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Agent of Oblivion
Faded as fuck
Holy fuck, Lair of the Minotaur. Where have you been all my life?
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
Yes.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
Yes.
Agent of Oblivion
Faded as fuck
The art in the cd booklet is fucking awesome, too. Drawings of barbarians and undead warriors and bare tits and arterial sprays and demons and shit. metyl.
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Church down the street from my house. Justin Broadrick has his own denomination now, it seems.
Agent of Oblivion
Faded as fuck
Awesome.
The Coat Is My Father
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This band is terrible live.
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I've decided today is Death Day.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
Okay, I'm game
"Lack of Comprehension"
To the best of my knowledge the first ever death metal video ever played on HBB, and one of only a few to get airplay on MTV at all. As death metal seemed to exist outside of even HBB's universe, that was quite a feat for Chuck et al
"Lack of Comprehension"
To the best of my knowledge the first ever death metal video ever played on HBB, and one of only a few to get airplay on MTV at all. As death metal seemed to exist outside of even HBB's universe, that was quite a feat for Chuck et al
I got lazy about it for a time and then totally forgot about it. Haha, me.
I'll think about it tonight. In the meantime, enjoy this metal related conversation between Czech and I:
Slayer: Listening to sound samples of albums since then, and I'm still not terribly intrigued
CzechRepublic: I don't believe in samples.
Slayer: I do think 30 second samples at least give me a good start to work with
Slayer: now if the whole song is ten minutes, then there might be an issue
Slayer: but then step 2 is checking out full songs on Youttube
CzechRepublic: I have reservations about that when the audio quality is poor.
Slayer: I'm not that much of an audiophile
Slayer: I just want to know if the song sounds good
CzechRepublic: And I'm a notorious grower. I can't decide if I like a song based on a lo-fi 30-second clip. It took me a long time to really get Steely Dan.
Slayer: I read that as "a notorious growler"
CzechRepublic: oh that too.
CzechRepublic: Don't come near me when I'm eating, I'm like a dog with a steak
Slayer: I think that was subconscious with the death metal I've been listening to
Slayer: It'd be funny picturing you doing death metal growling
CzechRepublic: hurts my throat.
CzechRepublic: I need to growl from the diaphragm. That's been my problem.
Slayer: I try to as well but it just sounds silly and so I can't keep it up
Slayer: Given the abundance of DM bands and amateurs making DM vocal videos on youttube, you'd think it was easy!
CzechRepublic: it's like that game Othello
CzechRepublic: minutes to learn, a lifetime to master!
Slayer: as opposed to the character Othello
CzechRepublic: no response to that one.
I'll think about it tonight. In the meantime, enjoy this metal related conversation between Czech and I:
Slayer: Listening to sound samples of albums since then, and I'm still not terribly intrigued
CzechRepublic: I don't believe in samples.
Slayer: I do think 30 second samples at least give me a good start to work with
Slayer: now if the whole song is ten minutes, then there might be an issue
Slayer: but then step 2 is checking out full songs on Youttube
CzechRepublic: I have reservations about that when the audio quality is poor.
Slayer: I'm not that much of an audiophile
Slayer: I just want to know if the song sounds good
CzechRepublic: And I'm a notorious grower. I can't decide if I like a song based on a lo-fi 30-second clip. It took me a long time to really get Steely Dan.
Slayer: I read that as "a notorious growler"
CzechRepublic: oh that too.
CzechRepublic: Don't come near me when I'm eating, I'm like a dog with a steak
Slayer: I think that was subconscious with the death metal I've been listening to
Slayer: It'd be funny picturing you doing death metal growling
CzechRepublic: hurts my throat.
CzechRepublic: I need to growl from the diaphragm. That's been my problem.
Slayer: I try to as well but it just sounds silly and so I can't keep it up
Slayer: Given the abundance of DM bands and amateurs making DM vocal videos on youttube, you'd think it was easy!
CzechRepublic: it's like that game Othello
CzechRepublic: minutes to learn, a lifetime to master!
Slayer: as opposed to the character Othello
CzechRepublic: no response to that one.
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Here's my decade top 10, just off the top of my head. Everything subject to change.
1. Akercocke - Antichrist, 2007
2. Isis - Panopticon, 2004
3. Opeth - Blackwater Park, 2001(?)
4. The Haunted - rEVOLVEr, 2004
5. Soilwork - A Predator's Portrait, 2001
6. Between the Buried and Me - Colors, 2007
7. Behemoth - Demigod, 2005
8. Dark Tranquillity - Character, 2005
9. Gojira - From Mars to Sirius, 2006
10. Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance, 2006
Honorable mention: Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath, 1984. No best metal album list is complete without Don't Break The Oath, not even ones for which it does not qualify.
1. Akercocke - Antichrist, 2007
2. Isis - Panopticon, 2004
3. Opeth - Blackwater Park, 2001(?)
4. The Haunted - rEVOLVEr, 2004
5. Soilwork - A Predator's Portrait, 2001
6. Between the Buried and Me - Colors, 2007
7. Behemoth - Demigod, 2005
8. Dark Tranquillity - Character, 2005
9. Gojira - From Mars to Sirius, 2006
10. Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance, 2006
Honorable mention: Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath, 1984. No best metal album list is complete without Don't Break The Oath, not even ones for which it does not qualify.
Big Papa Paegan
L. A. Z.
No order, but this is all hindsight of what I've listened to and still listen to.
Municipal Waste - Hazardous Mutation (2005)
Gwar - Beyond Hell (2006)
Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor (2004)
Cannibal Corpse - Kill (2006)
Unearth - III: In the Eyes of Fire (2006)
The Crown - Crowned Unholy (2004) [[Re-recording of Crowned in Terror, originally released in 2002]]
Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb (2007)
Metallica - Death Magnetic (2008)
Skinless - Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead (2006)
Exodus - Shovel Headed Kill Machine (2005)
HonMen:
Black Label Society - 1919 Eternal (2002), Shadows Fall - Of One Blood (2000), Summers End - Summers End (2005), Exodus - Tempo of the Damned (2004), The Crown - Deathrace King (2000), Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God (2008)
Municipal Waste - Hazardous Mutation (2005)
Gwar - Beyond Hell (2006)
Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor (2004)
Cannibal Corpse - Kill (2006)
Unearth - III: In the Eyes of Fire (2006)
The Crown - Crowned Unholy (2004) [[Re-recording of Crowned in Terror, originally released in 2002]]
Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb (2007)
Metallica - Death Magnetic (2008)
Skinless - Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead (2006)
Exodus - Shovel Headed Kill Machine (2005)
HonMen:
Black Label Society - 1919 Eternal (2002), Shadows Fall - Of One Blood (2000), Summers End - Summers End (2005), Exodus - Tempo of the Damned (2004), The Crown - Deathrace King (2000), Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God (2008)
Agent of Oblivion
Faded as fuck
I'm going to try going year by year:
00 Electric Wizard- Dopethrone
01 Godflesh- Hymns
02 Isis- Oceanic
03 SunnO))- White1
04 Isis- Panopticon
05 !T.O.O.H.!- Order and Punishment
06 Mastodon- Blood Mountain
07 Ziltoid the Omnicient
08 Origin- Antithesis
09 Agoraphobic Nosebleed- Agorapocalypse
There's probably something I like more from 01 and 07 if I really tried.
00 Electric Wizard- Dopethrone
01 Godflesh- Hymns
02 Isis- Oceanic
03 SunnO))- White1
04 Isis- Panopticon
05 !T.O.O.H.!- Order and Punishment
06 Mastodon- Blood Mountain
07 Ziltoid the Omnicient
08 Origin- Antithesis
09 Agoraphobic Nosebleed- Agorapocalypse
There's probably something I like more from 01 and 07 if I really tried.
Gary
Mind. Body. Light. Sound.
Eh, why not?
1.) Electric Wizard-Dopethrone
2.) Agalloch-The Mantle
3.) Mastodon-Leviathan
4.) Drudkh-Autumn Aurora
5.) Sun 0)))-Monoliths and Dimensions
6.) Isis-Panopticon
7.) Arcturus-The Sham Mirrors
8.) Opeth-Blackwater Park
9.) Katatonia-The Last Fair Deal Gone Down
10.) Nile-In Their Darkened Shrines
Honerable mention
Jesu-Jesu
Sigh-Imaginary Sonicscape
Reverend Bizarre-In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend
Origin-Antithesis
Weakling-Dead as Dreams
Primordial-The Gathering Wilderness
1.) Electric Wizard-Dopethrone
2.) Agalloch-The Mantle
3.) Mastodon-Leviathan
4.) Drudkh-Autumn Aurora
5.) Sun 0)))-Monoliths and Dimensions
6.) Isis-Panopticon
7.) Arcturus-The Sham Mirrors
8.) Opeth-Blackwater Park
9.) Katatonia-The Last Fair Deal Gone Down
10.) Nile-In Their Darkened Shrines
Honerable mention
Jesu-Jesu
Sigh-Imaginary Sonicscape
Reverend Bizarre-In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend
Origin-Antithesis
Weakling-Dead as Dreams
Primordial-The Gathering Wilderness
Well, it only took me seventeen days into the new decade to finally get this taken care of! Apparently the new year and new decade lacked any resolutions involving procrastination.
Drew's Top 25 Albums of the 00's
1. Paradise Lost - Paradise Lost (2005)
2. Amorphis - Silent Waters (2007)
3. Therion - Lemuria/Sirius B (2004)
4. Opeth - Blackwater Park (2001)
5. Circle II Circle - Burden of Truth (2006)
6. My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours (2001)
7. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor (2005)
8. Dark Tranquility - Damage Done (2002)
9. Devin Townsend - Terria (2001)
10. SYL - Alien (2005)
Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order because I don't feel like ordering 11-25)
Amon Amarth - With Oden on Our Side (2006)
Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh (2004)
Cannibal Corpse - Kill (2006)
Dream Theater - Train of Thought (2003)
Enslaved - Below the Lights (2003)
Evergrey - In Search of Truth (2001)
Helloween - Gambling with the Devil (2007)
Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness (2002)
Iron Maiden - Dance of Death (2003)
Isis - Oceanic (2002)
Kamelot - Black Halo (2005)
Katatonia - Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001)
Onward - Evermoving (2001)
Soilwork - A Predator's Portait (2001)
Tierra Santa - Sangra De Reyes (2002)
Drew's Top 25 Albums of the 00's
1. Paradise Lost - Paradise Lost (2005)
2. Amorphis - Silent Waters (2007)
3. Therion - Lemuria/Sirius B (2004)
4. Opeth - Blackwater Park (2001)
5. Circle II Circle - Burden of Truth (2006)
6. My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours (2001)
7. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor (2005)
8. Dark Tranquility - Damage Done (2002)
9. Devin Townsend - Terria (2001)
10. SYL - Alien (2005)
Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order because I don't feel like ordering 11-25)
Amon Amarth - With Oden on Our Side (2006)
Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh (2004)
Cannibal Corpse - Kill (2006)
Dream Theater - Train of Thought (2003)
Enslaved - Below the Lights (2003)
Evergrey - In Search of Truth (2001)
Helloween - Gambling with the Devil (2007)
Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness (2002)
Iron Maiden - Dance of Death (2003)
Isis - Oceanic (2002)
Kamelot - Black Halo (2005)
Katatonia - Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001)
Onward - Evermoving (2001)
Soilwork - A Predator's Portait (2001)
Tierra Santa - Sangra De Reyes (2002)
Big Papa Paegan
L. A. Z.
Slay, is that the Onward album with "Witches Winter Eternal"? I need to d/l that. I remember that song being really fucking good, and I usually hate power metal.
and I know you (and others) generally scoff at power metal, but I think you (and others) should check out Tierra Santa as well.
Here's the metalphabet article I wrote about them
Here's the metalphabet article I wrote about them
Big Papa Paegan
L. A. Z.
So I picked up Exit-13's High Life, which looks to be a best-of including a lot of demos and selected tunes from their discography. Enjoyed the little I actually listened to, especially the little funk part at the end of "Societally Provoked Genocidal Contemplation." Or it may be the beginning of "Ethos Musick," I'm not quite sure off the top of my head.
Also nabbed Kreator's Pleasure to Kill. Maybe it's time I give Eurothrash a true chance instead of listening to a few handfuls of songs and going "yeah...this sounds like Slayer with less focus" like I do for a lot of Eurothrash bands. Still can't find any Response Negative shit, not even online, and I really wanna give them a listen.
Also nabbed Kreator's Pleasure to Kill. Maybe it's time I give Eurothrash a true chance instead of listening to a few handfuls of songs and going "yeah...this sounds like Slayer with less focus" like I do for a lot of Eurothrash bands. Still can't find any Response Negative shit, not even online, and I really wanna give them a listen.
Agent of Oblivion
Faded as fuck
So I got that Gorod CD. Jeeeesus christ, those guitarists. Puke-ridiculous.
Agent of Oblivion
Faded as fuck
The 90's in metal: Year by Year
90 Slayer- Seasons in the Abyss
91 Atheist- Unquestionable Presence
92 Neurosis- Souls at Zero
93 Earth- Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version
94 Acid Bath- When the Kite String Pops
95 Death- Symbolic
96 Neurosis- Through Silver in Blood
97 Strapping Young Lad- City (I guess. Couldn't think of/find anything else I like better)
98 Gorguts- Obscura
99 Mr. Bungle- California
90 Slayer- Seasons in the Abyss
91 Atheist- Unquestionable Presence
92 Neurosis- Souls at Zero
93 Earth- Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version
94 Acid Bath- When the Kite String Pops
95 Death- Symbolic
96 Neurosis- Through Silver in Blood
97 Strapping Young Lad- City (I guess. Couldn't think of/find anything else I like better)
98 Gorguts- Obscura
99 Mr. Bungle- California
Agent of Oblivion said:
Wait is puke-ridiculous a good thing or is the guitary wankery so over the top that it makes you want to puke?
I'll form a list in a little bit, but these are some albums I love from the 00's:
!T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment
Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Mastodon - Crack The Skye, Remission, and Leviathan (Blood Mountain is a good album, but it lacks compared to these three for me)
Jesu - Jesu
Gojira - From Mars To Sirius and The Way Of All Flesh
Gorod - Leading Vision
Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds
Akercocke - Antichrist
Wolves In The Throne Room - Two Hunters
Devin Townsend Band - Accelerated Evolution
Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
Vader - Litany
Baroness - Red Album
Boris - Pink
Origin - Antithesis
Into Eternity - Buried In Oblivion
Isis - Oceanic
Converge - Jane Doe
Between The Buried And Me - Colors
Immolation - Close To A World Below
Quo Vadis - Defiant Imagination
Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness
Big Papa Paegan
L. A. Z.
Top 10 of the 90's, eh...
Again, no order.
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss (1990)
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven (1994)
Demolition Hammer - Tortured Existence (1990)
Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops (1994)
Acid Bath - Paegan Terrorism Tactics (1996)
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated (1992)
Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding (1994)
White Zombie - Astro-Creep 2000 (1995)
Sepultura - Arise (1991)
Nile - Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka (1998) ((Even for just introducing me to death metal, and forcing me to love it.))
So...80's up next?
Again, no order.
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss (1990)
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven (1994)
Demolition Hammer - Tortured Existence (1990)
Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops (1994)
Acid Bath - Paegan Terrorism Tactics (1996)
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated (1992)
Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding (1994)
White Zombie - Astro-Creep 2000 (1995)
Sepultura - Arise (1991)
Nile - Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka (1998) ((Even for just introducing me to death metal, and forcing me to love it.))
So...80's up next?
Well Agent, you managed to kill my evening! ...not that I had plans tonight or anything.
Proving there's no kill like Overkill, I started off with a small list in my head, then scoured through my iTunes collection hoping to flesh that out a little. That little would turn into a (TLDR) list of over 100, which I turned into a Top Ten per year. I tried to limit myself to two albums per band for the entire decade, with the exceptions of my three favorite bands (PL, MDB and Death). Even though I'm not as big on power and prog as I was c. 1998-2003, I still tried to get a good representation of those albums I enjoyed from that time.
Top by year
1990: Bathory - Hammerheart
1991: Death - Human
1992: Paradise Lost - Shades of God
1993: Paradise Lost - Icon
1994: Virgin Steele - Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I
1995: Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
1996: Therion - Theli
1997: Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine
1998: Opeth - My Arms Your Hearse
1999: My Dying Bride - The Light at the End of the World
I'll put the full list behind spoiler tags so as to not take up the entire page.
Proving there's no kill like Overkill, I started off with a small list in my head, then scoured through my iTunes collection hoping to flesh that out a little. That little would turn into a (TLDR) list of over 100, which I turned into a Top Ten per year. I tried to limit myself to two albums per band for the entire decade, with the exceptions of my three favorite bands (PL, MDB and Death). Even though I'm not as big on power and prog as I was c. 1998-2003, I still tried to get a good representation of those albums I enjoyed from that time.
Top by year
1990: Bathory - Hammerheart
1991: Death - Human
1992: Paradise Lost - Shades of God
1993: Paradise Lost - Icon
1994: Virgin Steele - Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I
1995: Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
1996: Therion - Theli
1997: Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine
1998: Opeth - My Arms Your Hearse
1999: My Dying Bride - The Light at the End of the World
I'll put the full list behind spoiler tags so as to not take up the entire page.
1990
Bathory - Hammerheart
Blind Guardian - Tales from the Twilight World
Deicide - Deicide
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Kreator - Coma of Souls
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Obituary - Cause of Death
Solitude Aeturnus - Into the Depths of Sorrow
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Testament - Souls of Black
1991
Armored Saint - Symbol of Salvation
Bathory - Twilight of the Gods
Death - Human
Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream
Fates Warning - Parallels
Paradise Lost - Gothic
Running Wild - Blazon Stone
Sepultura - Arise
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Tiamat - The Astral Sleep
1992
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated
Dream Theater - Images And Words
Deicide - Legion
Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider
Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
My Dying Bride - As The Flower Withers
Neurosis - Souls At Zero
Obituary - The End Complete
Paradise Lost - Shades of God
Skyclad - A Burnt Offering For A Bone Idol
1993
Angra - Angels Cry
Anthrax - Sound Of White Noise
Carcass - Heartwork
Cynic - Focus
Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Dismember - Indecent and Obscene
Mayhem - Live in Leipzig (A live album, yes, but Dead does the songs from DMDS much better than Atilla)
My Dying Bride - Turn Loose the Swans
Paradise Lost - Icon
Rage - The Missing Link
1994
Dream Theater - Awake
Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
Enslaved - Frost
Running Wild - Black Hand Inn
Solitude Aeturnus - Through the Darkest Hour
Sentenced - Amok
Skyclad - Prince of the Poverty Line
Tiamat - Wildhoney
Virgin Steele - Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I
1995
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
Death - Symbolic
Gamma Ray - Land of the Free
My Dying Bride - The Angel and the Dark River
Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
Suffocation - Pierced from Within
The Gathering - Mandylion
Virgin Steele - Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II
1996
Amorphis - Elegy
Cannibal Corpse - Vile
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
In Flames - Jester Race
Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
Moonspell - Irreligious
Nevermore - The Politics of Ecstasy
Sentenced - Down
Therion - Theli
1997
Children of Bodom - Something Wild
Dark Tranquillity - The Mind's I
Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine
Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Hammerfall - Glory To The Brave
In the Woods - Omnio
My Dying Bride - Like Gods of the Sun
Paradise Lost - One Second
SYL - City
Symphony X - Divine Wings of Tragedy
1998
Amon Amarth - Once Sent from the Golden Hall
Bruce Dickinson - Chemical Wedding
Cryptopsy - Whisper Supremacy
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Katatonia - Discouraged Ones
Opeth - My Arms Your Hearse
Pain of Salvation - One Hour by the Concrete Lake
Shadow Gallery - Tyranny
Symphony X - Twilight of Olympus
Therion - Vovin
1999
Amon Amarth - The Avenger
Amorphis - Tuonela
Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
Gamma Ray - Power Plant
Immortal - At the Heart of Winter
In Flames - Colony
My Dying Bride - The Light at the End of the World
Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black
Opeth - Still Life
Samael - Eternal
Bathory - Hammerheart
Blind Guardian - Tales from the Twilight World
Deicide - Deicide
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Kreator - Coma of Souls
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Obituary - Cause of Death
Solitude Aeturnus - Into the Depths of Sorrow
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Testament - Souls of Black
1991
Armored Saint - Symbol of Salvation
Bathory - Twilight of the Gods
Death - Human
Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream
Fates Warning - Parallels
Paradise Lost - Gothic
Running Wild - Blazon Stone
Sepultura - Arise
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Tiamat - The Astral Sleep
1992
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated
Dream Theater - Images And Words
Deicide - Legion
Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider
Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
My Dying Bride - As The Flower Withers
Neurosis - Souls At Zero
Obituary - The End Complete
Paradise Lost - Shades of God
Skyclad - A Burnt Offering For A Bone Idol
1993
Angra - Angels Cry
Anthrax - Sound Of White Noise
Carcass - Heartwork
Cynic - Focus
Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Dismember - Indecent and Obscene
Mayhem - Live in Leipzig (A live album, yes, but Dead does the songs from DMDS much better than Atilla)
My Dying Bride - Turn Loose the Swans
Paradise Lost - Icon
Rage - The Missing Link
1994
Dream Theater - Awake
Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
Enslaved - Frost
Running Wild - Black Hand Inn
Solitude Aeturnus - Through the Darkest Hour
Sentenced - Amok
Skyclad - Prince of the Poverty Line
Tiamat - Wildhoney
Virgin Steele - Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I
1995
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
Death - Symbolic
Gamma Ray - Land of the Free
My Dying Bride - The Angel and the Dark River
Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
Suffocation - Pierced from Within
The Gathering - Mandylion
Virgin Steele - Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II
1996
Amorphis - Elegy
Cannibal Corpse - Vile
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
In Flames - Jester Race
Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
Moonspell - Irreligious
Nevermore - The Politics of Ecstasy
Sentenced - Down
Therion - Theli
1997
Children of Bodom - Something Wild
Dark Tranquillity - The Mind's I
Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine
Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Hammerfall - Glory To The Brave
In the Woods - Omnio
My Dying Bride - Like Gods of the Sun
Paradise Lost - One Second
SYL - City
Symphony X - Divine Wings of Tragedy
1998
Amon Amarth - Once Sent from the Golden Hall
Bruce Dickinson - Chemical Wedding
Cryptopsy - Whisper Supremacy
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Katatonia - Discouraged Ones
Opeth - My Arms Your Hearse
Pain of Salvation - One Hour by the Concrete Lake
Shadow Gallery - Tyranny
Symphony X - Twilight of Olympus
Therion - Vovin
1999
Amon Amarth - The Avenger
Amorphis - Tuonela
Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
Gamma Ray - Power Plant
Immortal - At the Heart of Winter
In Flames - Colony
My Dying Bride - The Light at the End of the World
Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black
Opeth - Still Life
Samael - Eternal
Agent of Oblivion
Faded as fuck
Both, if that makes any sense.
Big Papa Paegan
L. A. Z.
Damn straight you include Chemical Wedding, Slay. Dickinson's solo output is better than maybe half of his Maiden output, IMO. What else is Roy Z involved with? That man can crank out some damn fine riffs.
Gary
Mind. Body. Light. Sound.
My 90's list
1990-Megadeth-Rust in Peace
1991-Death-Human
1992-Solitude Aeturnus-Beyond the Crimson Horizon
1993-Sleep-Sleep's Holy Mountain
1994-Emperor-In the Nightside Eclipse
1995-Ved Buens Ende-Written in Waters
1996-Neurosis-Through Silver in Blood
1997-Strapping Young Lad-City
1998-Gorguts-Obscura
1999-Immortal-At the Heart of Winter
1990-Megadeth-Rust in Peace
1991-Death-Human
1992-Solitude Aeturnus-Beyond the Crimson Horizon
1993-Sleep-Sleep's Holy Mountain
1994-Emperor-In the Nightside Eclipse
1995-Ved Buens Ende-Written in Waters
1996-Neurosis-Through Silver in Blood
1997-Strapping Young Lad-City
1998-Gorguts-Obscura
1999-Immortal-At the Heart of Winter
Corey_Lazarus said:
I've always thought of him as a producer first and foremost, and as that goes he was also involved with Rob Halford's solo albums in the early 00's (do I already have to refer the decade as a whole now?) and Helloween's Dark Ride
Being the proactive sort that I am, I went ahead and compiled an 80's list as well. I did a Top Ten from 1984 and after but for '80-'83 I could barely scrape enough to make Top Five lists, even after looking at outside sources to see if there was anything I'm missing in my collection (so forget any "Best of the 70's" list). I think the reason for that is because the early part of the decade was dominated by the NWOBHM scene, which I've never really been in to.
Top by year
1980: Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
1981: Venom - Welcome to Hell
1982: Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
1983: Slayer - Show No Mercy
1984: Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
1985: Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
1986: Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
1987: Candlemass - Nightfall
1988: Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2
1989: Testament - Practice What You Preach
Again, spoiler tags to conserve space.
Top by year
1980: Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
1981: Venom - Welcome to Hell
1982: Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
1983: Slayer - Show No Mercy
1984: Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
1985: Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
1986: Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
1987: Candlemass - Nightfall
1988: Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2
1989: Testament - Practice What You Preach
Again, spoiler tags to conserve space.
1980
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Judas Priest - British Steel
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Ozzy - Blizzard of Ozz
1981
Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules
Iron Maiden - Killers
Motorhead - Iron Fist
Ozzy - Diary of a Madman
Venom - Welcome to Hell
1982
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
KISS - Creatures of the Night
Venom - Black Metal
Witchfinder General - Death Penalty
1983
Dio - Holy Diver
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Motorhead - Another Perfect Day
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
1984
Bathory - Bathory
Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
Loudness - Disillusion
Manowar - Hail to England
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Omen - Battle Cry
Queensryche - The Warning
WASP - WASP
1985
Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Helloween - Walls of Jericho
Kreator - Endless Pain
Overkill - Feel the Fire
Possessed - Seven Churches
SOD - Speak English or Die
Savatage - Power of the Night
Slayer - Hell Awaits
1986
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory
Destruction - Eternal Devastation
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
King Diamond - Fatal Portrait
Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Metal Church - The Dark
Queensryche - Rage for Order
Slayer - Reign in Blood
1987
Bathory - Under the Sign
Candlemass - Nightfall
Celtic Frost - Into the Pandemonium
Dio - Dream Evil
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1
King Diamond - Abigail
MOD - USA for MOD
Overkill - Taking Over
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Testament - The Legacy
1988
Armored Saint - Raising Fear
Bathory - Blood Fire Death
Candlemass - Ancient Dreams
Death - Leprosy
Fates Warning - No Exit
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Overkill - Under the Influence
Rage - Perfect Man
Testament - The New Order
1989
Coroner - No More Color
Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry
Kreator - Extreme Aggression
Metal Church - Blessing in Disguise
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
Rage - Secrets in a Weird World
Running Wild - Death or Glory
Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
Testament - Practice What You Preach
WASP - The Headless Children
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Judas Priest - British Steel
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Ozzy - Blizzard of Ozz
1981
Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules
Iron Maiden - Killers
Motorhead - Iron Fist
Ozzy - Diary of a Madman
Venom - Welcome to Hell
1982
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
KISS - Creatures of the Night
Venom - Black Metal
Witchfinder General - Death Penalty
1983
Dio - Holy Diver
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Motorhead - Another Perfect Day
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
1984
Bathory - Bathory
Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
Loudness - Disillusion
Manowar - Hail to England
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Omen - Battle Cry
Queensryche - The Warning
WASP - WASP
1985
Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Helloween - Walls of Jericho
Kreator - Endless Pain
Overkill - Feel the Fire
Possessed - Seven Churches
SOD - Speak English or Die
Savatage - Power of the Night
Slayer - Hell Awaits
1986
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory
Destruction - Eternal Devastation
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
King Diamond - Fatal Portrait
Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Metal Church - The Dark
Queensryche - Rage for Order
Slayer - Reign in Blood
1987
Bathory - Under the Sign
Candlemass - Nightfall
Celtic Frost - Into the Pandemonium
Dio - Dream Evil
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1
King Diamond - Abigail
MOD - USA for MOD
Overkill - Taking Over
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Testament - The Legacy
1988
Armored Saint - Raising Fear
Bathory - Blood Fire Death
Candlemass - Ancient Dreams
Death - Leprosy
Fates Warning - No Exit
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Overkill - Under the Influence
Rage - Perfect Man
Testament - The New Order
1989
Coroner - No More Color
Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry
Kreator - Extreme Aggression
Metal Church - Blessing in Disguise
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
Rage - Secrets in a Weird World
Running Wild - Death or Glory
Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
Testament - Practice What You Preach
WASP - The Headless Children
Agent of Oblivion
Faded as fuck
Man, the 80s? I don't know.
89 Godflesh- Streetcleaner
88 Death- Leprosy
87 Celtic Frost- Into the Pandemonium
86 Slayer- Reign in Blood
85 Celtic Frost- To Mega Therion
84 Mercyful Fate- Don't Break the Oath
83 Slayer- Show No Mercy or maybe Holy Diver.
82 Witchfinder General- Death Penalty
81 Venom- Welcome to Hell
80 Motorhead- Ace of Spades
Actually, that wasn't that hard at all.
89 Godflesh- Streetcleaner
88 Death- Leprosy
87 Celtic Frost- Into the Pandemonium
86 Slayer- Reign in Blood
85 Celtic Frost- To Mega Therion
84 Mercyful Fate- Don't Break the Oath
83 Slayer- Show No Mercy or maybe Holy Diver.
82 Witchfinder General- Death Penalty
81 Venom- Welcome to Hell
80 Motorhead- Ace of Spades
Actually, that wasn't that hard at all.
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