Hardcore, Punk & Heavy Metal > J Hardcore, Punk & Heavy Metal > 2006 onwards

Advantages: It's different to anything else released by the band, therefore deserves a listen
Disadvantages: maybe alienate a few fans

This is a very difficult album to review for me... the Priest were one of the first metal bands I became a fan of back in my teen days in 1978, so I've been with them every step of the way for the last 30 years now. Over that time they've released several classic albums... Stained Class, Killing Machine, British Steel, Screaming For Vengeance, Painkiller, and even the last album 'Angel Of Retribution'. They've also stuck out a couple of average albums... ...
...new one... heck, this one had me stumped from the day they announced the concept (what were they thinking of?), until I actually bought it and gave it a few listens. Based loosely on the life and prophecies of Nostradamus, it's a double CD. A lot of it sounds like your typical Judas Priest material, but a lot of it is far from it. There are many pieces of music that 'link' the main songs, and these contain things you would not normally associate ... Read review

Advantages: Good guitar riffs and interesting lyrics
Disadvantages: Not much variety

I remember right from when I was very young, my mother would play me music by various rock and metal bands. Out of all of them, Judas Priest is the band that has stuck out most. The cover art is a very simple black and white photograph of the band, which is simple and yet very effective. It doesn’t stand out very well unfortunately, mainly because quite a few bands choose dark colours to decorate the inlays of the CDs. This album features a whopping ...
...the album very good value for money. The tracks featured on the CD are: 1.] Judas Rising 2.] Breaking the Law 3.] Hell bent for leather 4.] Diamonds and rust 5.] Victim of changes 6.] Love bites 7.] Heading out to the highway 8.] Ram it down 9.] Beyond the realms of death 10.] You've got another thing comin' 11.] Jawbreaker 12.] A touch of evil 13.] Delivering the goods 14.] United 15.] Turbo lover 16.] Painkiller 17.] Metal Gods ... Read review

Advantages: Catchy melodies
Disadvantages: --

Pornograffiti is one of extremes defining albums the musicmanship that went in to the album is amazong, the Cd fratures the Guitar stylings of Nuno Bettencourt who some consider to be on of the greates guitar player of the modern day, the Cd if filled with amazing 80s content catchy riffs and melodies that are the defining features of Extreme but incorporating them in a fun fasion, the Album is good from start to finnish a good listen for anyone ... Read review

Advantages: Amazing Riffs, Solos, and Drums, and awesome vocals.
Disadvantages: None

...only be described as awesome, Avenged Sevenfold storm the metal stage again with their fourth album, Avenged Sevenfold. Featuring some truly amazing songs, my personal favorites included Scream , Afterlife, and Almost Easy. I usually go for music that makes my heart pound in my chest as I listen to it because it's that good. This is one of those albums you'll be revisiting over and over again. Of course, It does depend on your tastes though, after ...
...you should look somewhere else, but if you are interested, do not hesitate in purchasing this album, and prepare to ears for some magic music! Also, the Vocals are the most original I've heard in a while, this guy's voice is really memorable. ... Read review

Advantages: The music itself
Disadvantages: none really

I bought this cd a long time ago just after it came out, i still in enjoy this cd to this day, on this cd their was a combination of different styles rolled into their own great blend of nu metal, as the price of the cd has dropped so much i would really recemend buying the cd, each track on this cd gets better and better the closer you listen to it and the more you read into the lyrics, this cd is by far my favorite cd from slipknot, once you are ... Read review