Sep '22
Yeah, they got some good ones on Ordinary Man too, but also wasn't feeling It's A Raid, along with Scary Little Green Men and Eat Me. All pretty dumb I thought. Despite mostly sounding like a bunch of tracks begging for radio play, still lots of good, catchy stuff on there, but this new one is more consistent and appeals to long time fans much more as there's something for everyone regardless of which era you prefer.
Sep '22
For some reason, it took me until 2022 to realize what a great band Iron Maiden is. Picked up their 2015 album the other day and it was shockingly great. Anyone have a suggestion on where to go from there? One of their really early ones, I take it?
Jan '23
I've always been more into the lesser-known Metal subgenres like Doom/Death/Black/Prog/Power/Groove/Thrash, and found traditional Heavy Metal a bit ordinary, and for the most part, always identified the 80's strictly with Hair Metal, but I'm fnding out there was a lot of quality stuff too. Maiden is pretty great, although it kinda has that "you heard one song, you've heard them all" sound to it. My Metal knowledge is pretty diverse but I've probably heard no more than 1 or 2 Metallica albums. They seem to be one of those bands you either love or hate, nowadays.
Oct '22
Never really listened to Judas Priest much but picked up their 1990 album Painkiller a few days ago and this shit is pretty great.
Nov '22
Very much. Best one they've done in a long time. Johan langquist sounded better on the last one, but the material on this new one is a lot stronger. Even the weaker tracks aren't nearly as weak.
Jan '23
Yeah, Touch Of Evil is fuckin' great. I bought this album the other day, as well as a couple others, recently. Owning everything possible from Warlock/Doro is currently a priority.
The new Ozzy album is amazing. The one he came out with a couple years ago blew away pretty much eveything he's done in the last 25 years, imo, but this one is somehow significantly better. If this is his last hurrah, what a way to go out!