Midnight - Lust, Filth, and Sleaze – solid, no false advertising, 6/10
Demoncy - Commencement of Dark Crusades – I have no idea which sin the lyrics are supposed to fit, so based on the music I’ll guess sloth, 1/10
Ancient Empire - The Tower – has its strengths, in a way it makes me think of 90s Blind Guardian if I actually liked Blind Guardian, but some of the riffs are too sappy and obvious (especially that chorus), 5/10
Terrorizer - Corporation Pull-In – I like some songs on this album but this is one that sounds like glorified crossover thrash to me, 4/10
Pantheist – Sloth – tolerable as background music, 3/10
Corpse - Heaven Needs Money – love that cover art, it’s kinda typical Bay Area-style thrash, lengthy acoustic intro and all, but there’s something appealing about this, the production helps that twiddly Destruction-esque verse riff, and it doesn’t repeat anything for too long, 8/10
Realm - Root of Evil – like a super-fast speed/thrash Fates Warning, great narrative set to uber tight riffs and lots of melody, 10/10
Hellhammer - Bloody Pussies – I don’t think I ever even listened to their earliest demos but this was better than I thought it’d be, necro Sabbath spiffiness, 7/10
Rainbow – Stargazer – obvious pick but whatevs, 10/10