recommendations
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Judas Priest – Defenders Of The Faith
Judas Priest‘s 1984 release “Defenders Of The Faith” might be their best LP. In fact, it might just as well be the greatest heavy metal album ever released. Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Ian Hill, Glenn Tipton and Dave Holland were at the top of their game. The world was ready and willing, metal ruled the…
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AC/DC – Flick Of The Switch
AC/DC released one of their most underrated records “Flick Of The Switch” 40 years ago in the summer of 1983. Yet it’s one of their best ever efforts with its back to basics riffs, down to earth production, hard as a rock rhythm by Phil Rudd for his last album with the band for a…
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Judas Priest – Screaming For Vengeance
Judas Priest’s classic “Screaming For Vengeance” celebrates 40th anniversary in the summer of 2022. Four decades after its release “Screaming For Vengeance” is still a rousing call to arms for metal heads around the world. The album is one of the benchmarks of heavy metal and a release we Priest fans should be rightfully proud…
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Judas Priest – Point Of Entry
Judas Priest’s much debated “Point Of Entry” turned 40 this past February. While Priest certainly was the essential heavy metal band that wrote its fair share of heavy and hard neck-snappers, it was exactly material such as “Desert Plains”, “Solar Angels” and “Heading Out To The Highway” that have gained them appreciation over different genres.…
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Judas Priest – Killing Machine
Another classic Priest -record turned 40 this past year. The somewhat cold soundscapes of “Stained Class” were now replaced by a much heavier, sharper sonic wall. “Killing Machine” in many ways was Priest’s first pure heavy metal album in all essential areas: songs, delivery and production. Of course with “British Steel” the metallic horizons would…
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Metallica – Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
Who would guess Metallica would ever release anything with great substance again? Metal giants have been for 30 years now under pressure and immense scrutiny and have often given critics a field day with albums like “LULU” and “St. Anger” crashing under the gates. 8 years in the making (albeit recorded within a space of…
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Sepultura – Roots
I saw Sepultura live in their Roots world tour 1997 in Finland. By the time I was already very familiar with Arise and Chaos A.D. but had only listened few songs from this masterpiece. The energy, anger and creative work within this album is timeless. Roots official video