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I think that more people than med was surprised when Accept released a new album – Blood of the Nations 2010. By then they had been kinda silent for 14 years. At least they hadn’t released anything during that time. I also think that we were a lot of people being surprised how good that comeback album was. We wanted more! At least I did! And 2012 we got more. That was the year Stalingrad...
My love for Accepts definite breakthrough album Balls to the Wall at the time made me buy a few more albums by Accept. I still have Russian Roulette on vinyl somewhere but I can’t say that I listen to it very often änymore. At least not on vinyl. But it was, more or less, Udo Dirkscheider’s last album with the band. Ok, they had a reunion a few years later and a couple of other...
I should really enjoy Excaliburs EP The Bitter end because it’s just the kind of Heavy Metal that I enjoy. But it’s terrible dated and the production is really bad. That makes it almost impossible not to hate the sound quality of this album. Apart from that, I think the vocalist is surprisingly good. I usually have a hard time like vocalists. It’s not that they sing badly or anything, I just have a hard...
Balls to the Wall was one of the first Hardrock/Metal albums that really got to me. It was exciting back in the day and it still has that nerve that gets to you. It’s still really good and has aged very well! Musically I would like to include them in NWOBHM but since they’re from Germany and not Britain that will be a problem. Besides, New Wave of British Heavy Metal is more of a...
I know that Game over is an album by the band U.D.O. but in my mind, this band is nothing else but Udo Dirkschneider doing what pleases him. For me, he and the band at one and the same. Members come and go but he always remains (of course). For long periods of time, the members have stayed the same but still, there is no other constant than Udo himself. I don’t really care. I...
Monstrocity has to be one of the most anticipated albums of the year. At least for me! I have wanted Madam X to follow up their success with their 1984 We Reserve the Right for as long as I can remember. At least since 1984… And now they finally released their second album 33 years later than the first one. That ought to be some kind of record! This is the classic line-up too. I...
Ever since I can remember I really liked Graham Bonnet’s voice. And I thought that a new Alcatrazz album is always welcome. You can only imagine my surprise when I realized that Graham Bonnet is no longer singing in the band. It’s a very strange experience. I mean, he more or less created the band and has been its central point for the entire existence of the band. It’s just wrong. I would compare it...
If we’re talking about Swedish Heavy Metal bands, there’s one band that comes to mind – Heavy Load. They were true pioneers of the genre in Sweden back in the day. They fulfill all criteria of a cult band too. Maybe they weren’t that obscure back in the day but they sure didn’t get the attention they deserved. Maybe that’s why they didn’t stick around for long either. They just weren’t willing to compromise their...
I guess no one listening to Sermons of the Sinner by KK’s Priest is totally ignorant about the controversy surrounding KK and Judas priest the last few years? That’s my honest opinion and if you know nothing about it? Good for you I guess! It seems like there’s a lot of bad blood between Judas Priest members and KK Downing. He has complained about not being asked to rejoin the band on numerous occasions. At...
When this album was released in 1984 the song Rock You was a pretty popular tune here in Sweden. I can’t say that it was a big radio hit in that sense. Partly because I don’t remember and partly because I know that Swedish radio wasn’t fond of playing songs from metal albums as Walkin’ the Razors Edge at the time. I think that has changed somewhat over the years but I don’t know to...
I love having friends that can recommend good music to me. Because it doesn’t really matter if you into this or that genre. It’s impossible to know it all anyway. We all need someone else to point out the music that we miss. Then again, you could ask the question how it’s possible to miss a band like Astral Doors when Black Eyed Children is their seventh album? But the truth is that I never...
I have heard Kobra and the Lotus before. As I recall it was a very present meeting with their previous album High Priestess. So when I saw another album was coming out I just had to check it out. It’s been a while so I don’t really have High Priestess in fresh memory but you shouldn’t compare anyway so it doesn’t matter. Sometimes I can’t help myself though and need to compare with everything. Prevail...
