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"Listen, Aldrin, I'm not as relaxed as people think. Here's how it is: I'll play, and you’ll float up there and enjoy yourselves!" (The Simpsons 05x15) more
The ultimate destination of the Grazianian poetics, in all its many facets. An incredibly inspired album where there isn't a single underwhelming moment, but honestly, I have a soft spot for the title track, "Fuoco sulla Collina," and "Canzone per Susy." A tale of music and Italian Rock. more
Brazilian Psychedelia more
They artistically perished after the first album. The only valid product of a discography that was too monotonous. more
Visceral thrash/death straddling the late eighties and nineties, plus that epic gem "Back to North." more
Work I have never loved. Perhaps the one that attracts me the least about the Ayreon project. Slow, cumbersome, lacking in inspiration. Pieces built in the same way, a problem that Lucassen has rarely shown. (5) more
Listening to it again after years did not evoke the same emotions, perhaps because I have strayed too far from the genre. Nonetheless, it is a noteworthy debut, the first episode of an interesting reality and one of the most thriving in the prog metal world in recent decades. (7) more
For the past 15 years, Metal Church have been releasing the same album, and this one fits right into the groove of things we've already heard. Craftsmanship, again well-played and clean throughout. A homework assignment. (6) more
The same formula again, standard song structure and a few ideas. That said, it’s another album that’s easy to listen to but quickly forgotten. Sufficient. (6) more
Catchy, well-played, but also listened to a thousand times and too similar to itself. A work of craft. (6.5) more
Ronny Munroe is now firmly established behind the microphone and he knows how to deliver. Another solid piece of work, heavy as it should be played. It's true that we are now stuck in a fairly well-trodden structure. However, it remains the best album of the latest phase in the career of Metal Church. (7) more
First real misstep. Wayne's return contributes nothing; in fact, I’m one of those who feels he’s definitely not in shape on this record. Lacking ideas, without sparks, he recycles the atmospheres of the two previous albums without achieving their results. (5.5) more
Unjustly underrated album. An absolutely classic heavy metal work that deserves to be cherished. A piece to rediscover within the scope of their discography. However, the cover is frankly horrific. Metal Church has never nailed it with their covers. (7.5) more
The same argument applies to "Blessing In Disguise." (7.5) more
Wayne-Howe changes the voice. Another great album, although inferior to the previous two. Definitely more heavy-oriented, convincing songwriting with several noteworthy tracks, including "Fake Healer" and especially "Badlands." (7.5) more
For me, the true masterpiece of Metal Church, as well as one of the most beautiful albums of '80s American metal. It’s a work in which certain rough edges from the previous CD have been smoothed out and where everything practically works. Of course, they didn't invent anything, but in terms of songwriting, it's an almost perfect album. Stunning "Watch the Children Pray." (9) more
Debut album for the Americans, immediately a record to be counted among the classics of overseas metal. A blend of heavy and thrash that reeks of genuine compositional quality, filled with pathos, guitar solutions, rhythm, and anthems. Notable performance by Wayne on vocals. (8.5) more
A professionally crafted album, enjoyable enough to almost scream masterpiece if it had been produced by one of the thousand clone bands that have emerged in recent years. Instead, it's the work of Slayer, and so it's an album like many others. A secondary episode in their discography, but it's difficult to expect works comparable to those of the eighties. (6.5) more
In line with the previous one. They are no longer the destructive Slayer of twenty years ago, but their thrash remains just as genuine. An album that marks the return of Dave Lombardo. A record among the most aggressive in terms of lyrics from Slayer. (7) more