Iron Maiden -Iron Maiden
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Iron Maiden — Iron Maiden | DeRank™: 0,00

Historically speaking, it's one of those albums without which the history of music would have risked not possessing an entire chapter concerning the NWOBHM. I rate it 4.5 for the music, but not a full 5, because it's their first album; we'll have to see what they can offer in the future. more
Iron Maiden -The X-Factor
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Iron Maiden — The X-Factor | DeRank™: 0,00

An album that has never convinced me, and apart from "Sign Of The Cross," "Man On The Edge," and "Lord Of The Flies," I would throw it in the trash. However, one must acknowledge that the beginning of a search for a new Heavy Metal can be felt, in line with the years when the newer, more extreme branches required Heavy Metal to be more "Heavy," indeed. The sound is therefore decent, but the musical quality is lacking. more
Iron Maiden -The Number Of The Beast
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Despite being considered by many the "ultimate" album in the history of Maiden - and Heavy Metal - I believe it doesn't deserve a 5 precisely because it might be too loved and praised to exhaustion. Of course, it contains remarkable tracks that have inevitably carved their place in Metal history, but we must admit that Invaders is a pure nod to the very early Maiden (after all, nothing new) and Gangland is an ugly blemish with a lot of black hair. In short, it's a beautiful album, but more
Black Sabbath
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Chemist

Black Sabbath | DeRank™: -1,36

Oh well, but they are the fathers of metal, pioneers in doom... but fuck off, learn to play a damn instrument properly and stop stealing money from metalheads who can’t tell shit apart as long as they see an upside-down cross. Rejected. more
Godspeed You! Black Emperor -Yanqui U.X.O.
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Impeccable. An album that reaffirms any previously formed idea about this group. Listening to this record means surpassing the simple "experience" and getting directly closer to a "living" of each story as it is in every single song. more
Godspeed You! Black Emperor -F# A# oo
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Every song is a novel, to be listened to and relistened, to be lived and contemplated. To savor the sounds of this album, one must be impassive, ready for anything, ready to be struck in every area, to act as a dam against a wave of music that will inevitably be stronger than you. An album recommended for everyone, appreciable by anyone. more
Angra
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Angra | DeRank™: 0,00

I agree with the previous definition: too discontinuous. This discontinuity has led to a continual separation of both the group members and the fans themselves, who have never managed to blend together because they are unaccustomed to a sound that changes so drastically from album to album. In my opinion, albums worth recommending: Holy Land and Temple Of Shadows.
Nevertheless, for me, they remain a great love. more
Angra -Aurora Consurgens
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Angra — Aurora Consurgens | DeRank™: 0,00

An album that has never attracted me, so much so that I could never listen to it with great interest. I refrain from giving it a rating, but if I had to, I would be torn between a 2 and a 3: melodies that, in my opinion, are rather ineffective and a somewhat repetitive style. They try to keep the spirit of Temple Of Shadows alive, but I believe they fail by redirecting the listener into a concept album idea that had already ended with "Gate XIII". An album I often want to revisit but find a bit disappointing. more
Angra -Freedom Call
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Angra — Freedom Call | DeRank™: 0,00

MiniCD that is truly worth having only for the first two songs (actually unreleased). The style of Holy Land is excellently repeated, and both Freedom Call and Queen Of The Night deserved to be part of a full-length album that better showcases them instead of this "collectors' gem" that few possess. What a shame. more
Angra -Holy Live
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Angra — Holy Live | DeRank™: 0,00

A Mr. Live, whom you listen to and appreciate once or twice, only to end up in the drawer of nice CDs that you have no use for. After all, it's still a live recording, so one can only acknowledge that the performing skill of each member, audible on compact disc, is equally remarkable in live concerts; but the tracks are of no use to you, sounding exactly like the album. An item that is not indispensable except for fans and collectors. more
Angra -Rebirth World Tour: Live in São Paulo
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Flawless live for all the members except Falaschi. It confirms that the new frontman manages to save himself with a corner kick during "PGR." A live performance that, in itself, makes little sense if not to amplify the nostalgia for Matos to the N-th degree. If only they had done it during the "Temple Of Shadows" tour, damn them... more
Craig David
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Craig David | DeRank™: 0,00

Dignified at first, now in decline more
Angra -Rebirth
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Angra — Rebirth | DeRank™: 0,00

The change in formation is noticeable, just as the desire to return to the indigenous musical roots that were clearly defined in the band's first two albums. Nevertheless, everything still sounds a bit outdated and ineffective, failing to bring out the beloved Angra from "Holy Land." It's a listenable and enjoyable album for various offerings (such as the classic Nova Era, Rebirth, Visions Prelude), but a bit dull and repetitive overall. It bodes well to hear the quality leap. more
Emis Killa
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Darius

Emis Killa | DeRank™: 0,00

Yet another posh pseudorapper. more
Angra -Fireworks
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Angra — Fireworks | DeRank™: 0,00

A highly debated album by the band. In my opinion, it’s a decline in style as they abandon the effectiveness of the Brazilian mix, opting instead for an approach (not very successful as it is musically predictable) to a power-progressive sound that recalls Dream Theater in their early days. In my opinion, it all sounds like a self-congratulatory showcase of the technical skills of the various members. An album I can gladly do without. What a shame. more
Ben Koller
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Ben Koller | DeRank™: 1,37

Viulènz more
Kurt Ballou
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Kurt Ballou | DeRank™: 1,37

Among other things, highly respected both as a sound engineer and as a producer. more
Jacob Bannon
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Jacob Bannon | DeRank™: 0,00

The Scream by Munch. more
Angra -Angels Cry
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Angra — Angels Cry | DeRank™: 0,00

A good start that, however, does not deserve more than a mediocre pass since I would personally discard certain songs right from the first listen (first and foremost, a rather shabby and pointless pseudo-classical intro that has little to do with the band and the rest of the album, followed by the cover of Kate Bush - good idea, quite tacky execution). more
Vinnie Moore
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Second to none

Vinnie Moore | DeRank™: 0,00

In the Olympus of shredders! more