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MINDBLOWING! :)

Mon, 6 Jun 2005 18:21:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - Being a power metal enthusiast I once heard about the "forefathers of power metal", the german band Helloween. Having heard about them in great praise in most power metal circles, I finally decided to purchase some of their albums. I began with "keepers...

Incredibly disapointing compared to their later masterpieces

Wed, 25 May 2005 18:29:28 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - I am an enthusiastic fan of power metal in general, I can't help but love bands like Rhapsody, Nightwish, Forgotten Tales, Manowar (even if their macho-posturing sometimes annoys me) and of course Blind Guardian in all their cheesy glory. The first Blind...

Not nearly as good as people say it is

Sat, 30 Oct 2004 20:06:36 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - Emperor are a black metal band from norway and this albums gets high praise in most black metal circles. Most reviewers agree that this is one of the, if not THE, best norwegian black metal album ever. But I don't agree at all. Most of the time I do...

A masterpiece for the tortured souls

Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:22:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - Cradle of Filth is a band that you either love or hate. Much Black Metal enthousiast can't stand the band's female vocals, iron maiden-esque guitarwork, the sorrowful keyboard lines and Dani's vampire shriek. They say it's not "black metal enought". But...

Yngwie gets more melodic

Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:13:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen's third opus, following the groundbreaking "yngwie Malmsteen's rising force" and the thrashier "Marching out". On "Trilogy", Yngwie decides to abandon the dark atmospheres and heavy riffs of "marching out" in...

Unoriginal and forgettable

Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:51:18 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is the second release by doom metal band Cathedral. Singer Lee Dorian was once the frontman of grindcore legends Napalm Death, but Cathedral have nothing in common with grindcore. The music on this album is generaly not much more than average Black...

Not only the best Megadeth album, but one of the best album ever!

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:47:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is one of my favorite album of all time. This is the last Thrash metal Megadeth album, and no matter how good their 3 first record are, they managed to surpass them and make the ultimate Thrash metal album. Forget Master of Puppets and Reign in...

The most original and innovative speed metal ever

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:27:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is the fourth album by french-canadian band Voivod. (In fact I was born just a few miles from their hometown of Jonquiere, where in winter temperature can go below -35 celcius degrees. Scandinavian Black metal bands should stop ranting about their...

Proto power metal classic!

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:21:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is Manowar's third album, issued in 1984. Before purchasing this record, I already owned "the triumph of steel", one of their later opus, wich is more power-metal oriented. (faster songs, rapid-fire speed picking and anthemic choruses abounds) But...

Excellent gothic progressive metal!

Thu, 5 Aug 2004 22:38:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is Mercyful Fate's second album, released in 1984. Prior to this, the band had released "Melissa" in 1983, a record that introduced the world to Fate's extremely lively and energic brand of metal. Track by track review: A DANGEROUS MEETING...

Powerful and crushing metal from the Frost!

Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:17:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is the first Celtic Frost album, issued in 1984. It's one of the very first extreme metal record, and it has been extremely influencial. This record is full of driving, agressive tempos, brutal but still catchy vocal lines, occult lyrics, wild...

The beginning of seriously wicked music!

Sat, 17 Jul 2004 21:56:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is one of the most innovative and important metal record of all time. Recorded in 1983 and finally released in early 1984, this stands as a milestone in heavy metal music history. Hellhammer was formed by Thomas Gabriel Warrior on guitar, vocals and...

Manowar don't play, they kill! A guilty pleasure of mine :)

Fri, 25 Jun 2004 20:34:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - I am a new Manowar fan, so I don't know much about their story and this is the only album I've heard from them. But I like it very much and I will definitly buy others album from them very soon. They are ultra-cheesy power metal band with cliché and...

Very good album for sure!

Sat, 12 Jun 2004 22:14:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is Iron Maiden's 11th album, and second one with frontman Blaze Bayley. This albums finds the band returning to the "classic maiden sound", while the previous album the X-factor was more experimental. I would not rank Virtual XI as one of the best...

very disapointing by Maiden's standards, but still decent

Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:37:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is the ninth album in the Iron Maiden discography, and the second one of their early 90s "hard-rock craze". This and the previous album "no prayer for the dying", find Maiden experimenting with hard-rock songs format in hopes to appeal to a larger...

The most original and fresh metal album I've ever heard!

Wed, 9 Jun 2004 23:51:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - Back in 1987, Thomas Gabriel Warrior was already a cult icon of metal. His first band Hellhammer had released the extremely influencial album "apocaliptic raids" back in 1983, already moving foward the realms of death/black metal while Metallica where...

Welcome to the dark realms of Celtic Frost

Mon, 31 May 2004 23:21:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - Zurich based band Celtic Frost are one of the most influencial metal band of all time. The brainchild of bandleader Thomas Gabriel Warrior (born Thomas Gabriel Fisher), the band started under the name "hellhammer", wich realeased an album in 1983. But in...

My favorite Deep Purple album, a classic of hard rock

Sat, 22 May 2004 19:57:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is Deep Purple's third hard rock album, the two first ones being "in rock" and "fireball". Before this howewer, the band was making progressive pop rock, with older albums like "book of thaeslyn" or "shades of deep purple". But they are mostly know...

Powerful and touching, neo-classical power metal at it's very best

Thu, 20 May 2004 23:19:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is the second album from Finnish neo-classical-opera-power-meta
l-band
Nightwish. This is highly melodic metal music with a lot of classicaly-inspired riffs and solos. The vocals are sung by opera-trained female singer Tarja, and she is simply...

groundbreaking and very solid debut from Death

Mon, 17 May 2004 23:33:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - Chuck Schuldiner's Death is one of the most important band in metal history. They begin their career as brutal death metal pionners and later evolved into a wonderful progressive death metal band. This is their first album, and it was released in 1987...

yet another sterile Megadeth post-trash venture into candy-coated metal

Sat, 15 May 2004 21:32:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - The first four Megadeth albums where breathaking display of talent and originality, the pinnacle of the trash metal genre. Unfortunately, their fifth album, "countdown to exctintion" found the band tone down all the good aspect of their trash roots in...

Well-written but somewhat sterile and bland

Fri, 14 May 2004 22:41:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is Megadeth's fifth album, and this was a major change in their sound. Their first four albums where doing in the technical trash metal category, with raw but effective and exciting releases like "Killing is my business... and business is good!" and...

Another high quality album, but a step-down from Brave New World

Thu, 13 May 2004 22:15:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - Iron Maiden deserves credits, hey this is their 13th album and they still manage to write high quality material. The songwritting is top-notch, as well as the power and energy. Unfortunately, some noticeable recyclage can be found on this album, which...

One of Maiden's best album, certainly the darkest and deepest

Fri, 7 May 2004 22:51:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - This is probably the most underated album of the history of heavy metal. Most people kept complaining about how Blaze wasn't as good as Bruce (I happen to think blaze is BETTER, he may not be able to sing as high as bruce but his tone of voice is way...

An highly underated album that deserves some recognition

Mon, 5 May 2003 20:54:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author roxie_tranny - Hi everyone!

Well the critics seems to agree that "so far, so what, so good" is an all time low point in the career of Megadeth. But I disagree: this album contains some classics and has enough great songwriting to keep you listening all the...