From The 13th Sun - Candlemass

Advantages: New melodic style, interesting ideas
Disadvantages: Doesn't go very far with those ideas

...Well I finally got hold of a copy since hearing 'The Storm I Ride' on a Metal Hammer compilation. Wasn't ever an Immortal fan, just not interesting or melodic enough for me, but I is a different thing altogether... The first thing I thought was "Hmm, Candlemass", although with more growly vocals than Messiah Marcolin's excellent falsetto efforts, but this isn't Candlemass. It's similar, but without the variation and flair of the Swedish Doom-metal masters. The guitars are ultra-crunchy, swirling, closely harmonized and only leave off their circular-saw impressions for some blistering clean solos. Very nice, but a bit of a one-trick pony. After 'The Storm I Ride' everything else just sounds like they had one idea and tried to stretch it to an album. It's a good idea but needs to go somewhere! That's not quite true though, because... Read review

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Advantages: This Is The Best Of Constrictor and Raise Your Fist And Yell On 1 Handy CD
Disadvantages: Don't buy it if you already own Raise Your Fist And Yell or Constrictor

...This album is named after the John Carpenter film Alice starred in. It is a compilation album containing the best work from the Raise Your Fist And Yell and the Constrictor albums. The album contains :- 1. Prince Of Darkness (From The Film By John Carpenter) 2. Roses On White Lace (A Brilliant Hard Rock Number) 3. Teenage Frankenstein (A Fun Shock Rock Number) 4. He's Back The Man Behind The Mask (Soundtrack To Friday 13th) 5. Billion Dollar Babies (Live Version With Changed Lyrics - see the Billion Dollar Babies album for more details) 6. Lock Me Up (A Fun Rock Anthem The Format Of Which Is Often Copied By Others Bands) 7. Simple Disobedience (Rocker) 8. Thrill My Gorilla (Fun) 9. Life And Death Of The Party (Rocker) 10. Freedom (Good Rock Anthem)... Read review

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Advantages: You'll be one of the few to own this lost classic
Disadvantages: You won't believe it wasn't a hit

...First Ever Alt Country Album By A UK Artist Better Known Now As Lucky Jim And Famouse For "You're Lovely To Me" From The Kingsmill Ad A Country Rock Gothic Masterpeice Written In A week And Recorded In Two Days In The Heat Of A Creative Fever Released in 1991 on Silvertone Records , this was the act that was signed after the Stone Roses Hailing From Edinburgh and comprising Gordon Grahame Vocals and Guitar , Mike Hall Keyboards , Richard Buchanan on Bass , Brian Hall Drums and Gavin Smith on Percussion, the Lost Soul Band had already started to make waves with their Celtic Rock sound . Very Much influenced by the Waterboys / Hothouse Flowers sound their live shows became legendary but drugs and an unhealthy interest in the occult seemed to dog the fortunes of this great band. " Friday The 13th And Everything's Rosie... Read review

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