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In the last month or so I've got: Judas Priest - Firepower Blaze Bayley - The Redemption of William Black Mystic Prophecy - Monuments Uncovered Saxon - Thunderbolt Limb Music Compilation - Louder than the Dragon 2CD Running Wild - Death or Glory (the new 2017 print with a bonus disc)

A statement. Judas Priest - Firepower. Early album of the year candidate. Verbs not needed in this post.

I've seen this like a marriage and three kids ago.

I don't think I followed any "fad band" massively. The ones I am a fanatic about I slowly grew into being one. At least ten albums in. Usually more. The ones whose debut or sophomore releases I loved were always more like "hey, this is cool, I'll keep an eye on these kids in case they keep it up". Then 15 years later once I've collected every single and studio and live CD, I kind of quietly realize that I think I kind of... love... the music these guys put out. And from there on, it will be true unconditional love till forever. Mostly because at that point an always marginal band is not going to sell out or change their sound anymore. They understand what I understand - that THIS is the best kind of music that can ever be made.

I think they should go on forever. Like a sports team or a philharmonic orchestra.

Yeah, that sucks. Parkinson's will get you eventually, but maybe there's some more songwriting left in him. I wouldn't mind Priest continuing another decade with Faulkner/Sneap playing and Tipton writing. Hell, bring back Owens if need be. A new generation of Judas Priest. I don't want the band to die.

Won me at the "she's a leather glove".

I'm guessing this is not what you are looking for, but... I only use Google Play because it's free and does what I want a streaming service to do: have music I own on a cloud for me to stream anytime. They have a library of music you can subscribe to, but no way do I pay for that. It's a good option for people with a collection. I own a lot of CDs and this way I can play them on any device. Well, their compressed digital versions at least.

My first 2018 album:

Skyclad - No Deposit, No Return

I caught Slayer live twice. Late 90's/early 00's. The first one was maybe a 4,000 person venue (ice hall), and it was cool though I didn't know their material that well. The second time was in a festival and I was already a semi-big fan (seems like I never took the final step into total fandom). That was the God Hates Us All tour. I got the whole experience, moshpit and tour t-shirt and all. I always liked a couple other thrash bands a little better (eg. Testament, Annihilator), but I do own 4 of their CD's and still think of them fondly. I think they've contributed a lot, and eventhough "farewell tour" means nothing nowadays, I think that means I won't be having much to do with them anymore, as I haven't bought a CD of theirs in ages anyway. I guess they keep recording, maybe.

I'm going through a Metal Church phase. Today in the player: the Human Factor.

Oh it's awful. And glorious. What are they doing with their hands?

We all know you'd just use your phone to post on EWB. There might also be rare Pokemons on that island, who knows...

Well, the three of them are back together again.