Ripped - 1991 - Blotter

You don't hear stuff like this every day. And maybe it's better that way, because it would be harder to appreciate it if it was a mainstream approach in music and heard all the time, it wouldn't stick out even in crossover. Rates somewhere between 8-9

audio quality sucks from cassette, though

Acrimony - 1992 - In Unknown Direction

This goes to many towns. Tech thrash and Poland in 90s, count me in 9/10

Crying Steel - 1987 - On The Prowl

The album cover is bad, the music is rather good. As an Italian band this doesn't sound very different from Vanadium. 8/10

Mad Butcher - 1985 - Metal Lightning Attack

Classic German speed metal debut like Running Wild's and Stormwitch's but one year too late to 1984 party. Good record, songwriting is somewhat too basic 7/10

Written by JOPE OF STEELE on 23.10.2024 at 17:28

Mad Butcher - 1985 - Metal Lightning Attack

Classic German speed metal debut like Running Wild's and Stormwitch's but one year too late to 1984 party. Good record, songwriting is somewhat too basic 7/10

Great recommendation.

Last week I was swinging "Green River Thrill" and it was fucking impressive. Not much differentiates from Metal Lightning.

Altered Moves Two - 1992 - Shifter Of Minds

Killer stuff, and this album actually manages not to make the mistake of being too long like lots of these Dutch tech/prog bands usually do. 8,5/10

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 23.10.2024 at 19:26


Last week I was swinging "Green River Thrill" and it was fucking impressive. Not much differentiates from Metal Lightning.

How do you mean, son?

Corum - 1997 - Riffhead

Surprising record for late 90s thrash with prog songwriting; lotsa bands wouldn't attempt it anymore at this point and many bands who were doing it quitted earlier or went with groove and to other directions. Interesting style in songwriting and playing, quite original approach. Well, not the best record ever.

edit: upped rating to 9/10. Superb stuff

Corum - 2000 - Not Myself

Man, either this band is on a spree or I'm on substances -- or maybe both simultaneously Killer one record and kind of a surprise from these unknown guys to do two such records in a row. The album cover cracks me up for some reason 9,5/10

Annex - 1990 - Powers That Be

Pretty nice classic prog with not bad songwriting at all. I don't think it's impressive enough against genre's big releases, but for quite an early record it doesn't seem disappointing either. 7,5/10