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

This is the legendary swedish humour-singer, multiinstrumentalist and rock'n'roller Eddie Meuza's debut-LP from 1975. He has gone to history as a crazy boozer that could write nasty lyrics like no other and he remains a cult figure to this day, especially among rockabilly- and veterancarpeople. If you visit an Swedish city or town on a friday och saturday night you will probably hear Meduza's music playing from old cars driving around.

This album is clearly an debutalbum and is not very good, with a few exeptions. The music is swedish "dansband" and amateurish pop and rock in the 70's style.

The drummers Roger Palm and Ola Brunkert is of ABBA-fame.

1)Tampico (3,5)

2)Om du ångrar dig (3,0)

3)Flickan i huset mittemot (2,0)

4)Går du i tankar (1,5)

5)En trevlig röst i telefon (3,0)

6)Operator (6,5)

7)Napoleon (4,0)

8)Tretton år (3,5)

9)Snus-kig blues (6,5)

10)Här hemma (6,0)

11)Trösta mig (3,0)

12)Nu é dé jag (2,0)

Score: 3,71

Errol Norstedt-vocals and guitar (1948-2002)

Jan Lindgreen-steel guitar

Jan Bergman-bass and keyboards

Ola Brunkert-drums (1946-2008)

Roger Palm-drums

Anders Henriksson-keyboards

Ulf Andersson-saxophone

Christer Persson-saxophone

This is actually ELO:s 7th album even though it's from 1977! It consists of superlight symphonic rock-pop with a somewhat weird twist and was one of the band's most selling, reaching a sale of 10 million albums! Jeff Lynne wrote the album in just 3 weeks while spending time in the Swiss alps. It was recorded during 2 month in München, Germany. For me this is normally too soft but ELO has always seemed to make good music, no matter what influences they mix in, even though there's also some low watermarks here, escpecially from track 7 and onwards.

1)Turn to stone (7,5)

2)It's over (7,0)

3)Sweet talking woman (6,5)

4)Across the border (6,0)

5)Night in the city (6,0)

6)Starligth (5,0)

7)Jungle (3,0)

8)Belive me now (-)

9)Steppin' out (4,0)

10)Standin' in the rain (4,5)

11)Big wheels (5,0)

12)Summer and lightning (5,5)

13)Mr.Blue sky (5,0)

14)Sweet is the night (6,0)

15)The whale (2,0)

16)Birmingham blues (6,0)

17)Wild west hero (5,0)

Score: 5,25

Jeff Lynne-vocals, guitars and keyboards (b.1947)

Richard Tandy-guitars and keyboards (b.1948)

Kelly Groucutt-vocals and bass (1945-2009)

Bev Bevan-drums (b.1944)

Mik Kaminski-violin on 3 tracks (b.1951)

Rush's 20th album consist of the now well known melodic progressive driving rocksongs that has been their trade mark for almost 40 years! The album feels alive and delivers, as usual, good songs. The only thing I can complain about is that they are a bit too similiar to eachother and has approxematly the same length. 

The album went straight into nr.1 on the Canadian charts and to nr.2 on the Billboard 200 chart and also won the Rock album of the year in the 2013 Juno awards. 

1)Caravan (7,5)

2)BU2B (8,0)

3)Clockwork angels (7,5)

4)The anarchist (8,5)

5)Carnies (8,0)

6)Halo effect (7,5)

7)Seven cities of gold (8,5)

8)The wreckers (7,0)

9)Headlong flight (9,0)

10)BU2B 2 (-)

11)Wish them well (7,5)

12)The garden (7,0)

Score: 7,82

Geddy Lee-vocals, bass and synthesizer (b.1953)

Alex Lifeson (Alexandar Zivojinovich)-guitars and keyboards (b.1953)

Neil Peart-drums (b.1952)

OZ is back! The finnish New Wave Of British (!) Heavy Metallers have re-recorded some of their older tracks and released some new ones. The last album was released in 1991 and the band formed in 1977. This is classic 80's metal with high pitch vocals that sometimes can be too much. The songs are quite good, this kind of music should not be perfect, just as long as there is energy, blistering and heavy guitars and good songs to get the foot stomping. And here there is enough of that for sure. I like that they don't sound modern but sticks to what they do well, play heavy fuckin METAL! Good enough album!

1)Dominator (6,5)

2)Searchlights (7,0)

3)Let sleeping dogs lie (7,0)

4)Fire in the brain (7,5)

5)Seasons in the darkness (7,5)

6)Turn the cross upside down (8,5)

7)Burning leather (7,5)

8)Gambler (7,5)

9)Enter stadium (7,0)

10)Total metal (7,5)

11)Third warning (7,5)

Score: 7,36

Ape De Martini-vocals

Markku Petander-guitars

Costello Hautamäki-guitars

Jay C. Blade-bass and guitars on 3,7 and 8

Mark Ruffneck-drums

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Michael Santunione-guitars on 7 and 9

Incredibly enough this band's last album of original material was released in 1974! 32 years later it was time again and it features old New York Dolls rockers David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain but 3 original members had died prior to this albums release. Johnny Thunders died already in 1991, Jerry Nolan in 1992 and Arthur Kane in 2004. The bonus track Seventeen features bluesmusician Bo Diddley (1928-2008) and Michael Stipe from R.E.M and Iggy Pop make vocalappearences. The album recieved good reviews and reached nr. 129 on the US Billboard list and nr. 3 on the Finnish charts. The music is positive, enercig, alive and punky rock'n'roll with great old man's deep vocals but it also features calmer melodic songs and there's a good quality all through. An album to enjoy and get happy to!

Bassist Sami Yaffa from Finland has played with Hanoi Rocks and Michael Monroe.

1)We're all in love (7,5)

2)Runnin' around (8,0)

3)Plenty of music (6,5)

4)Dance like a monkey (8,0)

5)Punishing world (8,5)

6)Maimed happiness (5,5)

7)Fishnets and cigarettes (7,0)

8)Gotta get away from Tommy (7,0)

9)Dancing on the lip of a volcano (6,5) (Michael Stipe-vocals)

10)I ain't got nothin' (6,5)

11)Rainbow store (6,5)

12)Gimme luv and turn out the light (7,5) (Iggy Pop-vocals)

13)Take a good look at my good looks (6,5)

Score: 7,04

David Johansen-vocals and harmonica (b.1950)

Sylvain Sylvain-guitars (b.1951)

Steve Conte-guitars (b.1960)

Sami Yaffa (Sami Lauri Takamäki)-bass (b.1963)

Brian Delaney-drums

Brian Koonin-piano

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