Average Rating: 3.82 Rating Variance: 0.43 Objectivity Score: 63% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name2019 Diviner Realms of Time3.52016 Volbeat Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie3.5Cobalt Slow Forever3.0Has some very good music in it for the most part and is as heavy as it should be - every time I listen to the album I fall even more for it. But I just can't stand the vocals; so scritchy and trembly it puts me off. Maybe it's just me but it's definitely worth a listen.Joe Bonamassa Blues of Desperation3.5Spiritual Beggars Sunrise to Sundown3.5This band still goes strong although a bit more mellow in comparison with the previous release. Still it has many good ear-catching songs to listen to and every time you listen to it, it will grow on you. Of course the Deep Purple influence is evident once again but hey, who the f*ck doesn't like Purple?Black Wizard New Waste4.0Great album with many music variations from psychedelic and Floydian influences to pure chugging metal riffs. Go for this! Recommended songs "Laughing and Lost", "Revival", "Eliminator", "The Priest" and "Final Ripper".Megadeth Dystopia3.5The Temperance Movement White Bear3.02015 Intervals The Shape of Colour4.5What a magnificent album from start to finish, incredible guitarmanship. Get it now!Diviner Fallen Empires3.5Leslie West Soundcheck2.5Despite having Leslie's thick chunky distinguished guitar tone, "Soundcheck" is at best a mediocre album judging by the man's standards. Almost nothing stands out from this album and is a far cry from his previous release which I enjoyed immensely. Recommended songs: "Here for the Party" and "Empty Promises/Nothing Sacred".Gentleman's Pistols Hustler's Row3.0Tremonti Cauterize3.5The Answer Raise a Little Hell3.5Very enjoyable album although it offers nothing new. If it weren't for the latter half (from "I am what I am" to "I am cured"), which I found quite uninteresting, it would have been a solid 4. Recommended songs: the whole first half of the album!The Parlor Mob Cry Wolf4.02014 Audrey Horne Pure Heavy3.5Flying Colors Second Nature3.5One of the best progressive rock albums I've heard which was produced in recent years. It's like a mixture of Dream Theater with a bit of Rush and some Kansas and it makes a very good listen! Recommended songs are Open up your eyes, Bombs away, A place in your world, One love foreverJoe Bonamassa Different Shades of Blue3.5Bonamassa continues to amaze with yet another great contemporary blues album. For the fans of Gary Moore, Rory Gallagher and Stevie Ray Vaughan this is a must have - if not his whole collection.In Flames Siren Charms2.0Wolf Devil Seed3.5Royal Blood Royal Blood3.5Accept Blind Rage3.5Mastodon Once More 'Round the Sun3.0Sabaton Heroes2.5Steel Panther All You Can Eat2.5Villagers of Ioannina City Riza4.0Amazing album mixing psychedelic/stoner rock with greek folk music. It may alienate some people because of the vocals being greek but if you're a fun of the stoner/desert rock scene you should definitely dig this up!KXM KXM3.5Read somewhere that this album was supposedly comprised in just 8 days. Wow! There was never a question of quality musicianship (Kings X + Korn + Lynch) and the album offers many different tempos and phrasing (Never stop, I'll be OK, Do it now, Tranquilize). Not impressed with the lyrical work but the music on this one will at the very least satisfy your appetite. A very promising debut.The Shrine Bless off3.0Pure power and fuzz and headbanging till you're out of breath. Even though they come at you raw, they do have a formula where they play riffs that are heavy and catchy, repeat the song title a few times for the chorus and finish off strong with a shredding blues rock solo. rThe formula obviously works, but it does wear out somewhere and the album starts to get repetitive.Intervals A Voice Within3.0I'm actually quite happy that the following album, "The Shape of Colour" (2015), is without vocals therefore giving guitarist Aaron Marshall the artistic freedom to write the songs only as he wished. I can't say its bad, it's actually quite a solid release but it sounds too metalcore-ish to me on some points. Worth a listen but definitely go check their next release, it rocks hard. Iced Earth Plagues of Babylon2.5Uninspiring. Not one single riff really sticks out.. I believe they rushed this after the hit with Dystopia. 2013 Leslie West Still Climbing4.0Alter Bridge Fortress4.0Dream Theater Dream Theater3.0More technical than most of its predecessors and Petrucci still shreds like hell! But it felt like it had nothing new to give. Old stuff is better than great but I'd like to see them score another one.The Temperance Movement The Temperance Movement3.5The Aristocrats Culture Clash3.5Megadeth Super Collider1.5Spiritual Beggars Earth Blues4.5Volbeat Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies4.0Great release from a great band. Very nice riffs throughout and an excellent intro song to "present" the album. Oh and.. King Diamond is on it bitch! enough said.rRecommended songs: The nameless one, Dead but rising, Room 24, The hangman's body count, Doc HolidaySacred Mother Tongue Out of the Darkness4.0Came across this album by chance although I kinda knew Andy James through some youtube clips and stuff. Well Im happy I found it! The album is packed with quality riffs and guitar licks but most of the songs have a similar feel and it loses its edge by the end. Still great stuff!!rRecommended songs: Demons, Seven, Bleeding out, Evolve / Become2012 Tremonti All I Was4.0Rush Clockwork Angels4.0Van Halen A Different Kind of Truth3.02011 Gary Moore Live at Montreux 20104.0The Aristocrats The Aristocrats4.0Dream Theater A Dramatic Turn of Events4.0In Flames Sounds of a Playground Fading3.0Gentleman's Pistols At Her Majesty's Pleasure4.0Whitesnake Forevermore4.0Joe Bonamassa Dust Bowl3.5The Parlor Mob Dogs3.52010 Alter Bridge AB III4.0Volbeat Beyond Hell/Above Heaven3.0Most of the ratings here disagree with mine, but I believe that this isn't their best album. Not even their second best. They left the metal aspect aside this time and made a more rock/pop ballad-esque tracklist. Nevertheless, they said "Thank you" in the end!Grand Magus Hammer of the North4.0Sabaton Coat of Arms3.02009 Dream Theater Black Clouds and Silver Linings4.0Radio Moscow Brain Cycles3.5Three Legged Fox Not As Far4.5A great album - smooth rock with many reggae elements.. Flows like water.. Jah man!Wolf Ravenous4.02008 Volbeat Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood3.5Volbeat continue on the footsteps of their 2007 release, but something is missing from this album. Yes they do try some new stuff (check "Still Counting") but it lacks some of the power and edge that the previous albums had.rRecommended songs: Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac blood, We, Still counting, Find that souldBernard Allison The River's Rising3.0What an excellent track River Rising is. Too bad that's the only 'hit' you'll getSabaton The Art of War4.0The Parlor Mob And You Were a Crow4.5In Flames A Sense of Purpose3.52007 Alter Bridge Blackbird4.5Dream Theater Systematic Chaos3.5Radio Moscow Radio Moscow3.5Joe Bonamassa Sloe Gin4.0Volbeat Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil4.5You can hear the difference in song coherence and melody composition. Lots of power, mind-sticking riffs and singalong choruses. Fuller and chunkier than its predecessor, my fav Volbeat record.rRecommended songs: Human Instrument, Gardens Tale, Sad Man's Tongue, River Queen, BoaSabaton Metalizer2.52006 Alexisonfire Crisis3.0Sabaton Attero Dominatus3.5Toto Falling In Between3.5I was pleasantly surprised with Toto's last album. It features a little bit of everything that Toto had produced so far, featuring 5 lead vocalists! And no, they don't make a mess out of so many vocals and instruments - remarkable musicianship between the band. Recommended tracks "Falling in between", "Dying on my feet", "King of the world", "Taint your world" In Flames Come Clarity4.02005 Sabaton Primo Victoria4.0Volbeat The Strength/The Sound/The Songs3.5Fresh and sometimes crude sound from an emerging (at that time) Danish band that would perfect their rocknroll/metal hybrid sound in their second release. Great listen but maybe not the best choice for your first Volbeat album2004 Alter Bridge One Day Remains3.5Rush Feedback3.5Alexisonfire Watch Out!4.5In Flames Soundtrack to Your Escape3.5Edguy Hellfire Club3.52003 Iron Maiden Dance of Death4.02002 3 Doors Down Away from the Sun2.5Alexisonfire Alexisonfire4.0In Flames Reroute to Remain2.5New elements fill this album when compared to their older releases - synth melodies come to play, Anders Friden sings clean parts in most of the songs and (I feel that) there's less effort in creating those excellent melodies and complex guitar lines as before. Nevertheless this LP marks a new beginning for In Flames' career and is worth the listen. Recommended tracks : Reroute to Remain, Trigger, Cloud Connected.2001 Edguy Mandrake4.5Dropkick Murphys Sing Loud, Sing Proud!3.52000 In Flames Clayman4.0In Flames continue to impress with their fifth release and they have now established their place in the metal scene and built their own Colony. This is a bit more melodic release than the slightly stronger/heavier Colony LP, and features many of their most popular tracks. Couldn't decide if this was better than Colony so I had to give them the same rating (although in my heart I kinda like this one a bit more). Recommended tracks: Pinball Map, Only for the Weak, Square Nothing, Clayman, Suburban Me.3 Doors Down The Better Life3.51999 Dream Theater Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory5.0In Flames Colony4.0Many believe that this was the epitomy of In Flames discog. I don't exactly disagree though I prefer Whoracle a little more than this one. The first appearance of the legendary guitar duo (Jesper and Bjorn), and they own the show. Recommended tracks : Ordinary Story, Zombie.inc, Coersed Coexistence, Insipid 2000.1998 Edguy Vain Glory Opera4.01997 In Flames Whoracle5.0My favourite album from In Flames. It has everything in it, melodies, powerful riffing, deep bassing and excellent lead parts. Every single melody is organised and all the tracks are very well produced. Recommended tracks: The whole fkin thing !Dream Theater Falling into Infinity3.5Megadeth Cryptic Writings4.01996 In Flames The Jester Race4.5You have to get the re-released version of this with the added Black Inheritance EP tracks. What an excellent melodic album !1995 Bad Moon Rising Opium For The Masses4.01994 Megadeth Youthanasia3.5Mother Tongue Mother Tongue3.5Pretty interesting listen. Some songs have great energy and some just feel like a rather failed experiment. Overall though, I would recommend this to anyone who listens to blues and rock music, its certainly an interesting and worthy album to have. Recommendations are "Broken", "Mad world", "Damage" and "Venus beach".Running Wild Black Hand Inn4.5Pantera Far Beyond Driven3.0Very much a downgrade from the last two albums which bought Pantera their well deserved fame and stature. Still I've listened to ''I'm broken'' about a dozen million timesIn Flames Lunar Strain3.5This is a solid debut album by In flames, which kind of reminds me of a Dark Tranquillity like sound (courtesy of their frontman mr. Stanne I believe, the current DT vocalist). If you can get past a couple of songs in the middle section, it?s a very good album1993 Savatage Edge of Thorns4.0My favorite, this along with Gutter Ballet and Hall of the Mountain King are their best albums in my opinion. "Degrees of Sanity" is just mesmerizing! Amazing riffs and solos through the whole albumBad Moon Rising Blood3.0Great riffs and solos from Doug Aldridge but most of the songs miss that special edge and that's why Bad Moon Rising was never the band to rave about. Nonetheless a very decent hard rock listen but unfortunately the second half of the record is a disappointment in regards to the first half.1992 Megadeth Countdown to Extinction4.0Gary Moore After Hours4.5Pantera Vulgar Display of Power4.01991 Pearl Jam Ten4.0Skid Row Slave to the Grind4.5Bad Moon Rising Bad Moon Rising2.5Decent first record but it doesn't surprise you in any good way unfortunately. Recommended songs: If it aint dirty, Full moon fever, Wayward son1990 Megadeth Rust in Peace4.5Annihilator Never, Neverland4.0Essential thrash metal record, Jeff Waters sure knows how to make the hair on the back of your neck to stand up! Recommended tracks: Fun Palace, Never Neverland, Stonewall, Road to RuinPantera Cowboys from Hell4.0Gary Moore Still Got The Blues5.0House of Lords Sahara3.5Masters of Reality Masters of Reality4.01989 Savatage Gutter Ballet4.0Badlands Badlands4.0I will use a phrase from the review of the album which sums it up for me: "There's something special about a bare-bones rock n' roll band who keep it simple but can still stand out from the pack". Jake E. Lee and Ray Gillen produce a great rock album with the same drive which is reminiscent of old Whitesnake songs. Jake is an underrated guitarist in my view and this album proves my point, I would like to think. Oh, this and 'Bark at the moon' of course.. The Cult Sonic Temple4.0Skid Row Skid Row4.51988 Danzig Danzig4.0It sure is one of the group's best releases up to date. Great simple guitar riffs that echo in your mind and man oh man those vocals Glenn!! Recommended songs: Twist of Cain, She rides, MotherIron Maiden Seventh Son of a Seventh Son5.0Megadeth So Far, So Good... So What!3.0Crimson Glory Transcendence 5.0House of Lords House of Lords3.51987 Savatage Hall of the Mountain King4.0Whitesnake Whitesnake4.0The Cult Electric4.01986 Megadeth Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?3.5Crimson Glory Crimson Glory4.51985 The Cult Love4.5Dire Straits Brothers in Arms4.51984 Mercyful Fate Don't Break the Oath4.0If you're an avid fan of black metal you can't go wrong with this one. Though King Diamond's vocals are not for everyone (including myself), the sheer raw power of this album can't be missed. Iron Maiden Powerslave4.5Whitesnake Slide It In3.5Q5 Steel the Light5.01982 Diamond Head Borrowed Time3.5Toto Toto IV2.5The only reason to get this album is "Africa". What a song!Rainbow Straight Between the Eyes3.01981 Rush Moving Pictures4.5Iron Maiden Killers4.5Toto Turn Back3.0An almost straight-forward 80's rock album - quite reminiscent of Boston. But it doesn't escape mediocrity despite some excellent guitar solos.rRecommended tracks: "Gift with a golden gun", "Goodbye Elenore", "Turn back"1980 Diamond Head Lightning to the Nations4.5Michael Schenker Group The Michael Schenker Group4.0Blue Oyster Cult Cultösaurus Erectus4.0Iron Maiden Iron Maiden5.01979 Toto Hydra3.5Technically better than its predecessor, "Hydra" and "St. George and the Dragon" kick off the record in a progressive rock style, something you haven't heard on Toto's first album. Sadly 'cheesy' soft rock ballads come into play again, denying the album to lift off the ground.Dire Straits Communiqué4.5Scorpions Lovedrive4.5What a lucky band to have such guitar gods in its ranks. The departure of Roth was well replaced and with the aid of the Schenker bros, this is one of the best Scorpions albums if not the best!1978 Toto Toto3.0Great songs such as "I'll supply the love", "Hold the line" and "Girl Goodbye" but accompanied by many disco-like and ballady tunes which are very easily forgettableDire Straits Dire Straits4.0Rainbow Long Live Rock 'n' Roll4.0Boston Don't Look Back3.5A bit strict but I was slightly frustrated that not a single track reached the heights of the first LP.1977 Blue Oyster Cult Spectres4.0Scorpions Taken by Force4.5Roth rocks this !! He is trully unbelievable in what was his last studio album with Scorpions.. 1976 Bad Company Run With The Pack3.0Boston Boston5.0Blue Oyster Cult Agents of Fortune3.5Rainbow Rising4.51975 Bad Company Straight Shooter3.5Leslie West The Great Fatsby3.5Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti5.0Budgie Bandolier4.01974 Blue Oyster Cult Secret Treaties4.5Bad Company Bad Company4.5Robin Trower Bridge of Sighs4.0Budgie In for the Kill!4.51973 Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy4.0Blue Oyster Cult Tyranny and Mutation4.0Free Heartbreaker3.5Budgie Never Turn Your Back on a Friend4.51972 Deep Purple Made in Japan5.0Probably the best Hard Rock live album ever recorded.Uriah Heep The Magician's Birthday4.5Free Free at Last2.0Uriah Heep Demons and Wizards4.5Blue Oyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult3.5Captain Beyond Captain Beyond5.0It's a classic whether you are a prog fan or not. End of story.Budgie Squawk3.51971 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV4.5Budgie Budgie4.01970 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III4.0Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory4.0Free Fire and Water4.5Mountain Climbing!4.01969 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II4.5Leslie West Mountain4.0Full of emotion with great chops and licks from a great and arguably underrated blues guitarist.Free Tons of Sobs4.5Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin5.0Creedence Clearwater Revival Bayou Country4.01968 Creedence Clearwater Revival Creedence Clearwater Revival4.51967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced5.0Cream Disraeli Gears4.5
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