Metal in the 90's

Something I don't understand alot people say it was doom and gloom for heavy metal in the 90's. But how come there were some metal bands (no I don't mean crappy nu metal bands) that gained more popularity in the 90's than they did in the 80's. Megadeth hit their peak in 1992 the time when Nirvana was a household name and were popular for the rest of the decade, MetallicA were a household name when they released the black album. Sepultura was very popular as well when they released Chaos AD and Roots. Pantera, Prong, Guns N Roses, Queensryche and White Zombie as well and death Metal was in the spotlight as well.
I reckon the bands that suffered the most were the poser glam metal bands of the 80's mind you some of the hair bands actually deserved to be ignored (Poison, Wrathchild UK and Warrant come to mind).

i never really understood all the whining either. there was tons of great music in the 90's. true, it was dead in most commercial aspects, but it's always thrived underground. the ones who stayed successful commercially were the ones who were willing to modify their sound for a wider audience. such as Metallica, Megadeth & Sepultura. then there were bands who were commercially geared from the start, such as Pantera & Zombie.

i always enjoyed the ones who stayed underground most. that's where the best music has always been!

There were lots of great metal bands to come out in the 90s. Many metal bands who were good in the 80s got even better in the 90s, such as Death.

And those poser glam bands you speak of did injustice to metal, so it's not a bad thing that they died off.

So metal did better than most people gave it credit for in the 90s.

There were some awesome bands that came out in the 90's! There was a lot of crap garbage too though. I also preferred the underground stuff.

yeah there was lots of good metal it just went underground again as grunge took over everything

OPETH
NEVERMORE
IN FLAMES
MAGNITUDE 9
PRIMAL FEAR
ARCH ENEMY
DARK TRANQUILITY
KATATONIA
ARK
OCTOBER 31

All birthed in the '90s, correct?

Metal went underground in the 90s, which is where it truly belongs anyway. Mass acceptance is never a good thing for any style of music. When the mainstream got hold of "metal" (or what they thought of as "metal," i.e. Bon Jovi, Poison, Warrant, etc.) they squeezed it dry and then threw it aside when it was time for the next hip thing.

It turned out to be a healthy thing, however, because it separated the die hards from the fair-weather "fans" that were merely into it because they saw metal on MTV or heard it on the radio.

Good Post Freddy,I agree 100%

I'm actually very happy of the condition Heavy Metal is today its neither the most hated or loved genre to the general public. What I mean to say is they'll neither worship you or have a go at you for liking it.

Well put Fat Freddy! That's about right!

Thanks for the props guys. Just call me the Metal Philosopher.

Increible but i was going to open a post like this in a couple of days FINGERS. This is what i was going to post exacly(i didnt finished the list):



GREAT RECORDS RELEASED FROM
1990 TILL 1999:


Many people dont realy talk good about the 90s when
they talk about records released that decade. Grunge, alternative, industrial
etc...was doing a lot of harm to our music but still many new bands came or old
bands released cool albums and i want to make this clear with this list. This
are my ultimate and fave albumes released in the decade of the 90s and i think
that even if the 80s were the best for heavy metal etc...still the 90s were
increible good and a decade totaly underated by many people (young and old)
today:


ANNIHILATOR:NEVER NEVERLAND 1990


ANNIHILATOR:SET THE WORLD ON FIRE 1993


AC/DC:LIVE 1992


AC/DC:BALLBREAKER 1995


ANTHRAX:PERSISTENCE IN TIME 1990


ACCEPT:OBJECTION OVERRULED 1993


ATTACK:THE SECRET PLACE


ANVIL:ABSOLUTE NO ALTERNATIVE 1996


AXEL RUDI PELL:BLACK MOON PYRAMID 1996


AXEL RUDI PELL:MAGIC 1997


AXEL RUDI PELL:BETWEEN THE WALLS 1994


AXEL RUDI PELL:OCEANS OF TIME 1998


AXEL RUDI PELL:NASTY REPUTATION 1991


ADAM BOMB:NEW YORK TIMES 1990


ALICE COOPER:HEY STOOPID 1991


ALICE COOPER:TRASH 1990


ARMED FORCES:TAKE ON THE NATION 1991


APOCRYPHA:AREA 54 1990


AVALANCHE:HERE COMES THE KING 1994


ANDI DERIS:COME IN FROM THE RAIN 1997


ANGEL WITCH:LIVE 1990


ANGEL DUST:BORDER OF REALITY 1998


ANGEL DUST:BLEED 1999


AXXIS:II 1990


ARIA:KPOBB EA KPOBB 1991


ARIA:PLAYING WITH FIRE 1990


ARMORED SAINT:SYMBOL OF SALVATION 1991


ALASTOR:CRUSHING CHRISTENDOM 1999


ARAKAIN:THRASH THE TRASH 1990


ATOMIZER:THE END OF FOREVER 1990


ACRIDITY:FOR FREEDOM I CRY 1991


AMNESIA:UNKNOWN ENTITY 1991


ATOMGOD:HISTORY RE-WRITTEN 1991


ARCADE:ARCADE 1993


ALDO NOVA:BLOOD ON THE BRICK 1991


AVERSION:FIT TO BE TIED 1992


BLACK SABBATH:TYR 1990


BLACK SABBATH:DEHUMANIZER 1992


BLACK SABBATH:CROSS PURPOSES 1994


BRUCE DICKINSON:TATTOOED MILLIONAIRE 1990


BLIND GUARDIAN:TALES FROM THE TWILIGHT WORLD 1990


BLIND GUARDIAN:SOMEWHERE FAR BEYOND 1992


BLIND GUARDIAN:TOKYO TALES 1993


BLIND GUARDIAN:INMAGINATIONS FROM THE OTHER SIDE
1995


BRITNY FOX:BITE DOWN UNDER 1991


BONFIRE:LIVE...THE BEST 1993


BATON ROUGE:LIGHTS OUT ON THE PLAYGROUND 1991


BLITZKRIEG:UNHOLY TRINITY
1995


BLITZKRIEG:TEN 1997


BLITZKRIEG:THE MIST OF AVALON 1998


BEWITCHED:DIABOLICAL DESECRATION 1996


BEWITCHED:PENTAGRAM PRAYER 1997


BEWITCHED:AT THE GATES OF HELL 1999


BLOODGOOD:TO GERMANY WITH LOVE 1993


BLACK KNIGHT:TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE 1998


BATHORY:HAMMERHEART 1990


BATHORY:TWILIGHT OF THE GODS 1991


BRIMSTONE:CARVING A CRIMSON CAREER 1999


BLOOD STORM:DEATH BY THE STORMWIZARD 1996


BLOOD STORM:THE ATLANTEAN WARDRAGON 1997


BB STEAL:ON THE EDGE 1991


BLASPHEMY:FALLEN ANGEL OF DOOM 1990


BELIEVER:SANITY OBSCURE 1990


BLITZZ:DO THE BLITZ 1990


BARNI:GUERRERO 1998


BEHERIT:THE OATH OF BLACK BLOOD 1991


BRIGHTON ROCK:LOVE MACHINE 1991


BAD COMPANY:HERE COMES TROUBLE 1992


BOLT THROWER:THE IVthCRUSADE 1992


CYCLONE TEMPLE:I HATE THEREFORE I AM 1991


CINDERELLA:HEARTBREAK STATION 1990


CINDERELLA:STILL CLIMBING 1994


CHASTAIN:FOR THOSE WHO DARES 1990


CUSTARD:KINGDOMS OF YOUR LIFE 1997


CRIMSON GLORY:ASTRONOMICA 1999


CAULDRON BORN:GOD OF METAL 1998


CRANIUM:SPEED METAL SATAN 1997


CRANIUM:SPEED METAL SLAUGHTER 1998


CRANIUM:SPEED METAL SENTENCE 1999


CITRON:RADEGAST(Inglish version) 1992


CHINA:GO ALL THE WAY 1991


CHINA:LIVE 1991


CENTAUR:MOB RULES THE WORLD 1990


CIANIDE:DEATH, DOOM AND DESTRUCTION 1996


48 CRASH:SOME LIKE IT HOT 1990


CRO-MAGS:ALPHA-OMEGA 1992


CONTRABAND:CONTRABAND 1991


CEREBRAL FIX:TOWER OF SPITE 1990


CENTURION:ARISE OF THE EMPIRE 1999


DEMON DRIVE:BURN RUBBER 1995


DEF LEPPARD:ADRENALIZE 1992


DOKKEN:UP FROM THE ASHES 1990


DOKKEN:ERASE THE SLATE 1999


DORO:DORO 1990


DORO:ANGELS NEVER DIE 1993


DORO:LIVE 1993


DIO:DIO´S INFERON THE LAST IN LIVE 1997


DANGER DANGER:SCREW IT 1991


DIAMOND REXX:GOLDEN GATES 1991


DELIVERANCE(UK):THE BOOK OF LIES 1990


DELIVERANCE:WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE 1990


DELIVERANCE:WHAT A JOKE 1991


DRAGON:SCREAM OF DEATH 1991


DORIAN LORD:KEEPER OF THE NIGHT 1995


DEMON:BLOW OUT 1992


DESASTER:A TOUCH OF MEDIEVAL DARKNESS 1996


DESASTER:HELLFIRE DOMINATION 1998


DEKAPITATOR:WE WILL DESTROY....1999


DEATH ANGEL:FALL FROM GRACE LIVE 1990


DEFIANCE:VOID TERRA FIRMA 1990


DOMAIN:CRACK IN THE WALL 1991


DECEASED:LUCK OF THE CORPSE 1991


DECEASED:THE BLUEPRINTS FOR MADNESS 1995


DEAD HEAD:THE FEAST BEGINS AT DAWN 1991


DARK ANGEL:LIVE SCARS 1990


DESTROYER 666:PHOENIX RISING 1999


DENIAL OF GOD:THE GHOULS OF DOG 1999


DEBUSTROL:NEUROPHATOLOG 1991


EXCITER:THE DARK COMMAND 1997


EZ LIVIN:AFTER THE FIRE 1991


EVENSTORM:ATTACKS FROM THE TOWN 1991


ETERNITY X:ZODIAC 1994


EMBARGO:CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD 1994


EMERALD:REBELS OF OUR TIME 1999


ERIC STEEL:BACK FOR MORE 1992


FASTER PUSSYCAT:WHIPPED 1992


FASTWAY:BAD BAD GIRL 1990


FASTWAY:SAY WHAT YOU WILL LIVE 1991


FUNERAL NATION:AFTER THE BATTLE 1991


FIREHOUSE:FIREHOUSE 1990


FIREHOUSE:HOLD YOUR FIRE 1992


FIST:LOUD LOUD LOUD 1995


FORMEL 1:QUEEN OF LIE 1992


GRAVE DIGGER:THE REAPER 1993


GRAVE DIGGER:HEART OF DARKNESS 1995


GRAVE DIGGER:TUNES OF WAR 1996


GRAVE DIGGER:KNIGHTS OF THE CROSS 1998


GRAVE DIGGER:EXCALIBUR 1999


GAMMA RAY:SIGN NO MORE 1991


GAMMA RAY:LAND OF THE FREE 1995


GAMMA RAY:SOMEWHERE OUT IN SPACE 1997


GAMMA RAY:POWER PLANT 1999


GEHENNAH:HARDROCKER 1995


GEHENNAH:KING OF THE SIDEWALK 1996


GOTHIC KNIGHTS:GOTHIC KNIGHTS 1996


GLADIATORS:STEEL VENGEANCE 1998


GLADIATORS:BOUND TO STEEL 1999


GUNS N ROSES:USE YOUR ILLUSION I-II 1991


GODDESS OF DESIRE:LET US WIN THIS WAR 1997


GUILLOTINE:UNDER THE GUILLOTINE 1997


GOSPEL OF THE HORNS:THE SATANIST´S DREAM 1995


GEMINI:OUT FOR BLOOD 1992


HELLOWEEN:PINK BUBBLE GO APE 1991


HELLOWEEN:MASTER OF THE RINGS 1994


HELLOWEEN:THE TIME OF THE OATH 1996


HELLOWEEN:BETTER THEN RAW 1998


HOTWIRE:HOTWIRE 1995


HELIX:BACK FOR ANOTHER TASTE 1990


HELIX:HALF ALIVE 1998


HAMMERFALL:GLORY TO THE BRAVE 1997


HAMMERFALL:LEGACY OF KINGS 1998


HANKER:THE DEAD RINGER 1997


HADES:LIVE:ON LOCATION 1991


HARDLINE:DOUBLE ECLIPSE 1992


HELICON:HELICON 1993


HELLIAS:CLOSED IN THE FATE COFFIN 1991


HELLRAISER:WE´LL BURY YOU 1991


HOLY MOTHER:TOXIC RAIN 1998


HOLY MOTHER:CRIMINAL AFTERLIFE 1999


IRON MAIDEN:FEAR OF THE DARK 1992


ICED EARTH:ICED EARTH 1990


ICED EARTH:NIGHT OF THE STORMRIDER 1991


ICED EARTH:BURN OFFERINGS 1995


ICED EARTH:THE DARK SAGA 1996


IRON SAVIOR:IRON SAVIOR 1997


IRON SAVIOR:UNIFICATION 1999


INTENSE:DARK SEASON 1997


IMPERIAL:AUX CREPUSCULES 1998


INFERNÖ:DOWNTOWN HADES 1997


INFERNAL:WHIPPING THE SACRED LAW 1999


INQUISICION:BLACK LEATHER FROM HELL 1998


JAG PANZER:THE FOURTH JUDGEMENT 1997


JAG PANZER:THE AGE OF MASTERY 1998


JUDAS PRIEST:PAINKILLER 1990


JAMES BYRD:ATLANTIS RISING 1991


KIX:HOT WIRE 1991


KIX:LIVE 1993


KEEL:BACK IN ACTION 1998


KING JAMES:KING JAMES 1994


KING DIAMOND:THE EYE 1990


KING DIAMOND:THE SPIDER´S LULLABYE 1995


KING DIAMOND:THE GRAVEYARD 1996


KROKUS:STAMPEDE 1991


KROKUS:TO ROCK OR NOT TO BE 1995


KILLERS:MURDER ONE 1992


KERN:...AD NARAZENI 1990


KANE ROBERTS:SAINTS AND SINNERS 1991


KORROSIO METALA:ORDEN SATANI 1991


KORROSIO METALA:RUSSIAN VODKA 1993


KRYPTOR:SEPTICAL ANAESTHESIA 1990


KRYPTOR:TIME FOR CRIME 1991


LONDON:PLAYA DEL ROCK 1990


LOUDNESS:ON THE PROWL 1991


LILLIAN AXE:POETIC JUSTICE 1992


LILLIAN AXE:FIELD OF YESTERDAY 1999


LITA FORD:STILETTO 1990


LITA FORD:DANGEROUS CURVES 1992


LIZZY BORDEN:MASTER OF DISGUISE 1991


LEGS DIAMOND:TOWN BAD GIRL 1990


LEGS DIAMOND:CAPTURED LIVE 90 1992


LEGS DIAMOND:THE WISH 1993


LIGHTMARE:THE FOOL 1997


LAAZ ROCKIT:NOTHING SACRED 1991


LA GUNS:HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES 1991


LETTER X:TIME OF THE GATHERING 1991


LEGEND MAKER:THE PATH TO GLORY 1999


LAWDY:OUTLAW INVASION 1990


LIONSHEART:LIONSHEART 1992


LUZBEL:OTRA VEZ? 1991


LORETTA:LORETTA 1991


LOSTBOYS:LOST AND FOUND 1990


METALLICA:METALLICA 1991


MELIAH RAGE:SOLITARY SOLITUDE 1990


MICHAEL SWEET:MICHAEL SWEET 1994


MEAT LOAF:BAT OUT OF HELL II 1993


MOTORHEAD:1916 1991


MOTORHEAD:MARCH OR DIE 1992


MOTORHEAD:BASTARD 1993


MOTORHEAD.SACRIFICE 1995


MOTORHEAD:OVERNIGHT SENSATION 1996


MERCYFUL FATE:IN THE SHADOWS 1993


MERCYFUL FATE:TIME 1994


MERCYFUL FATE:INTO THE UNKNOWN 1996


MERCYFUL FATE:DEAD AGAIN 1998


MERCYFUL FATE:9 1999


MEGADETH:COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION 1992


MANOWAR:TRIUMPH OF STEEL 1992


MANOWAR:LOUDER THAN HELL 1996


METAL CHURCH:THE HUMAN FACTOR 1991


METALUCIFER:HEAVY METAL
DRILL 1996


METALUCIFER:HEAVY METAL
HUNTER 1996


MENNEN:MENNEN 1994


MADD HUNTER:SILENCE OF THE LAMB 1999


MEZMERIZE:TALES OF WONDER 1999


MAD MAX:NEVER SAY NEVER 1999


MAYHEM:DE MYSTERIIS DOM
SATHANAS 1994


MASSACRE:FROM BEYOND 1991


MORTIFICATION:POST MOMENTARY AFFLICTION 1993


MORTIFICATION:HAMMER OF GOD 1999


MORBID ANGEL:BLESSED ARE THE SICK 1991


MASTER:WITH THE LEE ON A NECK 1990


MASTER:TALK OF THE DEVIL 1992


MAGNUM:THE SPIRIT LIVE 1991


MALEVOLENT CREATION:RETRIBUTION 1992


NEVERMORE:NEVERMORE 1995


NASTY IDOLS:CRUEL INTENTIONS 1991


NOCTURNAL RITES:IN A TIME OF BLOOD AND FIRE 1995


NOCTURNAL RITES:TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION
1998


NOCTURNAL RITES:THE SACRED TALISMAN 1999


NEW EDEN:THROUGH THE MAKE BELIEVE 1997


NIGHTSHADE:DEAD OF NIGHT 1991


NIGHT RANGER:SEVEN 1998


NIFELHEIM:DEVIL´S FORCE 1998


NIFELHEIM:NIFELHEIM 1995


NOCTURNAL BREED:NO RETREAT..NO SURRENDER 1998


NOCTURNAL BREED:TRIUMPH OF THE BLASPHEMER 1997


NOCTURNAL BREED:AGGRESSOR 1997


OVERKILL:HORROSCOPE 1991


OVERKILL:THE KILLING KIND 1996


OVERKILL:NECROSHINE 1999


OCTOBER 31:THE FIRE AWAITS YOU 1997


OCTOBER 31:VISIONS OF THE END 1998


OZZY OSBOURNE:NO MORE TEARS 1991


OZZY OSBOURNE:LIVE AND LOAD 1993


OZZY OSBOURNE:OZZMOSIS 1995


OZ:ROLL THE DICE 1991


OBITUARY:THE END COMPLETE 1992


PRETTY MAIDS:JUMP THE GUN 1990


PRETTY MAIDS:SPOOKED 1997


PRETTY MAIDS:SIN DECADE 1991


PRETTY MAIDS:ANYTHING WORTH DOING...1999


POISON:SWALLOW THIS LIVE 1991


POISON:NATIVE TONGUE 1993


PINK CREAM 69:GAMES PEOPLE PLAY 1993


PINK CREAM 69:ONCE SIZE FITS ALL 1991


PINK CREAM 69:ELECTRFIED 1998


PRIMAL FEAR:PRIMAL FEAR 1998


PRIMAL FEAR:JAWS OF DEATH 1999


PEGAZUS:WINGS OF DESTINY 1998


PEGAZUS:BREAKING THE CHAINS 1999


PARAGON:THE FINAL COMMAND 1998


PARAGON:CHALICE OF STEEL 1999


POWERSURGE:POWERSURGE 1991


PHANTOM:PHANTOM 1991


PRAYING MANTIS:PREDATOR IN DISGUISE 1991


PRAYING MANTIS:CAPTURED ALIVE IN TOKYO CITY 1996


PRAYING MANITS:FOREVER IN TIME 1998


PETRA:BEYOND BELIEF 1990


POSSESSION:THE UNNAMEABLE SUFFERING 1993


PROROCK:ROCKOKO 1993


QUIET RIOT:TERRIFIED 1993


RATT:DETONATOR 1990


RUNNING WILD:BLAZON STONE 1991


RUNNING WILD:PILE OF SKULLS 1992


RUNNING WILD:BLACK HAND INN 1994


RUNNING WILD:MASQUERADE 1995


RUNNING WILD:THE RIVALRY 1998


ROX DIAMOND:ROX DIAMOND 1992


RAZOR:OPEN HOSTILITY 1991


RIOT:THE PRIVILEGE OF POWER 1990


RIOT:NIGHTBREAKER 1994


RIOT:SONS OF SOCIETY 1999


RAVEN:ARCHITECTS OF FEAR 1991


RAVEN:EVERYTHING LOUDER 1997


RAGE:TRAPPED 1992


RECON:BEHIND ENEMY LINES


RHAPSODY:LEGENDARY TALES 1997


RAINBOW:STRANGER IN US ALL 1995


RISK:THE REBORN 1992


ROK:THIS IS SATANIC 1998


RIVAL:RIVAL 1991


RATA BLANCA:GUERRERO DEL ARCO IRIS 1991


RATA BLANCA:MAGOS, ESPADAS Y ROSAS 1990


ROKO:ROKO 1990


ROOT:SJEVEM 1990


RANDOM:BODY GAMES 1991


RESTLESS:ALONE IN THE DARK 1998

Good lord, you didn't miss anything on that list, did you. In my world, the Neo-euro Power metal resurrgence was in full swing by the late 90's; and death metal was going melodic, so some of the best stuff I've ever heard came from that era. (personal faves, Amorphis, Tad Morose, Morgana Lefay, Iced Earth, etc.).

There are so many more good albums in there, but I am glad you listed Gehennah! That band RULES!!!!

Noone ever said that metal dissapeared during the 90's, or that there wasn't anything good out. It just didn't seel as well as during the mid- to late 80's. Bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were packing areas in the 80's, but could barely fill mid-size halls during the 90's. They were still around, they were just not mainstream any longer.

yeah metal just went underground again and is that really such a bad thing

I am happy you liked my list brothers!!!!!!!!!!! I should start with the letter S and finish my fave 90s metal records soon.

From S to Z:



SAVATAGE:THE
EDGE OF THORNS 1993


SAMSON:REFUGEE
1990


SAMSON:SAMSON
1993


SKID
ROW:SLAVE TO THE GRIND 1991


SLAUGHTER:STICK
IT TO YA (1990)


SABBAT:MOURNING
HAS BROKEN 1991


SCORPIONS:CRAZY
WORLD 1990


SCORPIONS:FACE
THE HEAT 1993


STRATOVARIUS:DREAMSPACE
1994


STRATOVARIUS:FOURTH
DIMENSION 1995


STRATOVARIUS:EPISODE
1996


STRATOVARIUS:VISIONS
1997


SINNER:BOTTOM
LINE 1995


SINNER:THE
NATURE OF EVIL 1997


STRYPER:AGAINST
THE LAW 1990


SAXON:SOLID
BALLS OF ROCK 1990


SAXON:FOREVER
FREE 1992


SAXON:DOGS
OF WAR 1995


SAXON:UNLEASH
THE BEAST 1997


SLAYER:SEASON
IN THE ABYSS 1990


STORMWITCH:WAR
OF THE WIZARDS 1992


STORMWITCH:SHOGUN
1994


SANCTUARY:INTO
THE MIRROR BLACK 1990


SODOM:BETTER
OFF DEAD 1990


SODOM:TAPPING
THE VEIN 1992


SODOM:CODE
RED 1999


SACRED
WARRIOR:OBSESSIONS 1991


SACRED
STEEL:REBORN IN STEEL 1997


SACRED
STEEL:WARGODS OF METAL 1998


SKYLARK:DRAGON´S
SECRETS 1997


SKYLARK:GATE
OF HELL 1999


SHADOWS
OF STEEL:SHADOWS OF STEEL 1997


SHADOWS
OF STEEL:TWILIGHT 1998


SEVENTH
AVENUE:TALES OF TALES 1996


SEPULTURA:ARISE
1991


SEPULTURA:CHAOS
AD 1993


SINERGY:BEWARE
THE HEAVENS 1999


SHAMELESS:BACKSTREET
ANTHEMS 1999


SAVERS:VICTORY´S
IN SIGHT 1999


SKULLVIEW:KING
OF THE UNIVERSE 1999


SKULLVIEW:LEGENDS
OF VALOR 1997


STEVE
VAI:PASSION AND WARFARE 1990


SEASONS
OF THE WOLF:LOST IN HELL 1999


SABBAT(JAP):ENVENOM 1991


SABBAT(JAP):DISEMBODY 1993


SABBAT(JAP):EVOKE 1992


SABBAT(JAP):FETISHISM 1994


SABBAT(JAP):KARISMA 1999


SHOCK:HEAVY
METAL WE SALUTE YOU 1991


SEVENTH
ANGEL:LAMENT FOR THE WEARY 1992


SWORDMASTER:POSTMORTEM
TALES 1997


SATROX:HEAVEN
SENT 1990


SKRAMASAX:DARK
POWERS 1991


SARCOFAGO:THE
LAWS OFSCORUGE 1991


SIGNAL:LOUD
AND CLEAR 1990


SEXTRASH:SEXUAL
CARNAGE 1990


SNAKE
EYES:THE JOURNEY BEGINS...1999


STYX:EDGE
OF THE CENTURY 1990


STRIDER:STRIDER
1991


SIC
VIKKI:KISS ME IN FRENCH 1993


STAN
BUSH:EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART 1992


STEVE
PLUNKETT:MY ATTITUDE 1991


SON
OF A smurfette:VICTIM YOU 1996


SIX
FEET UNDER:MAXIMUM VIOLENCE 1999


SKYCLAD:A
BURN OFFERING FOR THE BONE IDOL 1992


SKYCLAD:TRACKS
FROM THE WILDERNESS 1992 EP


STEEL
PROPHET:DARK HALLUCINATIONS 1999


TANKARD:FAT,
UGLY AND LIVE 1991


TANKARD:THE
MEANING OF LIFE 1990


TESTAMENT:SOULS
OF BLACK 1990


TESTAMENT:THE
RITUAL 1992


TIGERTAILZ:BEZERK
1990


TORMENT:EXPERIENCE
A NEW DIMENSION OF FEAR 1991


TOKYO
BLADE:BURNING DOWN PARADISE 1995


TYRANT:KING
OF KINGS 1996


TITANIC:MAIDEN
VOYAGE 1996


TYRAN
PACE:EYE TO EYE 1990


TOURNIQUET:STOP
THE BLEEDING 1990


THE
PRINCESS PROYECT:A GLOW IN THE DARK AGE 1996


THUNDERSTEEL:THUNDERSTEEL
1994


TAROT´S
MYST:ODYSSEY 1999


TREASON:PATH
OF NO RETURN 1992


TSUNAMI:TOUGH
UNDER FIRE 1990


TRINITY:GODS
1999


THE
WILD MILD:TOTTALY DYING 1999


TRANCE:ROCKERS
1991


TRANS
AM:UNLIMITED 1990


TONY
MACALPINE:EYES OF THE WORLD 1990


TORTOISE
CORPSE:WORLD GOT A PROBLEM 1991


TÖRR:ARMAGEDDON
1990


TÖRR:INSTITUT
KLINICKE SMRTI 1991


THE
KEY:A NEW REVOLUTION 1990


THE
BLACK:THE PRIEST OF SATAN 1994


UDO:MEAN
MACHINE 1991


UDO:TIME
BOMB


UDO:FACELESS
WORLD 1990


UDO:NO
LIMITS 1998


UDO:SOLID
1997


UDO:HOLY
1999


UNREST:COLD
STEEL WHISPER 1998


USURPER:SKELETAL
SEASON 1999


VINCE
NEIL:EXPOSED 1993


VENOM:CAST
IN STONE 1997


VIXEN:REV
IT UP 1990


VIRGIN
STEELE:THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL 1 1994


VIRGIN
STEELE:THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL II 1995


VIRGIN
STEELE:INVICTUS 1998


VICTORY:LIVELINE
1994


VICTORY:TEMPLES
OF GOLD 1990


VICIOUS
RUMORS:VICIOUS RUMORS 1990


VICIOUS
RUMORS:WELCOME TO THE BALL 1991


VODU:NO
WAY 1990


VIXIT:EL
PODER DEL METAL 1991


VELVET
VIPER:VELVET VIPER 1991


VINCI:VINCI
1995


VAN
DAMNE:NIGHTCRIMES 1995


WIDOWMAKER:BLOOD
AND BULLETS


WASP:THE
CRIMSON IDOL 1991


WASP:STILL
NOT BLACK ENOUGH 1995


WASP:HELLDORADO
1999


WRAITH:RIOT
1996


WOLFS
MOON:ETERNAL FLAME 1997


WYVERN:THE
WILD FIRE 1998


WIZARD:BATTLE
OF METAL 1997


WIZARD:BOUND
BY METAL 1999


WHITE
LION:MANE ATTRACTION 1991


WICKED
ANGEL:HEADS WILL ROLL 1998


WHITE
SKULL:EMBITTERED 1997


WHITE
SKULL:TALES FROM THE NORTH 1999


WITCHBURNER:WITCHBURNER
1996


WITCHBURNER:BLASPHEMIC
ASSAULT 1998


WAR
DANCE:HEAVEN IS NOT FOR SALE 1990


WARHEAD:PERFECT/INFECT
1999


X-WILD:SO
WHAT 1994


X-WILD:MONSTER
EFFECT 1995


X-WILD:SAVAGELAND
1996


YNGWIE
MALMSTEEN:FIRE AND ICE 1992


YNGWIE
MALMSTEEN:THE SEVEN SIGH 1994


YNGWIE
MALMSTEEN:MAGNUM OPUS 1995


YNGWIE
MALMSTEEN:ECLIPSE 1990


Y&T:TEN
1990


Y&T:ENDANGERED
SPECIES 1997


ZAR:LIVE
YOUR LIFE FOREVER 1990

Lurideath wrote:

There were some awesome bands that came out in the 90's! There was a lot of crap garbage too though. I also preferred the underground stuff.

This can be said about every era of music. I think the problem with the 90s is that the mainstream focus shifted on music and metal was buried under grunge, nu-metal, hip hop, and pop acceptance. That left fans in the cold, so to speak. The internet wasn't really the big music discovering tool it is now until the late 90s. And home PCs were definitely not as common. The good music was there, but just hard to find.

Now it's not hard to find. And, of course, that has ruined music to an extent. Some may say metal needs to be underground, but I completely disagree. Metal needs to be mainstream. Bands are not lasting because they can't make money.

Yes, the good music was their EYESORE but i dont think hard to find at all. I bought 99% of those albums on my list in the 90s and i started with internet in 2001. In those days we bought fanzines, magazines, listen to the radio(underground shows), friends made tapes etc...and like that it was easy to find info about all those cool 90s albums. Of course somebody that didnt realy care about our movement and was just in it for the fashion in the late 80s didnt know where to look for those albums but anybody with a little interest could easily buy those cd´s and lps in their record store or from mailorder catalogs. It was not so hard like many people think it was back in the early 90s or mid 90s for exemple. You just had to open your eyes.

Yeah, the 90s weren't dificult for us obsessed music fans, but the regular music fan is not subscribing to those European fanzines, or going to underground shows, or getting involved in big tape-trading rings. That's just not what they do things. And the regular music fan is the bread and butter for a band; their numbers far outweigh ours.

Eyesore wrote:

Yeah, the 90s weren't dificult for us obsessed music fans, but the regular music fan is not subscribing to those European fanzines, or going to underground shows, or getting involved in big tape-trading rings. That's just not what they do. And the regular music fan is the bread and butter for a band; their numbers far outweigh ours.

I am happy you understand my opinion but you are right that a regular music fan is not like you and me and for them maybe it was harder to know about all those great cds being released. THANKS AND HAIL TO YOU BROTHER.

One thing I will say that was a negative in the later 90's is that that was when "modern hardcore" was getting really big and popular and was starting to bastardize with metal and infiltrate the metal scene...and take away potential resources (as in musicians who might have played metal is not lead astray by hardcore). The unfortunate effects of this can still be seen all around.

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