Albums you always come back to.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Albums you always come back to. don't own that one yet but I can match it with an under-rated band Angel Witch, always come back to them, in fact I actually think they are a better band then Iron Maiden

[The Strategos]

Re: Albums you always come back to.

don't own that one yet but I can match it with an under-rated band Angel Witch' date=' always come back to them, in fact I actually think they are a better band then Iron Maiden[/quote'] Say it isn't so?!?

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Albums you always come back to. an obscure band that's better then one of the world's biggest? nah than can never happen can it? lol

[NTNR]

Re: Albums you always come back to. They're heavier than Maiden but not better.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Albums you always come back to. I prefer them to Maiden, that's just me though and I'm getting a little sick of Iron Maiden to be honest

[gus666]

Re: Albums you always come back to. I preferred Samson to Maiden! The first time I heard Bruce singing with Maiden (it was Run To the Hills) I thought it could have been a Samson song! NWOBHM did produce some very good bands which deserved to be bigger-I honestly think Saxon's first 4 albums were as good as anything Maiden did. But there was a lot of bands who remained obscure cause they weren't that good. It was a similar outcome with the 2nd wave of punk bands- 1 or 2 great albums, a change of direction to get commercial success-then down the pan. Shame.

[NTNR]

Re: Albums you always come back to. The first Samson suffered from poor production. It was alright but the two Bruce Bruce albums were their best. They were a lot simpler, sillier and boogie oriented than Maiden but they were good. Maiden was better hands down.

[ReturntoCarthage]

Re: Albums you always come back to. I am the exact opposite. I listen to a great deal of music, but there are always essential albums that are the cornerstone of why I listen to this music. There could be scores of good albums and even a few newer favorites, I could listen to a lot of Dodsengels, Behexens, and Mglas' but the odds are against them to ever match Transilvanian Hunger, Into the infernal regions, or DMDS. The classics are albums I can always return to for nostalgic purposes, or just to get my mind off of things whereas newer albums exist for the sole purpose of expanding my taste. But for me these albums that will never be replaced are: Suffocation-Pierced from within Moonspell-Wolfheart,Irreligious Gorgoroth-Under the Sign of Hell Kreator-Pleasure to Kill Dark tranquillity-Character God Dethroned-The Grand Grimoir Darkthrone-Transilvanian Hunger Mayhem-DMDS Slayer-Reign in blood Dark Angel-Darkness Descends Dead Can Dance-Aion Inquisition-Into the infernal regions (all of their albums are incredible) Black Sabbath-Paranoid, Volume 4, Master of reality Immolation-Shadows in the light, Close to a world below Candlemass-Epicus doomicus Metallicus Virgin Steele-Invictus Akercocke-Words that go unspoken, deeds that go undone Sanctuary-Refuge denied Deathspell Omega-SMRC Blut aus Nord-Fathers of an Icy age Drudkh-Autumn Aurora Queensryche-Warning Cannibal Corpse-The Bleeding, Butchered at Birth Neurosis-Enemy of the Sun Earth-Hex;The infernal printing The 3rd and the Mortal-Tears laid in earth

[NTNR]

Re: Albums you always come back to. Nice list.

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: Albums you always come back to. I can agree with a few of those choices too, more than I initially would have thought.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Albums you always come back to. another one I've been coming back to a lot lately Coroner - Punishment For Decadence

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: Albums you always come back to. That's because it's probably the best thrash metal album of all time. That's my opinion of course, but after listening to it recently, its position at the top of the heap was confirmed for me.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Albums you always come back to. it is most certainly the standard by which all thrash should be measured

[ReturntoCarthage]

Re: Albums you always come back to. I have to actually give Coroner a chance. From what I've heard its ok but nowhere near on the savage realm of bands like Sadus or Kreator which is how I like my thrash. It had a lot of riffs but kinda reminded me of garbage like Watchtower and Toxik, maybe a little grittier with hints of Celtic frost.

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: Albums you always come back to. Tom Warrior did the vocals for their demo, and Ron Royce definitely modeled his vocal style after Tom for subsequent releases. They are quite technical, but are harsher and less melodic than bands like Watchtower or Toxik. They don't get up to Kreator or Sadus speeds, but their riffing, solos, and songwriting are all miles ahead of those bands, and that's coming from someone who enjoys the shit out of Pleasure to Kill, Endless Pain, Chemical Exposure, and Swallowed in Black.

[NTNR]

Re: Albums you always come back to. I need to get another copy or RIP one of these days.

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: Albums you always come back to. Yes you do, and then a copy of Punishment For Decadence.

[NTNR]

Re: Albums you always come back to. If it's as good as you say I think I'll eventually need to get all their albums.

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: Albums you always come back to. Nobody has responded to the track that I posted in the Rate the Song Above You thread, which was a track from that album, you could listen to it there and tell me what you think...

[NTNR]

Re: Albums you always come back to. I probably could. But will I?

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Albums you always come back to. probably not, since he kinda told you to do it

[NTNR]

Re: Albums you always come back to.

[serhat.urtis]

After a couple of years, I've seen the Soulburner from Gardenian in one of my boxet that I stashed, and listening to for a while. Pretty underrated band I guess.

[gus666]

The 1st Iron Maiden album is still their best. I will never tire of hearing it, especially Remember Tomorrow and Transylvania. Still don't understand why Steve Harris says he hates the production on it-it's the same production as every Iron Maiden album since!

[theheavymetalblogger666]

black sabbath master of reality iron maiden seven son of a seven son Metallica the black album stone sour the house of the golden bones part 1 and of course pink Floyd the wall and dark side of the moon