. cool shit right here.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nR79F5Fjq217e85SJDWKY0VWOZeULJexI
>>131616582the guitarwork on ready to fly is so fucking good holy shit manhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5rsleDnMOE
AM I EVIL?YES, I AM.AM I EVIL?I AM, MANYES I AM
>>131618343you sound like a guy who watched his mother die
>>131454443new uncle acid album, shit's rockin'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kusAb7xKqBsTy5k6sodM6DGtycSEI3UfE
https://youtu.be/DUlX-fXuNt0?is=GZB_4BdODApftXvi
>>131621784this is some mystical album art, looks really neat
>>131622630The music is also quite nice. It's some solid, somewhat underrated heavy rock from Germany. It's not anything exceptional but it gets the job done
>>131622705yeah alright, i'll consume the meat and potatoes. i will say, that album art doesn't really bring to mind "heavy rock", i thought that was a europower record.
>>131622817Actually, it falls more into the USPM vein
>>131454443pulsar is an incredible song, the rest is varying degrees of good. an overall very enjoyable listen.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZM9oyABDJk
>>131454443all of the material here is in my opinion outstanding, and this record (at just under 30 minutes) goes on just as long as it needs to. i'll be pissed if this doesn't get on this year's chart, it's that fucking good. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nNMLxpGRuFehuGHECox7LVqAd9CJw0fSE
>be a hot new album>have an updated lineup>reinvent your band's sound into something more fast, epic and intense than anything prior>open with your title track>it's about a legendary, all-powerful metal-clad warrior coming to save us all>be thundersteel>pic unrelated
>>131454443Picrel>>131624939Based
>>131454443this album has two things (well, one and a half) going for it: a fantastic mix where every instrument is clearly audible, and a vocalist who sounds like the guy from budgie. now the singer is pretty damn good for most of the runtime, but there's these little parts strewn throughout where his lines come in just a bit out of sync without the instrumentation, and that started to distract me after a while. but outside of that this is still a fun record, even if i think it takes a few songs to really get going. all of the great material is in the back half imo.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL44gxJwuwoaZvr_-vCdyQSxFDK5Tyz3rA
>>131624939Always wondered what their next album would have sounded like if Rob had stayed in the band.
>>131454443cool album art but the positives end there. to start off with, i don't like the vocalist. his light, almost airy tone doesn't have any power behind it; and i could excuse that if there were interesting riffs, but for the most part: there isn't. also during their solos, the band really like to strip away the rhythm guitar, and that works in a song like exciter because the melodies are actually good and propel it forward, but here they just repeat a few progressions, then change it up slightly; rinse and repeat until the solo's done. there's a song halfway through the album that opens with a sick riff and leads you to think it's gonna be this kickass ripper but no, instead the momentum is freakin' cut at the knees by it suddenly going to a limp-dick solo.is there anything good on this album? outside of the first song, and the two closing tracks (one of which is a cover), no, and that first song still has plenty of baggage dragging it down. seriously, how could you craft a trad metal record this bereft of life? like there's nothing here that's awful, but jesus christ this shit made me want to fall asleep. EASILY the weakest release i've heard from the year so far.
>>131454443fantastic USPM from colombia, no duds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-aKsLizCx4
https://youtu.be/QpKNsXqZ-08?is=GdRmoC6C889DoJuD
