Totally killer albums you probably never heard.

What, Diocletian from New Zealand? I like 'em, but I can why they're not a big band...

Tyton - Mind Over Metal! Awesome stuff.
Creation of Death - Purify Your Soul -More Awesome stuff.

Not sure if anyone's heard of these guys (or have, but didn't think much of them). But here is a Canadian thrash band called Mastery. The vocals aren't very good, because there are no vocals! I'm not sure how that sits with all of you. I picked this up a couple of years ago and enjoyed it, but with the influx of new retro thrash bands I kind of forgot about this disc.

Obviously, one of the drawbacks with no vocals is it is hard sometimes to distinguish one song to the next. But the music on this disc is great (very good driving music). Here are a couple of clips from their album Lethal Legacy. Enjoy (or don't)

Joe wrote:

Not sure if anyone's heard of these guys (or have, but didn't think much of them). But here is a Canadian thrash band called Mastery. The vocals aren't very good, because there are no vocals! I'm not sure how that sits with all of you. I picked this up a couple of years ago and enjoyed it, but with the influx of new retro thrash bands I kind of forgot about this disc.

Obviously, one of the drawbacks with no vocals is it is hard sometimes to distinguish one song to the next. But the music on this disc is great (very good driving music). Here are a couple of clips from their album Lethal Legacy. Enjoy (or don't)

metal archives has Billy Milano listed as vocalist, so i gather they'll be including them in the future.

Joe wrote:

Not sure if anyone's heard of these guys (or have, but didn't think much of them). But here is a Canadian thrash band called Mastery. The vocals aren't very good, because there are no vocals! I'm not sure how that sits with all of you. I picked this up a couple of years ago and enjoyed it, but with the influx of new retro thrash bands I kind of forgot about this disc.

Obviously, one of the drawbacks with no vocals is it is hard sometimes to distinguish one song to the next. But the music on this disc is great (very good driving music). Here are a couple of clips from their album Lethal Legacy. Enjoy (or don't)

I mentioned them here a long time ago (before Billy Milano joined) but i guess it got erased somehow. They stayed at my friends house a couple days on their first tour of the states.

Yeah Mastery has some killer riffs but it would be nice to add a vocalist to the mix.

exact33 wrote:

Orion Crystal Ice wrote:

I think there's a lot of Brainstorm fans here. I'm not much of one but I think their earlier stuff is the better share.

I think Liquid Monster is their best.

I ended up buying Liquid Monster. It's not bad but I have to say it's not as ass-kicking awesome as Metus Mortis or Soul Temptation. Also, the bonus DVD is the worst thing I've ever seen packaged with a CD. 25 minutes of my life I'd like to have back. It's basically just random tour video shot by the band, and it's totally useless. My holiday videos have more action than that. There's a bonus track - Before the Dawn originally by Judas Priest - but it's also kind of 'meh'. Don't get me wrong, it's a well played version, but just too close to the original to be worth much at all.

The album starts off quite well, but doesn't sustain the initial appeal. Metus Mortis is probably still my favourite, though Soul Temptation is almost just as good.

I have Metus Mortis and Soul Temptation as well as the newest one and I still think Liquid Monster is the best thing Brainstorm have done. I think it's because LM is more "accessible" IMO; the songs just seem more memorable and less concerned about being "dark and proggy".

Ultra-S/T
Captain Beyond-S/T
Hydra-S/T
Hydra-Land Of Money
Hydra-Rock The World
Toad-Forever Blue
Message-The Dawn Anew Is Coming
Messsage-From Books And Dreams

Budgie-If Swallowed Do Not Induce Vomiting (EP)

I'm having a hard time getting Death Warrant's Time Of Dying to leave my cd player. The poor production (they're just demos and live recordings) will turn most off, but I think it adds something to it. Also some of the live tracks sound better than their studio versions.



And on the opposite side of things, Diving For Pearls - s/t is all kinds of great melodic rock.

akeldama wrote:

Captain Beyond-S/T
Message-The Dawn Anew Is Coming
Messsage-From Books And Dreams

OOOOOHHHH! Those are some good ones there! I am not familiar with the other ones that I took out. Are Ultra, Hydra & Toad in the same vein?

chewie wrote:

akeldama wrote:

Captain Beyond-S/T
Message-The Dawn Anew Is Coming
Messsage-From Books And Dreams

OOOOOHHHH! Those are some good ones there! I am not familiar with the other ones that I took out. Are Ultra, Hydra & Toad in the same vein?

Ultra is a hard rockin' band that released one album in 1975-76, they've got a Wishbone Ash meets Ted Nugent with a Southern Rock flair with a Southern Rock sounding singer.

Hydra released 3 great albums from '74-'77 and they are a heavy Southern Rock band.

Toad's Forever Blue is a Proto Metal album from '72 with a Bluesy feel with a little Prog reminiscent of their first album thrown in here and there.

Get 'em ASAP Chewie.

Not "metal", but a peerless set of jazz-rock circa January 1971. Recorded 4 months after Hendrix's death, this was Coryell's way of paying tribute...using the Hendrix "sound" and combining it with a live set of adventurous jazz improvisation. It's like Coryell plays Hendrix playing jazz.

Amazing and one of the most fulfilling jazz-rock-fusion albums from that era.

jstate wrote:

I'm having a hard time getting Death Warrant's Time Of Dying to leave my cd player. The poor production (they're just demos and live recordings) will turn most off, but I think it adds something to it. Also some of the live tracks sound better than their studio versions.

Very cool, jstate!!! I like it! Thanks for sharing.

Band Of Light-Total Union

Magnitude 9: Chaos to Control

I can't say if no one's heard of it but it's a great record anyways.

I know that a lot more people seem to know 'Decoding the Soul' than the earlier Mag9. I always wanted to check the earlier stuff out. 'Decoding the Soul' by the way, sounds IDENTICAL to Fates Warning - 'Inside Out'. Good record, but yeah.

The earlier stuff (Chaos to Control) is "proggier" sounding, with less emphasis on hooks. To put it another way, it's "No Exit" rather than "Inside Out".

Morrison wrote:

Magnitude 9: Chaos to Control

I can't say if no one's heard of it but it's a great record anyways.

I have Reality In Focus And Decoding The Soul and like those a lot.... I need to get that one.

Orion Crystal Ice wrote:

'Decoding the Soul' by the way, sounds IDENTICAL to Fates Warning - 'Inside Out'. Good record, but yeah.

I'll put that on my wishlist then, ha!

SideShowDisaSter wrote:

Crash - Endless Supply Of Pain (from Korea of all places!)



Fallen Angel - Faith Fails (little known Swedish thrash gem)



Jurassic Jade - Gore (GREAT Japanese thrash!)



Gomorrah - Reflections Of Inanimate Matter (awesome death / thrash)



Jewel - Revolution In Heaven (one of the best speed metal albums no one knows)

ummmmm.....YEP!

UNCLE SAXON wrote:

SideShowDisaSter wrote:

Crash - Endless Supply Of Pain (from Korea of all places!)



Fallen Angel - Faith Fails (little known Swedish thrash gem)



Jurassic Jade - Gore (GREAT Japanese thrash!)



Gomorrah - Reflections Of Inanimate Matter (awesome death / thrash)



Jewel - Revolution In Heaven (one of the best speed metal albums no one knows)

ummmmm.....YEP!

I am so glad I listened to those tunes
Some of the best stuff I've never heard in my life untill now

Today is a good day....Laterz

I think I'm gonna spin that later today. AWESOME album!

Good Call on Jurassic Jade,Sideshow.They kick ass!
That Fallen Angel is sweet too.I need to find that.