| 3.5 great |
| 1349 Beyond the Apocalypse |
| 3 Inches of Blood Here Waits Thy Doom |
| 4th Dimension Dispelling The Veil Of Illusions |
| AFI Decemberunderground |
| Agalloch The White |
| Agalloch Of Stone, Wind and Pillor |
| Ainulindale The Lay of Leithian |
| Alarum Fluid Motion |
| Alcest Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde |
| Allan Holdsworth The Sixteen Men of Tain |
| Aloeswood Forsaken Landscapes |
| Amon Amarth Versus the World |
| Amon Amarth Jomsviking |
| Amorphis The Beginning of Times |
| Amorphis Am Universum |
| Amorphis Tuonela |
| Anathema Falling Deeper |
| Anciients Heart of Oak |
| Angra Aurora Consurgens |
| Angra Rebirth |
| Animals As Leaders Animals as Leaders |
| Anthrax Sound of White Noise |
| Arch Enemy The Root of All Evil |
| Arch Enemy Black Earth |
| Arsis We Are the Nightmare |
| Arsis United in Regret |
| As I Lay Dying Awakened |
| At the Gates At War with Reality |
| Avantasia Angel of Babylon |
| Baroness Yellow and Green |
| Bathory Bathory |
| Bathory The Return of the Darkness and Evil |
| Bathory Blood Fire Death |
| Bathory Nordland II |
| Bathory Nordland I |
| Before The Dawn Deathstar Rising |
| Yeah, it may be melodic death, but it sure has a punch to it. Melodies will remembered and have you hooked for a while, strong clean vocals, with death growls that aren't pathetic sounding, drums and bass aren't being overshadowed by the guitars, solos that are creative and not mindless shredding. Overall it's a great album.rRecommended songs: The First Snow - Winter Within, Deathstar, Judgement, Unbroken, The Butterfly Effect, and Wraith. |
| Before The Dawn The Ghost |
| Overall a great album. It has more Gothic metal tendencies more so then their claimed genre of melodic death metal. There's some nice solos here and there, though some parts in a lot of songs could've had a faster guitar solo instead of a slow one to put more an umph to the song itself. Don't get me wrong or anything, but the solos they do have fit perfectly in the songs, they're just more slow and melodic. The only down turn of this album is "Ghost Town" - it's some weird experimental gothic nu-metal song (vocal wise, not the instrumentation). |
| Before The Dawn Soundscape Of Silence |
Simplistic (verse-chorus-verse), but catchy as hell. Both clean and harsh vocals are performed greatly done, that it brings in a Gothic metal atmosphere. The guitars have interesting melodies, with haunting acoustics, a bass that's audible, and drums with standout moments. Overall a fun release by a band that doesn't disappoint.
Recommended songs - Dying Sun, Exile, Silence, Fabrication, Dead Reflection, Savior.
Avoid - Monsters |
| Before The Dawn 4:17 AM |
| Before The Dawn My Darkness |
| Behemoth Ezkaton |
| Between the Buried and Me The Silent Circus |
| Black Label Society The Song Remains Not The Same |
| Black Sun Aeon Routa |
| Blind Guardian A Twist in the Myth |
| Bloodbath The Fathomless Mastery |
| Bloodbath Resurrection Through Carnage |
| Bloodbath Nightmares Made Flesh |
| Bloodbath Unblessing the Purity |
| Bob Katsionis NOEMON |
| Brendon Small Galaktikon |
| Buckethead Slaughterhouse on the Prairie |
| Buckethead The Dragons Of Eden |
| Buckethead Underground Chamber |
| Buckethead Bucketheadland |
| Buckethead March of the Slunks |
| Buckethead The Shores of Molokai |
| Burzum Belus |
| Burzum From the Depths of Darkness |
| Cain's Offering Gather the Faithful |
| Candlemass Death Magic Doom |
| Candlemass Tales of Creation |
| Candlemass Candlemass |
| Cannibal Corpse Torture |
| Carach Angren Where the Corpses Sink Forever |
| Carcass Heartwork |
| Children of Bodom Are You Dead Yet? |
| Children of Bodom Something Wild |
| Children of Bodom Halo of Blood |
To be honest, I am completely surprised with the comeback Bodom made on this album. Bodom fans all around the world were crossing their fingers with little optimism and preparing for the worst to come. I remember when a lot of people (including myself) were lying to themselves saying "RRF is a comeback! Bodom is back baybuh!" that is until we [fans of Bodom] finally realized shortly after that Bodom crafted another shitty album even if it was better than Blooddrunk - it's still not saying much. There were too many elements to count that were missing in the song writing formula that made Bodom who they were back in the day. As well as too much alcohol, which probably played a significant role as to why the previous 2-3 albums sucked - we all know how creative we can be when we're impaired beyond recognition.
It's safe to say that Bodom is finally back on the right track to create another classic that can sit by Follow the Reaper. However, this Finnish entourage still has a long ways to go to craft an album that will put them on the right path to greater success. Halo of Blood is just the first of many steps of improvement. |
| Chimp Spanner Imperium Vorago |
| Cloudkicker Fade |
| Clutch Earth Rocker |
| Combichrist Today We Are All Demons |
| Cradle of Filth Damnation and a Day |
| Cradle of Filth Cruelty and the Beast |
| Cradle of Filth Hammer of the Witches |
| Cynic Kindly Bent to Free Us |
| Daath The Concealers |
| Dark Fortress Eidolon |
| Dark Tranquillity Haven |
| Dark Tranquillity The Mind's I |
| Dark Tranquillity Enter Suicidal Angels |
| Dark Tranquillity Zero Distance |
| Dark Tranquillity Moment |
| Death Angel Relentless Retribution |
| Deathspell Omega Drought |
| Demons and Wizards Touched by the Crimson King |
| Demons and Wizards Demons & Wizards |
| Dethklok The Dethalbum |
| Devin Townsend Project Deconstruction |
| Devin Townsend Project Epicloud |
| Diabolical Masquerade Nightwork |
| Dimmu Borgir Death Cult Armageddon |
| Dimmu Borgir Stormblåst MMV |
| Dimmu Borgir Enthrone Darkness Triumphant |
| Dio Holy Diver |
| Dir En Grey Kisou |
| Dir En Grey Vulgar |
| Dir En Grey Macabre |
| Doom VS Aeternum Vale |
| Draconian Where Lovers Mourn |
| Draconian Sovran |
| DragonForce Reaching into Infinity |
| Dragonland Holy War |
| Dream Evil The Book of Heavy Metal |
| Dream Theater Octavarium |
| Dreamstoria Dreamstoria |
| Edge of Sanity Infernal |
| Edguy Age of the Joker |
| Ellende Rückzug in die Innerlichkeit |
| Eluveitie Helvetios |
| Eluveitie Everything Remains As It Never Was |
| Eluveitie Origins |
| Engel Threnody |
| Ensiferum Victory Songs |
| Enslaved Below the Lights |
| Enslaved In Times |
| Entwine Fatal Design |
| Esoteric Paragon of Dissonance |
| Eternal Tears of Sorrow Children of the Dark Waters |
| Eternal Tears of Sorrow Before the Bleeding Sun |
| Evile Enter the Grave |
| Exxasens Eleven Miles |
| Exxasens Beyond the Universe |
| Exxasens Polaris |
| Falconer Among Beggars And Thieves |
| Falconer Northwind |
| Falconer Chapters From A Vale Forlorn |
| Falconer Armod |
| Falconer The Sceptre of Deception |
| Fleshgod Apocalypse Agony |
| Forbidden Omega Wave |
| Freedom Call Legend of the Shadowking |
| Freedom Call Land of the Crimson Dawn |
| Galneryus One For All - All For One |
| Galneryus Ultimate Sacrifice |
| Gamma Ray Empire of the Undead |
| Ghost Brigade Until Fear No Longer Defines Us |
| Gloryhammer Tales from the Kingdom of Fife |
| God Is an Astronaut Age of the Fifth Sun |
| God Is an Astronaut Far from Refuge |
| God Is an Astronaut The End of the Beginning |
| Gojira The Link |
| Grave Digger The Clans Will Rise Again |
| Grave Digger Clash of the Gods |
| Grave Digger The Last Supper |
| Shunning their recent power metal trends, and conservatively reroutes their efforts to make a classic heavy metal record in the same vein as their 1980s work is without a doubt a bold move. Thankfully it pulled through in the end for these hellish sounding power metallers. |
| Grave Digger Tunes of War |
| Grave Digger Heart of Darkness |
| Grendel (NL) Harsh Generation |
| Grim Reaper See You In Hell |
| GWAR Lust in Space |
| HammerFall Legacy Of Kings |
| HammerFall Threshold |
| Havnatt Havdøgn |
| Helloween Gambling with the Devil |
| Helloween Master of the Rings |
| High on Fire Snakes for the Divine |
| High on Fire Death Is This Communion |
| Hillsong United Empires |
| HIM Love Metal |
| HIM Venus Doom |
| HIM Razorblade Romance |
| HIM Tears On Tape |
| Hypocrisy The Arrival |
| Hypocrisy End of Disclosure |
| I AM I Event Horizon |
| Iced Earth The Dark Saga |
| Iced Earth Dystopia |
| Iced Earth The Glorious Burden |
| Immortal Damned In Black |
| Immortal Blizzard Beasts |
| Immortal Battles in the North |
| Immortal Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism |
| In Flames The Mirror's Truth |
| In Flames Sounds of a Playground Fading |
| In Flames Come Clarity EP |
| In Flames Battles |
| In Flames I, the Mask |
| In Vain (NO) Mantra |
| Insomnium In the Halls of Awaiting |
| Insomnium Across the Dark |
| Insomnium Winter's Gate |
| Intronaut Valley of Smoke |
| Iron Maiden Fear of the Dark |
| Iron Maiden Dance of Death |
| Iron Maiden The Final Frontier |
| Jeff Loomis Plains of Oblivion |
| Joe Satriani Joe Satriani |
| Judas Priest Turbo |
Fundamentally, the album is a love or hate experiment [for the fans] that pays homage to the then rising Glam metal scene. But is that a legitimate reason why we should hate Turbo? Priest just came off of a career high with Screaming For Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith so there's no doubt there's a spillover effect in play with the song writing. Yes, they do use synths, but they don't over play it as it has been portrayed. Songs like Locked In, Reckless, and Hot for Love along with many others are upbeat in their own right with some spectacular solos from their famous axe duo as well as soaring vocals from Rob Halford.
In conclusion, the album itself has been portrayed as total shit which in itself is an extreme understatement, and many fans are missing out on some of Priest's best moments from the '80s despite the cheesiness of it all.
Also, lol people think Glenn and K.K. are using keyboards! I guess people don't know the difference between guitar affects and real keyboards, and if that's the case then Buckethead is a master pianist. |
| Kalisia Cybion |
| Kalmah For the Revolution |
| Katatonia The Longest Year |
| Katatonia Dance of December Souls |
| Katatonia The Fall of Hearts |
| Keep of Kalessin Armada |
| Kiko Loureiro Fullblast |
| King Diamond Give Me Your Soul...Please |
| King Diamond Voodoo |
| King Diamond Conspiracy |
| King Diamond The Graveyard |
| King Diamond The Puppet Master |
| Kotipelto Waiting for the Dawn |
| Kreator Endless Pain |
| Lamb of God As the Palaces Burn |
| Lamb of God Sacrament |
| Litrosis I Am Death |
| Loudness Disillusion |
| Loudness The Law of Devil's Land |
| Loudness The Birthday Eve |
| Loudness Eve To Dawn |
| Loudness Jealousy |
| Luca Turilli's Rhapsody Ascending to Infinity |
| Lunatic Soul Impressions |
| Masterplan Time to Be King |
| Masterplan Aeronautics |
| Mastodon Crack the Skye |
| Mastodon Remission |
| Mastodon Call of the Mastodon |
| Mastodon Cold Dark Place |
| Mastodon Emperor of Sand |
| Megadeth Countdown to Extinction |
| Megadeth Youthanasia |
| Meshuggah Koloss |
| Meshuggah Nothing |
| Meshuggah Chaosphere |
| Meshuggah None |
| Mestis Basal Ganglia |
| Metallica ...And Justice for All |
| Michael Jackson Thriller |
| Morbid Angel Gateways to Annihilation |
| Morbid Angel Domination |
| Negative Neon |
| Negative Karma Killer |
| Nevermore Enemies Of Reality |
| Nevermore Dreaming Neon Black |
| Nevermore The Obsidian Conspiracy |
| Nightrage Descent Into Chaos |
Well, unfortantely Gus G. and Tomas left, technically on a bad note after this release.... In comparison to Sweet Vengeance is what I really mean.
I mean there's a lot of great songs on here such as Being Nothing, Drug, and Frozen. But there isn't as much talent bleeding off from the Gus nor Tomas. One main reason that I saw this not being as strong as it could've been was the lack of extensive guitar solos and vocal variation from Tomas, along with the fact that Tom S. Englund had no contributions to clean vocals! I mean what the fuck!? Tom gave a lot of spunk to Nightrage's music along with something different then a straight forward album that Descent Into Chaos brings.
Bottom line is that this is a great album. Nothing more; nothing less, but the songs I've mentioned previously are the standouts of this album. |
| Nightwish Oceanborn |
| Nightwish Century Child |
| Nightwish Wishmaster |
| Nightwish Once |
| Nightwish Imaginaerum |
| Nightwish Endless Forms Most Beautiful |
| Nile At The Gate of Sethu |
| Obscura Retribution |
| October Falls Sarastus |
| October Falls The Plague of a Coming Age |
| October Tide Tunnel of No Light |
| Omnium Gatherum The Redshift |
| Onmyo-Za Maou Taiten |
| Onmyo-Za Raijin Sousei |
| Opeth Heritage |
| Orbs Asleep Next to Science |
| Orphaned Land Mabool (The Story of the Three Sons...) |
| Paradise Lost Symbol Of Life |
| Paradise Lost One Second |
| Pathfinder Beyond the Space, Beyond the Time |
| Pink Floyd The Division Bell |
| Pink Floyd Obscured by Clouds |
| Pink Floyd A Saucerful of Secrets |
| Plini Other Things |
| Porcupine Tree Signify |
| Porcupine Tree Staircase Infinities |
| Porcupine Tree Nil Recurring |
| Powerwolf Blood of the Saints |
| Powerwolf Lupus Dei |
| Powerwolf Return in Bloodred |
| Powerwolf Preachers of the Night |
| Primal Fear Unbreakable |
| There's not as much Judas Priest worship on here as much as their previous efforts from the past. Unbreakable showcases more power metal influence, you'll know what I'm talking about if you here songs like"And There Was Silence". Also, some other songs such as the previously mentioned, and Unbreakable pt.2, Strike, Metal Nation, Give Em Hell, and the leading single, Bad Guys Wear Black are important standouts that add to an extensive setlist for 'Best Of' entitlement in Primal Fear's discography. |
| Primal Fear 16.6: (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead) |
| Primal Fear Primal Fear |
| Primal Fear New Religion |
| Primal Fear Jaws of Death |
| Protest the Hero Fortress |
| Protest the Hero Kezia |
| Protest the Hero Volition |
| Rammstein Sehnsucht |
| Rammstein Herzeleid |
| Revocation Teratogenesis |
| Rhapsody of Fire The Cold Embrace of Fear |
| Rhapsody of Fire Legendary Tales |
| Rhapsody of Fire Rain of a Thousand Flames |
| Rhapsody of Fire Triumph or Agony |
| Riverside Anno Domini High Definition |
| Riverside Shrine Of New Generation Slaves |
| Running Wild Masquerade |
| Running Wild Branded and Exiled |
| Russian Circles Empros |
| Russian Circles Geneva |
| Russian Circles Station |
| Sabaton Coat of Arms |
| Sabaton Carolus Rex |
| Sabaton Heroes |
| Samael Above |
| Saxon Call to Arms |
| Scale the Summit V |
| Scale the Summit In a World of Fear |
| Scar Symmetry Pitch Black Progress |
| Scar Symmetry Symmetric in Design |
| Scar Symmetry The Singularity - Phase I: Neohumanity |
| Sentenced Crimson |
| Sentenced Frozen |
| Sentenced The Cold White Light |
| Sentenced Down |
| Skeletonwitch Forever Abomination |
| Skyfire Esoteric |
| Slayer Christ Illusion |
| Slayer World Painted Blood |
| Slipknot Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses |
| Slipknot All Hope Is Gone |
| Sodom Tapping the Vein |
| Sodom Persecution Mania |
| Sodom Sodom |
| Soilwork The Panic Broadcast |
| Soilwork Beyond the Infinite |
| Sonata Arctica Ecliptica |
| Sonata Arctica Unia |
| Sonata Arctica Ecliptica - Revisited: 15th Anniversary Edition |
| The only thing that is different from the 1999 original is the strength of Tony's vocals. Other than that, the production/mixing isn't too bad, and it is not like In Flames (given their modern parameters; i.e., limitations of Anders' vocals, and lack of Jesper Stromblad) decided to rerecord their indisputable classics. |
| Steve Vai The Ultra Zone |
| Steve Vai The Story of Light |
| Stone Sour Audio Secrecy |
| Stratovarius Elysium |
| Stratovarius Elements, Pt. 1 |
| Stratovarius Dreamspace |
| Suffocation Pinnacle of Bedlam |
| SuidAkrA Book of Dowth |
| Swallow the Sun Emerald Forest and the Blackbird |
| Well, it looks like Swallow the Sun made an Opeth-esque album, but yet still maintaining their death/doom style. |
| Tenacious D Tenacious D |
| Tenacious D The Pick of Destiny |
| Testament Low |
| Testament Souls of Black |
| Testament The Ritual |
| The 69 Eyes Back In Blood |
| The 69 Eyes Angels |
| The 69 Eyes X |
| With a tone down in the glam influences, we see a heavier blend of Gothic influences. Probably the best thing a guilty pleasure band can produce. |
| The Dillinger Escape Plan Ire Works |
| The Faceless Planetary Duality |
| The Haunted One Kill Wonder |
| The Haunted Made Me Do It |
| The Haunted The Haunted |
| The Haunted rEVOLVEr |
| The Ocean Heliocentric |
| The Unguided Fragile Immortality |
| Thunderstone The Burning |
| Thunderstone Evolution 4.0 |
| Tides From Nebula Earthshine |
| Timo Tolkki's Avalon The Land of New Hope |
| Toxic Holocaust An Overdose of Death... |
| Toxic Holocaust Conjure and Command |
| Transcending Bizarre? The Misanthrope's Fable |
| Trivium In Waves |
| Trivium Ascendancy |
| Turbonegro Party Animals |
| Turbonegro Scandinavian Leather |
| Tyr Ragnarok |
| Ulver Nattens Madrigal |
| Ulver Blood Inside |
| Ulver Wars of the Roses |
| Ulver Childhood's End |
| Ulver Messe I.X-VI.X |
| Unisonic Ignition |
| Vandroya One |
| Voivod Angel Rat |
| Warmen Japanese Hospitality |
| Warmen Beyond Abilities |
| Watain Lawless Darkness |
| Watain Sworn to The Dark |
| Watain Casus Luciferi |
| Wintersun The Forest Seasons |
| Witchcraft Legend |
| Witchery Witchkrieg |
| Wolves in the Throne Room Celestial Lineage |
| Xandria Sacrificium |
| Yngwie Malmsteen Eclipse |
| Yngwie Malmsteen Fire & Ice |
| Yngwie Malmsteen Perpetual Flame |
| Yngwie Malmsteen Magnum Opus |
| Yngwie Malmsteen Facing the Animal |
