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Hellring

Sepultura — Against | DeRank™: 3,00

The beginning of the end. The only album with Derrick Green on vocals that I can save from being a failure. Max's departure is definitely felt. The nu has now wiped out thrash and the ideas are clearly running low. It barely makes it through. (6) more
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Sepultura — Roots | DeRank™: 3,00

A work that broadens horizons. Nu-metal makes its entrance and the band takes ownership of it. What emerges is an album that can be considered "experimental," distancing itself from what they had done before. An interesting record, but it lacks the right bite. Moreover, "filler" tracks with very short durations come into play, which will be the downfall of the subsequent Sepultura. (6.5) more
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Sepultura — Chaos A.D. | DeRank™: 3,00

For me, the best album ever produced by Brazilians. Max Cavalera at his peak. Social criticism expressed through a powerful and essential thrash, where every note is exactly where it should be. "Territory", "Amen", "Propaganda", "Nomad" are all masterpieces. A level they haven't reached in the past and unfortunately won't come close to in the future. (8.5) more
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Sepultura — Arise | DeRank™: 3,00

The first of the two semi-masterpieces by Sepultura. It’s true, they come after the other greats of thrash, but precisely for this reason it will be complicated to find other such high-quality levels in the genre throughout the '90s. Tracks like the title track, "Dead Embryonic Cells," and "Desperate Cry" are gems of thrash/death. (8) more
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Sepultura — Beneath the Remains | DeRank™: 3,00

First true record by the Brazilians. From black reminiscences, it moves to a more canonical and "thoughtful" thrash, where an Amazonian roughness remains that is inherent to the band and necessary in their musical expression. Songwriting that needs to grow, but a first true noteworthy effort. "Inner Self" is a great track. (7.5) more
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Sodom — Obsessed By Cruelty | DeRank™: 0,00

First album incredibly raw. I don't join those who say it's a gem of black/thrash. I find it too childish (even in the lyrics) to give it a passing grade. The recording is at times unbearable, with instruments overlapping nonsensically. Words are "chopped off" and the pronunciation is slightly scandalous... in short, I don’t like it, despite a few riffs and some old school headbanging rhythms. (5) more
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Sepultura — Morbid Visions | DeRank™: 3,00

Raw, putrid, childish texts, but after all, we are talking about 16-year-olds. And the grade is truly related to an age that, however, shows an unprecedented attitude. (6) more
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Sepultura — Schizophrenia | DeRank™: 3,00

Dish of honest speed thrash/black. I don't find much, but it's still an enjoyable effort. The beginning of the maturation that will come later. (6.5) more
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Illuminati
Illuminati

James Brown | DeRank™: 7,13

The greatest performer to have ever existed... the expression "stage animal" seems tailor-made for this indelible Monument of Art. JBs band, which nearly half a century later, still sets the standard for irresistible grooves and shakes. Godfather lives forever! more
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Illuminati

New York Dolls | DeRank™: 0,00

they saw Mick Jagger with lipstick and decided to become the sidewalk whores of glam punk. furious and entertaining epigones of rock n roll tra(n)sformism more
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Illuminati

Lucio Battisti | DeRank™: 0,00

In the brightest moments of his career, it must be said that he was superb. more
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Workhorse
Workhorse

System of a Down | DeRank™: 0,00

A spectacular debut and a successful second album, followed by a rapid descent into garbage. more
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Workhorse

Metallica | DeRank™: 0,00

Good in their genre in the '80s. Then they released some of the most embarrassing records in rock history. more
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Workhorse

Muse | DeRank™: 0,00

Hyper-produced brats like the latest U2, whiny like the worst of Radiohead, more kitschy than the '80s Queen. more
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genevincent

Living Colour — Vivid | DeRank™: 0,00

Innovative sound mix. Positive album. more
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erik

Syd Barrett | DeRank™: 3,00

Crazy ... Like every true genius worthy of respect. more
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erik

Green Day | DeRank™: 0,00

The only thing they have is not knowing how to play. more
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The Cure — Wish | DeRank™: 3,00

April 1992; Robert Smith's band gifts us the last masterpiece. An album that represents the exact synthesis between the Pop exploration of "Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me" and the solemn darkness of "Disintegration"; sixty-six minutes of Music, where artistic maturity and sonic balance reach solemn heights, as in the track that opens the collection "Open" or in the reflective and gloomy "Apart" and "Trust". But it is the long and dramatic "From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea" that seals the band's immortality...END... more
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Machine Head | DeRank™: 0,23

Rob Flynn's group picks up where Vio-lence, the legendary band from the Bay Area of San Francisco, left off: straight-to-the-point Thrash Metal, with a touch of the right modernity as showcased in the masterpiece of their debut album from 1994 "Burn My Eyes." They will never reach those explosive levels again, yet they continue to have a long and dignified career... A NATION ON FIRE... more
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erik

883 | DeRank™: 0,00

Honestly, I just don’t understand people who say, “I listened to them all the time when I was a kid, better than all the crap out there today.” I mean, isn’t this crap and that crap out there today? I’m sure that in a few years, there will be definitions of Fabri Fibra saying, “Oh, better than all the crap out there today.” more
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