JamesT

Really great review!  I enjoy all of the Candlemass catalog and think they've put out plenty of great stuff since "Tales of Creation".  The 2007 release "King of the Grey Islands" is in my top 5 among their discography.  I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on "Sweet Evil Sun" that just came out about 4 months ago.

Yep, I agree, "W.F.O" was an awesome album.  The bass was turned up very high in the mix, but with a talent like D.D. Verni playing, it's not a problem at all!  I prefer the new era of Overkill (which I define as 2010's Ironbound through the present day) above all, but I really enjoy the classic albums as well.  Albums like "Taking Over" and "Horrorscope" are thrashterpieces in my opinion.  My all-time favorite Overkill album is 2012's "The Electric Age", with "Ironbound" in a close second.  "Horrorscope", "Taking Over" and "Feel the Fire" round out my top 5.  But I'd have all of these most recent 5 albums in my top 10.  I'm not as crazy about the middle period of their career, where they experimented a lot with a groove-oriented approach, but I still like a few of those albums:  "W.F.O.", "From the Underground and Below" and "Necroshine" to name them.  I enjoy all of their albums to some degree, but the ones I tend to listen to the least are "I Hear Black", "The Killing Kind", and "Relix".

Overkill are my favorite thrash band of all time, and it sounds like their 20th studio album is set for release in February 2022!!