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

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

Rush - 2112 (1976)

                                                     Release Date : April 20, 1976
                                                     Genre : Progressive Rock

                                                  " Overall Rating: 91 % "

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

01. 2112
      I - Overture
      II - The Temples Of Syrinx
      III - Discovery
      IV - Presentation
      V - Oracle: The Dream
      VI - Soliloquy
      VII - Grand Finale
02. A Passage To Bangkok
03. The Twilight Zone
04. Lessons
05. Tears
06. Something For Nothing

Line Up :

Geddy Lee : lead vocals, bass
Alex Lifeson : guitars
Neill Peart : drums