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Mike Tirelli is a monster....just a great metal singer. I loved his work with Messiah's Kiss . And there's the Burning Starr stuff too.

I love this band, especially when they stay on the heavy side with tons of middle-eastern flavor.

Hot damn...sounds promising! Even without Midnight and Drenning, this sounds like they've tapped into the classic sound. Nice!

This sounds amazing...and any time I can hear more Girish Pradhan vocals is a good thing. He's become one of my favorite metal/rock singers....dude has talent.

No on the fence for me....I LOVE this band. Engberg is a beast of a singer....been a fan since his Lion's Share days. I love the style of the band too....sort of a more melodic Candlemass, like back when Thomas Vikstrom sang for them on Chapter VI. I'm really excited for this release.

This is a terrific release....reminds me of some of the early Vanden Plas stuff that had a little less prog and more of a straight ahead "Dokken" approach. Great melodies and hooks.

Wicked Place is my song of the year so far. Love that groove....classic Savatage meets classic Metal Church. Awesome.

Very cool....chuggy Mystic Prophecy, just the way I like it. I'm so glad I got to see them live years back at PP USA XIII

I only just recently, over the last year or so, really delved into the Jeff Beck catalog. I quickly realized how amazing Jeff Beck really was. He never stagnated, always changing and remaking himself....a master chameleon of guitar. Where most of his guitar contemporaries settled into a rut...

Holy cow, this came out of left field. This is a titanic release....huge sound and songs. Nice to see an all-timer change things up a bit and push himself to do something a little different. Good year for me with JLT....his song on the last Star One album was one of the stand outs for me...

First off, the sole reason I bought this was for Kelly Sundown Carpenter. His is one of those voices I'll follow no matter what project he's on. He does not disappoint here...incredible vocals. I love his mix of the Jonny Lindqvist/ Urban Breed sound with his Jorn-like power and grit. The album...

Very good release, but I never expect any less from Evergrey. They have such a distinctive writing style and sound that no matter if it's their weakest album or strongest, it still sounds like Evergrey. This one just happens to be a little more punishing and massive. Another quality release from...

I've never been a huge fan of Fabio, but man, he tears it up on this release. I wasn't expecting much from this, but I like it a lot more than the first release. A kind of mishmash of Primal Fear, Helker and the fun riffage I always expect from Mr. Caffery. Thumbs up!

I'm a little surprised not to see Anette Olzon's "Strong" on this list. I thought it was a shockingly strong release...I think Magnus saved some of his better material for this album, lol. And I completely agree with the thoughts on Epica. For a long time, they were a background band in the...

This is REALLY good. Thanks posting it...I'll be keeping my eyes open for more!