In the vein of Testament american metal-veterans Death Angel continue thier mission to spread the music of pure thrash metal. On their 7th album they deliver aggressive and heavy riffs that's instoppable. Like always this band lack something. It's not impressive enough to play fast and aggressive, there also has to be good songs and they just don't manage that part good enough. Here and there they have it for a short while but 10 long songs of the same chaotic bulldozer-music is just too much. They have fallen in the same trap as Slayer and the music is obviously partly inspired by them, escpecially the vocals. Great cover and good production.

1)Left for dead (6,5)

2)Son of the morning (6,5)

3)Fallen (6,5)

4)The dream calls for blood (6,5)

5)Succubus (5,0)

6)Execution/Don't save me (5,5)

7)Caster of shame (6,0)

8)Detonate (5,0)

9)Empty (5,0)

10)Territorial instinct/Bloodlust (6,5)

Score: 5,90

Mark Osegueda-vocals

Rob Cavestany-guitars

Ted Aguilar-guitars

Damien Sisson-bass

Will Carol-drums

After the album "Eleventh Hour" in 1983, Birmingham's melodic hardrockers Magnum hit the charts and big arenas with their breakthrough album in 1985. They had parted with their former recordcompany Jet and keyboardplayer Mark Stanway had left the band to play with Thin Lizzy-singer in his band Grand Slam. Drummer Kex Gorin had also left to play with Robin George. Mark returned in time for the recording of this album. New drummer was Jim Simpson. The album immediatelly reached nr. 24 on the british charts and stands as one of the classic hardrock-albums of the 1980's and have played a big role in my life, I still enjoy these songs very very much and had the pleasure to see Magnum live this year in 2014, they still rock even though Bob Catley and Tony Clarkin are in their mid-60's! For me Magnum have always been around. Listen to this album and end up in musical heaven!

1)How far Jerusalem (9,0)

2)Just like an arrow (8,0)

3)On a storytellers night (8,5)

4)Before first light (8,5)

5)Les morts dansant (8,5)

6)Endless love (8,0)

7)Two hearts (8,5)

8)Steal your heart (7,0)

9)All England's eyes (7,5)

10)The last dance (8,0)

Score: 8,15

Bob Catley-vocals (b.1947)

Tony Clarkin (Anthony Michael Clarkin)-guitars (b.1946)

Wally Lowe-bass

Jim Simpson-drums

Mark Stanway-keyboards (b.1954)

Former member of the Spiders From Mars in David Bowie's band, Mick Ronson recorded some soloalbums after that period. This is an album of mostly coversongs, spanning from cheesy to wild rocksongs. The quality is variating from not very good to okey and the vocals is not very good either. Not an album I would listen to more than for the sake of rockhistory.

1)Billy Porter (4,0)

2)Angel no.9 (7,0)

3)This is for you (6,0)

4)White light/white heat (Lou Reed) (7,0)

5)Play don't worry (6,0)

6)Hazy days (3,0)

7)Girl can't help it (6,5)

8)The empty bed (lo me ne andrei) (5,0)

9)Woman (6,0)

Score: 5,61

Mick Ronson-vocals, guitars, bass, drums, piano, synthsizers, harmonica and clavinet (1946-1993)

Trevor Bolder-bass on 2,3, 4, 6 and 9 (1950-2013)

Richie Dharma-drums

Aynsley Dunbar-drums on 4 (b.1946)

Paul Francis-drums on 5

Tony Newman-drums on 7 (b.1943)

Neal Kernon-arp synthesizers on 1 and 3

Mike Garson-piano on 3, 4 and 6 (b.1945)

John Mealing-piano on 9 (b.1942)

Jeff Daly-saxophone and flutes

Ian Hunter-background vocals on 7 (b.1939)

The 4th album by Lou Reed and his most selling one, reaching top 10 in the USA. It was his first album not to include songs by Reed's former band The Velvet Underground and the first to be recorded in the USA. Reed was not much involved in the production and he was very dissapointed of the sound of the songs and since it was a hit-record the recordcompany wanted to release another one as fast as possible. Reed then handed over a tape of reverbs and noises that defenitely was not going to be a hit!

Guitarrist Danny Weis is a founder member of Iron Butterfly. Harmonica-player Steve Katz is a former member of Blood Sweat And Tears. Drummer Pentti Glan had played on Steppenwolf John Kay's two first albums prior to this album.

1)Ride Sally ride (6,0) Sounds very Eric Claptonish slow rock.

2)Animal language (7,0) Bluesy rock'n'roll.

3)Baby face (7,0) Slow and bluesy with nice feeling.

4)N.Y. stars (7,0) Slow sleazy rock.

5)Kill your sons (6,0)

6)Ennui (5,0) Slow ballad and quite boring.

7)Sally can't dance (6,5) Very much alike the other rockers on the album. Sounds a bit like Bob Dylan.

8)Billy (5,0) Acoustic and saxophone-based singer-songwriter music.

Score: 6,19

Lou Reed-vocals and guitars (1942-2013)

Danny Weis-guitars and tambourine

Doug Bartenfeld-guitars

John Prakash-bass (b.1946)

Pentti "Whitey" Glan-drums (b.1946)

Michael Fonfara-keyboards (b.1946)

Steve Katz-harmonica (b.1945)