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Kamelot … going through their discography since there’s a new album on the horizon. I’d still proudly state that I’m a total supporter of their debut album as one of the very best US power metal albums ever written. Also, “poetry for the Poisoned” is totally underrated in their catalogue, and the f...

Chris Rifkin passed away yesterday of pancreatic cancer. Many of you know him from the boards, Prog Power and other........ No one should be taken that way. He befriended me many, many years ago - when I raved about his first CD way back in the 90s, and he never forgot that. I will play that disc ca...

Self-titled After Forever this morning. Definitely not my favorite AF album, but it has its moments. While Floor still sounds amazing, nothing touches her power from the After Forever albums. ****I love that disc - but I played The Invisible Circle the other day and it blew me away all over again ....

Great news indeed !!!!!!!

Maiden United - Entire discography Iron Maiden covers done right! It's always a joy listening to such incredible vocalists as Damien Wilson, Anneke van Giersbergen, Wudstik, Frank Beck... I will go on record and say that some of these songs are better in these versions than the originals. ***I enjo...

introclaus wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:56 am
SAGA - Saga
One of the best progressive symph/pomp rock bands ever. The first 5 albums were all amazing in my opinion, and I really enjoy a lot of their later releases as well.

***I agree with you 100%.

1 - Queensryche "Digital Noise Alliance" - I have a fairly large (larger than usual anyway) list of GREAT albums, but didn't have a single "perfect" album this year. Given that, I just looked at the list and picked 'Ryche as that is the one I would most eagerly listen to right now. This isn't your ...

Absolute monster of a read ...... and so informative as always. Thanks for taking the time to post this Claus. Essential reading........ that said, each year we get less and less in common in the top 10, and this year we have but one. It has been that my musical taste has been changing over the yea...

"many have said that your taste is heading out into the universe further and further " ... I don't understand this. I've always been into different genres of metal. When I worked at a printed magazine many years ago I was the first one to write about black metal and gothic metal. I've never made an...

Absolute monster of a read ...... and so informative as always. Thanks for taking the time to post this Claus. Essential reading........ that said, each year we get less and less in common in the top 10, and this year we have but one. It has been that my musical taste has been changing over the year...

Finally got a chance to post my top discs of the year ....... I really had to think about this one, as only a few discs really blew me away this year. I ended up listening to less metal this year than probably any other year that I can remember........ I listen to a lot of music, but the prog metal ...

Jhallum --- A bit late in getting this out there. Been able to expand my metal horizons a bit this year, which has brought in some really cool stuff. Outside looking in: Judicator -- The Majesty of Decay Messa -- Close 20-11 (no order) Byrmir -- Voices in the Sky Kissin' Dynamite -- Not the End of t...

Outprogged42 -- I listen to less new music as the years go by, so I don't have that many. I also listen to a lot of non-metal or prog-related artists in addition. Releases I've liked from this year: Threshold - Dividing Lines (Prog-Metal) Images of Eden - Weathered and Torn (Prog-Metal, Heavy Metal)...

From Random Axe : As I’ve done the past couple of years, I’m not ranking, just observations and musings. It was an odd year for me and some pretty significant employment and personal changes so maybe if these had been released in 2021 I’d feel different. I'm at work and couldn't add a music link for...

Mattias Noren : If anyone cares. Here's mine: 1 - Major Parkinson – Valesa – Chapter 1: Velvet prison 2 - Wilderun – Epigone 3 - Ghost – Impera 4 - Tears for fears – The tipping point 5 - Lalu – Paint the sky 6 - PreHistoric animals – The magical mystery machine (Chapter two) 7 - xPropaganda – The h...

If we can, let's post all of your lists into this thread so we can read all of them from a single post......... I've made it a sticky to keep it on top to make it easier..... any lists already made down below I will try to merge them in here ....... Those like Glenn, Claus, Guillaume and any others ...

I was telling my wife, I think I have a clear top four, and then there's like 20 albums bunched together. Unfortunately, I usually only make a top 10, so the list gets pretty hard to fill out the last six. ***It's hard for me as well ....... I only do a top 10 mainly because I'm so picky as time go...

I've got about half a dozen discs yet to spin..... Notably Devin Towsend and Threshold. Pretty sure I have my top 3-5 nailed down, but wouldn't be shocked if either / both of those shake things up a bit. Hopefully get something together by early January. ****Bro -- get on that Threshold, if not for...

Random Axe wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 18, 2022 9:20 pm
I posted my year in review early last week. I think only Claus read it lol!

***Definitely read it - as always ........

OSTURA / The Room -- From beginning to end - I hadn't forgotten how good this was, I'd forgotten how GREAT it was ....... my god what a monster of a disc. This was one of those discs that you might have heard about by reading it, and saying " I'll check it out soon ", and then it was gone. No harm r...

Going to be a very curious year this time around I think ....

By all accounts I should agree with you, and keep in mind I was the bands manager during “first chapter” and “isolate” so I’m also super biased towards loving those much more than the other two. But however crazy it may sound, it’s the other two I go to when I want to play CM. Obviously personal ta...

http://leatherwolfmetal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/02/72850_577327482293740_398054784_n.jpg Saw a documentary on these guys recently and brought back great memories of this band ..........this disc in particular. I enjoy this band for what they are - a second rate 80's heavy metal band bor...

Saw a documentary on these guys recently and brought back great memories of this band ..........this disc in particular.

Crimson Glory / Transcendence - I will never get tired of this disc. So many memories of discovering this band back in the day ........ Midnight was untouchable. R.I.P. Great album! First time I heard it, I only made it partway into "Red Sharks" and was just like..... NOPE! But then was pushed into...

I was referring to Shadow Gallery, I have zero interest in the other band... You can 'remaster' Tyranny yourself, all you are doing is passing the stereo mix though an audio program such as Audacity. How do you think labels like Rock Candy, who don't have access (in most instances) to any kind of m...

Crimson Glory / Transcendence - I will never get tired of this disc. So many memories of discovering this band back in the day ........ Midnight was untouchable. R.I.P.

The release year is 2021 in small theaters I think: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15301628/ In early 2022 in was available on the streaming service Crave. I don't have any streaming service. It is available now on Blu-ray since Nov 4th 2022. This is a US release: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Trium...

None of those albums need a remix, or remastering they still sound great. The vinyl is not going to sound any better than the CD, unless it's 'remastered for vinyl', which is highly unlikely. So I really don't see the point of this release, just a 'cash grab' from the re-issue label. *****I agree w...

GaetanL wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 03, 2022 1:47 pm
The Blu-ray is now available. I've just watched it. I had to see this documentary and I'm glad I did.

***Gaetan - this is a previously created documentary right ? They just released it now for blu-ray correct ?

I've noticed that the first 4 shadow gallery albums are getting a CD reissue and only the first 3 are getting the vinyl treatment so far. I've also found out Cleopatra records is the label behind the releases. Although they claim to have them in stock I'm not sure. I will order thru Amazon instead....

Zierler "Esc" - Aggressive, chunky as hell Finn Zierler post-Beyond Twilight project. Kelly "Sundown" Carpenter on vocals if I recall (at work, CD not in hand, too lazy to look it up). I love Finn's composition style, and really wish he were more active in the scene as pretty much everything he has...

Bad ass read as always bro ...... This year I am somewhat surprised by some of the rankings, although not surprised at all at your #1 disc ....... I'll get the comments flowing soon .......

I wasn't sure I'd like this one as much as the last because I prefer the proggier side of Threshold, despite knowing they can crank out a catchy chorus in a traditional song structure as good as anyone else, as long as there's enough heaviness too. Wounded Land is still a sentimental favorite becau...

Happy thanksgiving all. Been listening some more to Threshold (lol, I’m so going to eat crow on this one - I’m loving it now) while running an 8k Turkey Trot Race this morning. Then listened to the debut album of MMXX (doom metal) on the way home. ***Happy Crowsgiving bro !!!! Dine well. " Quothe t...

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