Not everyone catches on to a band when they first come out. Some of us are too young to have even heard 70's and 80's bands when they came out. I thought it would be an interesting thread to discuss what bands or albums that we discovered this year that were from previous years.
Here are some of mine to get it started:
Helloween - Rabbit Don't Come Easy - This had horrible cover art and an even weirder title. I saw Helloween 3 times this year and they played "Hell Was Made In Heaven" each time. It was a really catchy track that I had never heard. Thanks to Jason for loaning it to me. This is a monster of an album. Post-Keepers...probably in my top 3. My favorite tune is "Open Your Life." There is also a nice homage to "Stargazer" at the end of the last song.
Jag Panzer/Harry Conklin Projects - Always heard a few Jag Panzer albums here and there (mostly newer stuff like Thane to the Throne and Casting the Stones). I thought they were okay but nothing special super special. I picked up a CD bootleg of Ample Destruction/Tyrants in Germany and was digging it. Al let me borrow his bootleg of Chain of Command...pretty good. Then I picked up the reissues and really dove into the material. The Shadow Thief demo/album is probably my favorite. Lee also loaned me Age of Mastery which is just a monster of a album (and includes material from Shadow Thief). Now I am diving into some of Harry Conklin's other projects like Titan Force and Satan's Host. He is turning into one of my favorite singers.
Here are some of mine to get it started:
Helloween - Rabbit Don't Come Easy - This had horrible cover art and an even weirder title. I saw Helloween 3 times this year and they played "Hell Was Made In Heaven" each time. It was a really catchy track that I had never heard. Thanks to Jason for loaning it to me. This is a monster of an album. Post-Keepers...probably in my top 3. My favorite tune is "Open Your Life." There is also a nice homage to "Stargazer" at the end of the last song.
Jag Panzer/Harry Conklin Projects - Always heard a few Jag Panzer albums here and there (mostly newer stuff like Thane to the Throne and Casting the Stones). I thought they were okay but nothing special super special. I picked up a CD bootleg of Ample Destruction/Tyrants in Germany and was digging it. Al let me borrow his bootleg of Chain of Command...pretty good. Then I picked up the reissues and really dove into the material. The Shadow Thief demo/album is probably my favorite. Lee also loaned me Age of Mastery which is just a monster of a album (and includes material from Shadow Thief). Now I am diving into some of Harry Conklin's other projects like Titan Force and Satan's Host. He is turning into one of my favorite singers.