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[SoundMaster]

Accept - Objection Overruled
Accept - Final Chapter

Falconer - Among beggars

Yngwie - Live!

David Gilmour - Live In Gdansk

Metallica - Death Magnetic

[Lotus-Eater]

Testament- Formation of Damnation
Metallica- Death Magnetic
Metal Church- This Present Wasteland
Warbringer- War Without End
Opeth- Watershed
Lauren Harris- Calm Before the Storm
Kataklysm- Prevail
Ill Nino- Enigma
Disturbed- Indestructible
Heaven Shall Burn- Iconoclast
Brain Drill- Apocalyptic Feasting

I'm sure theres more but I can't remember.

[tsorl]

Q5 - Steel The Light
I found the High Vaultage reissue from 2000 which AFAIK is the only official cd release of this album. I was only familiar with the title track (one of the best songs EVER) beforehand and I gotta say it's not really representative of the album as a whole. The rest is remarkably less epic and more like RATT or Krokus, party metal if you will. It's good stuff, just not what I was expecting.
Is When The Mirror Cracks worth tracking down? I've heard some bad stuff about it...

Uriah Heep - up to Wonderworld
Going chronologically here with the excellent Sanctuary reissues. Classic music here for sure but it must be said that there is a lot of filler as well. No surprise really when you're releasing two albums a year! Demons & Wizards is the most solid one of these and absolutely deserves all the praise it's getting.

Circus Maximus - Isolate
This is not really blowing me away yet. They're standing more on their own two feet here than on the heavily DT/SymX influenced debut but I feel the songwriting was tighter on that one. Need to listen more. The singer is still excellent.

Now I know I've bought more cds recently but it seems I can't remember what they are. Time to slow down I guess.

edit: Ok, one was Dungeon - Resurrection and more precisely the 2004 re-recording. It's alright but out of the Dungeon albums I have I'd rate One Step Beyond above it. The LORD album sounds pretty cool as well but looks like it's a bit of a bitch to get a hold of around here.

[Wyvern]

Originally Posted by tsorl

Uriah Heep - up to Wonderworld
Going chronologically here with the excellent Sanctuary reissues. Classic music here for sure but it must be said that there is a lot of filler as well. No surprise really when you're releasing two albums a year! Demons & Wizards is the most solid one of these and absolutely deserves all the praise it's getting.

I already have up to "The Magician's Birthday" and I'm considering getting the rest of the Box/Byron/Kensley albums are they worth it?

[Orfanos]

Originally Posted by tsorl

Q5 - Steel The Light
I found the High Vaultage reissue from 2000 which AFAIK is the only official cd release of this album. I was only familiar with the title track (one of the best songs EVER) beforehand and I gotta say it's not really representative of the album as a whole. The rest is remarkably less epic and more like RATT or Krokus, party metal if you will. It's good stuff, just not what I was expecting.

Hm, I don't know, I like very much the whole CD.

Of course the title track is best and maybe overshadows the rest of the album, but I say again that I like it.

I have not listened to "When the Mirror cracks" too.

[DarkOne]

I tried something different pre-ProgPower this year. I hadn't bought CDs in a LOOOONG time, so I bought a bunch right before I went to Mecca, I mean Atlanta. It worked. I bought only 5 CDs while I was there, meaning I had a lot less weight to drag back with me. Here's what I picked up in the last two weeks:

Newer stuff
Circle II Circle - Delusions of Grandeur Love Zak Stevens
Judas Priest - Nostradamus Not their best, but like the album
Cloudscape - Global Drama Up and coming band. So far (two listens), this hasn't grabbed me as much as the debut, but still good stuff.
Firewind - Premonition Standard powermetal, but like the vocals and Gus G
Gamma Ray - Land of Free II Not up to the original, but a better album than their last two. They were great live.
Falconer - Among Beggars and Thieves LOVE Falconer. This album isn't as heavy as past Mathias works, but still very good.
Iced Earth - Crucible of Man Iced Earth. Barlow. Say no more. This one is growing on me.
Jon Oliva'S Pain - Global Warning Savatage is my favorite band. This is the new Savatage. Jon has his old vocal chords back. Criss Oliva has some writing credits. Awesome.
Machine Men - Circus of Fools Nothing original, but I like what I hear from this power band.
Pagan's Mind - God's Equation I meant to buy this one after the last PP. These guys blew me away live.
Pathosray - Pathosray Great proggy debut.
Pyramaze - Immortal Barlow. Pyramaze song writers. No brainer part two.
Serenity - Fallen Sanctuary Really like both albums from them. This one continues with the great hooks and melodies.
Avantasia - The Scarecrow Haven't listed much, but I like the whol Avantasia project.
Evergry - Torn Hey, it's Evergrey. More of the same, but in a good way.
Ayreon - 01011001 DVD Special Edition I was disappointed that I didn't buy the DVD version of the Human Equation. I laid out the money for this one.
Sabaton - Art of War Special Edition Couldn't find this in a standard edition, so I bought the deluxe, which comes with Sun Tzu's 'Art of War' book. I heard this album and liked it, and bought it before they were announced for PP X.


A few are filling in albums that I like but hadn't purchased yet
Angra - Aurora Consurgens
Lana Lane - Love is an Illusion

Four, count 'em, four blind buys

Suspyre - When Time Fades… Highly recommended. Haven't listened yet.
Avian - Ashes of Madness I like Lance King and heard good things about Avian (of course, I think I heard them from Lance King).
Lana Lane - Red Planet Blvd Listened once. It's okay, but a little too mellow.
Red Circuit - Trance State Heard a lot about this, but never listened to it. Chity is a great singer, and this has some good music to it.

These were in The End's bargain bin. I loved the old WS. The John West stuff got good reviews, so I decided to give it a try.
Warrior Soul - Drugs, God and the New Republic
Warrior Soul - Last Decade Dead Century
John West - Long Time...No Sing

So, I'm done buying for quite a while.

Steve in Philly

[poundingmetal74]

Originally Posted by DarkOne

Firewind - Premonition
[b]Avan
Avian - Ashes of Madness
Warrior Soul - Drugs, God and the New Republic
Warrior Soul - Last Decade Dead Century

Good calls. Lemme know how that new Avian is. Their first disc was a masterpiece.

[Wyvern]

Originally Posted by DarkOne

Firewind - Premonition Standard powermetal, but like the vocals and Gus G
Falconer - Among Beggars and Thieves LOVE Falconer. This album isn't as heavy as past Mathias works, but still very good.

Agree on both counts.

Avantasia - The Scarecrow Haven't listed much, but I like the whol Avantasia project.
Ayreon - 01011001 DVD Special Edition I was disappointed that I didn't buy the DVD version of the Human Equation. I laid out the money for this one.
Sabaton - Art of War Special Edition Couldn't find this in a standard edition, so I bought the deluxe, which comes with Sun Tzu's 'Art of War' book. I heard this album and liked it, and bought it before they were announced for PP X.

The "Scarecrow" is a very good album way better than the previous Avantasia albums, I{m sure you'll like it a lot. Ayreon dissapointed me with this one, I found it weaker than THE. "The Art Of War" is a very good album not as good as "Primo Victoria" but still worth to have it and to listen to the guys live next year.

A few are filling in albums that I like but hadn't purchased yet

Angra - Aurora Consurgens
Lana Lane - Love is an Illusion

Lana Lane - Red Planet Blvd Listened once. It's okay, but a little too mellow.

Angra one is a bit weak, the best from Falacci era still is "Rebirth", as for Lana Lane I'm surprised to find another fan (although I believe TSO like it too). LIAI was her debut and is pretty solid, RPB on the other side is mellower as has been her latest albums in general maybe with the exception of "Lady Macbeth". I still have "Secrets Of Astrology" as her best work to the date.

[tsorl]

Originally Posted by Wyvern

I already have up to "The Magician's Birthday" and I'm considering getting the rest of the Box/Byron/Kensley albums are they worth it?

Kensley?

Well it definitely goes downhill from Magician's Birthday onward. Wonderworld has about 2-3 great tracks and the rest is rather forgettable.

To be honest your money would be better spent by getting the new UH album next.

[Wyvern]

Originally Posted by tsorl

Kensley?

Well it definitely goes downhill from Magician's Birthday onward. Wonderworld has about 2-3 great tracks and the rest is rather forgettable.

To be honest your money would be better spent by getting the new UH album next.

Hensley damn it, I don't know why I always had that K in my mind. Thanks for the advice even if I'm not fond of UH without the classic trio.