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 

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

Skyclad - A Burnt Offering For The Bone Idol (1992)

                                                    Release Date : April 8, 1992
                                                    Genre : Folk Metal
                                           
                                               "  Overall Rating: 84 %  "

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

01. War And Disorder
02. A Broken Promised Land
03. Spinning Jenny
04. Salt Of The Earth (Another Man's Poison)
05. Karmageddon (The Suffering Silence)
06. Ring Stone Round
07. Men Of Straw
08. R'Vannith
09. The Declaration Of Indifference
10. Alone In Death's Shadow

Line Up :

Martin Walkyier : vocals
Fritha Jenkins : violin, keyboards, backing vocals
Steve Ramsey : guitars, backing vocals
Dave Pugh : guitar
Keith Baxter : drums
Graeme English : bass, backing vocals

Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath (1984)

                                                     Release Date : Sep 7, 1984
                                                     Genre : Old-School Heavy Metal
                                             
                                                "  Overall Rating: 94 %  "

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

01. A Dangerous Meeting .............. ★★★★★
02. Nightmare ............................... ★★★★★
03. Desecration Of Souls ............... ★★★★★
04. Night Of The Unborn ................ ★★★★★
05. The Oath ................................ ★★★★★
06. Gypsy ................................................ ★★★★★
07. Welcome Princess Of Hell ....... ★★★★★
08. To One Far Away .................... ★★★★★
09. Come To The Sabbath ............. ★★★★★

Line Up :

King Diamond : vocals
Hank Shermann : guitars
Michael Denner : guitars
Timi Hansen : bass
Kim Ruzz : drums