Your US Metal Top 20?

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I like it a lot, but don't you think that CRIMSON GLORY are a tiny bit better?
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MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:and talking about RIOT,just as most of you, THUNDERSTEEL is my all time favorite album from them, but im starting to develope a weird addiction towards FIRE DOWN UNDER :?
I rather have my metal corroded and dented than sharp and stainless so that development of addiction is really healthy in my eyes. Still Thundersteel is fucking awesome anyway and I sort of regret not having it on my list. I wouldn't consider putting FDU there as it is too hard rock sounding for this subject - even if it's my Riot all time fave (maybe not as consistent as Thundersteel though).
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Professor Black wrote:and I doubt this one is allowed, although it has many "inherited" American characteristics:
Motorhead - Bastards
Figures. Motörhead with Mickey Dee = Metal
And a bleeding shame that is. Somehow letting Mickey Dee and Phil Campbell writing (and in MD's case - playing) stuff for Motörhead sort of parallells the decision of letting one Blaze into Iron Maiden. It just don't fit. Hopefully Lemmy and Fast Eddie (and Philty would he be able) will turn up in the same elderly care and start rockin away some day... That being said I still think they still do pretty well. But they could rock a lot harder and let it swing...
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I'm sure I am going to have memory loss whilst making this list

Solitude Aeturnus - Into The Depths of Sorrow
Solitude Aeturnus - Beyond the Crimson Horizon
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
Hammers of Misfortune - The Locust Years
Crimson Glory - Transcendence
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Riot - Thundersteel
Trouble - s/t
Fates Warning - No Exit
Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
Omen - Battle Cry
Slauter Xstroyes - Free The Beast
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Manowar - Hail to England
Medieval Steel - s/t ep or even The Dungeon Tapes Cd
Raven Bitch - Tear Down the Walls
Titan Force - Winner/Loser
Repulsion - Horrified
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GJ wrote:
Professor Black wrote:and I doubt this one is allowed, although it has many "inherited" American characteristics:
Motorhead - Bastards
Figures. Motörhead with Mickey Dee = Metal
And a bleeding shame that is. Somehow letting Mickey Dee and Phil Campbell writing (and in MD's case - playing) stuff for Motörhead sort of parallells the decision of letting one Blaze into Iron Maiden. It just don't fit. Hopefully Lemmy and Fast Eddie (and Philty would he be able) will turn up in the same elderly care and start rockin away some day... That being said I still think they still do pretty well. But they could rock a lot harder and let it swing...
Eh, not to start a worn-out argument, but I disagree. I'm glad to have both. Eddie Clarke's songwriting went steadily downhill straight from Overkill to Iron Fist, whereas the present lineup has more peaks and valleys.
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Professor Black wrote:
GJ wrote:
Professor Black wrote:and I doubt this one is allowed, although it has many "inherited" American characteristics:
Motorhead - Bastards
Figures. Motörhead with Mickey Dee = Metal
And a bleeding shame that is. Somehow letting Mickey Dee and Phil Campbell writing (and in MD's case - playing) stuff for Motörhead sort of parallells the decision of letting one Blaze into Iron Maiden. It just don't fit. Hopefully Lemmy and Fast Eddie (and Philty would he be able) will turn up in the same elderly care and start rockin away some day... That being said I still think they still do pretty well. But they could rock a lot harder and let it swing...
Eh, not to start a worn-out argument, but I disagree. I'm glad to have both. Eddie Clarke's songwriting went steadily downhill straight from Overkill to Iron Fist, whereas the present lineup has more peaks and valleys.
I won't argue, but :roll: I'm sort of missing the easy going rock'n'roll in Motörhead these days. Lemmy never considered them a Heavy Metal band so I don't see the reason for them sounding like one. Still without the soberness of Mickey Dee Motörhead probably would be stuck in bad management, lousy record deals and general stupidity, probably touring pubs for booze and not caring to record any new stuff (and to not prolong arguing, by this I don't mean Lemmy's stupid - but that the first fifteen years of Motörhead was kind of ridden by all kinds of problems - the age of hair metal not doing them too good either).
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I listened to "Halloween: Don't Metal with Evil" this morning and it should be included in my list, same for Slauter Xtroyes and Glacier I see, damn, there's too much killer material from that time from the US.
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Glacier were quite a phenomenon.

They made a 5 track EP with 3 different singers! And they were all terrific!

And when they made their '88 demo, they needed another different vocalist: this time Tim Lachman from mighty Gargoyle.

This is insane!
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Sgt. Kuntz wrote:And when they made their '88 demo, they needed another different vocalist: this time Tim Lachman from mighty Gargoyle.
They hit their stride with that great demo imo. If only they recorded a few more songs with Lachman, that stuff is some of the best obscure US metal i've ever heard.
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Never heard that demo, I'd love to...

Oh, and no I don't prefer CG to ALIAS ;)
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daniel wrote: Oh, and no I don't prefer CG to ALIAS ;)
:( Kinda hard to digest, but to each his own i guess.

The GLACIER demo was uploaded long time ago in poisonoise, i don't know if the link is still active though.
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ION BRITTON wrote:
Sgt. Kuntz wrote:And when they made their '88 demo, they needed another different vocalist: this time Tim Lachman from mighty Gargoyle.
They hit their stride with that great demo imo. If only they recorded a few more songs with Lachman, that stuff is some of the best obscure US metal i've ever heard.
I briefly heard that demo a few years ago, wasn't it terribly gay? I don't remember too well but I seem to remember it was more melodic than the MLP.
I've never been too fond of Lachman's vocals. I think I would have enjoyed the Gargoyle LP more if the vocals had been more powerful.
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mordred wrote:
ION BRITTON wrote:
Sgt. Kuntz wrote:And when they made their '88 demo, they needed another different vocalist: this time Tim Lachman from mighty Gargoyle.
They hit their stride with that great demo imo. If only they recorded a few more songs with Lachman, that stuff is some of the best obscure US metal i've ever heard.
I briefly heard that demo a few years ago, wasn't it terribly gay? I don't remember too well but I seem to remember it was more melodic than the MLP.
I've never been too fond of Lachman's vocals. I think I would have enjoyed the Gargoyle LP more if the vocals had been more powerful.
Mordred, honestly, I couldn't disagree more with you, HONESTLY... :roll:
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I checked...the link isn't working anymore... :/
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I will upload it if of course mordred doesn't beat me to it, haha :D
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