Witchaven - Ok riffs, can't stand the drums much, solo's sweet. Crappy thin production 6/10
Bathory - l like Bathory but at times the plodding fucking beat they use for everything grates on me. And its a boring plodding fucking beat. Maybe not on everything...but you know what l mean? 6/10
At the Gates - l have owned SOTS since it came out but because of that album i've never bothered checking out their other stuff. With this that's about to change. Kind of like how Consuming Impulse shits all over Testimony of the Ancients (and l like that album) this is killer. 9/10
Slauter Xstroyes - Cool Atheist vibe in the riffs and bass on this, l may have to check out more 8/10
Suffocation - People are only happy if its a tune from Effigy or Breeding but to me Suffo' are godz and this album brings back great memories of working in the misery of south London the year it came out (96? 97?) Love it 9/10
Hail Spirit Noir - l appreciate the try hard variation within this tune - love the bass - cool non metal interlude, then drowning itself out.
uh this is alt country a bit. these guys don't really want to be metal do they? 6/10
Exodus - fuck you this is thrash at its purist. Without tunes like this thrash wouldn't be here ...ok maybe that's a bit strong but this is the old essence of thrash as we know it. Turn it up 9/10
Helstar - oh man how many times have l seen this on vinyl or cd and gone 'nah' only to hear it now and kick myself for not taking the time to listen to this mini guitar masterpiece...this is something ld quite happily own and play once a year but be very glad l bought it in the first place...7/10
The Chasm - a band that doesn't know what it wants to be..part Defecation part Dismember part name a typical BM band here, this is ok...there's worse...not particularly brutal, original or entertaining...l could totally headbang to this when shit faced. Mind you lm drunk and first spliff in so who knows? 6/10
Morbid Angel - Third best album imo, not including demos or split demos etc, Covenant rules but it had that funny phase/wishy washy production thing that Altars and Blessed (although vastly different production) did not. Great tunes great riffs great (soft) drumming but still...7/10
Judas Priest - Yeah lets hear those big 80's glam drums , those pop 80's riffs the dodgy fills and effects and lets say thats up there with Priests best....fuck offf 3/10 saving grace is of course the leads
cool list, always pleased to find new/old music, again, this is a fantastic exercise to partake in, cheers to whomever