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Black Summer Rain - "The Tide" Love this one! Solid southern/groove metal, my favorite style, hands down. Got some PanterA in their sound, which automatically makes the sound great to my ears!

No problems here at all, my friend! I've posted so much lately about KK's Priest, Primal Fear, and HammerFall, I'm sure some folks are getting weary of it. But I just can't help it! Fantastic choice, by the way! Dark Angel rules.

Oh, no need to apologize whatsoever, my metal friend! I apologize if my comment gave the impression of boredom, or anything else of the sort! Feel free to post links to anything you're listening to, as we're all free to do! As anyone who comes on here regularly will attest, I often mention the same bands or albums numerous times as I'm listening. I was simply saying I'm excited to check out Cosmic Jaguar and am thankful for the recommendation!

Okay, I'm convinced! I've seen several posts about this Cosmic Jaguar album, so I'm checking it out today!

"Take a Look in the Mirror" is my favorite Korn album! Just heavy and aggressive all the way through. Raider - "Guardian of the Fire" Good grief what a fantastic album. It's unmistakably thrash but with an obvious leaning toward death metal. Ravager - "Thrashletics" Another great listen. KK's Priest - "The Sinner Rides Again" Can't remember if this is my 12th or 13th time listening through this album in its entirety, but my goodness, I love it so much. Candlemass - "King of the Grey Islands" My favorite album of the Robert Lowe era. All 3 of those albums are really good, but this one is exceptional. "Destroyer" is an absolutely crushing tune. It literally destroys all in its path. "Clearsight" and "Embracing the Styx" are phenomenal as well. Can't ever have too much Candlemass in my life!

Accuser - "Repent" Accuser - "The Mastery" Just about an album and a half left to go until I finish my journey through the entire catalog, and these guys will get numerous future listens!

That is one incredible list of albums there! Can't go remotely wrong with any of those legendary picks!

Accuser - "Dependent Domination" Accuser - "Diabolic" Accuser - "The Forlorn Divide" Such an underrated thrash band. Listened through 9 of the 12 albums this past week, and each one has been uniquely good. They're certainly in my Teutonic 4!

Oh, I see! "By Inheritance" has phenomenal songs for sure. It's just been a bit more difficult for me to want to give it more regular listens due to the production being so thin. Their most recent 6 albums are my favorite, but then again, I'm known for liking the more recent output from a lot of these classic bands! Is it the vocalist that throws you off?

Absolutely love me some Artillery! These last 6 albums, starting with "When Death Comes" from 2009, have all been fantastic. Hoping to get a new one from them in 2024!

Accuser - "The Conviction" Accuser - "Who Dominates Who?" Accuser - "Double Talk" Accuser - "Reflections" Cannot overstate how much I'm enjoying the catalog of these German thrash legends! Soreption - "Jord" Fantastic technical death metal. Really digging the vocals on this one. They've also got a nice groove to the sound, which is always the highest compliment I can pay to a sound, since groove is my number-one sub-genre.

Welcome, my friend! Always great to converse with fellow metalheads! I must say, that scenario of a hilltop house sounds incredible to me! A man could do far worse. What are some of your favorite styles of metal, perhaps maybe even those that differ from what you do in your own project?

Ah, not a fan of Mr. Jasta, I see! I've never gotten heavily into Hatebreed, but I do have a few of their albums, and I enjoy them on occasion. Hardcore in general gets a bit too monotonous for me in large doses. Angelus Apatrida, however, are absolutely fantastic in my book! I'd definitely recommend checking out their back catalog if you have the time and/or interest. I've never seen them collaborate with so many other artists before. I can't remember them featuring any other vocalists, in fact. And honestly, I would have never known there was a rapper on this album, because it just sounds like pure thrash goodness to me. As I've always said, I'll never begrudge anyone their opinions or tastes in music, so I totally understand if you didn't care to check out any more of AA's material! For my money, they're easily the best new wave thrash band going. I tend not to care who a band does or doesn't collaborate with on an album, as long as the music sounds good to me. But again, I completely respect your feelings on that. If you do decide to check out any of their other albums, my favorite is their 2012 release, "The Call", followed closely by their self-titled album from 2021. Whatever you decide to dive into, happy listening, my metal friend!

My favorite Dream Theater album, and it's their heaviest. Whatever frame of mind they were in back in 2003 when this was released was something different from any other recording, and on the year of its 20th anniversary, it's still a powerful listen. There's a level of aggression here that isn't seen - or at least not for a full album - in the rest of their catalog. I love Dream Theater and revisit this one often!

Accuser - "Dependent Domination" Accuser - "Diabolic" I enjoy the output from Tankard from time to time, but if it was up to me, I'd put Accuser in the Big 4 of German thrash, along with Kreator, Sodom, and Destruction. Exumer would also have to get an honorable mention. It's been awhile since I've delved into the entire Accuser catalog (I've recently stuck with the more modern albums), but I'll be listening through all 12 albums this weekend. They're one of the few thrash bands who didn't go completely off the rails in the mid 90's and completely abandon the pure thrash sound. Their releases in 1994 and 1995, respectively, certainly had more of a groove to the sound, but the thrash intensity is still very much there. Really enjoying the catalog!

One of the only truly great Six Feet Under albums! This one is a gem. Torment Tool - "Under Friendly Attack" Angelus Apatrida - "Aftermath" Evil Invaders - "Pulses of Pleasure" Evil Invaders - "Feed Me Violence" Enjoying another thrash kick at the moment! I had just gotten done posting about my latest listen through "Aftermath" from Angelus Apatrida when I saw this! Excellent choice! They're by far my favorite new wave thrash band. Every one of their releases is incredibly high quality!

Primal Fear - Self-titled debut Primal Fear - "Black Sun" Primal Fear - "Devil's Ground" Primal Fear - "Seven Seals" Primal Fear - "New Religion" Primal Fear - "16.6 - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" Primal Fear - "Rulebreaker" Primal Fear - "Apocalypse" Primal Fear - "Metal Commando" Primal Fear - "I Will Be Gone" (EP) Primal Fear - "Code Red" Yep, it's been a great day!

Primal Fear - "Nuclear Fire" Primal Fear - "Delivering the Black"

Fantastic album! Tim Baker sounds just as good today as he did back in '81 on this album. It sounds like their newest album that was just released will be their final album, unfortunately. But, along with "Forever Black" (2020), I'd say they're going out on a high note! Fantastic choice! I'm enjoying this new album immensely! It's got all the trademarks of the classic era, but the improved production really makes the sound come alive even more.

Angelus Apatrida - "Aftermath" My favorite new wave thrash band never ever disappoints. Hope these guys stick around for a long time! The Black Dahlia Murder - "Nightbringers" The Black Dahlia Murder - "Nocturnal" KK's Priest - "Sermons of the Sinner" KK's Priest - "The Sinner Rides Again" Protest - "Abuse of Power" (EP) Some punishing thrash here! I didn't necessarily expect to enjoy this short EP as thoroughly as I did. Artillery - "When Death Comes" These Danish thrash legends have been on a roll ever since this one was released in 2009. Hopefully, we'll get a new release here pretty soon - the last one was "X" in 2021. Primal Fear - "Jaws of Death" Such a consistently great catalog - and with 14 albums now released (despite the debut just coming out in 1998), that's no easy task!

Judas Priest - "Firepower" Judas Priest - "Jugulator" Mystic Prophecy - "Ravenlord" Mystic Prophecy - "Killhammer" Mystic Prophecy - "War Brigade" Mystic Prophecy - "Metal Division" Loving these guys so far! They've been around awhile now - more than 20 years - but I've never taken a deep dive into the discography before. R.D. Liapakis is a favorite vocalist of mine, but I only knew him from Devil's Train, which is one of my favorite bands, period. But gracious, Mystic Prophecy is killer!

Haha! Funny enough, I had that same thought as soon as I posted that comment earlier! I generally try and do some leg work before I check out a band's music - research the style and try and find some other bands whose sound is comparable who I might already be familiar with. I don't tend to run into too many bands who I completely dislike, using that approach. I don't hate this album, but it's not going to be a purchase for me either! Tyr - "Eric the Red" Loving this band so far!

Fatal Scream - "From Silence to Chaos" Music is really good - not sure what I think of the vocals just yet.

Okay, very cool! I have some solid material to check out. Primal Fear - "Black Sun" Primal Fear - "Delivering the Black" Judas Priest - "Angel of Retribution" Judas Priest - "Nostradamus" Traditional metal fix today!

I appreciate the recommendation, my friend! I've listened to just a couple of songs from Dezperadoz, but I've never done a deep dive into the discography. How many albums do they have out at this point? No denying this stone cold classic! Haunting, menacing, and well-executed.