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[Anvil]

Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle. This came on autoplay while listening to some YouTube. Symphonic kind of black metal, it's magical.

I have the two EPs they released "Piercing Through The Frozen Eternity" and "Nightwind: The Conqueror From The Stars" and think they are both great, especially Nightwing.  Really need to buy the full length.   

[Thorn]

Ambush - Firestorm 8/10
Debut album from the Swedish Trad Metallers, an infectious blend of old Hammerfall, Heavy Load, Enforcer, even a bit of L.A.Guns in there, good stuff, hearkening back to simpler times.

Flotsam and Jetsam - I Am The Weapon 8/10
Another cracker from Flotsam, they just keep on keeping on, updating their sound, evolving ever so slightly yet never straying far from their Thrash roots.

Grave Digger - Heart Of Darkness 7.5/10
Most GD albums are of a similar standard and highly interchangeable but this one is a little cut above I think in terms of having more songs that actually stick in the mind. Could do without that jewellery box version of Auld Lang Syne though.

Portrait - The Host 7/10
A 70min+ concept album is not really what I want from Portrait and whilst this is good, very good in places, I'm hanging a bit by the end. The new Attic album in the same vein is much more concise and a better overall listen in my book.

Massacre - Necrolution  6/10
Another one outstaying it's welcome a wee bit is the new Massacre . 16 songs guys? C'mon ,classic death metal, 8-10 tracks, that's your killzone.
Ok so it's a standard 45 mins or so but you look at that track listing and your heart sinks a bit. Musically it's very much all about the Rogga Johansen bag of standard DM riffs and Kam Lee still sounding like the proverbial cookie monster. Will need to listen to this more online before considering a purchase.

[open face surgery]

Wrathprayer - Enkoimeterion
Absolutely amazing album that just gets better and better.

Mitochondrion - Vitriseptome
Only one full listen so far but it's an incredible piece of work. A very welcome return.

Obituary - Cause of Death
No words needed.

[Anvil]

Moonlight Sorcery - Nightwing the Conqueror From The Stars
Moonlight Sorcery - Piercing Through the Frozen Eternity
Saxon - Denim and Leather
Manowar - Warriors of the World

[Maggot Colony]

Type O Negative - World Coming Down

I never got into Type O when I was growing up for some reason. I enjoyed the Black No. 1 video when I saw it on Headbanger's Ball, but kind of dismissed them as a bit of a novelty act -  I was into cooler stuff like Korn! 

Someone recently recommended this album to me, and I'm loving it. I ended up buying the Roadrunner collection, and Dead Again. Can't wait to dig into the discography.   

[londonleatherboy]

Pest Control - Dont Test The Pest

[Anvil]

Tribulation - Sub Rosa In Aeternvm
Coffin Storm - Arcana Rising
Stygian Crown - Funeral for a King
Medieval Steel - Medieval Steel
Tokyo Blade - Tokyo Blade
Grand Magus - Sunraven
Toxikull - Under the Southern Light
Riot V - Armour of Light

[londonleatherboy]

Twilight Of The Gods - Fire On The Mountain cd
Darvaza - Ascending Into Perdition

[Circlepit]

Worn Out - All the eps
Abaddon Imcarnate - The Last Supper. Brilliant chaos.
Nails - Abandon All Life.
Slayer - Hell Awaits.

[Carnage]

Opeth: In Cauda Venenum (English version)
The Enigma Division: s/t

[Squigs]

Wrathprayer - Enkoimeterion
Absolutely amazing album that just gets better and better.

The opening strings on this sound like Gordon Ramsay is about to enterthe walk-in fridge on Kitchen Nightmares.

[StoutAndAle]

Metallica - "Ride The Lightning"
The Sword - "Age Of Winters"
Gentlemans Pistols - "At Her Majesty's Pleasure"
Codespeaker - "Scavenger"

[astfgyl]

Type O Negative - World Coming Down

I never got into Type O when I was growing up for some reason. I enjoyed the Black No. 1 video when I saw it on Headbanger's Ball, but kind of dismissed them as a bit of a novelty act -  I was into cooler stuff like Korn! 

Someone recently recommended this album to me, and I'm loving it. I ended up buying the Roadrunner collection, and Dead Again. Can't wait to dig into the discography.   

Jaysus you're in for a treat!! I would fair love to be hearing some new Type O so I would

[The Great Cull]

Dark Tranquillity - Projector
Dark Tranquillity - Haven
Napalm Death - Resentment Is Always Seismic...
Napalm Death - Throes of Joy...
Megadeth - Peace Sells...
Megadeth - SGSGSW!
Metallica - Ride The Lightning (getting savage mileage out of this again for the ladt few weeks)

[Anvil]

Nevermore - Enemies of Reality (been an age since I played this. 
Razor - Armed and Dangerous
In Flames - Clayman
Lunar Shadow - Far From Light