Recommend me please!

[BlizzardOZ]

Hi guys, I'm in deep need of Good Heavy Metal/Glam album titles!
last stuff I got and liked was:
Manowar - Fighting the World
Kiss - Destroyer, Love Gun, Lick it Up
Judas Priest - Painkiller

thaks!

I'll appriciate non-metal titles too, 80's stuff like Foreigner, Alan Parson, Gary Moore.

thanks in advance!

 

[tedvanfrehley]

Blizzard, my man, here are a few of what i think are the finest albums ever recorded with electric guitars, screamin' vocals, and attitude out the ass! Metal/Glam/Hard Rock, call 'em what you want, but these are some MUST HAVES in my book!

VAN HALEN - WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST - I say it's their best ever. Excess everywhere!
WASP - s/t and THE LAST COMMAND
TED NUGENT - you gotta have some Ted! "Great Gonzos" is a good best of but I think his best album by far is CAT SCRATCH FEVER, then FREE FOR ALL.
LA GUNS - COCKED AND LOADED - an underrated 80's glam metal classic
AEROSMITH - ROCKS - if ya wanna hear them when they were 'dangerous'!
FASTER PUSSYCAT - WAKE ME WHEN ITS OVER - if only for "House of Pain"
RATT - OUT OF THE CELLAR - classic hair metal also see INVASION OF YOUR PRIVACY
SKID ROW - s/t - excellent!
TESLA - THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY
QUIET RIOT - METAL HEALTH - you can't love metal and not love CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
SCORPIONS - anything....
JUDAS PRIEST - DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH - my favorite priest album followed by BRITISH STEEL
MOTLEY CRUE - gotta have Crue! - for metal try SHOUT AT THE DEVIL and glam I'd say THEATER OF PAIN or GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS
THE DARKNESS - PERMISSION TO LAND - new glam! Don't be afraid to give them a try!!!

I know you may have a lot of these but it sounds like you're looking for some good history...these are great albums to get you started!!!

Just my opinion!

Love,
Ted!

 

[zeppelin]

Hmm...

Accept - Restless and Wild
Anthrax - Sound of White Noise
Death Angel - The Art of Dying
Dio - Holy Diver/ The Last in Line
Edguy - Savage Poetry
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Skid Row - Slave to the Grind
Soil - Redefine
Therapy - Troublegum

Give those a try, some of my fav's!

 

[Greeno]

Therapy - Troublegum

I Love that album!!!!

 

[zeppelin]

I Love that album!!!!

Yes, I was looking for stuff to reccomend and then I remembered how I used to listen to that record over and over, Die Laughing remains one of my favouritte songs of all time

 

[TheGraveDigger]

Try out some of this stuff. It is modern day traditional heavy metal that follows in the vein of bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dio, Saxon, Manowar etc.

Stratovarius - Destiny, Visions, Episode
Edguy - Hellfire Club, Mandrake, Vain Glory Opera
Hammerfall - Legacy Of Kings, Crimson Thunder
Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free, No World Order
Blind Guardian - Tales From Twilight World, Imaginations From The Otherside, A Night At The Opera
Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Glorious Burden
Tad Morose - Matters of the Dark, Modus Vivendi
Brainstorm - Metus Mortis, Soul Temptation
Nightwish - Century Child, Once
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica, Wintersheart Guild, Reckoning Night
Primal Fear - Primal Fear, Black Sun, Devil's Ground

 

[Wyvern]

Glam? Calling trixxi and conney

As for traditional heavy metal (fasten your sealt belts):

Judas Priest: up to "Painkiller"
Iron Maiden: up to "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son"
Demon: up to "The Plague"
Tank: debut at least
Motorhead: all!
Tokyo Blade: fist two albums (with Alan Moore on vocals)
Diamond Head: debut
Black Sabbath: just skip "Forbidden"
Abbatoir
Angel Witch: debut
Armored Saint: debut and "Symbol Of Salvation" especially (but all are good)
Avenger
Axe: especially "Nemesis" and "Offerings"
Black Knight: good luck finding it but it worth every dime
Blitzkrieg: debut and/or anthology
Hawk
H-Bomb
Sortilege
Gargoyle
Jaguar
Praying Mantis: debut and "Nowhere To Hide" especially
Riot: most are great, I'm not sure about Rhet Forrster era.
Saxon: all!
Skid Row: with Sebastian Bach
Tobruk
Thin Lizzy: for the more metal edge from "Chinatown" on, but all should be mandatory!
Warlock
Witchfinder General
Manilla Road: "Crystal Logic"
Warlord
Warhead (UK)
Baron Rojo: first five albums
Hermetica
Rata Blanca
Logos
Def Leppard: first three albums (only!)
Exciter
High Power
Killers (FR)

on the thrash zone:
Anthrax: with Belladona but skip the rap shit
Metallica: first four albums
Megadeth: up to "Crypting Writngs" with some doubts
Meliah Rage: all
Metal Church: Howe's era is best, the new is weak IMO
Testament: skip "Demonic" and "The Ritual"
Coroner: all!
Heathen: debut
Flotsam And Jetsam: first two at least
Death Angel: debut and "The Art Of Dying" especially
Imperium
Kreator: "Endorama" and "Outcast" for me
Horcas

On a modern note:

Angel Dust: first two are oop and more thrash, the second era kick ass!
Wolf
Dream Evil
Blind Guardian
Helloween
Heavens Gate
Hammerfall
Angra
Freedom Call
Amorphis: especially from "Tuonela" and up (or "Elegy" depending on who you ask)
Avalanch: first three albums
Astral Doors
Azrael (ES)
Cryonic Temple
Demons & Wizards
Goddess Of Desire
Manigance
Malediction
Majesty
Mesmerize
Steel Prophet
Stormhammer

The slow note:

Solitude Aeturnus
Candlemass: with Messiah Marcolin
Solstice
Cathedral: maybe skip "Supernatural Birth Machine"
Well Of Souls
Last Chapter: debut
Thunderstorm
Krux
Abstrakt Algebra

Damn at this rate I'm going to quote almost my whole collection! Start from here

 

[Bryant]

Hmmm.... try some Slaughter if you don't have any. Mark Slaughter is an amazing vocalist. Another good one (though you would have to buy it on e-bay as it is out of production) is Misha Calvin Evolution I. It is like a cross between Whitesnake, Yngwie and Sabbath. Since you like Priest, like Zeppelin I also recommend Accept, though I prefer the Metal Heart release, but Restless and Wild, Balls to the Wall and Metal Heart are all outstanding releases.


bryant

 

[JonnyD]

Flotsam And Jetsam: first two at least

I cannot agree! The First 2 are the worst go for the last 5 Starting with the Most Excellent and Perfect "Cautro" album

 

[JonnyD]

Edguy - Savage Poetry, Mandrake, Vain Glory, Hellfire club!!!
Blaze - Blood and Belief!!!! this one is a MUST HAVE!!!!!
Tad Morose - Modus Vivindi, Undead
Morgana Lefay/Lefay - The Secrect Doctrine, S.O.S., Fata Morgana
Symphorce - Twice Second
Iron Maiden - X-Factor (Flame away Trolls)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell, Power Metal

And as Bryant Said .. Slaughter... They are a Fantastic band aslong as you Stick to the First 2 albums (Stick it to ya and The Wild Life)

 

[Wicked Child]

Judas Priest-Stained Class
Judas Priest-Defenders Of The Faith
Judas Priest-Sad Wings Of Destiny
Crimson Glory-S/T
Running Wild-Pile Of Skulls
Running Wild-Port Royal
Angel Witch-S/T
King Diamond-Conspiracy
Mercyful Fate-Melissa
Deep Purple-Machine Head
Deep Purple-In Rock
Rainbow-Rising
Rainbow-Long Live Rock n' Roll
Savatge-Sirens
Savatage-Hall Of The Mountain King
Queensryche-S/T
Queensryche-The Warning
Queensryche-Rage For Order
Queensryche-Operation:Mindcrime
Fates Warning-The Spectre Within
Fates Warning-Awaken The Guardian
Fates Warning-No Exit
UFO-Force It
UFO-Lights Out
UFO-Phenomenon
Thin Lizzy-Jailbreak
Thin Lizzy-Fighting
Thin Lizzy-Johnny The Fox


That should hit ya where ya live.

 

[Wyvern]

I cannot agree! The First 2 are the worst go for the last 5 Starting with the Most Excellent and Perfect "Cautro" album

Dunno I started by the numbers, hadn't pass the first two and they impressed me lighlty, the kind of band that if never released anything won't be miss anyway. And most reviews I have seen put the last two as very bad. Although "Cuatro" ranks high everywhere I should try that one...

 

[JonnyD]

Dunno I started by the numbers, hadn't pass the first two and they impressed me lighlty, the kind of band that if never released anything won't be miss anyway. And most reviews I have seen put the last two as very bad. Although "Cuatro" ranks high everywhere I should try that one...

Will be missed by me! ... never rely on reviews particualarly since they are written by fools that cant for get that Jason Newsted was once part of the band ... I have said it before the later albums is where they actually developed their own sound and stopped trying to sound like Metallica .... Cautro is Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I also Love "High, Unnatural Selection,My God,and ummm Fuck that one that came after Cuatro" ... When the Storm comes down is good too

 

[SickBoy]

Damn I'm late, you already mentioned all I intended to recommend...

 

[AntonCrowley_16]

hhhhhmmmmmm.....for Glam/Hair metal....how about Vinnie Vincent Invasion?
or Ace Frehley - Frehley's Comet?

 

[Bryant]

hhhhhmmmmmm.....for Glam/Hair metal....how about Vinnie Vincent Invasion?
or Ace Frehley - Frehley's Comet?

Yep early VVI with Mark Slaughter is good stuff. Surprisd Trixx hasn't mentioned them.


Bryant

 

[Bryant]

Queensryche-Operation:Mindcrime

For certain. I somehow forget not everyone on the planet owns that CD. It is definitetly on my top 10 of all-time, but goes beyond and sub-genre. I think if you like oldschool, glam, thrash, prog..... or whatever this disc is a must for any metal collection.


Bryant

 

[Mxgonzo]

Will be missed by me! ... never rely on reviews particualarly since they are written by fools that cant for get that Jason Newsted was once part of the band ... I have said it before the later albums is where they actually developed their own sound and stopped trying to sound like Metallica .... Cautro is Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I also Love "High, Unnatural Selection,My God,and ummm Fuck that one that came after Cuatro" ... When the Storm comes down is good too

Drift!!!!! But all F&J are great IMO.

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

Vinnie Vincent Invasion - Vinnie Vincent Invasion (WAY over the top!)
Vain - No Respect (killer hooks, great mood, very sleazy)
Shotgun Messiah - Shotgun Messiah (VVI style! Over the top! Killer guitars)
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime (MASTERPIECE)
Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil (classic, must have!)
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love (started the 80s Hollywood metal explosion!)
Poison - Flesh & Blood (underrated, great songs, very melodic)
Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinkin Rich (their most consistent & catchiest)
Ratt - Invasion Of Your Privacy (amazing riffs all over the place!)
Ratt - Detonator (more commercial with Desmond Child co-writing but so catchy!)
Ratt - Out Of The Cellar (classic debut album)
Dokken - Back For The Attack (some of the best guitar playing ever!)
Europe - Prisoners In Paradise (underrated!)
Keel - Keel (KISS meets Priest with some Dokken harmonies!)
Keel - The Final Frontier (this one is produced by Gene Simmons)
Black N Blue - In Heat (KISS meets 1981-era Def Leppard, produced by Gene too)
Danger Danger - Danger Danger (early Bon Jovi style melodic hard rock, UNREAL)
Danger Danger - Screw It! (less keyboards, more Warrant style vibe but not as good)
Fastway - Trick Or Treat Soundtrack (rebellious 80s hair metal anthems!)
Roxx Gang - Things You've Never Done Before (sleazy, heavy on attitude with a dark edge)
Whitesnake - 1987 (big arena hard rock, killer guitar sound!)
Whitesnake - Slip Of The Tongue (Vai plays guitar on this one, great songs)
Wildside - Under The Influence (lots of variety & nearly every song KILLS!)
KISS - Crazy Nights (if you like melodic stuff you'll love it! KISS with a Bon Jovi edge)
Van Halen - Women & Children First (this album is all about Roth! Drips with attitude)
Cinderella - Night Songs (what AC/DC should have been putting out in the late 80s!)
Britny Fox - Britny Fox (see above!!)
Britny Fox - Boys In Heat (just as good as the debut)
Lizzy Borden - Visual Lies (mix of LA shock rock/hair metal and classic heavy metal)
Alice Cooper - Trash (his catchiest and biggest sounding album, Des Child co-writing!)
Alice Cooper - Raise Your Fist & Yell (his most metal album, unreal songs!)
Alice Cooper - Hey Stoopid! (unreal early 90s hard rock/metal, lots of guest stars too)
WASP - WASP (LA shock rock/heavy metal, classic anthems start to finish)

That will do for now...

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

Yep early VVI with Mark Slaughter is good stuff. Surprisd Trixx hasn't mentioned them.


Bryant

Actually the first Vinnie Vincent Invasion album (1986) has a different singer, Robert Fleischman. That is the album to get. The sound is way more over the top & excessive, huge in fact (the guitar tone will blow your ears out!) but even despite the fact that its not as song-focused, the songwriting is still heaps better on this album I think. Start to finish every track is dynamite on this album. Mostly its HIGH-energy over the top ultra-sleaze super glam with fast guitars and ear piercing vocals coming from all angles but SO many great catchy hooks, and there are a couple of great slower melodic tracks as well which are unreal.

The 2nd (and unfortunately the last) Vinnie Vincent Invasion album is called All Systems Go from 1988 and has Mark Slaughter on vocals. He is a very similar singer to Robert with a very high pitched voice but he isn't quite as edgy and because the sound of the album is so toned down, sometimes the mega-high vocals don't have as much of a purpose there. It is still a great album though and slays most of the "big" albums coming out at the same time, but compared to the debut its a let down. There are about 4 songs that are total killers on it, such as Ashes To Ashes the opener, and the 2 ballads That Time Of Year and Love Kills which are unbelieeeeeeeevable songs! The more straight forward sleaze songs though could really do with the over the top treatment and huge screaming guitars of the first album though to kickstart them a bit. Vinnie doesn't like this album, because I think the record label and Slaughter/Strum had most of the control over the production of it and Vinnie wasn't able to record the songs how he wanted to, which is the way the first album was recorded.

Both highly recommended albums though! But the debut with Robert Fleischman singing is the must-have!

The first 2 Slaughter albums (featuring Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum from VVI) are both great as well. Though not as consistent as the Invasion stuff and way too many ballads.