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Grave Digger - Excalibur: I usually recommend their self titled album, so anyone who has that and not 'Excalibur', pick this up as well, and anyone who doesn't have either, get both!
A heavy medievil power metal concept album (without classic power metal vocals), about the life of King Arthur, Excalibur, Camelot, etc. Awesome concept album, awesome power metal album, awesome album. Actually, after listening to this album yesterday after Spawny called GD cheesey made me realise how awesome this album really is. It is more like a heavy metal musical about King Arthur than a concept album, it is awesome.
If possible, pick up the Grave Digger 'Middle Ages Trilogy' box set, which features three of their albums including 'Excalibur', and they are all awesome, with great bonus tracks.
Download such tracks as 'Excalibur', 'The Spell', and 'Lancelot' for a sample.
Katatonia - Last Fair Deal Gone Down: This is one of the sludgiest moody doom-esque melancholic sounding albums I have heard, and I love it. More mature sounding than their earlier stuff (which can be compared to Opeth), but I think they are a better band than Opeth. Clean vocals, and a very powerful sound that may take a few listens to get into, but it hits you hard when you do. Download such songs as 'Dispossession', 'Chrome', and 'Teargas' for a sample.
A heavy medievil power metal concept album (without classic power metal vocals), about the life of King Arthur, Excalibur, Camelot, etc. Awesome concept album, awesome power metal album, awesome album. Actually, after listening to this album yesterday after Spawny called GD cheesey made me realise how awesome this album really is. It is more like a heavy metal musical about King Arthur than a concept album, it is awesome.
If possible, pick up the Grave Digger 'Middle Ages Trilogy' box set, which features three of their albums including 'Excalibur', and they are all awesome, with great bonus tracks.
Download such tracks as 'Excalibur', 'The Spell', and 'Lancelot' for a sample.
Katatonia - Last Fair Deal Gone Down: This is one of the sludgiest moody doom-esque melancholic sounding albums I have heard, and I love it. More mature sounding than their earlier stuff (which can be compared to Opeth), but I think they are a better band than Opeth. Clean vocals, and a very powerful sound that may take a few listens to get into, but it hits you hard when you do. Download such songs as 'Dispossession', 'Chrome', and 'Teargas' for a sample.