May 2023 "The Guardians" Playlist (UNOFFICIAL edition by Shadowdoom9 (Andi))
So as some of you might know, I volunteered to help set up a couple of the monthly Guardians playlists while Xephyr was on break to prepare for his professional engineering exam. He just finished that exam and made his return to the site, so he already submitted his feature release submissions and his Guardians playlist for May, the latter can be found here: https://metal.academy/forum/9/thread/1746
However, I already created my own Guardians playlist for May before Daniel told me that Xephyr already had his covered, and I enjoy what I made so much that I still felt like sharing it. It's like the "epic conclusion" finale of a trilogy, similar to Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Please feel free to give my playlist a listen, but make sure you prioritize Xephyr's playlist because he's the official creator of The Guardians playlists and a true professional of that clan. I can probably write a 3-part saga based on the Guardians playlists I've made including this unofficial one. Well, Xephyr, in the words of that demon from the beginning of Slayer's Hell Awaits, WELCOME BACK!!!
(I'm not gonna do the graphics or track thoughts for this playlist, since it's unofficial)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6jXfN9fLgvoiuOomvAfqGL
Tracklisting:
1. Queensryche - "Queen of the Reich" from Queensryche (1983)
2. Freedom Call - "Freedom Call" from Crystal Empire (2001) [submitted by Shadowdoom9 (Andi)]
3. Skid Row - "Slave to the Grind" from Slave to the Grind (1991)
4. Judas Priest - "A Touch of Evil" from Painkiller (1988)
5. Dio - "Stand Up and Shout" from Holy Diver (1983)
6. Motorhead - "Overkill" from Overkill (1979)
7. Quiet Riot - "Party All Night" from Condition Critical (1984)
8. Dokken - "Burning Like a Flame" from Back for the Attack (1987)
9. Keel - "The Right to Rock" from The Right to Rock (1985)
10. Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It" from Stay Hungry (1984)
11. W.A.S.P. - "Scream Until You Like It" from Live... In the Raw (1987)
12. Vinnie Moore - "Mind's Eye" from Mind's Eye (1986)
13. Yngwie J. Malmsteen - "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" from Trilogy (1986) [submitted by Daniel]
14. Time Requiem - "Brutal Mentor" from Time Requiem (2002)
15. Savatage - "Morphine Child" from Poets and Madmen (2001)
16. Black Veil Brides - "Saviour II" from The Mourning (2022)
17. Trivium - "Endless Night" from The Sin and the Sentence (2017)
18. Powerwolf - "Army of the Night" from Blessed & Possessed (2015)
19. Sabaton - "Dreadnought" from The War to End All Wars (2022)
20. Rhapsody of Fire - "Glory for Salvation" from Glory for Salvation (2021)
21. Kamelot - "Eventide" from The Awakening (2023)
22. Nightwish - "Bye Bye Beautiful" from Dark Passion Play (2007)
23. Edenbridge - "The Call of Eden" from Shangri-La (2022)
24. Xandria - "Eversleeping" from Ravenheart (2004)
25. Within Temptation - "The Truth Beneath the Rose" from The Heart of Everything (2007)
26. Dragonland - "Oblivion" from The Power of the Nightstar (2022)