"Album of the Month"

Top 5 Pick-up Albums from three major German Metal magazines






  12/2001 & 01/2002
1. DOMINE "Stormbringer Ruler" 7.44/10
2. GREEN CARNATION "Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness" 7.39/10
3. IMPALED NAZARENE "Absence Of War Does Not Mean Peace" 7.28/10
4. EDENBRIDGE "Arcana" 7.17/10
5. JORN "Worldcharger" 7.11/10

12/2001
1. GREEN ARNATION "Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness" 5.00/7
2. THE TEA PARTY "The Interzone Mantras" 4.92/7
3. SILENT FORCE "Infatuator" 4.33/7
3. AGATHODAIMON "Chapter III" 4.33/7
3. BOLT THROWER "Honour - Valour - Pride" 4.33/7

  12/2001
1. BOLT THROWER "Honour - Valour - Pride" 79.5/100
2. THE TEA PARTY "The Interzone Mantras" 78.5/100
3. SILENT FORCE "Infatuator" 76.5/100
4. JORN "Worldcharger" 75.5/100
5. IMPALED NAZARENE "Absence Of War Does Not Mean Peace" 74.0/100

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  11/2001
1. OZZY OSBOURNE "Down To Earth" 8.13/10
2. NIGHTMARE "Cosmovision" 7.75/10
3. BORKNAGAR "Empiricism" 7.72/10
4. ANGRA "Rebirth" 7.67/10
5. PINK CREAM 69 "Endangered" 7.61/10

11/2001
1. OZZY OSBOURNE "Down To Earth" 5.00/7
2. CROWBAR "Sonic Excess In Its Purest Form" 4.83/7
3. INCUBUS "Morning View" 4.58/7
4. PINK CREAM 69 "Endangered" 4.50/7
5. HARDCORE SUPERSTAR "Thank You (For Letting Us Be Ourselves)" 4.42/7

  11/2001
1. BRAINSTORM "Metus Mortis" 82.0/100
2. WITCHERY "Symphony For The Devil" 78.5/100
3. PINK CREAM 69 "Endangered" 77.0/100
4. BLACK SYMPHONY "Tears Of Blood" 76.5/100
4. GRAVE DIGGER "The Grave Digger" 76.5/100
4. LIVE "V" 76.5/100

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  10/2001
1. KREATOR "Violent Revolution" 8.33/10
2. EVERGREY "In Search Of Truth" 7.89/10
3. THERION "Secrets Of The Runes" 7.83/10
4. EDGUY "Mandrake" 7.67/10
5. AXXIS "Eyes Of Darkness" 7.17/10

10/2001
1. GAMMA RAY "No World Order !" 5.25/7
2. ZEROMANCER "Eurotrash" 5.17/7
3. SLAYER "God Hates Us All" 5.00/7
4. ANATHEMA "A Fine Day To Exit" 4.92/7
5. KREATOR "Violent Revolution" 4.83/7

  10/2001
1. KREATOR "Violent Revolution" 82.5/100
2. EDGUY "Mandrake" 78.5/100
2. SLAYER "God Hates Us All" 78.5/100
4. TRANSATLANTIC "Bridge Across Forever" 77.5/100
5. EVERGREY "In Search Of Truth" 77.0/100
5. MACHINE HEAD "Supercharger" 77.0/100

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  09/2001
1. GAMMA RAY "No World Order !"8.00/10
2. DESTRUCTION "The Antichrist"7.61/10
3. MOONSPELL "Darkness And Hope"7.17/10
4. IN EXTREMO "Suender Ohne Zuegel"7.06/10
5. NASHVILLE PUSSY "High As Hell"7.00/10

09/2001
1. IN EXTREMO "Suender Ohne Zuegel"5.08/7
2. ENTOMBED "Morning Star" 5.00/7
2. DEVIN TOWNSEND "Terria" 5.00/7
4. DESTRUCTION "The Antichrist"4.67/7
4. NEUROSIS "A Sun That Never Sets"4.67/7

  09/2001
1. DESTRUCTION "The Antichrist"81.5/100
2. STAIND "Break The Cycle" 79.5/100
2. IN EXTREMO "Suender Ohne Zuegel"79.5/100
4. GAMMA RAY "No World Order !"77.5/100
5. SHAKRA "Power Ride" 76.5/100

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  07 & 08/2001
1. ICED EARTH "Horror Show" 7.61/10
2. POVERTY'S NO CRIME "One In A Million" 7.44/10
3. JAG PANZER "Mechanized Warfare" 7.28/10
4. SONATA ARCTICA "Silence" 7.22/10
5. QUIREBOYS "This Is Rock'n Roll" 7.19/10

08/2001
1. CLAWFINGER "A Whole Lot Of Nothing" 4.67/7
2. JUDAS PRIEST "Demolition" 4.50/7
3. BLINK 182 "Take Off Your Pants And Shoes" 4.42/7
3. LULLACRY "Be My God" 4.42/7
5. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS "Shangri-la Dee Da" 4.33/7

  08/2001
1. JAG PANZER "Mechanized Warfare" 82.5/100
2. BEYOND TWILIGHT "The Devil's Hall Of Fame" 77.5/100
3. SONATA ARCTICA "Silence" 76.0/100
4. BALANCE OF POWER "Perfect Balance" 75.5/100
5. MANILLA ROAD "Atlantis Rising" 74.0/100

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  07 & 08/2001
1. ICED EARTH "Horror Show" 7.61/10
2. POVERTY'S NO CRIME "One In A Million" 7.44/10
3. JAG PANZER "Mechanized Warfare" 7.28/10
4. SONATA ARCTICA "Silence" 7.22/10
5. QUIREBOYS "This Is Rock'n Roll" 7.19/10

07/2001
1. ICED EARTH "Horror Show" 5.00/7
2. TO/DIE/FOR "Epilogue" 4.75/
3. OOMPH! "Ego" 4.50/
3. THUMB "3" 4.50/7
5. PENNYWISE "Land Of The Free" 4.42/7

  07/2001
1. ICED EARTH "Horror Show" 82.0/100
2. TOOL "Lateralus" 80.5/100
3. POVERTY'S NO CRIME "One In A Million" 76.0/100
4. JACOBS DREAM "Theater Of War" 74.5/100
5. JUDAS PRIEST "Demolition" 74.0/100

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  06/2001
1. BACKYARD BABIES "Making Enemies Is Good" 7.69/10
2. NOSTRADAMUS "The Metal Opera" 7.28/10
3. ADAGIO "Sanctus Ignis" 7.06/10
3. JOURNEY "Arrival" 7.06/10
4. FINNTROLL "Jaktens Tid" 6.94/10

06/2001
1. THE CULT "Beyond Good And Evil" 5.25/7
2. BACKYARD BABIES "Making Enemy Is Good" 5.08/7
3. GODSMACK "Awake" 5.00/7
4. TERRA FIRMA "Harms Way" 4.83/7
5. FINNTROLL "Jaktens Tid" 4.75/7

  06/2001
1. STABBING WESTWORLD "Stabbing Westworld" 81.0/100
2. SHADOW GALLERY "Legacy" 77.5/100
3. BACKYARD BABIES "Making Enemy Is Good" 77.0/100
3. THE CULT "Beyond Good And Evil" 77.0/100
5. GODSMACK "Awake" 76.5/100

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  05/2001
1. KAMELOT "Karma" 7.22/10
2. STEEL PROPHET "Book Of The Dead" 7.67/10
3. WITHIN TEMPTATION "Mother Earth" 7.33/10
4. ARK "Burn The Sun" 7.11/10
5. ENTWINE "Gone" 7.06/10

05/2001
1. ENTWINE "Gone" 4.67/7
2. FEAR FACTORY "Digimortal" 4.58/7
2. WITHIN TEMPTATION "Mother Earth" 4.58/7
4. 59 TIMES THE PAIN "Calling The Public" 4.50/7
4. STEREOMUD "Perfect Self" 4.50/7

  05/2001
1. STEEL PROPHET "Book Of The Dead" 79.5/100
2. DISBELIEF "Worst Enemy" 78.5/100
3. DRITTE WAHL "Halt Mcih Fest" 75.5/100
4. KAMELOT "Karma" 75.0/100
4. NO RETURN "Self Mutilation" 75.0/100

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  04/2001
1. WASP "Unholy Terror" 8.33/10
2. SUBWAY TO SALLY "Herzblut" 7.72/10
3. THRESHOLD "Hypothetical" 7.67/10
4. DARK AT DAWN "Crimson Frost" 7.50/10
4. DIMMU BORGIR "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia" 7.50/10
4. BOB CATLEY "Middle Earth" 7.50/10

04/2001
1. RAMMSTEIN "Mutter" 5.75/7
2. AMORPHIS "Am Universum" 5.17/7
3. KATATONIA "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" 5.00/7
3. SUBWAY TO SALLY "Herzblut" 5.00/7
5. AEROSMITH "Just Push Play" 4.75/7

  04/2001
1. THRESHOLD "Hypothetical" 81.5/100
2. FALCONER "Falconer" 78.5/100
2. AMON AMARTH "The Crusher" 78.5/100
4. AMORPHIS "Am Universum" 78.0/100
5. SUBWAY TO SALLY "Herzblut" 77.5/100

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  03/2001
1. SAVATAGE "Poets And Madmen" 8.44/10
2. DESTINY'S END "Transition" 7.50/10
3. RAGE "Welcome To The Other Side" 7.33/10
4. SOILWORK "A Predator's Portrate" 7.31/10
5. WORRIOR "The Code Of Life" 7.28/10

03/2001
1. SAVATAGE "Poets And Madmen" 6.00/7
2. PARADISE LOST "Believe In Nothing" 5.3/7
3. BLIND PASSENGERS "Neosapiens" 4.83/7
3. RAGE "Welcome To The Other Side" 4.83/7
5. CENTURY "Melancholia" 4.75/7

  03/2001
1. RAGE "Welcome To The Other Side" 79.5/100
2. WARRIOR "The Code Of Life" 78.0/100
2. SOILWORK "A Predator's Portrait" 78.0/100
2. DESTINY'S END "Transition" 78.0/100
5. OPETH "Blackwater Park" 77.5/100

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  02/2001
1. CHILDREN OF BODOM "Follow The Reaper" 8.17/10
2. AVANTASIA "The Metal Opera Part1" 7.83/10
3. ANNIHILATOR "Carnival Doablos" 7.78/10
4. ONWARD "Evermoving" 7.44/10
5. FREEDOM CALL "Crystal Empire" 7.33/10

02/2001
1. LACUNA COIL "Unleashed Memories" 5.17/7
2. LINKIN PARK "Hybrid Theory" 5.08/7
3. DIE HAPPY "Supersonic Speed" 4.83/7
4. TENEBRE "Mark Ov The Beast" 4.75/7
5. ANNIHILATOR "Carnival Diablos" 4.50/7
5. CHILDREN OF BODOM "Follow The Reaper" 4.50/7

  02/2001
1. NEW AMERICAN SHAME "New American Shame" 81.5/100
2. LINKIN PARK "Hybrid Theory" 80.5/100
3. LACUNA COIL "Unleashed Memories" 79.0/100
3. AVANTASIA "The Metal Opera Part1" 79.0/100
5. ANNIHILATOR "Carnival Diablos" 78.0/100

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  12/2000 & 01/2001
1. VINTERSORG "Cosmic Genesisr" 7.69/10
2. DIE APOKALYPTISHEN REITER "All You Need Is Love" 7.33/10
3. MOB RULES "Temple Of Two Suns" 6.94/10
4. ROB ROCK "Rage Of Creation" 6.89/10
5. EMINENZ "The Blackest Dimension" 6.81/10

01/2001
1. PRIMAL FEAR "Nuclear Fire" 4.58/7
2. DONOTS "Pocketrock" 4.50/7
3. CORNERSTONE "Arrival" 4.42/7
4. IRON SAVIOR "Dark Assault" 4.33/7
5. GAZA STRIPPERS "1000 Watt Confessions" 4.09/7

  01/2001
1. PRIMAL FEAR "Nuclear Fire" 79.0/100
2. ROB ROCK "Rage Of Creation" 77.0/100
3. THE MUSHROOM RIVER BAND "Music For The World Beyon" 75.5/100
4. THE OFFSPRING "Conspiracy Of One" 73.5/100
4. MALEVOLENT CREATION "Envenomed" 73.5/100

 

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