Bands With 5 Awesome Albums (or more?!)

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Thu May 28, 2009 10:36 am

Helm wrote:Dark Quarterer are another, I just realized.

Oh shit I didn't even know they have five albums out. I've only heard the first two but they are magnificent.

Keir · Post by **Keir** » Thu May 28, 2009 3:14 pm

Looking through this thread I can agree with the following bands: Gamma Ray, Helloween, Iron Maiden, Manowar, Blind Guardian, Black Sabbath, Rush, Judas Priest, Accept, Scorpions, Uriah Heep, Skyclad, Virgin Steele, and UFO.

I really wanted to mention Savatage, but I just can’t quite bring myself to include either Fight for the Rock or Streets, which leaves me with just Sirens, Power, Hall and Gutter Ballet. None of the newer albums really did much for me aside from a few songs on each.

I’m a Dio lover, but I can’t get more than 4 even if I include Sacred Heart (which is a dubious inclusion IMO).

Metal Church – first 4 easy, but after that not so much.

Lots of bands I’d probably agree with but I’m not familiar enough with their entire catalogs, like Budgie, Thin Lizzy, Riot, Aria, etc.

Yeah this is why I hesitated a little. Perhaps Terrible Certainty is good enough, perhaps not. Can't decide. Maybe on another day it is.

Ha! Terrible Certainty is my favorite Kreator album. However, they count as another near miss for me because I just don’t love the first 2.

LIZZY BORDEN (including the Live album!)

Oh, I don’t need to include the live album. I think all 6 of their full-length albums are brilliant.

And now I’ll add one of my favorites:
Not Fragile - Who Dares Wins, Lost in a Dream, 21st Century Ballroom, Time to Wonder, Scratch the Surface

sagrotan · Post by **sagrotan** » Thu May 28, 2009 3:44 pm

Keir wrote:Metal Church – first 4 easy, but after that not so much.

"Hanging in the Balance" is a great one IMO, I like it more than "The Human Factor".

if one manages to ignore that horrendous cover.

DTP · Post by **DTP** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:27 pm

HAWKWIND
BATHORY
THIN LIZZY
RAZOR
SIGH
POISON IDEA
ROOT

also:

DEAD CAN DANCE
HUSKER DU
CURRENT 93
FUNKADELIC
JANDEK
WHITEHOUSE

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:06 am

I think the only band that I can come up with undisputedly is Running Wild.

1984-1992 period.

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:11 am

DTP wrote:
ROOT

i thought about it, but i was afraid of being crucified cause "my steel is not true"

Helm · Post by **Helm** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:15 am

Why did Root ever stop playing awesome occult black metal at any point in their carreer? I haven't heard the last one where blackie is gone, perhaps that one is bad but the rest is full of uncompromising material of usually high quality.

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:46 am

Helm wrote:Why did Root ever stop playing awesome occult black metal at any point in their carreer? I haven't heard the last one where blackie is gone, perhaps that one is bad but the rest is full of uncompromising material of usually high quality.

exactly

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:04 pm

Zherneboh wrote:A question? yes: ->
What's the best FOUR ALBUM run ever? Manilla Road 'Crystal Logic' to 'Mystification'?

Good question - and good choice!
But I must go with Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King / Gutter Ballet / Streets / Edge of Thorns.

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:10 pm

It's actually bigger than four, but Master Of Reality -> Sabotage (Of the first six I like Paranoid the least, so I went for the records after that.)

Eon · Post by **Eon** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:17 pm

Zherneboh wrote: A question? yes: ->
What's the best FOUR ALBUM run ever? Manilla Road 'Crystal Logic' to 'Mystification'?

Either that or Bathory - 'UTSoTBM' - 'Twilight of the Gods'.

great_knuthulhu · Post by **great_knuthulhu** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:20 pm

Eon wrote:
Zherneboh wrote: A question? yes: ->
What's the best FOUR ALBUM run ever? Manilla Road 'Crystal Logic' to 'Mystification'?
Either that or Bathory - 'UTSoTBM' - 'Twilight of the Gods'.

Great call. Iron Maiden's first four and Judas Priest's 70s catalog are also close. I'm sure Pagan Altar are headed in that direction too.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:21 pm

Gates to purgatory - Branded and exiled - Under Jolly Roger - Port Royal - Death or glory - Blazon stone - Pile of skulls - Black hand inn. That's 8 in a row, so Running Wild are clearly the winners

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:07 pm

Zherneboh wrote:What's the best FOUR ALBUM run ever? Manilla Road 'Crystal Logic' to 'Mystification'?

MANOWAR : Battle Hymns - Into Glory Ride - Hail to England - Sign of the Hammer

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:08 pm

ION BRITTON wrote:Gates to purgatory - Branded and exiled - Under Jolly Roger - Port Royal - Death or glory - Blazon stone - Pile of skulls - Black hand inn. That's 8 in a row, so Running Wild are clearly the winners

Thin Lizzy - Thin Lizzy -> Thunder And Lightning (Yes, I love all TL albums

)
13 in a row.