Album number two from this incredible supergroup that made some unforgettable music in the 1980's! This is again melodic hardrock with a lot of keyboards and with impressing melodic, orchestral and powerful songs with fantastic vocals. A must-have for fans of melodic rock and hardrock! The production was better than on the previous album but some songs tend to be a bit repetitive.

This time the players were Ray Gillen (ex Black Sabbath)and Glenn Hughes on vocals (ex Trapeze, ex Deep Purple, Black Country Communion), Mel Galley (ex Trapeze and ex Whitesnake) and John Thomas (Budgie)on guitar and Neil Murray (ex Colosseum II and Whitesnake) on bass.

New member's since the last album were John Wetton (ex King Crimson, ex Roxy Music, ex Uriah Heep, ex UK, ex Wishbone Ash, ex Asia), and Max Bacon (ex Nightwing, ex Bronz, ex GTR) on vocals, Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy) on guitars, Kyoji Yamamoto (Bow Wow), guitars, Michael Sturgis and Toshihiro Niimi (Bow Wow) on drums and Leif Johansen on keyboards.

Ray Gillen died in 1993, Mel Galley died in 1998, John Thomas died in 2016 and John Wetton died in 2017.

1)Stop! (8,5)

2)Surrender (8,5)

3)Did it all for love (8,0)

4)Hearts on fire (8,0)

5)Jukebox (7,5)

6)Double 6, 55, 44 (7,5)

7)No retreat, no surrender (8,5)

8)Move-you lose! (8,0)

9)Emotion mama (8,0)

10)It must be love (8,5)

Score: 8,10

Glenn Hughes-vocals (b.1951)

Ray Gillen-vocals (1959-1993)

John Wetton-vocals (1949-2017)

Max Bacon-vocals

Mel Galley-guitars (1948-2008)

Scott Gorham-guitars (b.1951)

Kyoji Yamamoto-guitars (b.1956)

John Thomas-guitars (1952-2016)

Neil Murray-bass (b.1950)

Toshihiro Niimi-drums

Leif Johansen-keyboards

The 9th Judas Priest-album was recorded in Ibiza, Spain and was a continuation of the heavy, short metalsongs that was released on the former album Screaming For Vengeance from 1982 and reached one position higher (18) on the US charts than S.F.V The album reached 19 on the UK charts and nr. 2 on the Swedish charts, 12 in Switzerland and 17 in Norway. 

This album has only good songs and even though they sometimes recorded more melodic songs during this period they kept on doing great songs. 

1)Freewheel burning (9,0) A tremendous opener! Full force and twinguitarssoloing.

2)Jawbreaker (8,5) Continuing the bonecrushing pounding rhythms.

3)Rock hard ride free (8,0) Melodic and quite slow but it's good anyway.

4)The sentinel (8,0) Midtempo rocker.

5)Love bites (7,5) Chanting and heavy riffing with synthdrums.

6)Eat me alive (8,5) Another superheavy, fast and chaotic metaller.

7)Some heads are gonna roll (8,0) More melodic and good and powerful.

8)Night comes down (7,5) Slow, heavy and melodic.

9)Heavy duty (8,0) Singalong, heavy drum chantsong.

10)Defenders of the faith (-) Heavy Duty goes into this outtro.

Score: 8,11

Rob Halford-vocals (b.1951)

K.K Downing-guitars (b.1951)

Glen Tipton-guitars (b.1947)

Ian Hill-bass (b.1951)

Dave Holland-drums (b.1948)

One of my absolute favourite band of the 1980's with one of the best metalalbums of the century! This german's band's 4th album is a very heavy one, probably because former Accept-guitarist Herman Frank joined the band for the album. The songs are top notch with ultra-heavy guitarriffing and melodic and raw vocals by Mat Sinner. The former 3 albums were more raw and somewhat amateurish so this was the climb towards fame even though it never really took off for the band even though the were signed to Noise Records. The only thing I can complain about is that there aren't very much guitarsolos.

1)Born to rock (9,5)

2)Emerald (8,5)

3)Bad girl (8,5)

4)Shout! (9,0)

5)The storm broke loose (9,0)

6)Out of control (8,5)

7)Too late to runaway (9,0)

8)Hand of fate (8,5)

9)Masquearade (8,5)

10)Open arms (8,0)

Score: 8,70

Mat Sinner-vocals and bass

Herman Frank-guitars (b.1959)

SG Stoner-guitars

Bernie Van Der Graaf-drums

Finnish band that headed from their native Kuusamo to city Oulu to begin their career in 1978 and released their 1st album in 1982 and this is their 4th album. This is not the best album I've heard to say the least... It quite amateurish played and produced melodic hardrock with strange plastic drumsound and the guitars sound like they were recorded in an empty steelcan. The singing is somewhat weak but sounds better in the heavier songs. Two songs are good, the rest l don't want to listen to again.

1)White lines (5,0)

2)So hot (6,0)

3)River deep mountain high (Ike & Tina Turner) (5,5)

4)(You) talk like a lover (4,0)

5)Come an' get me (7,0)

6)Never stop runnin' (6,0)

7)Dream of me (3,5)

8)Don't you give an inch (6,0)

9)Do it to me (7,5)

10)Love lost (6,0)

Score: 5,65

Kepa-vocals (b.1961)

Mara-guitars

Tim-guitars

Elmo-bass

Borno-drums

Iro-keyboards

As time has went on by I have learned to enjoy Slayer's hyperaggressive and fast thrash- and speed metal. Before I only listened to their slower, heavier songs. I had great expectations when I saw them live 2 years ago but it was just a very boring concert. Every song sounded the same and was played in the same tempo. That has been a problem for many years with Slayer. That is also a slight problem on this album but the songs here are of very good quality and variated and when I have listened many times to the album I have learnded to enjoy the single songs. A whole album can be too much.

This was the first time since 1990 that the four original members played together on an album. Dave Lombardo on drums were back after many years. The album reached nr. 23 in the UK, nr. 5 in USA, nr. 4 in Sweden, nr. 9 in Poland, nr. 2 in Germany and Finland, nr. 3 in Canada and nr. 9 in Austria among other good chartpositions.

1)Flesh storm (8,5)

2)Catalyst (7,5)

3)Skeleton christ (8,0)

4)Eyes of the insane (7,5)

5)Jihad (7,5)

6)Consfearacy (8,0)

7)Catatonic (7,5)

8)Black serenade (7,5)

9)Cult (8,0)

10)Supremist (7,5)

Score: 7,75

Tom Araya (Tomas Enrique Araya Diaz)-vocals and bass (b.1961)

Jeff Hanneman-guitars (1964-2013)

Kerry King-guitars (b.1964)

Dave Lombardo-drums (b.1965)

Influental thrash-pioneers from Essen in the Ruhr industrial-area Kreator's debut-album which is the most brutal thrash-metal you'll ever hear, inspiring many to come death- and escpecially black metal-bands.

The band formed as Tyrant in 1982.

This is hyper-aggressive metal with an insane tempo and I never liked this when I was young in the 80's but now I can appreciate their music and what they have ment to the metal-society all over the world. Toooormentoooor!!

1)Endless pain (6,5)

2)Total death (6,5)

3)Storm of the beast (6,5)

4)Tormentor (6,5)

5)Son of evil (6,5)

6)Flag of hate (5,5)

7)Cry war (5,5)

8)Bonebreaker (6,0)

9)Living in fear (6,0)

10)Dying victims (6,0)

Score: 6,15

Mille (Miland Petrozza)-vocals and guitars (b.1967)

Ventor (Jürgen Reil)-vocals and drums (b.1966)

Rob (Rob Fioretti)-bass (b.1967)

This is one of my alltime favourite albums! It was the first to feature drummer Nicko McBrain who previously played with the french band Trust. Former drummer Clive Burr had left the band due to personal and touring-scedule issues. The band really developed into a direction I have learned to appreciate, it's not always easylistening heavy metal on this album, more of a very melodic progressive heavy style with incredibly strong songs and great individual playingskills and also variation in the quite longs songs. I can listen to this album over and over again, I never grow tired of these songs and it's one of the best albums that ever has been recorded, that is absolutely sure! Enjoyment of the highest level!

The album reached nr. 3 on the UK charts and nr. 14 in the USA.

1)Where eagles dare (9,0)

2)Revelations (9,0)

3)Flight of Icarus (8,0)

4)Die with your boots on (9,0)

5)The trooper (8,5)

6)Still life (8,0)

7)Quest for fire (8,5)

8)Sun and steel (9,0)

9)To tame a land (9,0)

Score: 8,67

Bruce Dickinson-vocals (b.1958)

Dave Murray-guitars (b.1956)

Adrian Smith-guitars (b.1957)

Steve Harris-bass (b.1956)

Nicko McBrain-drums (b.1952)

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)