Good US metal from the 90s

Nicko McBuff · Post by **Nicko McBuff** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:14 am

Could someone suggest for me an album from the dark years, a CD to hunt for, up there with the likes of, for example... Syris - same, Cauldron Born - Born Of The Cauldron, New Eden - Obscure Master Plan, Destiny's End - BDTD etc.

Sgt. Kuntz · Post by **Sgt. Kuntz** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:50 am

Some personal recommendations:

CRILLSON - Coming of a New Age 1993 (good luck finding them!)
DEAD CALM - No Way out 1991
GRAVEN IMAGE - Emperor of Eternity 1999
IRON FORTRESS - s/t 1996
POWERSURGE - MCMXCI 1991
RAISING CAIN - Hell on Earth 1994
SANCTUM - Believers 1991
THE AWAKENING - Invictus 1995
VISITÖR - s/t 1993
WICKED MARAYA - Cycles 1994

Nicko McBuff · Post by **Nicko McBuff** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:17 am

VISITOR and POWERSURGE* I have heard and/also have already*. I'll check out the rest. KILLER KHAN is another I thought of before.

Sgt. Kuntz · Post by **Sgt. Kuntz** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:19 pm

More good stuff:

DAMASCUS STEEL - Cry of the Swords 1995
INVICTA - We live for Heavy Metal 1992
LETCHING GREY - Seraphim 1995
MYTIC FORCE - Eternal Quest 1991
OCTOBER 31 - The Fire awaits you 1997
OCTOBER 31 - Meet thy Maker 1999
NORTHWINDS - Sleep with Evil 1990
RIVAL - s/t 1998
SEASONS OF THE WOLF - s/t 1996
SKULLVIEW - Legends of Valor 1998
TWISTED TOWER DIRE - The Curse of Twisted Tower 1999
VILLIAN - s/t 1993
WINTER BANE - Heart of a Killer 1993
ZANDELLE - Shadows of reality 1998

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:23 pm

Sgt. Kuntz wrote: CRILLSON - Coming of a New Age 1993 (good luck finding them!)

boring crap
i recommend checking it out first

MassOfKthulu · Post by **MassOfKthulu** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:54 pm

Kuntz,if you have either of those damn raising Cain cds please upload it,i cant find it anywhere to buy nor on mp3s.

hload · Post by **hload** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:15 pm

MassOfKthulu wrote:Kuntz,if you have either of those damn raising Cain cds please upload it,i cant find it anywhere to buy nor on mp3s.

bro, i thought i've sent them to ya. house life?

i didn't know villian...only skotty, the crazy guy from villan, cashing from selling his crap to the fools.....

what's next kuntz? villan's neighbours, eye in time? dancyr?

MassOfKthulu · Post by **MassOfKthulu** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:34 pm

i dont have them no..claus is buying scarlet brides on ebay like peanuts and i am left with an empty amstel bottle in hand..mutated gripe rules

DMR · Post by **DMR** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:30 pm

There were plenty of great metal albums from US bands in the '90s!

Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick
Nocturnus - The Key
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Garden of Shadows - Heart of the Carona
Dawnbringer - Unbleed
Agalloch - Pale Folklore
Ministry - Psalm 69

But that's probably not what you're looking for. For heavy metal, there's Manowar - The Triumph of Steel and the first two Slough Feg albums, but you probably already know about those.

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:52 pm

Oracle comes to my mind.

Sgt. Kuntz · Post by **Sgt. Kuntz** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:21 pm

hload wrote:
MassOfKthulu wrote:Kuntz,if you have either of those damn raising Cain cds please upload it,i cant find it anywhere to buy nor on mp3s.
bro, i thought i've sent them to ya. house life?

i didn't know villian...only skotty, the crazy guy from villan, cashing from selling his crap to the fools.....

what's next kuntz? villan's neighbours, eye in time? dancyr?

No clue what the heck you are talking about!

@MassofKthulu: No problem!

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:02 pm

WITCH MEADOW - When Midnight Falls, fantastic demo.
Never been into CRILLSON or SANCTUM, both are quite average imo

bigfootkit · Post by **bigfootkit** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:25 pm

A personal favourite of mine,
HOOKERS : Hookers II - Black Visions Of Crimson Wisdom.
Raggedy Motorhead inspired Rawkin' Metal.

tbieri · Post by **tbieri** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:32 pm

Not too many really excellent ones. Especially between 1991 to 1998.
Most (not all !) of the ones wich where named are Good but nothing more.

These are more than good ;
EXXPLORER - A Recipe for power
ETERNITY X - The Edge (evtl. too proggy and melodic for what you are searching)
TITAN FORCE - Winner / Loser
CAGE - Unveiled
early KAMELOT
SAHARA - Both
HANKER - Everything
CRYPTIC VISIONS - Same

Some very good Prog. Metal Albums where published in the 90ies.

The Sentinel · Post by **The Sentinel** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:36 pm

I really like that Crillson album. I'm glad I picked it up when I saw it. It's not balls out "Ample Destruction"-like US Metal but it somehow appeals to me; can't describe.

What about the first 2 Iced Earth albums? IMHO both belong to the best albums from the 90's in general.