Rush - Permanent Waves (1980)

                                                          
                                                      Release Date : Jan 1, 1980
                                                       Genre : Progressive Rock
                                                    
                                                 " Overall Rating: 93 % "

                                                        PERFORMANCE : 10 
                                                        SONGWRITING :  10
                                                        ORIGINALITY : 10
                                                        PRODUCTION : 9 

01. The Spirit Of Radio ................ ★★★★★
02. Freewill ................................ ★★★★★
03. Jacob's Ladder ...................... ★★★★★
04. Entre Nous ........................... ★★★★½
05. Different Strings .................... ★★★★★
06. Natural Science .................... ★★★★★
     I. Tide Pools
    II. Hyperspace
   III. Permanent Waves

Line Up :

Geddy Lee : lead vocals, bass, keyboards, Taurus pedals
Alex Lifeson : guitars, Taurus pedals, backing vocals
Neill Peart : drums, percussion

Running Wild - Gates To Purgatory (1984)

                                                     Release Date : Dec 26, 1984
                                                      Genre : U.S. Power Metal
                           
                                             " Overall Rating: 88 % " 

                                                       PERFORMANCE : 9
                                                       SONGWRITING :  9
                                                       ORIGINALITY : 9
                                                       PRODUCTION : 8      

01. Victim Of States Power ....................... ★★★★
02. Black Demon ..................................... ★★★★½
03. Preacher ........................................... ★★★★½
04. Soldiers Of Hell .................................. ★★★★★
05. Diabolic Force .................................... ★★★★★
06. Adrian (S.O.S) ................................... ★★★★★
07. Genghis Khan ................................... ★★★★★
08. Prisoner Of Our Time ......................... ★★★★★
09. Walpurgis Night (bonus track) ............ ★★★★
10. Satan (bonus track) ........................... ★★★★½

Line Up:

Rolf Kasparek: vocals, guitars
Gerald "Preacher" Warnecke: guitars
Stephan Boriss: bass
Wolfgang "Hasche" Hagemann: drums 

Running Wild - Black Hand Inn (1994)

                                                     Release Date : March 24, 1994
                                                          Genre : Power Metal
                             

                                             " Overall Rating: 93 % " 

                                                       PERFORMANCE : 9
                                                       SONGWRITING :  10
                                                       ORIGINALITY : 10
                                                       PRODUCTION : 8      

01. The Curse ............................................. ★★★★★
02. Black Hand Inn ...................................... ★★★★★
03. Mr. Deadhead ........................................ ★★★★½
04. Soulless ................................................ ★★★★★
05. The Privateer .......................................... ★★★★★
06. Fight The Fire Of Hate ............................ ★★★★½
07. The Phantom Of The Black Hand Hill ....... ★★★★★
08. Freewind Rider ....................................... ★★★★½
09. Powder And Iron ..................................... ★★★★
10. Dragonmen ............................................ ★★★★★
11. Genesis (The Making And Fall Of Man) .... ★★★★★
12. Dancing On A Minefield (bonus track)
13. Poisoned Blood (bonus track)

Line Up:

Rolf Kasparek: vocals, guitars
Thilo Hermann: guitars
Thomas "Bodo" Smuszynski: bass
Jörg Michael: drums 

Helloween - Gambling With The Devil (2007)

                                                       Release Date : Oct 31, 2007
                                                           Genre : Power Metal
                             

                                            " Overall Rating: 81 % "

                                                       PERFORMANCE : 9
                                                       SONGWRITING : 8
                                                       ORIGINALITY : 8
                                                       PRODUCTION : 8             

01. Crack The Riddle (Intro) ................ ★★★★
02. Kill It ........................................... ★★★★
03. The Saints ................................... ★★★★★
04. As Long As I Fall ......................... ★★★★
05. Paint A New World ....................... ★★★★
06. Final Fortune ............................... ★★★★★
07. The Beels Of The Seven Hells ....... ★★★½
08. Fallen To Pieces .......................... ★★★★★
09. I.M.E. ......................................... ★★★
10. Can Do It .................................... ★★★
11. Dreambound ............................... ★★★½
12. Heaven Tells No Lies ................... ★★★★
13. Find My Freedom (bonus track)
14. See The Night (bonus track)

Line Up :

Andi Deris : vocals
Michael Weikath : guitars
Sascha Gerstner : guitars 
Markus Grosskopf : bass
Dani Löble : drums

Brimstone - Carving A Crimson Career (1999)

                                                Release Date : March 7, 1999
                                                Genre : Extreme Power Metal

                                            " Overall Rating: 87 % "

                                                       PERFORMANCE : 9
                                                       SONGWRITING : 9
                                                       ORIGINALITY : 9
                                                       PRODUCTION : 8             

01. Breaking The Waves ............... ★★★★½
02. Pagan Sons ........................... ★★★★★
03. Autumn.................................. ★★★★★
04. Carving A Crimson Career........ ★★★★½
05. King Of My Kind .................... ★★★★★
06. Tunes Of Thunder .................. ★★★★★
07. Heavy Metal Kid .................... ★★★
08. Welcome To The Night .......... ★★★★


Line Up :

Jan-Erik Persson : vocals
Ola Larsson : drum programming
Daniel Grahn : guitars, bass

Accept - Blood Of The Nations (2010)

                                                   Release Date : August 20, 2010
                                                   Genre : Heavy Metal
                                               
                                               " Overall Rating : 85 % "

                                                         PERFORMANCE : 9
                                                         SONGWRITING : 9
                                                         ORIGINALITY : 8                                          
                                                         PRODUCTION : 9

01. Beat The Bastards
02. Teutonic Terror
03. The Abyss
04. Blood Of The Nations
05. Shades Of Death
06. Locked And Loaded
07. Time Machine (limited edition bonus)
08. Kill The Pain
09. Rollin Thunder
10. Pandemic
11. New World Comin'
12. No Shelter
13. Bucketful Of Hate
14. Land Of The Free (japanese edition bonus)

Line Up :

Mark Tornillo : vocals
Herman Frank : guitars
Wolf Hoffmann : guitars
Stefan Schwarzmann : drums
Peter Baltes : bass

Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)

                                                 Release Date : Sept. 1, 1994
                                                 Genre : Progressive Doom Metal

                                               " Overall Rating: 92 % "
                                            
                                                      PERFORMANCE : 9                                     
                                                     SONGWRITING : 9
                                                     ORIGINALITY : 10
                                                     PRODUCTION : 9             
01. Thousand Lakes
02. Into Hiding
03. The Castaway
04. First Doom
05. Black Winter Day
06. Drowned Maid
07. In The Beginning
08. Forgotten Sunrise
09. To Fathers Cabin
10. Magic And Mayhem

Line Up :

Tomi "Samuel Lempo" Koivusaari : rhythm guitar, vocals
Kasper Mårtenson : keyboards
Esa Holopainen : guitars
Jan "Malakias II" Rechberger : drums
Olli-Pekka Laine : bass