Reflections of a floating world - Elder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0t4Va7uLkc
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Reflections of a floating world - Elder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0t4Va7uLkc
Vicious Rumors - Digital Dictator - 30 years old (!!)
Been going back to the 80s for a few weeks now and this album was a shred essential back in the day - got into them through hearing the first Vinnie Moore album on Shrapnel (he played on the first album by VR). Carl Albert (RIP) was a top singer and these guys are a top band. Kind of like heavy Judas Priest style (Painkiller) - power metal I guess if it had a label attached to it. Very melodic though and loved all the solos too. They had a not so strong patch after Carl was killed (car accident) but then got back to the core sound with the last few albums which are very good - not quite as high marks as the first four or five though!
Digital Dictator and the Self Titled that followed are my faves of theirs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpbjTaqY_WY
Procession's Doom Decimation is also getting some high rotation on my playlists, particularly tracks like One by One They Died:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yME1oolldp0
If you like Procession, then do give Argus a try - better singing I think and the music is great. Another smallish band no one had heard of - you can get them on Spotify.
Part way through Argus's From Fields of Fire and liking it so far. Thanks Scott! Great recommendation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTfgZVRanS0
Only just discovered them myself a couple of weeks ago. They have some great tracks and overall each album is actually a great listen. Almost instantly liked them on first listen of each album. Not sure why I missed them for all these years but Spotify is great for recommendations. Quite a bit of Maiden in their sound - also a little bit of Baroness at times - if you have not heard Baroness give their Blue or Red albums a spin. Have you listened to much Kadavar? Another great band I stumbled on through Spotify and seen them a couple of times now. Same with The Sword - now one of my fave bands and that was another Spotify recommendation - listen to any of their albums but for me High Country is ace but try this one for a starter:
https://youtu.be/8MQK_Ia63OM
Good Old School Heavy Metal, naive as f*** and heartwarming for the very same reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RvE2ykfktI
Yeah - really old school style but I like it as it is done well. Good singer and good band too. Riot are another fave of mine but only just got into them over last few months.