Fyrdung - Ragnarok

Good Swedish black metal with the Viking march/chant timing. I was personally surprised by the melodic quality of the guitar work.

1. Pehrssons kompani (04:41)
2. Till vapen (04:54)
3. Hans Maikowski (03:01)
4. 1945 (04:21)
5. Revolt (03:59)
6. Framåt! (05:02)
7. Folk i gevär (02:35)
8. Sverige? (03:22)
9. Notiser (03:35)
10. Ragnarök (06:05)

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Tyrant - Under The Dark Mystic Sky

Not the American Trad-Metal outfit, this is symphonic black metal from Japan.
I've uploaded Under The Dark Mystic Sky, which was the better of the two albums I listened to. Grimoires was alright, but fairly boring.

On UTDMS however, there is some really good music. It is largely keyboard driven, but not in a pretentious way (on this album at least).
The harsh vocals are nothing special. Not bad, not outstanding. There are some very nice clean vocals used sparingly throughout.
The guitar is a little further back in the mix than in traditional black metal, but it complements the ambiance of the album nicely IMO. The guitar does get carried away into wankery, but this only happens now and then.

1. Prologue To A Tragedy (00:52)
2. Grudge Of Dannoura (09:05)
3. Ghost Waltz (06:48)
4. The God Of Winter (05:54)
5. Vice (04:11)
6. Into The Hades (04:52)
7. Under The Dark Mystic Sky (05:28)
8. Mirage Beneath The Black Moon (08:53)

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Sucking The 70's

Sucking the 70's is a three disk collection of 1970s songs covered by modern Stoner Rock bands. It was put out by Small Stone Records [a label from Detroit, MI] in 2002. A second album, Sucking the 70's - Back in the Saddle Again, was released in 2006. The album title is an obvious reference to the Rolling Stones album Sucking in the Seventies. Needless to say, if you're a fan of 70's Rock, this album is indubitably for you!



DISC ONE
1. Child Of Babylon / Backdraft (4:39)
2. I Don't Have To Hide / Black Nasa (3:02)
3. On The Hunt / Dixie Witch (6:05)
4. Never In My Life / Five Horse Johnson (4:48)
5. T.V. Eye / The Glasspack (4:48)
6. Can't You See / Halfway To Gone (4:54)
7. Bron-Yr-Stomp / Hangnail (4:35)
8. For Madmen Only / HEADS (4:11)
9. Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings / Lamont (2:34)
10. Free For All / The Last Vegas (3:23)
11. Brainstorm / Los Natas (8:26)
12. Travellin' Band/Suzi Is A Headbanger / Puni Haman (4:20)
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DISC TWO
1. Woman Tamer / Broadsword (5:27)
2. Till The Next Goodbye / The Brought Low (5:32)
3. Communication Breakdown / Disengage (2:39)
4. Don't Blow Your Mind / Doubleneck (2:54)
5. Doctor Doctor / Fireball Ministry (4:34)
6. The Pusher / Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned (5:23)
7. Black To Comm / Lord Sterling (4:33)
8. Freelance Fiend / Lowrider (3:11)
9. Rumblin' Man / Milligram (3:48)
10. Walk Away / The Mushroom River Band (3:24)
11. 20th Century Boy / Novadriver (3:53)
12. Out On The Weekend / Porn (The Men Of) (7:48)
13. Vehicle / Roadsaw (2:53)
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DISC THREE
1. We're An American Band / Raging Slab (3:36)
2. Working Man / Suplecs (7:43)
3. Black Betty / Throttlerod (3:48)
4. Dog Eat Dog / Warped (3:43)
5. Don't Call Us, We'll Call You / Scott Reeder (3:30)
6. Wicked World) / Spirit Caravan (5:34)
7. How Can You Win / Tectonic Break (2:53)
8. Working For MCA / Tummler (6:35)
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