Jun
25
2011
Angry Metal Guy
Well, here it is folks. The final 10 [Here's the first 40: 50-41, 40-31, 31-20, 20-11 and Steel Druhm's: 50-41, 40-31, 30-21, 20-11, 10-1]. And this is going to ruffle a bunch of feathers, I guarantee it. These are, for the most part, not widely considered “favorites” and would never make fan-voted lists, but these tracks all got onto this list pretty easily. I’m not as angry about the whole Gibson list anymore, and I’ve lost a bit of steam because of that, but these tracks are all fucking fantastic, top-o’-the-line kind of shit. I hope you enjoy the list and I look forward trolling you soon. U MAD BRO!? Continue reading
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69 comments | tags: Amon Amarth, Best Heavy Metal Songs of All Time, Blackwater Park, BLAZE, Blind Guardian, Blog, Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Fate of Norns, Iced Earth, III: How the Gods Kill, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Nightfall in Middle-Earth, Opeth, Power of the Dragonflame, Rhapsody of Fire, Ride the Lightning, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Silicon Messiah, Something Wicked Comes this Way, Spiritual Black Dimensions | posted in Blog Posts
Jul
19
2010
Angry Metal Guy
Blind Guardian // At the Edge of Time
Rating: 2.5/5.0 — Some shimmers of glory, but not a total return
Label: Nuclear Blast (EU | US)
Websites: blind-guardian.com | myspace.com/blindguardian
Release Dates: EU: 30.07.2010 | US: 08.24.2010
Blind Guardian is easily one of the most unique bands that modern metal has ever encountered. I really do think that they are one of the most original acts to ever come out of any scene, sub-genre or crevace within the greater history of metal. Combining bay area thrash influence with a German power/thrash legacy and sprinkling liberally with Queen, this German act has been at the forefront of power metal and progressive metal since Imaginations from the Other Side (for sure, and probably even before that). Few bands in metal command the kind of insane loyalty from their fanbase and few bands ever deserve that kind of loyalty, frankly. Even for me, personally, Blind Guardian was one of the bands that really got me exploring modern power metal. I picked up Nightfall in Middle-Earth and my life was forever changed. That record still ranks in my top 10 of all time, easily. Continue reading
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56 comments | tags: 2.5, 2010, A Twist in the Myth, A Voice in the Dark, Angry Metal Guy's Law of Diminishing Recordings, At the Edge of Time, Blind Guardian, German Metal, German Thrash, Imaginations from the Other Side, Nightfall in Middle-Earth, Queen, Review, Somewhere Far Beyond | posted in 2.5, 2010, Nuclear Blast, Power Metal, Reviews, Thrash