We finally made it to the Top 10! Something you may have noticed by now is that some of my favorite bands are missing from the countdown so far…..guess where they are? 2009 was another great year for new Hard Rock and Heavy Metal albums and I was lucky to have heard a great many [...]
Archive for December, 2009
The Top 40 Albums of 2009 (#1-#10)
Posted: December 31, 2009 in Year End AwardsTags: Ace Frehley, AOR, Best of 2009, Black Metal, Black Sabbath, Cheap Trick, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Gene Simmons, Glam, Hard Rock, Heaven & Hell, Heavy Metal, Joe Lynn Turner, Johnny Lima, KISS, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Paul Stanley, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Sacred Oath, Saxon, Speed Metal, Sunstorm, Thrash, Thrash Metal, UFO, Wolf
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The Top 40 Albums of 2009 (#11-#25)
Posted: December 30, 2009 in Year End AwardsTags: AOR, Artillery, Best of 2009, Black Metal, Bloodbound, Candlemass, Classic Rock, Death Metal, FarCry, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Helix, Jorn, Jorn Lande, Kreator, Mastodon, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Outloud, Power Metal, Praying Mantis, Primal Fear, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Ravage, Rock, Slayer, Speed Metal, Stryper, Thrash, Thrash Metal, U.D.O.
2009 was another great year for new Hard Rock and Heavy Metal albums and I was lucky to have heard a great many of them. There were hundreds of new albums released by hundreds of bands over a wide range of Metal genres, it was very hard to keep up especially when I’m spending my [...]
The Top 40 Albums of 2009 (#26-#40)
Posted: December 29, 2009 in Year End AwardsTags: Alestorm, AOR, Behemoth, Best of 2009, Black Metal, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Dream Theater, Edguy, Glam, Grave Digger, Great White, Hammerfall, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Immortal, Megadeth, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, Nashville Pussy, NWOBHM, Pirate Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Queensryche, Rock, Saga, Speed Metal, Stratovarius, Thrash, Thrash Metal, Tragik, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, TSO
2009 was another great year for new Hard Rock and Heavy Metal albums and I was lucky to have heard a great many of them. There were hundreds of new albums released by hundreds of bands over a wide range of Metal genres, it was very hard to keep up especially when I’m spending my [...]
The 5 Worst Albums of 2009
Posted: December 28, 2009 in Year End AwardsTags: AOR, As Cities Burn, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Lacuna Coil, Lita Ford, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Sepultura, Speed Metal, The Gathering, Thrash, Thrash Metal, Worst of 2009
2009 was another banner year for new albums. Bands from all different genres of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal released good albums this year and I was on the frontlines buying them up as they were released. Of course there were some bad albums too. I acquired more new releases in 2009 than I have any other year [...]
The Top 5 Music DVDs of 2009
Posted: December 27, 2009 in Year End AwardsTags: Anvil, AOR, Best of 2009, Classic Rock, Cruefest, DVD, Flight 666, Glam, Global Metal, Global Metal DVD, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, Jeff Scott Soto, Melodic Rock, Metal, Motley Crue, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Speed Metal, The Story Of Anvil, Thrash, Thrash Metal
2009 wasn’t the greatest year for Hard Rock and Heavy Metal DVDs. Maybe there weren’t that many released this year? Maybe I just flat out missed them? One factor could be that a lot of bands are packaging bonus DVDs into their proper album releases as bonuses for fans. Slayer, Alestorm, Saxon and KISS were just [...]
Albums I Missed in 2008
Posted: December 26, 2009 in Year End AwardsTags: 1977, AOR, Black Metal, Brother Firetribe, Buckcherry, Classic Rock, Extreme, Glam, Grand Magus, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Rose Tattoo, Speed Metal, Talon, Tesla, Thrash, Thrash Metal, Venom, Yngwie Malmsteen
There are so many albums released every year that it’s almost impossible to keep up. Usually I spend the first two months of the new year acquiring all the albums I didn’t buy the previous year before all the new releases start to flood the market. 2008 was no exception as I missed more than a [...]
CD Scavenger Hunt – The final update of 2009
Posted: December 25, 2009 in CD Scavenger HuntTags: AOR, Billy Idol, Classic Rock, Ebay, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Helix, Jeff Scott Soto, Lion's Share, Lord Grey, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Winger
True to form this year…..I have been taking my time posting my weekly hunts for new treasures to add to my collection. I haven’t updated my purchases since the end of November, and I haven’t set foot in a record store in about a month! There have been some great sales online lately through some [...]
Heavy Metal Addiction 2009 Awards Week
Posted: December 25, 2009 in Year End AwardsTags: AOR, Best of 2009, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Speed Metal, Thrash, Thrash Metal, Worst of 2009
Christmas is finally here and we are entering into the last few days of December 2009, that means it’s time for my year end awards! It’s been another great year for Hard Rock and Heavy Metal and I have listened to more new releases by many different bands in many different genres than any other year. I have a [...]
Bitchfire – s/t (2009)
Posted: December 18, 2009 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Bitchfire, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock
Bitchfire – s/t (2009, independent release) Headlines Fly High Pleasure Is Pain Bitchfire Found Me Again Toxic Waste Vampire Breathe Selfish Heart Run To You Band Lineup: Sharyn Peach – Vocals Donny Sutton-Brown – Guitars Robbie Plast – Bass Eddie D. – Drums & Percussion Producers: Mark Karmatz & Bitchfire Country: USA Total Time = [...]
Ebay Madness: Militia – The Sybling E.P. (1985) sells for $1685
Posted: December 16, 2009 in Ebay MadnessTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Ebay, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Militia, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Speed Metal, The Sybling, Thrash, Thrash Metal
You might remember that I wrote a recent Ebay Madness column on Militia – THE SYBLING E.P. (1985) back in October. A couple of months ago this auction blew the roof off and ended at an insane $2550. So other copies were bound to show up….. Militia – The Sybling E.P. (1985) sells for $1685 [...]
Megadeth – Endgame (2009)
Posted: December 16, 2009 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Megadeth, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Thrash, Thrash Metal
Megadeth – Endgame (2009, Roadrunner Records) Dialectic Chaos This Day We Fight! 44 Minutes 1,320′ Bite The Hand Bodies Endgame The Hardest Part Of Letting Go…Sealed With A Kiss Head Crusher How The Story Ends The Right To Go Insane Band Lineup: Dave Mustaine – Guitars, Vocals Chris Broderick – Guitars, Backing Vocals James LoMenzo [...]
Sunstorm – House Of Dreams (2009)
Posted: December 16, 2009 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Joe Lynn Turner, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Sunstorm
Sunstorm – House Of Dreams (2009, Frontiers Records) Divided Don’t Give Up The Spirit Inside I Found Love Say You Will Gutters Of Gold Save A Place (In Your Heart) Forever Now Tears On The Pages House Of Dreams Walk On Musicians: Joe Lynn Turner – Vocals Dennis Ward – Bass, Guitars, Backing Vocals Uwe [...]
