Riot - Thundersteel
Rotting Christ - A Dead Poem
Pentagon - Lightning in a Bottle
Stoned Jesus - First Communion (strangely the paramedic who brought my mum to hospital last week recommended this band to me).

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Primitive Man / Sea Bastard split EP

And after a good few years I gave Cirith Ungol and Manilla Road yet another - and this time, final - try (changing tastes and all that). They're both still shit, CU particularly so.

Below: Across Tthe Dark River

Pure Candlemass worship, yer man's voice is like a cross between Robert Lowe and Ronnie Dio, with a touch of King Diamond.

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Nílim- Uncoiling.
The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud- The Smell of Blood But Victory.

Masters Of Reality: s/t
Trouble: Run To The Light - a forgotten and underrated album IMO.

Gave the At the Gates a go. Pretty typical post-SoS stuff to these ears, so RIP and nice they were able to get a final album with him finished and all, but nothing in it worth revisiting for me.

Tried Exüul again too. Still not sold.

Cryptic Shift - Overspace & Supertime (aah, that's more like it  :abbath: )

Queensryche: Operation: Mindcrime
The Ocean: FluXion

Entombed - Left Hand Path
Mourning Beloveth - Dust
Chalice - Divine Spear

Castle Rat - The Bestiary
Down - Nola
Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow
Soundgarden - Down On The Upside

Muuntautuja by Oranssi Pazuzu.

Revisiting this for the first time in a while, had it on repeat for a good while after they released it before giving it a break. It holds up so well, no weak moment on it for me.