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Queen - Queen Rocks CD Photo by EFMB15Bruce Dickinson - The Best of Bruce Dickinson CD Photo by EFMB15Nightwish - Imaginaerum CD Photo by EFMB15Nightwish - Angels Fall First CD Photo by EFMB15Iron Maiden - Virtual XI CD Photo by EFMB15Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell CD Photo by EFMB15
Nightwish - Once CD Photo by EFMB15Amorphis - Tales From the Thousand Lakes CD Photo by EFMB15Stratovarius - Survive CD Photo by EFMB15Sonata Arctica - Successor CD Photo by EFMB15Sonata Arctica - Unia CD Photo by EFMB15Nightwish - Wishmaster CD Photo by EFMB15
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(My) Top 100 Metal And Rock Albums Of All-Time12Jul 5, 2024
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previewDire StraitsHard Rock, Blues Rock, Country RockUnited Kingdom82May 29, 2024
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Classical Variations and Themes 2 : Ultima ThulepreviewpreviewClassical Variations and Themes 2 : Ultima Thule2024-10-01-0Jun 11, 2024
On Every StreetpreviewpreviewOn Every Street1991-09-09-0May 31, 2024
Brothers in ArmspreviewpreviewBrothers in Arms1985-05-17951May 30, 2024
Alchemy: Dire Straits LivepreviewpreviewAlchemy: Dire Straits Live  [Live]1984-03-0May 30, 2024
ExtendedancEPlaypreviewpreviewExtendedancEPlay  [EP]1983-01-14-0May 30, 2024
Love Over GoldpreviewpreviewLove Over Gold1982-09-16901May 30, 2024
Making MoviespreviewpreviewMaking Movies1980-10-17-0May 29, 2024
CommuniquépreviewpreviewCommuniqué1979-06-15-0May 29, 2024
Dire StraitspreviewpreviewDire Straits1978-10-07-0May 29, 2024
Perfume of the TimelesspreviewpreviewPerfume of the Timeless  [Single]2024-05-21851May 21, 2024
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preview  Sonata Arctica preview  Reckoning Night (2004) 90/100    Jun 21, 2024
Reckoning Night This album seems to be a fan favorite, in part because it combines what's worthwhile about the band's second act with all of the classic elements of the first half of the band's act. A lot of power metal heads simply do not 'get' Sonata Arctica from 'Unia' onward (admittedly, it was a pretty drastic break in style, although 'Unia' is a very good record), and if you fall into that camp, you might look at this album as where things started to go wrong; where the warning signs were starting to show themselves. But if you can appreciate the full scope of the band's career, 'Reckoning Night' is surely among their finest moments.
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preview  Sonata Arctica preview  Silence (2001) 90/100    Jun 17, 2024
Silence At the end of the day, there are enough excellent tunes on Sonata Arctica's Silence that justify purchasing this very good to excellent melodic power metal release. The band offers blistering fast power metal tracks, atmospheric epics with lyrical depth and heartfelt ballads that manage to move you over and over again. However, this release doesn't reach the genuine perfection of the excellent predecessor Ecliptica. While the latter should be purchased by anyone who listens to music of any kind, Silence is a release that is strongly recommended to power metal, heavy metal and melodic rock fans but not considered an essential purchase for anyone else.
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preview  Bruce Dickinson preview  Balls to Picasso (1994) 80/100    Jun 9, 2024
Balls to Picasso With his second solo album, Dickinson starts to gain his stride. After the mostly atrocious Tattooed Millionaire, it is good to see him adopt more from the genre that made him famous and put out a quality album. I would still hesitate to call this a metal album, but it shouldn’t offend the ears of any but the most hardcore metal enthusiast.

First, let me say that Roy Z knows how to play the guitar. Part of the reason I enjoy Dickinson’s solo albums so much is the mesmerizing leads this guy busts out. The production here is stellar too, even if Roy Z wasn’t heading it as he would later.

None of the tracks here are exceptionally weak, but a few of them truly fail to stand out. I am just going to go through my favorites.

Cyclops – This is an exciting confirmation that Dickins ... See More
preview  Iron Maiden preview  The Final Frontier (2010) 75/100    Jun 4, 2024
The Final Frontier What cheeky scamps Iron Maiden are, pretending to be all industrial metal on the opener of their 15th album (before reverting to something more familiar, naturally). They must have known it would give their fans palpitations – and it's not the last of the surprises either. Of course, Maiden are at their most effective when they stick to their galloping bass and duelling guitars formula (as in The Alchemist), but it's the wild deviations (the lush prog of the sublime Starblind; the genuinely affecting "ballad" Coming Home) that are truly compelling.

However, with four songs alone clocking in at 40 minutes, The Final Frontier becomes less an exercise in experimentation than old-fashioned endurance, and the hushed-intro-bombastic-chorus dynamic begins to grate a little. A shame, because ... See More
preview  Sonata Arctica preview  Successor (2000)  [EP] 85/100    May 25, 2024
Successor Not much new stuff on this MCD.
The edit-version of fullmoon is the same as original just a bit shorter.
The two cover songs just rocks. A heavy version of scorpion’s “still loving you”, which is many times better than the slow original.
And a version of Helloween’s “I want out”. Also a bit heavier, and more modern sound.
San Sebastian is a great fast song. But Tony’s voice is like a 14 year old boy’s voice in this song…
Shy tear dripping ballad without drums. Great song.
The livesongs blows. The sound quality is really bad. And the songs are played way too fast.
Just something to fill the time between Ecliptica and Silence.
Sonata Arctica - Successor CD Photo by EFMB15
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Kill 'Em All preview  Metallica preview  Kill 'Em All (1983) 80/100    Dec 5, 2024
A pretty good debut. In terms of the song material alone, it's a great album, but the production issues and James' somewhat, well, poor vocal performance detract from the album's value. Seek And Destroy is a real beast song, great riffs. Also some weaker songs, but a decent album.
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Evil or Divine: Live in New York City preview  Dio preview  Evil or Divine: Live in New York City (2005)  [Live] 85/100    Nov 21, 2024
A great live album, guaranteed Dio at its best.
A Night at the Opera preview  Queen preview  A Night at the Opera (1975) 95/100    Nov 21, 2024
A true classic, possibly the most legendary and influential album of all time. The song material is not perfect throughout the album, but the whole works and when there are masterpieces like Bohemian Rhapsody sung by Freddie Mercury, you can't help but like the album.
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Queen of Time preview  Amorphis preview  Queen of Time (2018) 95/100    Nov 2, 2024
By far the best of the group, the whole works wonderfully. Tomi Joutsen is possibly the most underrated singer in history.
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Pariah's Child preview  Sonata Arctica preview  Pariah's Child (2014) 85/100    Sep 2, 2024
Better than Stones Grow Her Name, although not masterpiece, nor their best. Good after all.
Brave New World preview  Iron Maiden preview  Brave New World (2000) 95/100    Aug 5, 2024
G.O.A.T -comeback album, just brilliant!
Tyr preview  Black Sabbath preview  Tyr (1990) 90/100    Jul 14, 2024
I think "Tyr" is brilliant and woefully underrated. One of Sabbath's best.
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Dystopia preview  Megadeth preview  Dystopia (2016) 90/100    Jul 13, 2024
Definitely the best Megadeth album of the 2000s. Really high-quality, with the only filler being a pretty useless cover.
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Dream Evil preview  Dio preview  Dream Evil (1987) 90/100    Jul 13, 2024
"Dream Evil" isn't Dio's best album, but it's pretty close. The song material is great (mostly) and especially the greater role of the keyboards is a great thing. A great album, the last to be listed as a classic.
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Dehumanizer preview  Black Sabbath preview  Dehumanizer (1992) 85/100    Jul 11, 2024
A surprisingly good comeback album, despite the excessive heaviness. I strongly recommend it.
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Kill 'Em AllMetal Militia75/100    Dec 5, 2024
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Kill 'Em AllSeek & Destroy95/100    Dec 5, 2024
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Kill 'Em AllNo Remorse80/100    Dec 5, 2024
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Kill 'Em AllPhantom Lord75/100    Dec 5, 2024
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Kill 'Em AllWhiplash85/100    Dec 5, 2024
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Kill 'Em All(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth75/100    Dec 5, 2024
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Kill 'Em AllJump In The Fire80/100    Dec 5, 2024
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Kill 'Em AllMotorbreath80/100    Dec 5, 2024
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Kill 'Em AllThe Four Horsemen90/100    Dec 5, 2024
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Kill 'Em AllHit The Lights85/100    Dec 5, 2024
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