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Post by mika on Feb 7, 2019 8:04:15 GMT -5
So what are you favourite albums released last year? I have a top ten list coming up "soon". I think the year 2018 was better than 2017 as far as heavy rock (metal and hard rock) albums are concerned. My top ten list will consist out of these bands' records... Amorphis, Axel Rudi Pell, Brainstorm, Circle Of Silence, Crystal Ball, Dee Snider, Frozen Land, Grave Digger, Holter, Judas Priest, Lechery, Manimal, Mob Rules, Powerwolf, Primal Fear, Saxon, Soulhealer, Stormwitch, Stryper, Temperance, U.D.O. and Warkings. Naturally all of these won't make it to the top 10 list, because on this list there are more than ten bands. Last year I was able to make only a top three list.
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Post by mika on Feb 7, 2019 8:07:29 GMT -5
I was so thrilled when I noticed that Pertness had a new album coming out in 2018. However that album was a let down for me. They had put more emphasis on harshness and neglecting the melodies. Music can be heavy and hard but it has to have good melodies, too.
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Post by John on Feb 7, 2019 8:12:29 GMT -5
i'll have to think about that a bit. i know the new Reverence Live album will be in my list. but right off hand, i can think of 3 albums that were a major DISAPPOINTMENT for me last year...
Judas Priest - Firepower Loudness - Rise to Glory Stryper - God d**n Evil
i was really hoping for MUCH better from both of those bands.
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Post by mika on Feb 7, 2019 8:15:36 GMT -5
Wow! Priest was a huge surprise to me. To me that is the closest thing to do which brings to mind one of my fave Priest albums: Defenders Of The Faith. However the guitar solos could have been a lot better. The previous Loudness album I've liked was Soldier Of Fortune from the last millennium.
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Post by mika on Feb 7, 2019 8:17:33 GMT -5
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Post by John on Feb 7, 2019 8:18:03 GMT -5
as i go through the list at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_in_heavy_metal_music, i think i'm just going to keep adding to my list of disappointments because it appears i wasn't too impressed with music last year although i did buy more cd's than i usually do. probably because i had money last year to do things like that, which i normally do not have. i added stryper to that list.
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Post by mika on Feb 7, 2019 8:19:24 GMT -5
I liked the latest Stryper album a lot!
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Post by mika on Feb 7, 2019 8:19:52 GMT -5
What about Voodoo Circle, John?
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Post by Tomcat on Feb 7, 2019 8:31:25 GMT -5
Here is my top... 3 1.) Nyárutó (Dalriada) 2.) Steelfactory (.U.D.O.) 3.) We Are All Born Evil (Lechery) I must add that the Lechery album is... hm... not that good
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Post by mika on Feb 7, 2019 8:33:31 GMT -5
Yeah I think something is missing from the latest Lechery album. They can do a lot better, really. However I still enjoy that album into soem extent.
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Post by mika on Feb 7, 2019 8:35:45 GMT -5
I forgot to name one album to my list: Treat - Tunguska. It had some good tracks, but I was waiting for more.
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Post by John on Feb 7, 2019 8:42:33 GMT -5
ok, i'll start my favorite album list here and just keep editing it. but i must warn you, it probably won't reach 10. in no particular order... Lordi - Sexorsism. i like the album although the lyrics and topics are really twisted and downright sick in some cases. but hey, he's a monster so what else can we expect?!? Reverence - Vengeance Is Live. this live album feature their new singer who really nails it plus some new studio songs as well. i really like this band. Kissin' Dynamite - Ecstasy. good old 80's style poppy metal. i've always liked this band and this album just continues their style of just good music. U.D.O. - Steelfactory. it's good. i don't really play it that much. the rhythm section is about as bland and vanilla as a metal band can get. the riffs are good. i can tell udo was telling andrey that he wanted some riffs to sound very acceptish since there are some blatant ripoffs but oh well. David Reece - Resilient Heart. this album really brings david back into the "metal" scene rather than what he was doing before which was really bluesy and not even hard rock. there are some really cool songs on here, but there is also about 1/2 of an album worth of filler too. Metal Church - d**ned If You Do. this album is "ok" at best. typical metal church and i'm glad they got mike howe back. this style of voice fits them way better than ronny munroe did.
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Post by John on Feb 7, 2019 8:44:27 GMT -5
What about Voodoo Circle, John? i bought that album for my wife for Christmas. it's ok. just not that catchy. it seems like they try so hard to sound like whitesnake now. i don't see the attraction there.
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Post by mika on Feb 7, 2019 9:22:12 GMT -5
And what about Warkings debut album?
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Post by mika on Feb 7, 2019 11:23:18 GMT -5
Honourable mention goes to the Swedish melodic hard rock/AOR band Treat and their album Tunguska.
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