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Saxon - "Rock the Nations" Saxon - "Destiny"

Saxon - "Strong Arm of the Law" Saxon - "Denim and Leather" Saxon - "Power and the Glory" Saxon - "Crusader" Saxon - "Innocence is No Excuse"

Oh, I see! While I enjoy every Saxon album to some extent, that one would rank in the bottom 4 or 5 of the catalog for me. Although, it does contain one of my favorite Saxon songs they've ever recorded, "Rockin' Again" (the album opener). Great call with Sacred Reich, by the way!

It's release week! The mighty Saxon will be releasing album number 24 on Friday - truly incredible. Can't wait to see what Biff and the boys have for us! In honor of the upcoming slab of metal coming our way, I'm listening through the catalog in chronological order this week. Here it goes! Saxon - Self-titled debut Saxon - "Wheels of Steel"

Motorhead - "Motorizer" Motorhead - "The World is Yours"

Cattle Decapitation - "Death Atlas"

Oh, I see! "Fury & Flames" is my favorite album from them, although I acknowledge that it took awhile for it to grow on me. It was too chaotic for me in the beginning, but now it's at the top of my list.

Excellent choice! My favorite death metal band never disappoints.

Motorhead - "Inferno" Motorhead - "Kiss of Death"

Motorhead - "We Are Motorhead" Motorhead - "Hammered"

Sadistic Force - "Midnight Assassin" Fantastic blackened speed/thrash metal. Like a mix of Motorhead and Hellripper. Highly recommended!

Fantastic choice! I've listened to this one more times than I can count.

I must admit, I laughed out loud when I read this post, my friend! Always a pleasure to discuss the world of heavy metal with you! I still do enjoy harsh vocals quite frequently. Death metal was the predominant style that I listened to as a teen. And I still do enjoy a good bit of death metal - Cannibal Corpse, Hate Eternal, Creeping Death, Facebreaker, The Black Dahlia Murder, Be'Lakor, Obituary, and the list goes on! - but I've found that there are a lot of other death metal bands that don't hold my attention as well these days. The blazing guitar work and face-melting solos of traditional metal have held my attention constantly over more recent years. The song structures are more interesting to me, and it takes me on more of a listening journey, whereas a lot of death metal these days becomes more monotonous to my ears, and I find my mind wandering while listening rather than focusing on the music. Yes, class of 2008! And just like your daughter, I listened to a lot of rap back then. I don't go near rap music these days. The closest I get is when I'm taking a trip down memory lane while jamming to some nu metal. But straigh-up rap/hip-hop? It's been forever since I listened to any of it, and I don't plan on going back to it!

Yes sir, I respect any difference of opinion on this album or any other! I actually think "Keeper of the Graves" and the final track, "Wash Away Your Sins", are two of the best on the album. "Hymn 66" is the best track on the whole thing, but it just slays from start to finish. Ripper is one of my favorite vocalists in metal's history, so that's just a bonus for me as well with this fantastic band. I hope they release several more albums before it's all said and done! Interesting point! I hadn't ever thought of it quite like that before. Most of the metalcore I listened to as a teenager definitely doesn't get much air time for me these days. And back then, I rejected almost everything that had clean vocals in it. Now, traditional heavy metal with soaring melodic vocals is a large portion of what I listen to. It started back in 2006 when I was a junior in high school, and I discovered a power metal band called Cellador by watching Headbanger's Ball. Their debut album, "Enter Deception", was released that year, and the video for the lead-off track, "Leaving All Behind", came on the show that night, and I was instantly hooked. The music was heavy and fast, but the melodies transported me to another dimension, emotionally speaking. From there, I got into DragonForce, Rhapsody of Fire, Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, Dragonland, Edguy, Power Quest, Angra, Elvenking, and a host of other power metal bands. In more recent times, I've leaned much more into traditional heavy metal (which I believe is very distinct from straight-forward power metal in a lot of cases), rock 'n' roll, hard rock, and blues-based hard rock, along with some glam as well. The only two sub-genres of metal that have remained consistently at the top of my list are southern/groove metal and thrash. And as I'm typing this post, this is a thrilling trip down Metal Memory Lane, so I must thank you for your thought-provoking post! I hear you on that, my metal friend! As much as I'd enjoy seeing KK reunite with Judas Priest, in a lot of ways, I'm thankful that the situation is what it is now. We now have two great bands putting out killer metal for the masses! No way that it could ever be a bad thing in my book!

Good evening, Mr. GG! Oh yes, there are tons of albums that I don't enjoy. I just steer clear of posting about them. When I leave a post on this forum, it's to praise an album that I enjoy, with some very rare exceptions. Even some of the great classic bands - Motorhead and Iron Maiden, to use a couple of examples - have albums that I just think are average at best. In the case of Motorhead, their 2002 album "Hammered" comes to mind. In the case of Iron Maiden, their 2000 release "Brave New World" comes to mind. They're definitely out there! I just don't make a point to post about the stuff I don't enjoy. Now, bands like KK's Priest, Saxon, Primal Fear, the mighty HammerFall? Yep, I enjoy all of their releases. My top 15 favorite bands of all time are: PanterA Overkill Crowbar Judas Priest AC/DC Accept Bullet Lamb of God HammerFall Girish and the Chronicles Candlemass DragonForce Saxon Primal Fear Cradle of Filth (I'd make room for Metallica, if I had a 16th slot) You won't see many (if any) negative posts about these greats!

Just came here to voice my full support for "The Sinner Rides Again"! I remember posting back in late September during the week leading up to the album's release (September 29), and I have loved every second of the album from the very first listen, as I was confident I would. I appreciate the shout-out in your post, Mr. Blade!

Primal Fear - "16.6 - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" Primal Fear - "New Religion" Enforced - "War Remains"

Primal Fear - "Devil's Ground" Primal Fear - "Delivering the Black" Big Ball - "Hotter Than Hell" Fantastic rock 'n' roll. Debauchery - "Rage of the Bloodbeast" Aerosmith - "Permanent Vacation"

My goodness, I had no idea! They would most likely have been 13, 8 and 5 at that time. Unreal! Primal Fear - "Rulebreaker"

Just discovered these guys a couple of months ago! Couldn't believe that it was just 3 kids (I believe they're all brothers) who were making this great music. The drummer looks like he may possibly have just finished being bottle-fed last week. Hope these guys continue on.

Primal Fear - "Code Red" Primal Fear - "Nuclear Fire" Primal Fear - "Apocalypse"

Primal Fear - "Metal Commando" Always a pleasure to make my way through this discography - incredibly consistent.

Really enjoying that Guts album, Mr. GG! Fantastic recommendation! I saw the descriptor "groovy", and I was immediately interested. The production sounds great as well. Any new releases that you're particularly looking forward to for this new year (whether officially confirmed or just anticipated)?

Primal Fear - Self-titled debut Primal Fear - "Unbreakable" Ralf always delivers the goods with the vocals!

Primal Fear - "Jaws of Death" Love these dudes!