Monday, July 31, 2017

Thunderstick

Thunderstick
London, England
Heavy metal, NWOBHM

Barry Graham Purkis, more commonly known as Thunderstick (born 7 December 1954), is an English drummer who wore various masks and used to perform on-stage closed in a cage. He was in the popular cult-band Samson, with whom his name is most associated.
He became a drummer for the English band Iron Maiden briefly in 1977, long time before he would create his masked persona.


Feel Like Rock 'n' Roll? (1983) EP
Beauty and the Beasts (1984)
Something Wicked This Way Comes... (2017)

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Venomous Maximus

Venomous Maximus
Houston, Texas
Heavy metal, doom metal


MMIX - MMXI (2012) Comp.
Beg Upon The Light (2012)
Firewalker (2015)
No Warning (2017)


Friday, July 28, 2017

Shadowside

Shadowside
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Power metal, heavy metal


Theatre of Shadows (2007) US Ed.
Dare to Dream (2009)
Inner Monster Out (2011) Ltd.Ed.
Shades of Humanity (2017) Jap.Ed.

Rex Brown

Rex Brown
Graham, Texas
Heavy metal, hard rock, southern rock

Rex Robert Brown (born July 27, 1964) is an American musician and author, who is best known as having been the longtime bassist for the Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling, now defunct band Pantera (1982–2003). He is a former member of Down (2001–2011), and is currently the bassist for the band Kill Devil Hill. He released his debut solo album "Smoke on This..." on July 28th, 2017. For the first time in Brown's career, the work features him not only as a bassist but also as lead vocalist and guitarist.


Smoke on This... (2017)

Oceans Ate Alaska

Oceans Ate Alaska
Birmingham, England
Progressive metal, metalcore


Into the Deep (2012) EP
Lost Isles (2015)
Hikari (2017)

The Midnight Ghost Train

The Midnight Ghost Train
Topeka, Kansas, United States
Stoner rock, hard rock, blues rock, Southern rock, heavy metal


The Midnight Ghost Train (2009)
Buffalo (2012)
Live at Roadburn 2013 (2013)
Cold Was the Ground (2015)
Cypress Ave. (2017)

Masterplan

Masterplan
Hamburg, Germany
Power metal

Masterplan is a German power metal band, founded by guitarist Roland Grapow and drummer Uli Kusch upon leaving Helloween in 2001.


Enlighten Me (2002) EP
Masterplan (2003) Arg.Ed.
Back for My Life (2004) EP
Aeronautics (2005) Jap.Ed.
MK II (2007)
Time to Be King (2010) Ltd.Ed.
Novum Initium (2013) Ltd.Ed.
Keep Your Dream aLive (2015)
PumpKings (2017) Jap.Ed.

Make Them Suffer

Make Them Suffer
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Deathcore, metalcore, symphonic death metal, symphonic deathcore, gothic metal


Make Them Suffer (2008) Demo
Lord of Woe (2010) EP
Neverbloom (2012)
Old Souls (2015) Reis.
Worlds Apart (2017)

Byzantine

Byzantine
Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Groove metal, thrash metal, progressive metal


The Fundamental Component (2004)
...and They Shall Take Up Serpents (2005)
Oblivion Beckons (2008)
Byzantine (2013)
To Release Is to Resolve (2015)
The Cicada Tree (2017)

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Adagio

Adagio
Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Symphonic power metal, progressive metal, neoclassical metal


Sanctus Ignis (2001)
Underworld (2003)
A Band in Upperworld (2004) Live
Dominate (2006)
Archangels in Black (2009)
Life (2017) Jap.Ed.

Friday, July 21, 2017

Wintersun

Wintersun
Helsinki, Finland
Melodic death metal, power metal, folk metal


Wintersun (2004) Jap.Ed.
Time I (2012)
The Forest Seasons (2017)
Live at Tuska 2013 (2017)

To Speak of Wolves

To Speak of Wolves
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Metalcore, post-hardcore


Myself < Letting Go (2010)
Find Your Worth, Come Home (2012)
Dead in the Shadow (2017)

Shattered Sun

Shattered Sun
Alice, Texas, United States
Heavy metal, thrash metal, metalcore


Hope Within Hatred (2015)
The Evolution of Anger (2017)

Projected

Projected
USA
Hard rock, alternative metal, post-grunge

Projected is an American rock supergroup consisting of Sevendust members John Connolly and Vinnie Hornsby, Alter Bridge and Creed drummer Scott Phillips, and former Submersed and current Tremonti guitarist Eric Friedman. The band released their album, Human, in June 2012, before falling into inactivity as members returned to their respective bands in late 2012. The band released their second studio album Ignite My Insanity on July 21, 2017.


Human (2012)
Ignite My Insanity (2017)

Klingenberg Syndrome

Klingenberg Syndrome
Keminmaa, Finland
Power metal, progressive metal

Solo project of Henrik Klingenberg, which includes other Sonata Arctica members.


Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2017)

missing:
...and the Weird Turned Pro (2012)


The Kindred

The Kindred
formed as: Today I Caught the Plague *
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Progressive rock, progressive metal


Ms. Mary Mallon * (2008) EP
Lore * (2011)
Life in Lucidity (2014)
Weight (2017) EP

In This Moment

In This Moment
Los Angeles, California, United States
Metalcore, alternative metal, industrial metal, gothic metal, nu metal, hard rock, post-hardcore


Demo (2005)
Prayers (2006) Single
Beautiful Tragedy (2007)
Beautiful Tragedy (2007) Single
Surrender (2007) Single
The Dream (2008)
A Star-Crossed Wasteland (2010) Del.Ed.
The Promise (2011) Single
Blood (2012)
Blood at the Orpheum (2014) Live
Black Widow (2014) Del.Ed.
Ritual (2017) Jap.Ed.

Ded

Ded
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Nu metal, alternative metal


Mis•an•thrope (2017)

Decrepit Birth

Decrepit Birth
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Technical death metal


…and Time Begins (2003)
2006 Promo Demo (2006)
Diminishing Between Worlds (2008)
Polarity (2010) Ltd.Ed.
Axis Mundi (2017)

Chris Robinson

Chris Robinson
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Southern rock, blues-rock, roots rock

Christopher Mark "Chris" Robinson (born December 20, 1966) is the singer of the rock and roll band The Black Crowes and brother of its guitarist Rich Robinson.


New Earth Mud (2002)
This Magnificent Distance (2004) Chris Robinson & The New Earth Mud
Live at Bonnaroo (2004) Chris Robinson & The New Earth Mud
Brothers of a Feather: Live at the Roxy (2007) with Rich Robinson
Big Moon Ritual (2012) CRB
The Magic Door (2012) CRB
Betty’s S.F. Blends, Volume One (2013) CRB
Phosphorescent Harvest (2014) CRB
Betty's Blends, Volume Two (2015) CRB
Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel (2016) The Chris Robinson Brotherhood
If You Lived Here, You Would Be Home By Now (2016) EP, The Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Betty's Self-Rising Southern Blends, Vol. 3 (2017) Live, CRB
Barefoot in the Head (2017) CRB

Sean Danielsen

Sean Danielsen
California, United States
Alternative rock

Sean Julian Danielsen (born 1982) is an American musician and artistic painter, best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist of American rock bands Smile Empty Soul and World Fire Brigade.


Enjoy the Process (2013) EP
Food Chain (2014) EP
Product of Isolation (2017)
Mind Control to Steal the Soul (2017) EP

Friday, July 14, 2017

Boris

Boris
aka: Wata *
Tokyo, Japan
Experimental, avant-rock, doom metal, psychedelic


Demo (1995)
Absolutego (1996)
split with Barebones (1996)
split with Tomsk 7 (1997)
Amplifier Worship (1998)
Black: Implication Flooding (1998) with Keiji Haino
More Echoes, Touching Air Landscape (1999) split with Choukoku no Niwa
Flood (2000)
1970 (2002) EP
Heavy Rocks (2002)
Megatone (2002) with Merzbow
Akuma no Uta (2003)
split with The Dudley Corporation (2003)
Boris at Last ~Feedbacker~ (2003)
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked (2004)
Sun Baked Snow Cave (2005) with Merzbow
Archive (2005)
Dronevil (2005)
Sound Track from Film "Mabuta No Ura" (2005)
Pink (2005)
Rainbow (2006) with Michio Kurihara
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 2 (2006)
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 3 (2006)
Vein (2006)
Altar (2006) with Sunn O)))
She's So Heavy * (2007) split with Ai Aso
Long Hair and Tights (2007) split with Doomriders
Damaged (2007) split with Stupid Babies Go Mad
Rock Dream (2007) with Merzbow
Walrus/Groon (2007) EP, with Merzbow
Cloud Chamber (2008) with Michio Kurihara
Smile (2008)
Smile -Live at Wolf Creek- (2008)
Boris - Chapter Ahead Being Fake (2009) split with Torche
Golden Dance Classics (2009) split with 9dw
Smile: Live in Prague (2009)
Variations (2010)
BXI (2010) with Ian Astbury
split with Saade (2011)
Klatter (2011) with Merzbow
New Album (2011)
Heavy Rocks (2011)
Attention Please (2011)
split with Asobi Seksu (2012)
split with Joe Volk (2012)
Präparat (2013)
Archive II (2014)
split with Heap (2014)
Noise (2014) Jap.Ed.
Eros (2015) with Endon
Urban Dance (2015)
Warpath (2015)
Asia (2015)
Dear (2017) Del.Ed.

12 Stones

12 Stones
Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S.
Post-grunge, alternative rock, alternative metal, Christian rock, nu metal


12 Stones (2002)
Potter's Field (2004)
Anthem for the Underdog (2007)
The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday (2010) EP
Beneath the Scars (2012)
Picture Perfect (2017)

10cc

10cc
formed as: Hotlegs *
Manchester, England
Art rock, art pop, progressive rock, progressive pop, soft rock


Thinks: School Stinks * (1971) 2012 Rem.
10cc (1973) 2010 Rem.
Sheet Music (1974) 2010 Rem.
The Original Soundtrack (1975) 2013 Rem.
How Dare You! (1976) 2008 Rem.
Deceptive Bends (1977) 2008 Rem.
Live and Let Live (1977)
Bloody Tourists (1978) 2008 Rem.
Look Hear? (1980) 2008 Rem.
Ten Out of 10 (1981) 2008 Rem.
Windows in the Jungle (1983) 2008 Rem.
...Meanwhile (1992) 2008 Rem.
In Concert (1995) rec.'75
Live in Concert, Volume One (1995)
Live in Concert, Volume Two (1995)
Mirror Mirror (1995) Cut.Edg.Ed.
Greatest Hits... and More (2006)
Before, During, After: The Story of 10cc (2017) BoxSet



Integrity

Integrity
aka: Integ2000 *
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Metalcore, hardcore punk


Off the Bat (1987) Demo
Harder They Fall (1989) Demo
Grace of the Unholy (1990) Single
Those Who Fear Tomorrow (1991)
Septic Death (1995) EP
Systems Overload (1995)
Humanity Is the Devil (1996)
Seasons in the Size of Days (1997)
split with Hatebreed (1997)
split with Lockweld (1998)
Integrity 2000 * (1999)
Project Regenesis * (1999)
split * with Fear Tomorrow (1999)
The Final Taste of Every Sin (1999) Comp.
Closure (2001)
To Die for (2003)
Palm Sunday (2006)
Walpurgisnacht (2008) Single
split with AVM (2009)
The Blackest Curse (2010)
We Are the End (2010) Single
split with Pale Creation (2010)
Suicide Black Snake (2013)
Howling, for the Nightmare Shall Consume (2017)

tribute albums:
Tribute to Integrity: Harder They Fall (2007)

Edguy

Edguy
Fulda, Germany
Power metal, heavy metal, progressive metal


Evil minded (1994) Demo
Children of steel (1994) Demo
The Savage Poetry (1995)
Kingdom of Madness (1997)
Vain Glory Opera (1998)
Theater of Salvation (1999)
The Savage Poetry (2000) re-rec.
La Marche Des Gendarmes (2001) Single
Mandrake (2001)
Painting on the Wall (2001) Single
Burning Down the Opera (2003) Live
King of Fools (2004) EP
Hellfire Club (2004)
Lavatory Love Machine (2004) Single
Superheroes (2005) EP
Rocket Ride (2006)
Tinnitus Sanctus (2008)
Fucking With Fire (2009) Live
Age of the Joker (2011)
Space Police - Defenders of the Crown (2014) Ltd.Ed.
Monuments (2017) Comp.

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Ewigkeit

Ewigkeit
Brighton, East Sussex, England
Industrial metal, black metal, progressive metal, avant-garde metal, electronic music


Battle Furies (1997)
Starscape (1999)
Land of Fog (2003)
Radio Ixtlan (2004)
Conspiritus (2005)
Return to the Land of Fog (2006) EP
Lost Yet Not Forgotten (2006) Comp.
Back to Beyond (2013)
Cosmic Man (2017)

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Claymore

Claymore
aka: Claymorean *

Lazarevac, Serbia
Epic power metal


The First Dawn of Sorrow (2003)
Lament of Victory (2013)
Demo (2014)
Unbroken (2015)
Sounds from a Dying World * (2017)

Friday, July 07, 2017

Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Folk punk


Violent Femmes (1983) 2002 Rem.
Hallowed Ground (1984)
The Blind Leading the Naked (1986)
3 (1989)
Why Do Birds Sing? (1991)
New Times (1994)
Rock!!!!! (1995)
Viva Wisconsin (1999) Live
Freak Magnet (2000)
BBC Live (2005) rec.'91
Live in Iceland: "According to Tradition" (2006)
Live in Chicago: Q101 (2006)
Happy New Year (2015) EP
We Can Do Anything (2016)
2 Mics & the Truth: Unplugged & Unhinged in America (2017)


Riverdogs

Riverdogs
Los Angeles, California
Hard rock, blues rock


Riverdogs (1990)
On Air (1990) Radio live
Bone (1993)
Absolutely Live (1993)
World Gone Mad (2011)
California (2017) Jap.Ed.

Discipline

Discipline
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Progressive rock


Chaos Out of Order (1988) 2013 Rem.
Push & Profit (1993)
Unfolded Like Staircase (1997)
Live: Into the Dream (1999)
In Concert: Live Days (2010)
To Shatter All Accord (2011)
This One’s for England (2014) Live
Captives of the Wine Dark Sea (2017)


Orden Ogan

Orden Ogan
Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Power metal, folk metal, heavy metal


Testimonium A.D. (2004)
Vale (2008) orig.+2010 Reis.
Easton Hope (2010)
To the End (2012)
Ravenhead (2015)
Gunmen (2017) Jap.Ed.

M.O.D.

M.O.D.
New York City, United States
Crossover thrash, thrash metal

M.O.D. (Method of Destruction) is a crossover thrash band from New York City, fronted by Stormtroopers of Death vocalist Billy Milano.


U.S.A. for M.O.D. (1987)
Surfin' M.O.D. (1988)
Gross Misconduct (1989)
Rhythm of Fear (1992)
Devolution (1994)
Loved by Thousands... Hated by Millions (1995) Comp.
Dictated Aggression (1996)
The Rebel You Love to Hate (2003)
Red, White and Screwed (2007)
Busted, Broke & American (2017)

Decapitated

Decapitated
Krosno, Poland
Technical death metal


The First Damned (2000) Comp.
Winds of Creation (2000)
Nihility (2002)
The Negation (2004)
Organic Hallucinosis (2006)
Carnival is Forever (2011)
Blood Mantra (2014)
Anticult (2017)

Saturday, July 01, 2017

Folkmord

Folkmord
Umeå, Sweden
Death metal/punk


Error 404: Democracy Was Not Found (2011) Demo
Promo (2012)
Peace Was Never an Option (2017)