My vote for bestest concept album

An all time classic album.  Saw them this tour.  My dad grabbed Wendy's boob.  One of my proudest moments!

All you do is f*ck and eat
That’s what we do too
Tough for you ‘cause you’re our meat
But we don’t make the rules

Cool horror concept album. They should have made it a movie with Wendy.

I like this one.

Highly interesting studio recording. Sexy. Funny. Grotesque. Loud. Crude.
Never heard anything quite like that before ! Ron Zombie must of liked it upon first listen. Lol.
Great share, Uncle. I'm definitely buying it.

Savatage - the Wake of Magellan



Favourite album by favourite band. So much variation. A masterpiece.

Troublezone wrote:

I like this one.

Zombies are spooky. Especially when they are dressed in black suits and ties .

A true masterpiece:

According to Steve Harris, this is somewhat of a concept album. It’s one of my favorites!

Best concept album I've heard in forever that's heavy metal:



(goin' to see them tomorrow night yo!)

I have to go with this one as I played it constantly in 1988 and proceeded (about a decade later) to write a novella inspired by it's concept.

corplhicks wrote:

Best concept album I've heard in forever that's heavy metal:



(goin' to see them tomorrow night yo!)

I didn't know it was a concept album. It is an amazing piece of art. Picked it up about two years ago on Amazon.

Need to check out their other material.

I'm not sure what I'd pick as the best concept album, but here are a couple of favourites.

Gilbert wrote:

A true masterpiece:

That's got to be one of the weakest Priest albums.

Lari wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

A true masterpiece:

That's got to be one of the weakest Priest albums.

I have to disagree with you on this one. I hate symphonic albums in general, but man, this one was a grower. Of course, I wouldn't want JP to make another album like this one.

I also understand why purists despised it.

Nostradamus was awesome. Again, I’m a fan of him. His Mysterious story.
Priest obviously stepped up to the plate, big time. Bet it sold just fine.
They must of had great fun doing this one.

I do like Nostradamus album, but it's a really long listen. I have to be in the mood. It's great for a long car ride, or working around the house. It's just not a windows down on a sunny Saturday album the way British Steel or Screaming are. I am glad they did it and have always given them props for tackling something like that 30 plus years into their career.

the sentinel wrote:

I do like Nostradamus album, but it's a really long listen. I have to be in the mood. It's great for a long car ride, or working around the house. It's just not a windows down on a sunny Saturday album the way British Steel or Screaming are. I am glad they did it and have always given them props for tackling something like that 30 plus years into their career.

I totally agree. They had to get it out of their system and the outcome was very positive.

That said, I am glad they are back into delivering some true heavy metal .

One of the best ever!

Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle Earth

Thrasher73 wrote:

One of the best ever!

Haven't played this one in years.

Should give it a fresh spin Monday on my way to work.

scottmitchell74 wrote:

Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle Earth

A few years ago, I exchanged my copy of this album with Slayer's South of Heaven.

I totally forgot to pick up a new copy.