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Rising
preview  Rainbow preview  Rising (1976)
level 5 CreepingDeath   95/100
Stargazer is one of the best songs ever. Also has one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. A Light in the Black is another epic track with amazing instrumentals. Tarot Woman starts off the album very well. Starstruck is very catchy. Do You Close Your Eyes is the weakest song on the album. Even that song is pretty good. That shows just how good this album is. Excellent vocals & lyrics by Dio. Ritchie's guitar work is exquisite as usual. A very short and tight album.   Aug 26, 2023
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Dominator
preview  W.A.S.P. preview  Dominator (2007)
level 5 CreepingDeath   85/100
One of the best W.A.S.P. albums of the 21st century. Heaven's Hung in Black is one of the best metal ballads ever. The reprise has Blackie's best vocal performance ever. Take Me Up and The Buring Man are excellent catchy songs. Mercy could have been better. Long, Long Way to Go is almost like a thrashy Megadeth song! Track #6 & #7 drag the album slightly. Deal With the Devil is a good rock & roll song to close the album.   Aug 20, 2023
Accident of Birth
level 5 CreepingDeath   90/100
The second best album from Bruce's solo career. He topped this one with The Chemical Wedding a year later. Man of Sorrows is my favourite track from the album. Darkside of Aquarius and Road to Hell have a Maidenesque sound and are the other highlights on the album. Taking the Queen and the title track are amazing. The combo of Omega and Arc of Space close out the album really well. The bonus track Ghost of Cain is better than some of the songs on the album!   Aug 12, 2023
1 like
Virtual XI
preview  Iron Maiden preview  Virtual XI (1998)
level 5 CreepingDeath   75/100
The weakest Maiden album along with NPFTD. Futureal is a decent short opener. Tracks #2 and #7 are infamous for chorus repetition and bring down the quality of the album considerably. The Clansman is the 2nd best Blaze Era song (Sign of the Cross being the best). Tracks #3, #5 and #7 are decent. Como Estais Amigos is a decent final song for Blaze.   Aug 12, 2023
1 like
The Final Frontier
level 5 CreepingDeath   80/100
The weakest album of Maiden's reunion era. They took a more progressive turn on this album, especially with the final 5 tracks. The track order could've been better. The production is weak. Some of these songs have much better live versions (Especially The Talisman from En Vivo). Satellite 15 intro could have been a separate track. Isle of Avalon is too long. Coming Home is a good ballad. The Talisman is the best track on the album. When the Wild Wind Blows is a great closer.   Aug 12, 2023
1 like
A Matter of Life and Death
level 5 CreepingDeath   90/100
Probably the best Post reunion Maiden album after Brave New World. Not a single weak track. For the Greater Good of God, The Longest Day and The Legacy have great lyrics and are the best songs on the album. These Colours Don't Run has some amazing melodies. Track #7 has an amazing riff. It is almost a semi concept album with all the songs being either about religion or war or both. This makes it a very cohesive album.   Aug 12, 2023
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Fear of the Dark
preview  Iron Maiden preview  Fear of the Dark (1992)
level 5 CreepingDeath   80/100
This album is better than NPFTD. X Factor is better than this. The title track is one of their best. Afraid to Shoot Strangers is excellent. It has some of my favourite melodies. Be Quick or Be Dead is a great opener and is almost thashy! The ballad Wasting Love is decent. Weekend Warrior and The Apparition are among the weakest songs by the band. Judas be my Guide is underrated. Fear is the Key has a very good first half. The second half of the song is unnecessary.   Aug 12, 2023
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No Prayer for the Dying
level 5 CreepingDeath   80/100
Probably Maiden' weakest album along with Virtual XI. They went for the raw sound of their first two albums on this one and it was a step in the wrong direction, leading to Adrian's departure from the band. They should have continued in the progressive direction they had on SiT and SSOASS. Best tracks here are the title track, Mother Russia, Run Silent Run Deep & Holy Smoke. The Assassin is one of the weakest songs by them. Track #8 & #9 are very cheesy.   Aug 12, 2023
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The Book of Souls
level 5 CreepingDeath   85/100
If Eternity Should Fail is my favourite track from the album. The intro is very mysterious and opens the album really well. Speed of Light is a generic sounding single. The Red and the Black drags a little during the section with vocals, but the instrumental section is one of Maiden's best. The Book of Souls also has some of the band's best instrumental sections with amazing solos by all 3 guitarists. Empire of the Clouds is a masterpiece. The rest of the songs are decent.   Aug 8, 2023
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Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
level 5 CreepingDeath   80/100
Disc 1 is pretty good, with songs like Atlas Rise, Moth into Flame and Halo on Fire.Atlas Rise has a lot of Hallowed Br thy Name vibes. Disc 2 is abysmal. Spit Out the Bone is the only good song on disc 2. It is also the best song on the album. They were saving the best track for last. The non-album single Lords of Summer is way better than everything on Disc 2 except Spit out the Bone. It should have been on the album. The Deep Purple cover on Disc 3 is also pretty good.   Aug 5, 2023
1 like
Iron Maiden
preview  Iron Maiden preview  Iron Maiden (1980)
level 5 CreepingDeath   85/100
Debut albums don't get any better than this. With some of the best instrumental work, Phantom of the Opera is easily the best track on the album. The live renditions of Running Free and Iron Maiden are way better than the album versions. Transylvania is the band's best instrumental song. The production is much weaker than their next album Killers, but the writing is slightly better.   Aug 5, 2023
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Somewhere in Time
level 5 CreepingDeath   100/100
A fantastic album from top to bottom. Probably the best guitar tone ever! Not a single weak song. Caught Somewhere in Time is one of my favourite openers. It has two of the best Maiden solos. So does Alexander the Great. Adrian is the MVP of this album with 3 writing credits and this album has his best guitar work, with Stranger in a Strange Land & Wasted Years being his best ever. Also has one of, if not the best album cover ever, which is heavily influenced by Blade Runner.   Aug 4, 2023
2 likes
Brave New World
preview  Iron Maiden preview  Brave New World (2000)
level 5 CreepingDeath   95/100
Best Post reunion Maiden album. The first 4 songs are top notch. The Wicker Man has one of my favourite solos from Adrian Smith. Blood Brothers, Brave New World and The Nomad have some amazing guitar harmonies. Not a single weak song here. The Fallen Angel is the weakest.   Aug 4, 2023
Empire
preview  Queensrÿche preview  Empire (1990)
level 5 CreepingDeath   85/100
A pretty good follow up to Operation Mindcrime. This one has more of a Hard Rock sound. The production is great. Silent Lucidity, Jet City Woman, Anybody Listening? and Empire are the highlights. Has too many romantic songs for my liking, especially when they are placed back to back on the track list like Hand on Heart & One and Only.   Aug 4, 2023
1 like
Reload
preview  Metallica preview  Reload (1997)
level 5 CreepingDeath   70/100
Load was a much better album than this. Most of the songs on Reload are very generic hard rock songs. Fuel is a great opener and a live staple. The Unforgiven II is too poppy and is the worst of the 3 Unforgivens. Where Devil's Dance, The Wild Things Are and Low Man's Lyric are quite interesting. Fixxer is the best song on the album and is on par with The Outlaw Torn, Bleeding Me and Until It Sleeps from Load.   Aug 4, 2023
1 like
72 Seasons
preview  Metallica preview  72 Seasons (2023)
level 5 CreepingDeath   80/100
Definitely weaker than Death Magnetic. More consistent than Hardwired to Self-Destruct. The opener is a little too long. Shadows Follow has the best riff on the album. Lux Æterna is generic but catchy. The last 3 tracks are solid. The chorus of Too Far Gone is very catchy. Room of Mirrors has one of the best Metallica melodies! Inspite of being the band's longest song ever, Inamorata doesn't fell boring. Track #4, #7 & #9 could've been omitted. Horrendous album cover.   Aug 4, 2023
The System Has Failed
level 5 CreepingDeath   85/100
One of Megadeth's best Post-Risk albums and a great return to form after two disappointing albums. Great guitar work by Chris Poland and Dave Mustaine. Blackmail the Universe is a fantastic opener. Kick the chair and The Scorpion are the other highlights. Die Dead Enough could have been on a James Bond soundtrack. The Scorpion probably has the band's best chorus ever. Even Shadow of Death has a great guitar melody. My Kingdom is a poor choice for the closer.   Aug 3, 2023
1 like
The Headless Children
level 5 CreepingDeath   90/100
My second favourite W.A.S.P. album after The Crimson Idol. An excellent shift in the band direction with more mature lyrical themes. The Heretic is my favourite song from the album and is probably the band's best album opener. It has some fantastic guitar work towards the end. The Headless Children and Thunderhead are the other highlights and have excellent intros. Mephisto Waltz / Forever Free is a fantastic ballad. Not a single bad song here.   Aug 2, 2023
1 like
Still Not Black Enough
level 5 CreepingDeath   85/100
A good, consistent album. But doesn't even come close to The Crimson Idol. Scared to Death, Still Not Black Enough, Black Forever and Breathe are my favourites from the album. Keep Holding On seems like a rehashed version of Hold on to My Heart. The track Skinwalker found on some versions of the album happens to be one of the better songs on the album!   Aug 2, 2023
1 like
Unholy Terror
preview  W.A.S.P. preview  Unholy Terror (2001)
level 5 CreepingDeath   85/100
A much better album than Helldorado and the Neon Gods and a good return to form for W.A.S.P. Let it Roar is a great opener. Unholy Terror / Charisma is one of the band's best songs with some of Blackie's best lyrics. Evermore is too similar to Forever Free from Headless Children album. Euphoria is a decent instrumental. Who Slayed Baby Jane? and Wasted White Boys are two throw away tracks even though I don't mind the former. Overall a pretty good heavy album.   Aug 2, 2023
Golgotha
preview  W.A.S.P. preview  Golgotha (2015)
level 5 CreepingDeath   90/100
Probably my favourite W.A.S.P. album after The Crimson Idol and Headless Children. Not a single bad song here. Golgotha is easily the best song on the album and is one of the band's best songs ever. The final guitar solo on Golgotha is also one of the best in the band's catalog. Track #6 is another Highlight and is reminiscent of Chainsaw Charlie from The Crimson Idol. Miss You is another fantastic ballad and could've been on The Crimson Idol.   Aug 2, 2023
1 like
Dystopia
preview  Megadeth preview  Dystopia (2016)
level 5 CreepingDeath   95/100
Best modern Megadeth album. In fact this is my third favorite album by them. Excellent guitar work by Kiko and Dave. The first 3 tracks and Poisonous Shadows are the highlights of the album. The instrumental Conquer or Die is amazing. So is Lying in State. The cover song is the only bad track on the album. Even the bonus tracks Look Who's Talking and Last Dying Wish are pretty good.   Nov 26, 2022
1 like
Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
level 5 CreepingDeath   95/100
2nd best Megadeth album. Way better than the debut. Rust in Peace is better than this. It is dragged down by the horrible cover song I Ain't Superstitious. Highlights: Good Morning /Black Friday, Wake Up Dead, Peace Sells and My Last Words. Fantastic guitar work by Mustaine and Poland. My Last Words and Wake Up Dead have my favorite Mustaine solos.   Nov 20, 2022
5 likes
Tyranny of Souls
level 5 CreepingDeath   90/100
Not as good as The Chemical Wedding. More consistent than Accident of Birth. But none of the tracks is as good as the highlights from The Chemical Wedding or Accident of Birth. Best tracks: A Tyranny of Souls, Navigate the Seas of the Sun, Abduction and Kill Devil Hill. The bonus track 'Eternal' is also pretty good.   Nov 20, 2022
1 like
The Number of the Beast
level 5 CreepingDeath   100/100
One of the most iconic metal albums. Would have been a better album if Gangland was removed. Best tracks: Hallowed be Thy Name, Number of the Beast and Run to the Hills. Hallowed be Thy Name is probably the best metal song I've heard. Maiden's SSOASS and Powerslave are better than this album as the songs are more consistent on those albums.   Nov 20, 2022
5 likes
Painkiller
preview  Judas Priest preview  Painkiller (1990)
level 5 CreepingDeath   100/100
Best Priest album. Top notch drumming. Heaviest Priest album when it was released. Painkiller and Touch of Evil have some of the best solos. Best tracks: Painkiller, Touch of Evil, Night Crawler, Hell Patrol.   Nov 20, 2022
4 likes
The Chemical Wedding
level 5 CreepingDeath   100/100
Best Bruce Dickinson solo album. Better than all the albums released by Maiden in the 90's. More consistent than Accident of Birth. Excellent guitar work by Roy-Z and Adrian Smith. Book of Thel is my favorite track from the album. The title track has the best chorus ever! King in Crimson, The Tower, Jerusalem and Trumpets of Jericho are the other highlights. Killing Floor and Machine Men are the weakest songs on the album. The bonus track Return of the King is pretty good.   Sep 30, 2022
1 like
The Crimson Idol
preview  W.A.S.P. preview  The Crimson Idol (1992)
level 5 CreepingDeath   95/100
One of the best concept albums. I like Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime & Iron Maiden's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son more. Not a single bad song. The Great Misconceptions of Me serves as a great album closer. Highlights are The Great Misconceptions of Me, The Idol and Chainsaw Charlie.   Jul 9, 2022
3 likes
Rust in Peace
preview  Megadeth preview  Rust in Peace (1990)
level 5 CreepingDeath   100/100
Best Megadeth album. Hangar 18, Holy wars, Tornado of Souls and Take No Prisoners are the highlights. Tornado of Souls & Hangar 18 have the best Megadeth guitar solo sections.   Jul 9, 2022
4 likes
Piece of Mind
preview  Iron Maiden preview  Piece of Mind (1983)
level 5 CreepingDeath   90/100
Side 1 is excellent. Side 2 has some weaker songs. Highlights: The Trooper, Where Eagles Dare, Flight of Icarus   Feb 3, 2022
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Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
level 16 랍할포드   95/100
리치 블랙모어와 로니 제임스 디오는 할 말을 잊을 정도로 훌륭하고 아름다운 작곡 실력을 보여주고 있다. 100년 후에도 촌스럽지 않고 충분히 사랑받을 만한 음악이다.   Apr 7, 2024
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Vain Glory Opera
preview  Edguy preview  Vain Glory Opera (1998)
level 6 gusco75   90/100
군제대 후 이 앨범을 듣고 충격을 받았던 기억이 생생...토비아스의 천재성이 드러난 앨범 바이올린을 전공했던 큰 애가 요즘도 가끔 연주하는 "Vain Glory Opera"   Apr 25, 2024
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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
level 5 fosel   95/100
레드제플린의 천국으로 가는 계단과 함께 고딩때 많이 즐겨 즐었던 앨범이다.... 특히 기타 소리가 너무 감미로웠다....   Apr 6, 2024
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Innuendo
preview  Queen preview  Innuendo (1991)
level 13 metalnrock   95/100
퀸 앨범 중 a night at opera와 더불어 제일 좋아하는 앨범이다. 메탈 팬도 들으면 생각보다 센 곡도 있다. 1LP 버전들은 길이 때문에 2, 5,10,11이 줄어서 들어갔다. 총 53분이면 음질에 영향받을 것 같지 않은데 말이다. 그래서인지 2015년에 2lp 버전도 발매했다. 1,12 진짜 좋고 12번 같은 경우에는 종종 락 보컬들이 커버하는 영상을 많이 볼 수 있다.   Apr 6, 2024
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Clayman
preview  In Flames preview  Clayman (2000)
level 6 Brown   90/100
인플레임스의 마지막 명작   Apr 6, 2024
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The Awakening
preview  Merciless preview  The Awakening (1990)
level 6 Brown   95/100
짧지만 아주 강력하다   Apr 12, 2024
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Clear Cold Beyond
level 10 LuckyStar   95/100
Personally, I have always liked Sonata Arctica, and the new album is one of the best that the band has released in the last 10 years.   Apr 13, 2024
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Shadow Gallery
level 8 Crimson아이똥   90/100
아름답고 부드럽다. 복잡한 구성의 멜로디가 유려하게 이어져 빗물처럼 시냇물처럼 아름다운 흐름을 이루어내고 있다. 음질과 드럼의 아쉬움을 제외한다면 최고의 앨범이다. 88점.   Apr 13, 2024
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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
level 13 metalnrock   90/100
블랙모어가 딥퍼플에서 나와서 좋은 것은 rainbow식 음악도 들을 수 있게 되었다는 점이다. 아주 아주 특이한 감성을 갖고 있는 사람이다. 아주 헤비한 락이면서도 부분 부분 포크적인 느낌도 있고 쓰잔함도 갖고 있다. 당대의 3대장하고는 다른 맛을 느낄 수 있다. 1,4,6이 대표곡. 3번은 quatarmass 9번은 yardbirds 커버곡이다. 희한하게 LP의 양면 라벨이 바뀐 것도 있다.   Apr 16, 2024
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Legacy
preview  Shadow Gallery preview  Legacy (2001)
level 8 Crimson아이똥   95/100
내가 바라는 프로그레시브메탈 그 자체. 부드러움, 날뛰는 에너지, 서정성, 테크니컬함 모든것을 갖추었다. 드림씨어터 3집과 함꼐 주관적인 프로그레시브메탈 최고작. 94점.   Apr 16, 2024
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Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
level 13 metalnrock   100/100
리치가 베이스를 1–3, 6를 연주했다. 그 외의 스튜디오는 밥 데이즐리 연주. 어렸을 때에는 1,5를 굉장히 좋아했었는데 문제는 5를 라센 시기에는 듣질 못했었다. 지금은 오히려 4번 같은 곡이 애청곡이 되었다. 앨범으로 기준으로도 1,2집보다 더 좋아했던 기억이 있다. 8번은 역시나 디오의 또 다른 보컬 맛을 느끼기 좋은 곡. 디오 재적시의 앨범은 영원할 것 같다.   Apr 20, 2024
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No More Color
preview  Coroner preview  No More Color (1989)
level 7 redondo   90/100
3인조 코로너의 전 앨범 특히 2,3,4집을 좋아합니다. 옛날에 3집을 LP로 구입했었는데 속지에 시계, 스위스, 큰 글자로 '그로테스크' 라고 적힌 기억이.. 이후 90년대 중후반에 걸쳐서 전 앨범을 시디로 하나씩 모았죠. 30년간 신보를 안 내고 재결성 후에 아직도 활동하는 것도 특이한데, 그만큼 고정팬들이 많다는거 거겠죠.   Apr 25, 2024
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Rust in Peace
preview  Megadeth preview  Rust in Peace (1990)
level 6 gusco75   95/100
MEGADETH 앨범 중 최애 앨범...첫 곡부터 내 심장은 뛰기 시작했다.   Apr 25, 2024
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Charcoal Grace
level 13 녹터노스   90/100
간만에 듣는 수작 프로그레시브 젠트 앨범. 개인적으로 프록을 좋아하지 않음에도 불구하고 리프가 살아있고 복잡한 연주보다는 분위기나 리듬이 강조되어 듣는 재미가 배가 되었다. 보컬이 그로울링이었더라면 취향 100점 짜리 앨범이 되었지 않을까라는 생각도 드는 앨범.   6 days ago
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Paranoid
preview  Black Sabbath preview  Paranoid (1970)
level 11 bogny   95/100
Paranoid, 그리고 마블영화때문에 더 익숙해진 Iron Man...이렇게 이 앨범은 클래식이 되었다.   Apr 6, 2024
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Invincible Shield
level 8 여명808   100/100
그 놀라웠던 firepower 보다 더 끝내주는 앨범을 뽑아냈다니.... 노장밴드에 대한 존경심이 더해진 가산점이 없다고는 할 수 없지만... 가산점을 더하면 130점은 되는걸?   Apr 6, 2024
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Projector
preview  Dark Tranquillity preview  Projector (1999)
level 6 Brown   90/100
클린보컬과 공간감이 강조된 고딕메탈스러운 사운드.   Apr 6, 2024
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Blackout
preview  Scorpions preview  Blackout (1982)
level 13 metalnrock   95/100
80년대에 좀 너무 팝적, 상업적으로 가는 것 아닌가 하는 그 전 느낌의 앨범. 이미 70년대의 느낌과는 다른 길을 가기 시작은 했다. 1,3,6, 8,9 등 뭐 안좋은 트랙이 없다. 언제나 주의할 것이 루돌프 쉥커를 보통 리듬 섹션을 원활하게 쳐주는 명기타로만 알고 있는데 스콜피언스의 유명 발라드 등은 다 루돌프의 연주다. 8번도 그냥 미친 사람같다. 속된 말로 개멋있다   Apr 7, 2024
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Holy Diver
preview  Dio preview  Holy Diver (1983)
level 3 DeepSabbath   100/100
The importance of "Holy Diver" to the metal world cannot be underestimated. Ronnie James Dio showed the world that he is capable of conjuring up a band that makes such diamond-heavy music that weaker ones will still be horrified decades later. Thank you Ronnie James Dio. You were the biggest and the greatest and you will never be forgotten.   Apr 7, 2024
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Sacred Heart
preview  Dio preview  Sacred Heart (1985)
level 3 DeepSabbath   90/100
"Sacred Heart" does not quite rise to the sharpest peak of Dio's production, and on the next album "Dream Evil" we heard the band's strongest performance after the debut album "Holy Diver". However, "Sacred Heart" should not be skipped under any circumstances and it is an underrated work in terms of its best moments. If for some reason you haven't heard it yet, fans of classic heavy metal should check out the work now at the latest.   Apr 7, 2024
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