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my experience with them has been somewhat poisoned, much as I love IE, much as I love Schaffer as a musician. Seems like he might have his conviction thrown out pretty soon, but the damage has already been done.

16:34 - ScreamingSteelUS

@Metren: I feel similarly. It's a fantastic composition but the last time I listened to it I started hearing the lyrics in a different way. Now there are some Iced Earth songs that just draw me back to Schaffer's ideology and

16:31 - Auntie Sahar

Aiyo, and a happy Roadburn to all attending! Will be trying to get back next year...

16:30 - Auntie Sahar

Varg is and will forever be a major dingus, but yes, his writings and videos were both hilarious simply for the sake of morbid curiosity if nothing else

16:28 - Boxcar Willy

Did you guys see people are trying to cancel Electric Wizard for Nazi imagery?

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	Band - Album	Year	Type	Style	Rating	Votes	Rev.	Lyrics
1	Rush - Hemispheres Progressive rock	1978	Studio	Progressive rock	8.9 (540)	540	1	4
2	Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Hard rock, Heavy	1978	Studio		8.7 (542)	542	1	8
3	Judas Priest - Stained Class Heavy, Hard rock	1978	Studio		8.6 (883)	883	1	10
4	Judas Priest - Killing Machine (Hell Bent For Leather) Heavy, Hard rock	1978	Studio		8.2 (795)	795	1	12
5	Van Halen - Van Halen Hard rock, Heavy	1978	Studio		8.7 (468)	468	1	11
6	Rush - Rush Through Time Compilation Progressive rock	1978	Comp	Progressive rock	5.5 (2)	2
7	Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Single Hard rock, Heavy	1978	Single		8.5 (4)	4
8	Magnum - Kingdom Of Madness Single Progressive rock	1978	Single	Progressive rock
9	UFO - Born To Lose/Reasons Love Single Hard rock, Heavy	1978	Single		8 (1)	1
10	Krokus - Pain Killer / Pay It In Metal Heavy, Hard rock	1978	Studio		6.8 (12)	12
11	Judas Priest - The Best Of Judas Priest Comp Heavy, Hard rock	1978	Comp		8.4 (10)	10
12	UFO - Cherry Single Hard rock, Heavy	1978	Single		8 (1)	1
13	UFO - Only You Can Rock Me / Cherry Single Hard rock, Heavy	1978	Single		8 (1)	1
14	Black Sabbath - Hard Road Single Heavy, Hard rock	1978	Single		7.6 (5)	5
15	Black Sabbath - Never Say Die Single Heavy, Hard rock	1978	Single		7.3 (6)	6
16	Black Sabbath - Never Say Die! Heavy, Hard rock	1978	Studio		6.6 (585)	585		9
17	Rush - Cinderella Man / A Farewell To Kings Single Progressive rock	1978	Single	Progressive rock
18	Angel Witch - 1978 Demo Demo New wave of British heavy	1978	Demo	New wave of British heavy	7 (1)	1
19	Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love Single Hard rock, Heavy	1978	Single		9.5 (2)	2
20	Uriah Heep - Come Back To Me / Love Or Nothing Single Hard rock	1978	Single
21	Uriah Heep - One More Night / Fallen Angel Single Hard rock	1978	Single
22	KISS - Double Platinum Comp Hard rock	1978	Comp		8.2 (41)	41
23	Whitesnake - Snakebite Hard rock	1978	Studio		6.9 (49)	49		8
24	Whitesnake - Trouble Hard rock	1978	Studio		7.1 (72)	72		9
25	David Coverdale - Northwinds Hard rock, Blues rock	1978	Studio	Blues rock	7 (29)	29
26	Gillan - Gillan Hard rock	1978	Studio		8.2 (6)	6
27	Gary Moore - Back On The Streets Single Hard rock	1978	Single
28	Saga - Saga Progressive rock	1978	Studio	Progressive rock	8.4 (17)	17		8
29	KISS - Kiss - Peter Criss Hard rock	1978	Studio		4.3 (123)	123		10
30	Marseille - Kiss Like Rock & Roll Single Heavy	1978	Single