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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 14, 2018 23:59:41 GMT -5
#81"While I find most of Pig Destroyer's peers to be pretty laughable - what with their cookie monster vocals and speed for the sake of speed - Terrifyer is a forward thinking, aggressive record that doesn't need a relentless assault of blast beats to define itself. A cohesive, interesting release that will hopefully prove to be both influential and acclaimed." ~PunkNews "There is really no other way to put it. From the ending shriek of the nearly ambient intro track to the final moments of the title track closer, Terrifyer is a work of psychotic grind genius, tortured insanity condensed into 32 minutes and 4 seconds." ~Axel_Sikth (Metal Archives) "If this is the grindcore of tomorrow, I'm quitting." ~kojot1974
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 0:44:55 GMT -5
#80"As far as the audience is concerned, this album revolutionized how black metal turned out to be today." ~kalkal50 (SputnickMusic) โThis album defined the future of black metal. Put on any modern black metal album (or any form of blackened metal) and you'll hear Bathory's influence, and most of all, the influence of Under The Sign Of The Black Mark immediately! Black Sabbath created the future sound of heavy metal, Bathory created the future sound of black metal.โ Rob Van Der Loo (Epica) "I recommend you to do yourself a favour. Put the album on your turntable, start the record player, turn out the light and listen to this metallic bombardment without thinking about the authenticity of the guitar sound. Enough written. "Under the Sign of the Black Mark" is pure cult." ~Felix 1666 (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 0:46:26 GMT -5
#79"Master of Reality finds Black Sabbath at the peak of their Doom Metal prowess and stands at the top of their discography alongside Paranoid and just above the debut. It is another essential album for any Heavy Metal fan's collection." ~MetalCrypt "If you're looking for Black Sabbath's heaviest album, look no further. This is it. Forget about what people have to say about Born Again and its raw production sounding like it was recorded in a dungeon. This album is raw without the bass drum being inaudible, has some of Tony Iommi's most powerful and heavy hitting riffs on tracks like "Children of the Grave" and "Sweet Leaf", and is a proper evolution from the sound that Black Sabbath presented on Paranoid." ~Superchard (Metal Archives) "Though never as famous as Paranoid, Master of Reality is easily my favorite Sabbath album. It's dark, it's metallic, it's grinding, and it's Black Sabbath at their finest." ~Face_your_fear_79
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 0:47:54 GMT -5
#78"Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time is my favourite IM album; it's different from the other previous albums, mature and complex. After a strong album such as Powerslave and an amazing live album (IMHO) Life after Death, the band needed to comfirm their "rock giants" status; they surely did, and the '86 album comfirmed their value. There aren't any filler songs here; the use of keyboards is great and a surprise to all fans (at that time). From the first song to the last, the musicianship is amazing, the guitar duo Murray/Smith doing an outstanding job (again IMHO). Bruce Dickinson's vocals sound fresher and better than ever; the rhytms section bass/drums worked great. And we all know what Steve Harris is capable of when he picks up his bass guitar and his work on this album makes no exceptin - an excellent work." ~Christi (Prog Archives) "This is it - the finest album Maiden ever crafted." ~dfkman (Metal Archives) "Even more than three decades after its initial release, this milestone doesn't sound dated but has aged very well and still transmits an authentic futuristic atmosphere, delivers outstanding musicianship and vocals and convinces with diversified and meaningful lyrics between personal issues, historic summaries and futuristic themes. If you haven't listened to this album yet, go to your next local record store right now and purchase this revolutionary masterpiece." ~kluseba (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 0:49:53 GMT -5
#77"Cynic is a metal band unlike any other, and "Focus" is one of those majestic and groundbreaking albums that occurred as a perfect storm of technical death metal, progressive metal and even bits of jazz-fusion all into one. With inspirations drawing from everywhere from Chick Corea, Frank Zappa to the traditional thrash and death metal bands, "Focus" stands as perhaps one of the greatest albums to combine metal and jazz together on this unique occasion." ~TimJohns (Metal Archive) "After the release of this album Cynic disbanded and didn't get back together until 2008 with Traced In Air which, while a worthy album in its own right, doesn't quite measure up to this as far as I'm concerned. Though it may not click for everyone at first, and may never click for some, Focus remains a unique gem in extreme music." ~SoundsofDecay (Metal Archives) "Focus is an album for the ages. An album that should forever be remembered for everything it accomplished. Modern bands still haven't caught up to this level of songwriting. This is an absolutely flawless work of art, a masterpiece in every sense of the word." ~Technical101 (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 0:51:04 GMT -5
#76"The Years of Decay is a classic in every sense, as it has withstood the test of time. For newbies who don't know who Overkill is (can't imagine who), this is the best place to start. Also the replay factor of the record is high, there is always something new to discover with each listen. There are no weak spots in this album; arguably their best, it is a must for every metal fan, no exceptions." ~MetalCrypt "I've listened to The Years of Decay many times and the enjoyment I experience has never diminished, it's easily one of my favorite albums to play over and over again." ~CuddlySilverback (Metal Archives) "In the late 1980's many thrash metal bands were trying a number of things to stay relevant. They were experimenting with progressive song structures, softening their sound, and trying to be more diverse. Overkill attempted all of these things on this release and largely succeeded. This is a tremendous album by the band and one of their highlights." ~Shadoeking (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:02:33 GMT -5
#75"It is, in my opinion, the last truly great Sepultura release, and the album that the majority of Sep and Soulfly material since has most-tried to emulate. It is, in a word, a titan. Make sure you take some time out today to play this AS LOUD AS YOU CAN. And if you somehow donโt already own it, wellโฆ what the hell is wrong with you?" ~MetalSucks "Every song rings with a desire to bring the world and all its governmental and business nonsense down to rubble. With all of this revolutionary rage spilling forth from my speakers, it's hard to contain my urge to just mosh. This is Chaos A.D., Sepultura's strongest usage of the almighty groove." ~psychoticnocholai (Metal Archives) "โChaos A.D.โ is a masterpiece that contributed to innovate and re-invent heavy metal in the early 90s, and itโs also one of the best groove metal albums Iโve ever heard (though not the best of all). Screw all your prejudices such as โsellout groovy shitโ or โtrendy proto-mallcoreโ, and listen to this record with an open mind and a clear perspective about the early-90โs metal scene: youโll surely have a better comprehension of this opus." ~Hellish_Torture (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:03:55 GMT -5
#74"If you want to listen to an iconic album, you can't choose better than 'Epicus Doomicus Metallicus', since it has a title that named a genre, a cover image that defines a band, and six songs that cast a spell over the listener and make the real world seem insignificant. "Time stands still in these ancient halls", indeed." ~gasmask_colostomy (Metal Archives) "Doom certainly wasnโt a new concept upon this albumโs release, but the fact that Candlemass had the audacity to brand themselves in such a way as the title was not only an obvious mission statement, but it helped give the genre a new idea of what it could be to the point where now itโs not uncommon for bands to refer to themselves as epic doom metal or for listeners to describe a band as epic doom metal." ~AsPredatorToPrey (Metal Archives) "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus is a masterpiece. Each and every song is epic, heavy and awesome and they're all equally recognisable to each other, thus making it a well balanced album. This is highly recommended to anyone who's a genuine metal fan whether your main interest is power, thrash, death or even traditional metal. If doom metal isn't really your cup of tea, it's still worth checking this album out. Who knows, this could spark your interest in doom metal because it's that good." ~Bahamut7 (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:05:14 GMT -5
#73"Countdown to Extinction was Megadeth's first step into the world of mainstream music. Despite softening up the sound, the music still remains enjoyable and the band still maintains its identity, something that the band lacked in albums like Risk. Though the band opted for a lighter album (and it isn't exactly light to begin with) traces of the bands former thrash metal sound can still be found on songs such as Architecture of Aggression or Ashes in Your Mouth. Countdown to Extinction is no Rust in Peace, but it is a very enjoyable ride that anybody can enjoy." ~Rockdrik (RateYourMusic) "After recording the black album, cracks began to form in the Metallica armour. While the once mighty Metallica began their early '90s descent, Megadeth stuck to their guns and continued to hammer on. Led by one time Metallica guitarist, Dave "The General" Mustaine, Megadeth raged on with the 1992 release of Countdown to Extinction. With the issue of Countdown to Extinction, which peaked at number two on the album chart in America, Megadeth took the reins from Lars, James, Kirk and Jason." ~JohnFox (RateYourMusic) "Countdown To Extinction is a fine hybrid of thrash and traditional metal. If you're looking for the more dangerous, fiery successor to Rust In Peace, you aren't going to find that here nor likely anywhere in metal. But you will find a great collection of solid rockers whose messages are sadly more relevant today than they were in 1992." ~TrooperEd (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:06:23 GMT -5
#72"The production? A sheer catastrophe. The music? Painful nonsense. The artwork? Which artwork? The album as a whole? Fantastic!" ~Felix 1666 (Metal Archives) "The world needed Transilvanian Hunger. It needed this pure, undiluted example of black metal. What it didn't need was the thousands of Darkthrone clones which would come out of the woodwork immediately following this album. If you haven't experienced this album yet, I highly recommend listening to it during some type of solitary activity such as a long walk." ~Midnyte13 (Metal Archives) "If the entire history of the Norwegian black metal movement somehow disappeared tomorrow, vanishing into time and space, and all I was left with was this one album, I would not be disappointed - I would be fulfilled, satisfied." ~erebuszine (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:07:34 GMT -5
#71"The Sound of Perseverance is an excellent album and befitting of irony, Chuck Schuldiner delivers one of his most dynamic vocal performances before abandoning the style in later efforts. It is fitting end as the album embodies Death at their most progressive and most musically perfected." ~DemonsZone "This is probably my favorite album of all time. It has everything you could want in a metal album, speed, heaviness, melody, aggression, variety, and fantastic musicianship. This was the third Death album I had ever listened too, and this one totally blew me away." ~Man17Xa (Metal Archives) "It isn't one of those albums that you forget about, musically. You can't remember everything it contains, but that's practically impossible. It is an album where you can marvel and greatly appreciate due to the immensely sufficient and sophisticated technicality that is heard on it. This is an album that I greatly recommend to fans of progressive metal, thrash metal and anyone who isn't too close-minded to not get past the guttural vocals. I for one love it a lot. R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner:" ~Caleb9000
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:14:01 GMT -5
#70"Is there no law stating, "Thou shalt not make a metal album exceeding all humanly possible musical expectations, fucking all the minds of those who dare tread upon its waters"? I don't recall any of the band members standing trial for such a violation, so I guess not." ~The7thSon (RateYourMusic) "โThe Mantleโ is no doubt considered Agallochโs magnum opus, and it is very clear as to why. With beautiful acoustic interludes, Haughmโs signature gremlin vocals and overpowering melancholy melodies to accompany an overall exhibition of emotion from the members of the band." ~Morbe (Metal Archives) ""The Mantle" was definitely Agalloch's strongest release, even if it was one of their softest in overall sound. It is beautiful and I listen to it very often. It is one of my go-to albums, no matter what mood I am in, but it really helps console and comfort me when I find myself in a dark place. This is pure beauty in the art form of music and I honestly could not imagine my life without it, as clichรฉ as that may sound. This is a perfect example of something that the hype around it, actually makes sense and is educated." ~BlackMetal213 (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:15:26 GMT -5
#69"I usually never believe an album deserves a full 100% unless it is really something far beyond this world. Well basically, "Chemical Wedding" is just that." ~Demon_of_the_Fall (Metal Archives) "This album is an apocalypse. This is what many heavy metal bands who are either still stuck in the eighties or are trying to innovate by bastardizing metal should try to reach. This album is beyond words. It sounds so warmly familiar, yet so excitingly new!" ~gor (Metal Archives) "This is truely the best of Bruce. The songwriting is just terrific and to the point. Lyrically this album has some sort of concept based on alchemy. Many of the tracks follow the concept and we see the lyrics being written just to the point for the concept. The lyrics are superb, mystical and the production just brings out the mystic feeling out of the songs. The sound of the album is much heavier compared to his previous albums or his work in Maiden." ~extremesymphony (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:16:34 GMT -5
#68"This is not music to listen to when you're casually trying to experience black metal for the first time. For that, I'd go with Mayhem or Darkthrone, or perhaps Carpathian Forest, if you're going the non-Dimmu Borgir route. No, this is an album to experience if you're serious about this style of music and want to hear something completely haunting and frightening, yet so beautiful at the same time. This record "Filosofem", which means "philosopheme" in Norwegian, is just that. At philosophy. This is genius, and this is art. "Filosofem". Suddenly, life has new meaning." ~BlackMetal213 (Metal Archives) "Unlike certain murder-associated black metal acts I could name, Varg has had enough good ideas to produce something that could justify the mystique. Filosofem is his best effort: a strange slice of atmospheric black metal and brooding synth work whose coherence arises from its hypnotic, hazy ambience." ~A Friendly Observer (Metal Archives) ""Filosofem" is one of these albums that, however famous and influential for the metal scene, still manages to create this minimalistic, intimate feeling of being surrounded by yourself and Mother Nature only while you listen to it. I regard it as an absolute masterpiece." ~mad_submarine (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:23:03 GMT -5
#67"The album definitely passed the test of time, and after 32 years of its release date, it remains as one of the best metal releases of all times. A necessary album for those who are interested in the genesis of power metal and the agony of the NWOBHM, which took place in the middle of the 80's." ~ballcrushingmetal (Metal Archives) "Defenders of the Faith was and still is Judas Priest epitome of 80s metal, in terms of musical quality and pure artistry. It's vastly superior to both British Steel and marginally better than Screaming for Vengeance despite not having the โhitsโ. And that's becauseโฆ This album fucking HITS faster, harder and deeper! While it lacks crowd favorites like โBreaking the Lawโ or โYouโve Got Another Thing Cominโ, 90% of the material here is pure heavy metal mastery, cherished by hardcore fans of the band. While the average rock enthusiast probably thinks in those two songs when the name Judas Priest is mentioned, for me it will always be โThe Sentinelโ or โJawbreakerโ. And just like with Painkiller I wish they had carried on with this direction, which is why the synth-happy Turbo will always be a much despised album by me. But the ultimate Defenders of the Faith, our Metal Gods, resonate strong with this outstanding 1984 release. Our heavy duty: to keep the faith. Forever." ~Xyrth (Metal Archives) "1984 was a great year." ~drewnm156 (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:24:35 GMT -5
#66"I called the Keeper Of The Seven Keys albums "The Power Metal Bible" because they set up the foundation of the genre like The Bible did for Judaism and Christianity (I shouldn't have to explain why this is the old testament, of course). But also like The Bible, the new testament is better, so Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II will get a higher rating, but this album's brilliance and importance cannot be denied." ~Caleb9000 (Metal Archives) "Keeper part 1 is easily an album worth your time, it's a genre defining album for a reason." ~MetalLoch (Metal Archives) "โKeeper of the Seven Keys Part Oneโ deserves its classic recognition, and in spite of a couple of less brightly shining stars among the sky, Helloweenโs second album remains an excellent staple for epic, cheese-infused listening. Kai Hansenโs guitar work is brilliant, and Kiskeโs vocals are an inspiration to power metal wailers everywhere. If you havenโt already, donโt wait as long as I did to check it out, and do so as soon as you can!" ~ConorFynes (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:26:54 GMT -5
#65"I try not to listen to Melissa very often because then it just lives in my player for about a week." ~Kerry King (Slayer) "This is not simply an album to be listened for whom it would inspire, it actively competes with its prodigy in terms of being a legitimately enjoyable release." ~Moonside (RateYourMusic) "Disappointment is completely out of the question. This is one of the greatest metal albums of all time." ~Caleb9000 (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:28:26 GMT -5
#64"This another all-time genre defining masterpiece that separates the men from the boys. If you donโt own this, get it, or taste the blood from your lips as you die." ~TrooperEd (Metal Archives) "Out of all the thrash albums from the 1980s that I have heard Pleasure to Kill was perhaps the least accessible with the tracks โPleasure to Killโ and โRiot of Violenceโ being the only standout tracks amongst the wall of noise. However, the album grew on me and now I like all of the songs off of the album. I now consider it to be the best and my favorite thrash album of all time alongside Slayerโs Reign in Blood. In fact, in terms of intensity, Pleasure to Kill outdoes Reign in Blood." ~Commisaur (Metal Archives) "Read the name "Kreator" and the title "Pleasure to Kill," and take a look at the album cover. This should give you some ideas about what this is album is like: cruel, brutal, evil, bloody, primitive, grim, devastating, destructive." ~Kruel (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:29:26 GMT -5
#63"By the time Celtic Frost got around to making this album, the Swedish wrecking crew had grown an almost unbelievable amount since their Hellhammer days, which still werenโt far behind them. While it was easy to see shades of the former group in To Mega Therion, the album also demonstrated a great deal of maturation and stylistic evolution. While this release is still almost as rough and dirty as the band had always been, Frost had learned to hone its vision and fashion its rage and vigor into something primal, apocalyptic, and downright artful. Boasting an epic, sulphur-filled atmosphere of pure menace that would make Black Sabbath's ghostly muses piss themselves in fright, To Mega Therion is Celtic Frost's crowning achievement." ~Valfars Ghost (Metal Archives) "Allow me to come straight to the point: "To Mega Therion" is the best album of Celtic Frost. Whoever claims otherwise is either a questionable creature or badly informed." ~Felix 1666 (Metal Archives) "Much like the great Mongolian conqueror Genghis Khan, Celtic Frost's greatest good fortune came from chasing their enemy of mediocrity and anything that did not deliver heaviness. They seized Metal's slaves and possessed their minds with tales of victory and defeat, and they also left their followers weeping and wailing in the end..."To Mega Therion" is still to this day is like an everlasting shadow in the Metal universe." ~Sigillum_Dei_Ameth (Metal Archives)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jul 15, 2018 1:30:48 GMT -5
#62"A definite must own, possibly the most influential Death Metal disc and band of all time. From the opening note, you know you're in for something special, and by the end of 'Liege of Inveracity' this is your #1 favourite band, indefinitley." ~Leon666 (RateYourMusic) "Holy shit. This album. This album is godly. Every single song is simply AMAZING. The entire CD is legendary. If anyone says otherwise, they are stupid. Every song on this album could be a single. A successful one. From Liege of Inveracity, to Jesus Wept, Suffocation knows you out with awesome every time. Buy it." ~Ryuuzaki (RateYourMusic) "Effigy of the Forgotten isn't just an amazing Death Metal album, but alongside their Human Waste EP, it pretty much single-handedly created the 'brutal' sound that came to become more and more popular in the NYDM scene, before spreading across the USA like wildfire. I was (and still am) blown away by the wall of sound they created in the fuzzy, claustrophobic production โ such massive, devastating guitar tones spiraling all around without ever losing control thanks to the contact battering ram of drums and bear-like growls of Frank Mullen. The fact that the riffs were constantly sweeping into solos, or switching into double tracked harmonious licks from their usual pounding rhythmic sections really manages to pump up the listener into an almost euphoric state of restlessness โ I always struggle to stay still when listening to it anyway. If an album can move someone in that way, it has to have something about it that really makes it special, and on Effigy of the Forgotten, it's undoubtedly the riffs for me. From the killer breakdowns to the thrashy breaks, back round to the 'speedy without relying on blastbeat' sections โ the riffs are timeless, and undoubtedly still inspiring to this day. Everything is right here, not just the music, but the awesome Dan Seagrave artwork, the lyrics and song titles... everything." ~Metal Crypt
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