Epica: The Phantom Agony: Opera Metal At Its Best

“Follow your common sense

You cannot hide yourself behind a fairytale forever and ever.

Only by revealing the whole truth can we disclose,

The soul of this bulwark forever and ever…

Forever and ever.”

--Epica from Cry For The Moon, The Phantom Agency, 2004.

Epica’s The Phantom Legacy is among the best Melodic/Opera-influenced Metal albums made.

Simone Simon’s vocals are incredible—there is a hint of soft yearning mixed with the power of self-confidence and sheer energy.

Mark Jansen adds the guitar and his guttural growls. Jeroen Simons on drums is a true talent. Ad Sluijter craftily plays the unique guitar riffs while Coen Janssen (no relation to the former) adds the keyboard magic and Yoes Huts thunders on the bass riffs.

The "hidden" talent of Epica is they add three violins, two violas, two cellos, and background vocals.

Phantom Legacy has their classics in Cry For The Moon (see the You Tube track) as well as Sensorium, Feint, and Illusive Consensus.

This is a band that understands that great tunes and sharp lyrics adds to the pleasure for the listener--and it does not hurt that I agree with their smart and liberal themes.

Simone Simons is a favorite of the band Kamelot, who named their fifth album after this group. Simons joins Kamelot on "The Haunting" and other moments from Black Halo. Her vocals are nothing short of amazing.

The sheer power of Epica (as their name suggests) is the “epic” quality of the classic musical influences which is presented as a backdrop to heavy metal musical moments.

The Phantom Agony contains their freshest moments as well as some surprises.

Epica has just signed with Nuclear Blast—which will hopefully lead to greater exposure.

If they are good enough for Kamelot, they are good enough for me. Try Epica's Phantom Agony, as it will not disappoint.

Sonata Arctica Provides Relief Against The Cold

“Time has come for everyone, to think what we have done.

Open your eyes and see, it's not a dream.

You aim for a common goal, you are one with your foe.

If only we could wake up soon and scream.”
--Sonata Arctica “Abandoned, Pleased. Brainwashed, Exploited” from the LP Winterheart’s Guild, 2003.

Sonata Arctica’s 2003 release of Winterheart’s Guild is among the greatest examples of Power/Melodic Speed Metal that exists.

The opening track, “Abandoned, Pleased. Brainwashed, Exploited,” sets the tempo for the rest of the albums, as it is lyrically interesting and played at an incredible speed.

The album then slows to “Gravenimage,” one of the less appreciate tracks, and then segues into what could be the greatest tracks of the genre—“The Cage” and “Silver Tongue.” Both are brilliant with the flash of guitars and keyboards against the power of the rhythm section that meshes the sound into pure delight. “The Cage” is such a powerful song, one that truly defines this band.

The entire rest is pure delight, with “Broken” and “Ruins of My Life” standing out.

The album is so pure and giving.

I played this one for some students and most were blown away. The speed, the vocals, and the power of the album is what truly shows the standout quality of the work.

The band is from Finland and can play like no one else. Their brand of metal touches us with their bestial sense of longing and rejection overlaying the entire compositions set against nature and natural scenes. This is truly a remarkable piece of work.

Tracklist:
Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited
Gravenimage
The Cage
Silver Tongue
The Misery
Victoria's Secret
Champagne Bath
Broken
The Ruins Of My Life
Draw Me

Jag Panzer: Thane To The Throne

“The mirror knows a face no one else can know

Points to the path that I must go”
--Briody/Conklin of Jag Panzer from “King At A Price” from Thane To The Throne, 2001.

In high school, I performed Macbeth—I played Ross—not really a worthy part as his name is not mentioned in Jag Panzer’s Thane To The Throne 2001 Release.

Jag Panzer has been on the metal scene since the 1980s and has won over fans for their fast and furious bass riffs courtesy of John Tetley (good beer name) and incredible drumming of Rikard Stjernquist—followed by the lyrical and guttural growls of Harry “The Tyrant” Conklin, the shared keyboards and guitars of Chris Brodrick and co-founder and writer Mark Briody. Often criticized as being little more than a Judas Priest knock-off, the band scored to incredible heights with Thane To The Throne.

By the way, is being compared to the greatness of Judas Priest really a bad thing?

Thane To The Throne takes the highlighted moments of Shakespeare’s tragedy and breathes new life in the angst of murder and the human greed of betrayal—and does so in a backdrop of thunder. Quiet and reflective moments of classical music exists on this masterpiece as well, but the thunder of taking an inward look at the cruelty of Macbeth’s vaulting ambition is the key to the music of the CD.

Lyrically, Jag Panzer borrows a few good lines from Shakespeare, and why not? It is impossible to beat the Master of the language. Thematically, the murder of Banquo—the loss of one’s closest ally for no reason other than greed—is explored and given a very modern sense of inner destruction. The battle with Macduff of the young upstart who has a sense of justice over Macbeth’s lust for power is also powerfully explored.

It is impossible to single out any particular moments or songs, as the piece should be viewed as a whole, but the first track “Thane of Cawder,” the second track “King At A Price,” and the final track “Tragedy of Macbeth,” all standout among the best of Jag Panzer’s best album.

For me, it was a somewhat personal journey, playing the CD, from my past as I have performed Macbeth 25 years ago and taught Macbeth every year for the first decade of my career. For fans of the play, this work will not disappoint. For fans of Metal, this is Jag Panzer at their best.

Jag Panzer: Thane To The Throne, 2001
Thane Of Cawdor
King At A Price
Bloody Crime
The Premonitions
Treachery's Stain
Spectres Of The Past
Banquo's Final Rest
Three Voices Of Fate
Hell To Pay
The Prophecies (Fugue In D-Minor)
Insanity's Mind
Requiem For Lady MacBeth
Face Of Fear
Fall Of Dunsinane
Fate's Triumph
The Downward Fall
Tragedy Of MacBeth

You Tube:

Jag Panzer King At A Price:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mEEVGTSGBM

Oh, Those Lists Will Kill You Every Time!

“We’ve taken too much for granted,

And all the time it had grown.

From techno seeds we first planted,

Evolved a mind of its own.

Marching in the streets…

Dragging iron feet.

Laser beaming hearts…

Ripping men apart.

From off I’ve seen my perfection,

Where we could do as we please.

In secrecy this infection,

Was spreading like a disease.

Hiding underground…

Knowing we’d be found.

Fearing for our lives…

Reaped by robots scythes.

Metal gods

Metal gods”

--Rob Halford of Judas Priest from “Metal Gods” from the LP British Steel, 1980.

I bought an issue of Kerrang recently that listed the top 100 Greatest Rock albums. Now, these things are always up for debate, but Kerrang is basically a metal magazine and they can for the most part, have a metal bias. All of which is fine with me, when you know the audience, do what you wish. Anyway, the top twenty were:

20. The Wildhearts—Earth vs. The Wildhearts
19. The Clash—London Calling
18. Judas Priest—British Steel
17. Van Halen—Van Halen
16. Led Zeppelin—Led Zepplin
15. Metallica—Metallica (AKA the Black Album)
14. The Ramones—The Ramones
13. Green Day—American Idiot
12. Motorhead—No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith
11. Pantera—Vulgar Display of Power
10. Nirvana—Nevermind
09. Slayer—Reign In Blood
08. Bon Jovi—Slippery When Wet
07. The Sex Pistols—Never Mind The Bollocks
06. Iron Maiden—The Number of theBeast
05. Black Sabbath—Black Sabbath
04. Led Zeppelin—Physical Graffiti
03. AC/DC—Back in Black
02. Metalica—Master of Puppets
01. Guns ‘N’ Roses—Appetite For Destruction.

OK, now I know I should not do this, but WHAT?!

Some I would put on a list, but, JON BON JOVI? Uh…NO! Physical Graffiti is a fine album, but it is not heavy or hard—it is more bluesy. Sex Pistols, Ramones, Green Day are all punk—as I would argue Nirvana is grunge. The Wildhearts I just have NEVER heard of, so no fair judging, but still.

So I am offering my top ten Hardest and Best Metal and Power Metal—feel free to pick apart and judge.

10. Kamelot—The Black Halo
09. Stratovarius—Visions
08. Alice Cooper—Billion Dollar Babies
07. Dio—Last In Line
06. Iron Maiden—Piece of Mind
05. Rush—Moving Pictures
04. Black Sabbath—Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
03. Deep Purple—In Rock
02. Metallica—And Justice For All…
01. Judas Priest—British Steel

Honorable mentions include Rainbow Rising by Rainbow, Reign In Blood by Slayer, The first Black Sabbath Album, The debut of Van Halen, Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath, Back In Black by AC/DC, The Glorious Burden by Iced Earth, Epica by Kamelot, Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden, School’s Out by Alice Cooper, Highway To Hell by AC/DC, Sad Wings of Destiny by Judas Priest, Hair of the Dog by Nazareth, The Black Album by Metallica, Blizzard of Oz by Ozzy Osbourne, The Heavy Metal Soundtrack, Agents of Fortune by Blue Oyster Cult, Power of the Dragonflame by Rhapsody, Fire of Unknow Origin by Blue Oyster Cult, Lights Out by UFO, Jaws of Death by Primal Fear, Chapter V by Hammerfall, Master of Puppets by Metallica, Virgin Killer by The Scorpions, Destiny by Stratovarious, Blackout by The Scorpions, Infinite by Stratovarius, Eric the Red by Tyr, and Inhuman Rampage by Dragonforce.

Have fun picking me apart.

Oh, and from YouTube: Metal Gods by Judas Priest--enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeqsR314erg

Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath Review--My First "Real" Metal Album

"Just remember love is life,

And hate is living death.

Treat your life for what it's worth,

And live for every breath.

Looking back I've lived and learned,

But now I'm wondering.

Here I wait and only guess--

What this next life will bring."

--Geezer Butler, from "National Acrobat," from the LP, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973

What a great album; one that I think is well ahead of its time. This is still probably my favorite of the Sabbath albums—the first six are incredible—and this one also has the most “pop” sounding songs.

My favorite is the opening riff of Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath which set the tone for the entire album. This was a heavy rock album. Iommi outdid himself on this one. The song changes tempo and builds on the opening riff again and again.

The second cut, a National Acrobat is one of the most classically melodic of the Sabbath catalog, cutting in and out of rock’s steady beat with a rhythm section that thunders. I am not as much a fan of Fluff, as I am of the others, but it has a nice tranquil moment. Sabbra Cadabra has another enchanting opening riff that builds as the song progress, with choppy drums and a thundering bassline. Ozzy’s vocal blast through on this number—almost as tough as they are on the next cut: Killing Yourself To Live.

Who Are You is the made-ready for radio hit that everyone ignored. Perhaps relying too much on the synthesizer sound, this easily sounds the most dated.

The album closes with the two best songs in my opinion. Looking For Today almost has a Jethro Tull-esque quality to them—perhaps the flute—perhaps not; as they are treasures for the ear and the mind. Looking For Today thumps and thunders along with a familiar “Metal” chug and churn. Spiral Architect has a beauty and wonderment about it that is perhaps the most unique cut at the time for the band. There is some philosophy in the lyrics, some strain in the vocals—a strain that is controlled. The guitars swirl and the rhythm section takes the listener along for a ride.

My bias shows as I love this album; but I think it is the one most fans would agree shows a grace of Black Sabbath. This is a classic Metal album that sounds somewhat fresh and clearly inventive—even today.

Tracklist:
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
A National Acrobat
Fluff
Sabbra Cadabra
Killing Yourself To Live
Who Are You
Looking For Today
Spiral Architect

The “rare” Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath promo video from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uReAUILc1w

Staying Up Too Late--Kamelot's Epica

If the war by heavens gate released desire,
In the line of fire someone must have known
That a human heart demands to be admired,
Cause in the Center of the Universe,
We are all alone.

I have played Kamelot’s Epica for the second time this evening, and I have enjoyed it once again.

Taken from Goethe’ s Faust, the power metal outfit have composed a great album of songs about the journey from this world to the Nether regions of Hell, only to save a true beauty of humanity and find the vain suffering of mankind.

This is heady stuff to be certain.

The opening riff and power of Center of the Universe (see the YOU TUBE Link) is one of the better examples of power metal I can imagine—an incredible voice in Kahn, the keyboards that add a symphonic quality, the heavy chug of the bass, the clarity of the drums, and the speed of the guitar chords.

Edge of Paradise offers a “classic” sound quality of Ancient times that begs for attention.

The silent moments, as it were of Wander and On The Coldest Winter Night give the listener a reflective time.

The power and bombastic grandeur of the rest of the album has a subtle hint of loss, decadence, and desire.

One can feel the ache of loss and mounting fear of Feast For The Vain and Lost And Damned. The musical interplay of Mouring After and III Ways To Epica close the album on a strong note.

Take a listen and take a chance with what I consider Kamelot’s strongest album.

Kamelot—Epica, 2003
Tracklist:
Prologue
Center Of The Universe >mp3
Farewell
Interlude I (Opiate Soul)
The Edge Of Paradise
Wander
Interlude II (Omen)
Descent Of The Archangel
Interlude III (At The Banquet)
A Feast For The Vain
On The Coldest Winter Night
Lost & Damned
Helena's Theme
Interlude IV (Dawn)
The Mourning After (Carry On)
III Ways To Epica
Snow (Bonus Track)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNFfjoKfUgQ

The Rest of the List

"What can this device be?
When I touch it, it gives forth a sound;
It has wires that vibrate and give music;
What can this device be that I found?"

--Geddy Lee from Rush 2112, 1975.

Here is the rest of the list of the CD's owned. Notice some "Classic rock" and "Hard Rock" is included, and I put Cheap Trick In There because...uh...I do not know, I just like them and they have a harder edge.

-AC/DC-
High Voltage
TNT
Powerage
Let There Be Rock
Dirty Deeds
Highway To Hell
Back In Black
For Those About To Rock
Blow Up Your Video
Live
Flick of the Switch
Razor’s Edge
Fly On The Wall
Ballbreaker
Stiff Upper Lip
Volts
Live From Atlantic Studios

-Aerosmith-
Aerosmith
Get Your Wings
Toys In The Attic
Rocks
Draw The Line
Night In The Ruts
Greatest Hits
Permanent Vacation
Pump
Get A Grip
Nine Lives
Young Lust
Just Press Play
Oh Yeah
Honking On Bobo
Live San Antonio 10/28/02


-Bachman Turner Overdrive-
II
Not Fragile
Four Wheel Drive
Freeways
BTO’s Greatest

-Black Sabbath-
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Masters of Reality
Volume IV
Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath
Sabotage
Never Say Die
Technical Ecstasy
We Sold Our Souls For Rock and Roll
Heaven and Hell
The Mob Rules
Born Again
Live Evil
Eternal Idol
Headless Cross
Cross Purposes
Tyr
Forbidden
DeHumanizer
Reunion
Past Lives

-Blue Oyster Cult-
Blue Oyster Cult
Tyranny and Mutation
On Your Feet or On Your Knees
Secret Treaties
Agents of Fortune
Spectres
Cultosaurus Erectus
Mirrors
Fire of Unknown Origin
Extraterrestrial Live
Club Ninja
Revolution Of The Night
Best of BOC
Worshippers of the Telescopes
Tales Of The Psychic Wars
Heaven Forbid
Curse Of The Hidden Mirror
Essential Blue Oyster Cult

-Boston-
Boston

-Cheap Trick-
Cheap Trick (CBS/Epic--1977)
In Color
Heaven Tonight
Live At Budokan Complete 2 CD Concert
Dream Police
All Shook Up
One On One
Next Position Please
Standing On The Edge
The Doctor
Lap Of Luxury
Busted
Budokan II
Greatest Hits
Woke Up With A Monster
Sex America (CBS-Epic Anthology)
Cheap Trick (Red Ant--1997)
Authorized Greatest Hits
Silver
Essential Cheap Trick
Music For Hangovers
Rockford
Milwaukee 1997
Sitting On The Stools
Trick’d Again—Hard Rock Café Live


-Alice Cooper-
Love It To Death
Killer
School’s Out
Billion Dollar Babies
Goes To Hell
Welcome To My Nightmare
From The Inside
Lace and Whiskey
Flush The Fashion ‘80
Special Forces
Raise Your Fist And Yell
Dada
Zipper Catches Skin
Constrictor
Trash
Hey Stoopid
Mascara and Monsters: Best of Alice Cooper
Last Temptation
Classicks Live
Box Set

-Corrosion of Conformity-
In The Arms Of God

-Deep Purple-
Shades of Deep Purple
Book Of Talisman
Deep Purple
Fireball
Machine Head
Made In Japan
Who Do We Think We Are
Storm Bringers
Burn
Come Taste The Band
Made In Europe
Last Concert In Japan
In Rock
Powerhouse
When We Rock, We Rock
Perfect Strangers
The House Of The Blue Light
Nobody’s Perfect
Slaves And Masters
The Battle Rages On
Purpendicular
Single Hits I, II, III

-Def Leppard-
On Through The Night
High ‘N’ Dry
Pyromania
Hysteria
Adrenalize

-Ronnie James Dio-
Carolina County Ball (W/ELF)
Trying To Burn the Sun (W/ELF)
Holy Diver
Last In Line
Sacred Heart
Dream Evil
Lock Up The Wolves
Master Of The Moon
The Very beast of Dio

-Dokken-
The Very Best of Dokken

-Dream Theater-
Train Of Thought

-Fight (Rob Halford)-
War of Words

-Filter-
Short Bus

-Free-
Fire And Water
Highway

-Fuel-
Monuments To Excess
Sunburn
Something Like Human

-Fury In The Slaughterhouse-
Mono

-Godsmack-
Godsmack
Awake

-Grand Funk Railroad-
We’Re An American Band
Some Kind Of Wonderful

-Guns ‘N Roses-
Appetite For Destruction
G ‘N’ R Lies
Use Your Illusions I
Use Your Illusions II
The Spaghetti Incident

-The Guess Who-
Best Of The Guess Who (RCA)

-Helloween-
Keeper Of The Seven Keys I
Keeper Of The Seven Keys II
Walls Of Jericho
Helloween
Master Of Rings
Judas
Chameleon

-Iced Earth-
The Blessed And The Damned
The Glorious Burden

-Iron Maiden-
Iron Maiden
Killers
The Number of the Beast
Piece of Mind
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
No Prayer For The Dying
Power Slave
Singles Collection
Fear Of The Dark
Live After Death
Somewhere In Time
Fear Of The Dark
The X-Factor
Virtual X
Brave New World
Best of the Beast
Best of the B-Sides
Bonus Tracks
Dance of Death
Matter Of Life And Death

-Judas Priest-
Rocka Rolla
Sad Wings of Destiny
Sin After Sin
Stained Glass
Unleashed In The East
Killing Machine
British Steel
Point of Entry
Screaming For Vengeance
Defenders of the Faith
Turbo
Ram It Down
Painkiller
Box Set
Angel Of Retribution

-Kiss-
KISS
Hotter than hell
Dressed to kill
Alive
Destroyer
Rock and Roll Over
Love Gun
Alive II
Double Platinum
Ace Frehley solo album
Gene Simmons solo album
Paul Stanley solo album
Peter Criss solo album
Dynasty
Unmasked
The Elder
Killers
Creatures of the Night
Lick It Up
Animalize
Creatures of the Night (U.S Edition)
Asylum
Crazy Nights
Revenge Alive III
Peter Criss Solo--Out of Control
Ace Frehley’s Solo--Ace Frehley’s Comet
Ace Frehley’s Solo--Trouble Walkin’

-Korn-
Korn
Life Is Peachy
Follow The Leader
Issues

-Led Zeppelin-
I
II
III
IV--The Ruines Album(AKA Zoso)
Houses Of The Holy
The Song Remains The Same Soundtrack
Physical Graffiti
Presence
In Through The Out Door
BBC
Early Days
Boxed Set 2

-Marilyn Manson-
Antichrist Superstar
Mechanical Animals

-Mastodon-
Leviathan

-Meatloaf-
Bat Out of Hell
Dead Ringer
Bad For Good (Jim Steinman solo)
Bad Attitude
Midnight At The Lost and Found
Blind Before I Stop
Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell
Welcome To The Neighborhood
Very Best Of Meatloaf
VH1 Storytellers
Live & Alive (Bootleg)
Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose

-Megadeth-
Capitol Punishment
The World Needs A Hero

-Metal Church-
Blessing In Disguise

-Metallica-
Ride the Lightning
Master Of Puppets
And Justice For All
Metallica
Garage, Inc.
Load
ReLoad
St. Anger

-Motley Crue-
Too Fast For Love
Shout At The Devil
Theatre Of Pain
Dr. Feelgood
Girls, Girls, Girls
Decade Of Decadence

-Motorhead-
Best of Motorhead

-Nazareth-
Nazareth
Exercises
Razamanaz
Loud ‘N’ Proud
Rampant
Hair of the Dog
Play ‘N’ The Game
Close Enough For Rock ‘N’ Roll
Hot Tracks
Expect No Mercy
No Mean City
Malice In Wonderland
The Fool Circle
2XS
Sound Elixir
The Catch
Cinema
Snakes ‘N’ Ladders
No Jive
Move Me
Greatest Hits
Dan McCaffrey Solo--Dan McCaffrey Into the Ring

-Nine Inch Nails-
Pretty Hate Machine
Downward Spiral
Further Down The Spiral

-Ted Nugent-
Free For All
Live At Hammersmith ‘79
Out Of Control
The Ultimate Ted Nugent

-Ozzy Osbourne-
Blizzard of Oz
Diary of a Madman
Ultimate Sin
Tribute
No More Tears
The Ozzman Cometh
The Osbourne’s Soundtrack
Live At Budokan

-Jimmy Page/Robert Plant-
Unledded

-Powerman 5000-
Tonight The Stars Revolt

-Queen -
Queen I
Queen II
Sheer Heart Attack
A Day At The Races
A Night At The Opera
Jazz
News Of The World
Live Killers
The Game
Greatest Hits Volume I (British Import)
Hot Space
The Works
A Kind of Magic
Live Magic
The Miracle
Live At Wembley
Innuendo
Greatest Hits Volume II (British Import)
Made In Heaven
Greatest Hits Volume III
Back To The Light (May Solo)
Mr. Bad Guy (Mercury Solo)
Great Pretender (Mercury Solo)
Barcelona (Mercury Solo)

-Queensryche-
Operation Mindcrime
Greatest Hits

-Quiet Riot-
Mental Health

-Rainbow-
Rising
Final Vinyl
Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll
Bent Out Of Shape

-David Lee Roth-
Crazy From The Heat
Gold

-Rush-
Rush
Fly By Night
Can’t Fight It Live 5/17/75
Caresses of Steel
2112
Hemispheres
All the World’s A Stage
A Farewell To Kings
Permanent Wave
Moving Pictures
Exit…Stage Left
Signals
A Show of Hands
Hold Your Fire
Presto
Test For Echo
Chronicles
Counterparts
Vapor Trails
Feedback

-Scorpions-
Lonesome Crow
Fly To The Rainbow
In Trance
Virgin Killer
Taken By Force
Lovedrive
Animal Magnetism
Blackout
Love At First Sting
Savage Amusement
Crazy World
Face The Heat

-Slade-
Play It Loud
Slayed?
Slade Alive
Sladest
Old, New, Borrowed, And Blue
Slade In Flames
Nobody’s Fool
Whatever Happened To Slade?
Slade Alive Volume II
Return To Base
We’ll Bring The House Down
Till Deaf Do Us Part
The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply
Rogues Gallery
You Boyz Make Big Noize

-Slayer-
Reign In Blood
South Of Heaven
Seasons In The Abyss
Hell Awaits

-Soundgarden-
Soundgarden

-Staind-
Break The Cycle
Dysfunction
Shout It Out (Live 08/25/99)
14 Shades of Grey

-Therion-
Deggial

-Thin Lizzy-
Very Best Of Thin Lizzy

-Three Doors Down-
The Better Life

-Twisted Sister-
Big Hits And Nasty Cuts

-Two (Rob Halford)-
Voyeurs

-UFO-
Force It
Lights Out
Obsession
Strangers In The Night
No Heavy Petting
No Place To Run
The Wild, The Willing, The Innocent
Mechanix

-Van Halen-
Van Halen
Van Halen II
Women and Children First
Fair Warning
Diver Down
1984
5150
OU812
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

-Vent-
Head

-Rob Zombie-
Past, Present, and Future

-ZZ Top-
ZZ Top
Rio Grande Mud
Tres Hombres
Fandango
Tejas
Deguello
El Loco
Eliminator
Afterburner
Recycler
Antenna
Greatest Hits

Rhythmeen