Iron Maiden -Fear Of The Dark
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Iron Maiden — Fear Of The Dark | DeRank™: 0,00

The right heavy metal of the early '90s. Aggressive, brilliant, wicked. I consider this album on par with Piece Of Mind, meaning good songs paired with skippable tracks. more
Iron Maiden -Piece of mind
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Iron Maiden — Piece of mind | DeRank™: 0,00

The lineup change raises the Maiden by a notch. They finally offer a new, strong, and well-defined heavy sound. It doesn’t deserve 5 stars because there are still those "a little bit like this" songs in the tracklist that you’d gladly "skip" during a full listen of the album. more
Iron Maiden -Killers
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Iron Maiden — Killers | DeRank™: 0,00

Iron Maiden reaffirm their heavy presence more than ever, with this album they can proudly carry the banner of NWOBHM. A heavy sound that is anything but predictable, which doesn’t lean too much on previous genres and at times can echo their own sound from many future albums. A good achievement. One of the best from the band, in my opinion. more
Iron Maiden -Virtual XI
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Iron Maiden — Virtual XI | DeRank™: 0,00

An album full of good ideas, poorly executed by the lineup. Bailey sings well, but he's not suited to the Maiden sound. In the future, during live performances, they'll be able to reinterpret and revitalize them thanks to Dickinson (see "The Clansman" at Rock In Rio). Mediocre. more
Iron Maiden -Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
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By the late '80s, Synth Pop reigns. The Maiden deliver the most striking Heavy Metal of those years, heavy, aggressive, but not necessarily retrograde and “mummified.” An album with an innovative and contemplative sound (just as they like it and I do too). Well-presented and structured songs that go a bit beyond the usual chord progressions and pentatonic solos. One of the most successful in the band's career. more
Kiss
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Kiss | DeRank™: -0,31

Shitty trucks that pollute the planet, but they have also been the ruin of a genre that's useless as hell like hard rock: The enemy of your enemy is your friend. 3 more
Iron Maiden -Dance of Death
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Iron Maiden — Dance of Death | DeRank™: 0,00

An album rich in great ideas and a Heavy sound worthy of the name in the '00s. Some wonderful songs, like "Dance Of Death" or "Paschedale," are interspersed with rockin' tracks like "Wildest Dreams" or "Journeyman," which, although catchy, do not make the album fully Heavy and deserving of an excellent rating. more
Kurt Ballou
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Kurt Ballou | DeRank™: 0,00

"Thumbs up for Kurt Ballou's tits!" quote from a YouTube comment. more
Iron Maiden
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Iron Maiden | DeRank™: -0,70

More pop than metal... one of the most insignificant bands in terms of musical and artistic value that one could imagine; situated in a contextual sphere where crap is exchanged for music. Harmful at high levels. more
Iron Maiden -Powerslave
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Iron Maiden — Powerslave | DeRank™: 0,00

An album more than sufficient, deserving a 4 for various reasons:
- beautiful, effective songs, but not particularly innovative on their own
- "current" sound for those years, which firmly upholds the idea of Heavy metal
- Masterpieces (see the wonderful "Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner" or "Two Minutes To Midnight") combined with some trash (see "Flash Of The Blade") more
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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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