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I agree with Ben. If we've proven anything with the Hall of Judgement so far it's that external sources are very unreliable. I mean every Hall result has been a YES for changing the general consensus. Having said that, if you can give us a musical reason why you personally think Kyuss' music is at least as much metal as it is rock then I'm open to including these entries Andi.
And for the record, I've been a Kyuss fan since the early 90's & have never been comfortable with including them as a metal band.
Ben, please add Uncreation (Spain) & Unfathomable Ruination (UK).
Raw & aggressive crossover thrash from Montreal, Canada.
Aggression - "The Full Treatment" (1987)
Raw & aggressive crossover thrash from Montreal, Canada. Fans of early Slaughter, "Darkness Descends"-era Dark Angel & Cryptic Slaughter should find this interesting.
3.5/5
Queensrÿche - "Operation:LIVEcrime" (1991)
Shezma & saxystephens, I recommend that you check out this live album of you haven't already. I think you'll really dig it.
Stunning progressive metal from Washington's finest.
Queensrÿche - "Operation:LIVEcrime" (1991)
A live album recorded in 1991 that features the classic "Operation:Mindcrime" album performed in full along with a couple of extra tracks tacked onto the end. It's unsurprisingly a quality record & fans of the studio version will definitely enjoy it.
4/5
Ben, please add the Ufomammut-Lento split album.
Ben, please add Tysondog (UK).
Ben, please add Aggression (Canada).
Ben, please add Tombthroat (Germany) & Trepalium (France).
Ben, please add Tombs (USA).
Aggressive New Jersey thrash metal ala early Exodus, "Show No Mercy"-era Slayer & Possessed.
Blood Feast - "Kill For Pleasure" (1987)
Aggressive New Jersey thrash metal ala early Exodus, "Show No Mercy"-era Slayer & Possessed.
3.5/5
Ben, please add Thrash Queen (USA).
Ben, please add Thrall (Australia).
Ben, please add Terrordrome (Greece), The Levitation Hex (Australia) & The Red Shore (Australia).
The fifth album "Sünder ohne Zügel" from German medieval folk metallers In Extremo offers just as much nu metal & alternative metal as it does folk music & there's very little of anything medieval about it. It's overrated as far as I can see.
Medieval folk metal from Berlin.
In Extremo - "Sünder ohne Zügel" (2001)
German folk metal from Berlin.
3/5
Ben, please add Taproot (USA).
Ben, please add Talanas (UK).
Ben, please add Taipan (Australia).
Ben, please add Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster (UK).
Ben, please add Suicide Silence (USA).
Ben, please add Sudden Impact (Canada).
Early US death metal from Ohio, USA.
Necrophagia - "Season Of The Dead" (1987)
3.5/5
Ben, please add Sperm of Antichrist (USA).
They've only released a demo.
Your face has only released a demo.
Ben, please add Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition (France).
Ben, please add Stealing Axion (USA).
Ben, please add Starkweather (USA).
Andi, have you ever checked this one out? I think you'd really dig it.
One of the greatest doom/death tracks ever recorded in my opinion & probably Katatonia's finest moment.
Katatonia - "Brave Murder Day" (1996)
Stunningly melodic Swedish doom/death featuring Opeth's Mikael Akerfeld on vocals. This was a huge record for me during the most difficult time of my life where my emotions were all over the place. It really hit me right where I needed to be hit at the time. Admittedly it hasn't aged as well as I thought it might have (i.e. the song structures are very pieced together & the snare sound is quite similar to hitting a matchbox) but those superlative melodies, beautifully composed harmonies & Mikael's aggressive vocals make this an essential release for the subgenre.
For fans of: early Paradise Lost, early Anathema, October Tide
4.5/5
Ben, please add Sperm of Antichrist (USA).
Ben, please add Sotajumala (Finland) & Splattered Entrails (USA).
This Celtic folk outro piece was the only track from this French outfit's sole album that I actually enjoyed.
Ben, please add Sorrow (USA).
Ben, please add Skyharbor (India).
Ben, please add Skewered (Ireland).
Underworld - "Dark & Long" E.P. (1994)
Absolutely supreme UK techno & progressive house from one of the undisputed masters of dance music. Fucking love it!
Ben, please add Serocs (Mexico) & Skeleton Of God (USA).
Ben, please add the Sepultura / Overdose split album.
Ben, please add Heol Telwen (France).
Aggressive mid-80's thrash metal from Switzerland.
Messiah - "Extreme Cold Weather" (1987)
The sophomore album from Switzerland death/thrash outfit Messiah is a half studio/half live affair & features aggressive thrash riffage with brutal black/death metal vocals. The studio material is entertaining but suffers from a lack of focus & some heavily pieced together & forced song structures while the live material has to deal with inconsistent production. Having said that though, I can't help but find the appeal here given that I love this style of music but I don't like it quite as much as their 1986 debut "Hymn to Abramelin" (also 3.5/5). For fans of Protector, Massacra & Merciless.
3.5/5
This one-off Icelandic blackened thrash release from 1987 has somewhat of a cult following but it actually has nothing to do with black or thrash metal. It's more of a combination of traditional doom metal & speed metal but the poor vocal & lead guitar performances make it a tough slog.
Some obscure Motorhead inspired mid-80's speed metal from Iceland.