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Grave Digger-The Reaper. Will gradually be picking up most of Grave Digger's discography
They were great until Excalibur. That album is when they started sounding like shit. Knights of the Cross and The Reaper are probably their best.
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Grave Digger-The Reaper Grave-As Rapture Comes Hollenthon-With the vilest of worms to dwell. Will gradually be picking up most of Grave Digger's discography
I need to do the same, I only have one of their albums... Nice grab on Hollenthon though, I don't hear those guys mentioned enough.
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Cool NTNR, I've just seen that you have Within Temptation's The Unforgiving - I'd love to know what you think! :D My new aquisition is Unto the Locust, by Machine Head!
I really like it but I hate that I do. It's just Pop/Rock. I hate that Sharon doesn't sing like she used to. Granted she was pregnant during the recording but she's been getting lax over the years. Since Silent Force anyway. Recent Acquisitions: Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Samurai Ego Depths - Equilibrium Sickness The Horrors of the Black Museum - Gold from the Sea Walk Through Fire - Furthest from Heaven Annihilator - Refresh the Demon Wreck of the Hesperus - Light Rotting Out
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Re: New Purchases/Acquisitions Yeah, I think that I said that the album was quite poppy in another thread (stare vaguely into the distance and scratch head like a drunk ape). Anyway, thanks for getting back to me and it's nice to know that you like it, even if it shames you deeply to admit to it (cue Samuri sountrack and talk of Hara Kiri in terribly beautiful locations). I hadn't thought about Sharon's vocals like that before, but I think that you are right. Perhaps age is catching up with her! :lol:

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Yeah' date=' I think that I said that the album was quite poppy in another thread (stare vaguely into the distance and scratch head like a drunk ape). Anyway, thanks for getting back to me and it's nice to know that you like it, even if it shames you deeply to admit to it (cue Samuri sountrack and talk of Hara Kiri in terribly beautiful locations). I hadn't thought about Sharon's vocals like that before, but I think that you are right. Perhaps age is catching up with her! :lol:[/quote'] I doubt it's age. It's either because she's getting lazy or because she's dumbing down her sound for the pop crowed. The new album is very catchy and full of good melodies but it wasn't Enter or Mother Earth, or Silent Force. As far as death vox goes check out Mythic. Dana makes Angela from Arch Enemy sound like meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
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It's a good album. Cope.
Does not compute. :geek: I really have absolutely no way of seeing how this fits into your rationale. I liked 'The Silent Force' but this album was lousy in my opinion.
I doubt it's age. It's either because she's getting lazy or because she's dumbing down her sound for the pop crowed.
This was precisely the impression I got. Maybe I need to give it another go but I definitely wasn't impressed.
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