Reflections of a floating world - Elder
Reflections of a floating world - Elder
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
Last edited by scott-5496; 05-09-2018 at 01:52 PM.
"We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies" - Two Minutes to Midnight - Powerslave
scott-5496
Procession's Doom Decimation is also getting some high rotation on my playlists, particularly tracks like One by One They Died:
"We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies" - Two Minutes to Midnight - Powerslave
scott-5496
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.
"We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies" - Two Minutes to Midnight - Powerslave
scott-5496
Part way through Argus's From Fields of Fire and liking it so far. Thanks Scott! Great recommendation.
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
"We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies" - Two Minutes to Midnight - Powerslave
scott-5496
Good Old School Heavy Metal, naive as f*** and heartwarming for the very same reason.
Grim-8797
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.
"We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies" - Two Minutes to Midnight - Powerslave
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