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Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times
Darkthrone - Panzerfaust

Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times
Darkthrone - Panzerfaust

Sacramentum 'Far Away From The Sun'

Judas Priest
Priest have nowhere near the impact on me that say an Iron Maiden or a Metallica have.  My love of Priest was born completely out of 'Painkiller' and at the time of release I only had that and then 'Ram It Down' to listen to in my humble collection.  It has not been until recent years that they have taken a more prominent position in my metal journey with my library being stacked with various releases of theirs.  I think their importance is that they add a variety to my collection just by virtue of their discography alone.  From the high octane metal of the aforementioned 'Painkiller' and last year's near resurrection of that quality on 'Firepower', to the arena rock anthems of the 'British Steel' era through to the intricate story telling of 'Sad Wings...' there's something for most moods in Priest's back catalogue.  But I won't shy away from being another one (of the established many) who worship 'Painkiller', not just for its energy and intensity but also for the fact that in the year it was released it had several strong challengers (1990 was a great year) and it still stood head and shoulders above all.
Key Album - Painkiller
Deftones
Yes, that's right, the Deftones are in here.  There was a time when I had drifted from the metal shores of my established kingdom and was in danger of falling out altogether with the genre.  Deftones actually served as my gateway back into metal with their blend of accessible, melodic and hazy/gazy songwriting coupled with that aggressive, hormonal teenager with a knife nu-metal style that all the cool kids listened to.  'Around the Fur' and 'White Pony' hold special places in my heart but it was actually 'Diamond Eyes' that originally grabbed my attention one Sunday afternoon when I was feeling bereft of music and needed something to slap me upside the head.  Worked a treat.
Key Album - Diamond Eyes
Kreator
I get the talents of Destruction and Sodom when talking about Teutonic Thrash metal and I enjoy most of the aforementioned two's output over the years but it was the evil intent that sat behind 'Pleasure To Kill' that really made me sit up and take notice of the German Thrash scene, above even 'In The Sign Of Evil' or 'Obsessed by Cruelty'.  Mille Petroza's vocals were like acid in my ears and the raw atmosphere of the record coupled well with the structure of the songs that gave it a menacing edge over the likes of 'Seven Churches' even.  Since the sophomore I have gone on to own all of their records through from the debut, up to and including 'Coma of Souls', and find myself visiting them all with regularity.  
Key Album - 'Pleasure to Kill'

Not metal related, but the local weekly paper in the city where we're having a group painting show chose one of my pieces to print alongside the article. It hit me that for all the times I've seen my obscure little album and t-shirt illustrations floating around the internet, this is the first time I can recall seeing one of my personal paintings in print. I'm a little bit more excited than I should be, maybe.

Not metal related, but the local weekly paper in the city where we're having a group painting show chose one of my pieces to print alongside the article. It hit me that for all the times I've seen my obscure little album and t-shirt illustrations floating around the internet, this is the first time I can recall seeing one of my personal paintings in print. I'm a little bit more excited than I should be, maybe.

Bathory - Blood Fire Death

Opeth - Blackwater Park

Bathory - Blood Fire Death

Evoken - Hypnagogia
Hooded Menace - Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed   ...that Celtic Frost cover basically demands that I listen to some Celtic Frost afterwards
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Celtic Frost - Into The Pandemonium

Evoken - Hypnagogia
Hooded Menace - Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed   ...that Celtic Frost cover basically demands that I listen to some Celtic Frost afterwards
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Celtic Frost - Into The Pandemonium

Evoken - Hypnagogia
Hooded Menace - Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed   ...that Celtic Frost cover basically demands that I listen to some Celtic Frost afterwards
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Celtic Frost - Into The Pandemonium

Not metal related, but the local weekly paper in the city where we're having a group painting show chose one of my pieces to print alongside the article. It hit me that for all the times I've seen my obscure little album and t-shirt illustrations floating around the internet, this is the first time I can recall seeing one of my personal paintings in print. I'm a little bit more excited than I should be, maybe.

Burzum- "Filosofem"

Metalhead makes ‘Culture’ section of newspaper. Take that Tipper Gore!

Not metal related, but the local weekly paper in the city where we're having a group painting show chose one of my pieces to print alongside the article. It hit me that for all the times I've seen my obscure little album and t-shirt illustrations floating around the internet, this is the first time I can recall seeing one of my personal paintings in print. I'm a little bit more excited than I should be, maybe.

Not metal related, but the local weekly paper in the city where we're having a group painting show chose one of my pieces to print alongside the article. It hit me that for all the times I've seen my obscure little album and t-shirt illustrations floating around the internet, this is the first time I can recall seeing one of my personal paintings in print. I'm a little bit more excited than I should be, maybe.

Not metal related, but the local weekly paper in the city where we're having a group painting show chose one of my pieces to print alongside the article. It hit me that for all the times I've seen my obscure little album and t-shirt illustrations floating around the internet, this is the first time I can recall seeing one of my personal paintings in print. I'm a little bit more excited than I should be, maybe.

Lethal - Programmed

Fen - Winter

Fen - Winter

Enslaved - Ruun
Enslaved - E

Enslaved - Isa

Evoken - Hypnagogia

Alice In Chains - Unplugged