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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.

After 16 years on the island you fondly remember that one day when you still had enough battery to use it. And maybe wish you had picked a volleyball instead.

Varies, but mostly full albums, with good headphones. Focusing on the music. Reading the lyrics, browsing the booklet. Preferably with a tumbler of scotch or similar. Especially if it's a new album I've never heard before.

My wife thinks everything I like sounds the same. She was wondering why do I keep buying the same album over and over again.

Where? Oh, on page 1. I see.

Helloween - Time of the Oath Helloween - The Dark Ride Iced Earth - Horror Show Slayer - God Hates Us All Testament - band logo tour shirt Iron Maiden - A Real Dead One Iron Maiden - The Trooper long sleeve Turisas - band logo tour shirt Queensryche - band logo tour shirt Judas Priest - British Steel Dio - Holy Diver long sleeve Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper I think that's all. I never like ordered anything, so it's essentially all bought from concerts. Haven't bought any shirts in like 15 years though.

This guy has quite a range.

Well, I'll finish my list now. 10. Jag Panzer - The Deviant Chord 11. L.A. Guns - The Missing Peace 12. Sorcerer - The Crowning of the Fire King 13. Overkill - The Grinding Wheel 14. Cellador - Off the Grid 15. Sanctuary - Inception 16. Lich King - Omniclasm 17. Brother Firetribe - Sunbound 18. Lonewolf - Raised on Metal ...and ran a little long. Kind of tough because I don't love any of these that much, but also can't really exclude any for being worse. But I guess the cut off ends up being Sanctuary and Lich King misses the bubble.

Well, maybe those nine should be the top 9? Anyway, it's your thread, so do as you wish. Just thought it'd be a better representative of users here to make multiple mentions mean more than internal ranking by each user. I'll do the last six votes another day. The hockey WJC just started.

Nah. Now there's going to be a bunch of albums with 15pts near the top.

I'll do top ten now and hopefully finish the list soon. Under the title there's a link to a music video from each album. I wanted to put them under spoilers, but this board just hates me so whatever. 1. Iced Earth - Incorruptible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUMDcVMiduY 2. Axxis - Retrolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk0Wf13A3Sc 3. Ayreon - The Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obySu2DExWY 4. Skyclad - Forward into the Past https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YjaMhB857I 5. Rage - Seasons of the Black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_OB6hO9ONE 6. Blaze Bayley - Endure and Survive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iep8-Guxmm0 7. Pink Cream 69 - Headstrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVyfvf-tHD4 8. Beast in Black - Berserker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N4tXf3Ensw 9. Savage Messiah - Hands of Fate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0QmmV2Ccgk I lied. I only did nine.