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📌23 April 2002
Rhapsody
📀 Power of the Dragonflame
#SymphonicMetal #PowerMetal
20 years ago Rhapsody from #Trieste, #Italy released their 5th studio album entitled Power of the Dragonflame.
It's a concept album, the last chapter of the Emerald Sword Saga started in 1997 with their debut album.
#Rhapsody confirmed once again to be one of the world leading bands in the Symphonic Metal genre and Power of the Dragonflame is widely considered one the all time best Power Metal albums.
Rhapsody in this album were:
#FabioLione – vocals
#LucaTurilli – lead and rhythm guitars
#AlexStaropoli – keyboards, orchestral arrangements
Additional personnel
Herbie Langhans, Cinzia Rizzo, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Oliver Hartmann, Miro – choir
Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore – church choir, female baroque voice
Manuel Staropoli – baroque recorders
Dana Lurie – lead violin
Jay Lansford – narration
Sascha Paeth – bass, classical guitar
Thunderforce – drums
#23April
🎧Listen to Power... 👉 here
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📌23 April 2002
Rhapsody
📀 Power of the Dragonflame
#SymphonicMetal #PowerMetal
20 years ago Rhapsody from #Trieste, #Italy released their 5th studio album entitled Power of the Dragonflame.
It's a concept album, the last chapter of the Emerald Sword Saga started in 1997 with their debut album.
#Rhapsody confirmed once again to be one of the world leading bands in the Symphonic Metal genre and Power of the Dragonflame is widely considered one the all time best Power Metal albums.
Rhapsody in this album were:
#FabioLione – vocals
#LucaTurilli – lead and rhythm guitars
#AlexStaropoli – keyboards, orchestral arrangements
Additional personnel
Herbie Langhans, Cinzia Rizzo, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Oliver Hartmann, Miro – choir
Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore – church choir, female baroque voice
Manuel Staropoli – baroque recorders
Dana Lurie – lead violin
Jay Lansford – narration
Sascha Paeth – bass, classical guitar
Thunderforce – drums
#23April
🎧Listen to Power... 👉 here
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📌27 October 1997
Rhapsody
📀 Legendary Tales
#PowerMetal #SymphonicMetal #NeoClassicalMetal
25 years ago Rhapsody from #Trieste, #Italy released their debut album entitled Legendary Tales.
As the title suggests #Rhapsody adopted lyrics about legends and fantasy, accompanied by strings and epic orchestration: this will be the band's trademark.
This album is the beginning of their Emerald Sword Saga.
Legendary Tales is considered a milestone of Symphonic Power Metal, Rhapsody became soon one of the leading bands of the genre, gaining a loyal fandom all over the world.
Rhapsody in this album:
#FabioLione - vocals
#LucaTurilli - guitars
#AlexStaropoli - keyboards
#DanieleCarbonera - drums
Notable Guest Musicians
#SaschaPaeth - bass, acoustic guitars, mandolin
#RobertHunecke - bass
#ManuelStaropoli - baroque recorder
Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo - backing vocals and members of the "Choir of Immortals"
#27October #ItalianMetal
🎧Listen to Legendary Tales 👉 here
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📌27 October 1997
Rhapsody
📀 Legendary Tales
#PowerMetal #SymphonicMetal #NeoClassicalMetal
25 years ago Rhapsody from #Trieste, #Italy released their debut album entitled Legendary Tales.
As the title suggests #Rhapsody adopted lyrics about legends and fantasy, accompanied by strings and epic orchestration: this will be the band's trademark.
This album is the beginning of their Emerald Sword Saga.
Legendary Tales is considered a milestone of Symphonic Power Metal, Rhapsody became soon one of the leading bands of the genre, gaining a loyal fandom all over the world.
Rhapsody in this album:
#FabioLione - vocals
#LucaTurilli - guitars
#AlexStaropoli - keyboards
#DanieleCarbonera - drums
Notable Guest Musicians
#SaschaPaeth - bass, acoustic guitars, mandolin
#RobertHunecke - bass
#ManuelStaropoli - baroque recorder
Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo - backing vocals and members of the "Choir of Immortals"
#27October #ItalianMetal
🎧Listen to Legendary Tales 👉 here
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📌December 1987
Crying Steel
📀 On the Prowl
#HeavyMetal #SpeedMetal #PowerMetal
35 years ago Crying Steel from #Bologna, #Italy, released their debut studio album entitled On the Prowl.
It's the band's only album in the 1980s: #CryingSteel were in fact around since 1982 and in following years they often disbanded and reunited, still active today.
On the Prowl is unanimously considered a true gem in the #ItalianMetal history and one of the earliest examples of Power Metal: it is also a landmark since it was the first album in the country to be released on CD!
Crying Steel in this album:
#LucaBonzagni - vocals
#LucaFerri - drums
#AngeloFranchini - bass backing vocals
#FrancoNipoti - guitar, backing vocals
#AlbertoSimonini - guitar, backing vocals
🎧Listen to On the Prowl
👉 here
Crying Steel
📀 On the Prowl
#HeavyMetal #SpeedMetal #PowerMetal
35 years ago Crying Steel from #Bologna, #Italy, released their debut studio album entitled On the Prowl.
It's the band's only album in the 1980s: #CryingSteel were in fact around since 1982 and in following years they often disbanded and reunited, still active today.
On the Prowl is unanimously considered a true gem in the #ItalianMetal history and one of the earliest examples of Power Metal: it is also a landmark since it was the first album in the country to be released on CD!
Crying Steel in this album:
#LucaBonzagni - vocals
#LucaFerri - drums
#AngeloFranchini - bass backing vocals
#FrancoNipoti - guitar, backing vocals
#AlbertoSimonini - guitar, backing vocals
🎧Listen to On the Prowl
👉 here
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📌29 August 1988
Helloween
📀 Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
35 years ago Helloween from Hamburg, #Germany, released their 3rd studio album (my original cassette in #VeniceRocksRoom☝️).
The second part of the
👉 Keeper of the Seven Keys concept, this album was a commercial success and marked the international breakthrough for #Helloween who became one of the world's leading Heavy Metal bands.
Power Metal Masterpiece🤘
In this album:
#MichaelKiske - vocals
#KaiHansen - guitar, backing vocals
#MichaelWeikath - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, cover concept
#MarkusGrosskopf - bass, fretless bass
#IngoSchwichtenberg - drums
#29August
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📌29 August 1988
Helloween
📀 Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
35 years ago Helloween from Hamburg, #Germany, released their 3rd studio album (my original cassette in #VeniceRocksRoom☝️).
The second part of the
👉 Keeper of the Seven Keys concept, this album was a commercial success and marked the international breakthrough for #Helloween who became one of the world's leading Heavy Metal bands.
Power Metal Masterpiece🤘
In this album:
#MichaelKiske - vocals
#KaiHansen - guitar, backing vocals
#MichaelWeikath - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, cover concept
#MarkusGrosskopf - bass, fretless bass
#IngoSchwichtenberg - drums
#29August
🎧Listen to Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II 👉 here
🤘🎤#10December 1973.
Happy 50th Birthday to #RobertoTiranti from Genova. One of the best Heavy⚡️Metal #vocalist, not only in #Italy ❤️🔥
👉 Labyrinth
Happy 50th Birthday to #RobertoTiranti from Genova. One of the best Heavy⚡️Metal #vocalist, not only in #Italy ❤️🔥
👉 Labyrinth
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📌1989
Wrest
📀 Livin' In A Cage
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
35 years ago, in an undocumented date, Wrest from #Chioggia Sottomarina, #Venice, #Italy released their debut and only studio album.
#Wrest were a short-lived Heavy Metal trio from Venice area (see a rare photo 📸 of the guys in the Comments👇) and Livin' In A Cage is considered a hidden #ItalianMetal gem.
In this album:
#MarcoBiolcati – vocals, guitar
#EnnyMonaco – bass
#TizianoBoscolo – drums
Additional musician
Elisabetta – vocals
#VeniceMusic
🎧Listen to Livin' In A Cage
👉 here
Wrest
📀 Livin' In A Cage
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
35 years ago, in an undocumented date, Wrest from #Chioggia Sottomarina, #Venice, #Italy released their debut and only studio album.
#Wrest were a short-lived Heavy Metal trio from Venice area (see a rare photo 📸 of the guys in the Comments👇) and Livin' In A Cage is considered a hidden #ItalianMetal gem.
In this album:
#MarcoBiolcati – vocals, guitar
#EnnyMonaco – bass
#TizianoBoscolo – drums
Additional musician
Elisabetta – vocals
#VeniceMusic
🎧Listen to Livin' In A Cage
👉 here
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📌2 February 2004
Domine
📀 Emperor Of The Black Runes
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
20 years ago Domine from #Tuscany, #Italy, released their 4th studio album.
Emperor Of The Black Runes is unanimously regarded by critics and fans as the best #Domine and one of the all time best Power Metal albums.
The 11 minutes "Aquilonia Suite" is dedicated to 👉 Conan The Barbarian and remakes of the film original soundtrack are present throughout the song.
Absolute epic masterpiece with vocalist Morby at his best🤘❤️🔥
In this album:
#EnricoPaoli – guitars
#RiccardoPaoli – bass
#Morby – vocals
#RiccardoIacono – keyboards
#StefanoBonini – drums
Guests
#LeananSidhe – vocals
#PatrickWire – narration
#2February
🎧Listen to Emperor Of The Black Runes 👉 here
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📌2 February 2004
Domine
📀 Emperor Of The Black Runes
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
20 years ago Domine from #Tuscany, #Italy, released their 4th studio album.
Emperor Of The Black Runes is unanimously regarded by critics and fans as the best #Domine and one of the all time best Power Metal albums.
The 11 minutes "Aquilonia Suite" is dedicated to 👉 Conan The Barbarian and remakes of the film original soundtrack are present throughout the song.
Absolute epic masterpiece with vocalist Morby at his best🤘❤️🔥
In this album:
#EnricoPaoli – guitars
#RiccardoPaoli – bass
#Morby – vocals
#RiccardoIacono – keyboards
#StefanoBonini – drums
Guests
#LeananSidhe – vocals
#PatrickWire – narration
#2February
🎧Listen to Emperor Of The Black Runes 👉 here
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📌15 October 1984
Manowar
📀 Sign Of The Hammer
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #EpicMetal
40 years ago Manowar from New York, #USA released their 4th studio album.
Sign Of The Hammer came out few months later 👉 Hail To England, it was my first #Manowar back in the days and still today my favorite from them🤘
In particular the power ballad "Mountains" and "Guyana (Cult Of The Damned)" about the 1978 mass suicide of the People's Temple group, are IMHO the most amazing compositions in Manowar career, and the most epic vocals by Eric Adams ❤️🔥
My original cassette still plays loud in #VeniceRocksRoom☝️
In this album:
#EricAdams – vocals
#RosstheBoss – guitars, keyboards
#JoeyDeMaio – bass, bass pedals
#ScottColumbus – drums, percussion
#15October
🎧Listen to Sign Of The Hammer 👉 here
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📌15 October 1984
Manowar
📀 Sign Of The Hammer
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #EpicMetal
40 years ago Manowar from New York, #USA released their 4th studio album.
Sign Of The Hammer came out few months later 👉 Hail To England, it was my first #Manowar back in the days and still today my favorite from them🤘
In particular the power ballad "Mountains" and "Guyana (Cult Of The Damned)" about the 1978 mass suicide of the People's Temple group, are IMHO the most amazing compositions in Manowar career, and the most epic vocals by Eric Adams ❤️🔥
My original cassette still plays loud in #VeniceRocksRoom☝️
In this album:
#EricAdams – vocals
#RosstheBoss – guitars, keyboards
#JoeyDeMaio – bass, bass pedals
#ScottColumbus – drums, percussion
#15October
🎧Listen to Sign Of The Hammer 👉 here
👍1🔥1
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📌4 April 1995
Blind Guardian
📀 Imaginations From The Other Side
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
30 years ago Blind Guardian from Krefeld, #Germany released their 5th studio album.
Few words to describe Imaginations From The Other Side: simply one of the most iconic Heavy Metal albums of that decade and one of the best Power Metal ever🤘❤️🔥
#BlindGuardian in this album:
#HansiKürsch – vocals and bass
#AndréOlbrich – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
#MarcusSiepen – rhythm guitar
#ThomenStauch – drums, percussion
Guest musicians
#MathiasWiesner – effects
#JacobMoth – acoustic guitar
#BillyKing, #HackyHackmann, #RolfKöhler, #PietSielck, #RonnieAtkins – backing vocals
#4April
🎧Listen to Imaginations From The Other Side 👉 here
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📌4 April 1995
Blind Guardian
📀 Imaginations From The Other Side
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
30 years ago Blind Guardian from Krefeld, #Germany released their 5th studio album.
Few words to describe Imaginations From The Other Side: simply one of the most iconic Heavy Metal albums of that decade and one of the best Power Metal ever🤘❤️🔥
#BlindGuardian in this album:
#HansiKürsch – vocals and bass
#AndréOlbrich – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
#MarcusSiepen – rhythm guitar
#ThomenStauch – drums, percussion
Guest musicians
#MathiasWiesner – effects
#JacobMoth – acoustic guitar
#BillyKing, #HackyHackmann, #RolfKöhler, #PietSielck, #RonnieAtkins – backing vocals
#4April
🎧Listen to Imaginations From The Other Side 👉 here
👍1
📌🎸 Talking about #PowerMetal today... here's a Summer Festival in #EmiliaRomagna, next June 28.
#Domine headliner, free entrance🤘❤️🔥
#Domine headliner, free entrance🤘❤️🔥
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📌11 April 1995
Stratovarius
📀 Fourth Dimension
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #ProgressiveMetal #NeoclassicalMetal
30 years ago Stratovarius from Helsinki, #Finland released their 4th studio album.
Fourth Dimension is the first #Stratovarius album to feature lead vocalist Timo Kotipelto and is widely considered one of their best albums.
Absolutely love it from start to finish ❤️🔥
In this album:
#TimoKotipelto – lead vocals
#TimoTolkki – guitar, backing vocals, producer
#AnttiIkonen – keyboards
#TuomoLassila – drums, arrangements
#JariKainulainen – bass
Additional personnel
#MarkoVaara, #KimmoBlom – backing vocals
#KimmoTullila, #MarikaBister, #PetteriPoljärvi, #AnteroManninen – strings
#11April
🎧Listen to Fourth Dimension
👉 here
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📌11 April 1995
Stratovarius
📀 Fourth Dimension
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #ProgressiveMetal #NeoclassicalMetal
30 years ago Stratovarius from Helsinki, #Finland released their 4th studio album.
Fourth Dimension is the first #Stratovarius album to feature lead vocalist Timo Kotipelto and is widely considered one of their best albums.
Absolutely love it from start to finish ❤️🔥
In this album:
#TimoKotipelto – lead vocals
#TimoTolkki – guitar, backing vocals, producer
#AnttiIkonen – keyboards
#TuomoLassila – drums, arrangements
#JariKainulainen – bass
Additional personnel
#MarkoVaara, #KimmoBlom – backing vocals
#KimmoTullila, #MarikaBister, #PetteriPoljärvi, #AnteroManninen – strings
#11April
🎧Listen to Fourth Dimension
👉 here
👍1
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📌July 1985
Lizzy Borden
📀 Love You To Pieces
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
40 years ago Lizzy Borden from Los Angeles, #USA released their debut studio album.
The band was founded in 1983 and named after the lead vocalist who in turn took his stage name and persona from Lizzie Borden, one of the most controversial figures in American popular culture, tried and later acquitted for axe murders.
Due to their look and outfit #LizzyBorden were wrongly associated with the L.A. Glam Hair Metal scene, their music is in fact pure Heavy Metal 🔥
And Love You To Pieces in my opinion stays up there with the contemporary albums of the band's main influences: Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Mercyful Fate🤘
In this album:
#LizzyBorden – vocals
#GeneAllen – guitar, backing vocals
#TonyMatuzak – guitar
#MichaelDavis – bass, backing vocals
#JoeyScottHarges – drums, backing vocals
With
#JonNatisch, #MarkBenson, #TonyCopozzi – backing vocals
🎧Listen to Love You To Pieces 👉 here
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📌July 1985
Lizzy Borden
📀 Love You To Pieces
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
40 years ago Lizzy Borden from Los Angeles, #USA released their debut studio album.
The band was founded in 1983 and named after the lead vocalist who in turn took his stage name and persona from Lizzie Borden, one of the most controversial figures in American popular culture, tried and later acquitted for axe murders.
Due to their look and outfit #LizzyBorden were wrongly associated with the L.A. Glam Hair Metal scene, their music is in fact pure Heavy Metal 🔥
And Love You To Pieces in my opinion stays up there with the contemporary albums of the band's main influences: Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Mercyful Fate🤘
In this album:
#LizzyBorden – vocals
#GeneAllen – guitar, backing vocals
#TonyMatuzak – guitar
#MichaelDavis – bass, backing vocals
#JoeyScottHarges – drums, backing vocals
With
#JonNatisch, #MarkBenson, #TonyCopozzi – backing vocals
🎧Listen to Love You To Pieces 👉 here
❤🔥2👍1
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📌19 August 1985
Yngwie Malmsteen
📀 Marching Out
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #NeoClassicalMetal
40 years ago, Yngwie Malmsteen from #Sweden released his 2nd studio album as Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force.
Following of few months his acclaimed 👉 debut album, with Marching Out Malmsteen placed another milestone in the 80s guitar hero saga 🤘🔥
A superb performance of vocalist Jeff Scott Soto too, his last appearance in the band on that decade.
In this album:
#YngwieMalmsteen – guitar, Moog Taurus, backing vocals, arrangement, mixing, producer
#JeffScottSoto – vocals
#JensJohansson – keyboard
#AndersJohansson – drums
#MarcelJacob – bass
#19August
🎧Listen to Marching Out
👉 here
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📌19 August 1985
Yngwie Malmsteen
📀 Marching Out
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #NeoClassicalMetal
40 years ago, Yngwie Malmsteen from #Sweden released his 2nd studio album as Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force.
Following of few months his acclaimed 👉 debut album, with Marching Out Malmsteen placed another milestone in the 80s guitar hero saga 🤘🔥
A superb performance of vocalist Jeff Scott Soto too, his last appearance in the band on that decade.
In this album:
#YngwieMalmsteen – guitar, Moog Taurus, backing vocals, arrangement, mixing, producer
#JeffScottSoto – vocals
#JensJohansson – keyboard
#AndersJohansson – drums
#MarcelJacob – bass
#19August
🎧Listen to Marching Out
👉 here
❤🔥1👍1
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📌18 November 1985
Helloween
📀 Walls Of Jericho
#HeavyMetal #SpeedMetal #PowerMetal
40 years ago Helloween from Hamburg, #Germany released their debut full-length studio album.
Walls Of Jericho is the last #Helloween recording with guitarist Kai Hansen on lead vocals (he also served on
👉 their first EP), as frontman Michael Kiske would join the band few months later.
The album contains several Helloween classics and is an absolute banger, Teutonic (and European) Power / Speed Metal at its highest level !!!
"Heavy Metal Is The Law"🤘
In this album:
#KaiHansen – vocals, guitar
#MichaelWeikath – guitar
#MarkusGrosskopf – bass
#IngoSchwichtenberg – drums
Additional musicians
#ChrisBoltendahl – backing vocals
#JamesHardway – keyboards, E-mu Emulator II
#18November
🎧Listen to Walls Of Jericho
👉 here
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📌18 November 1985
Helloween
📀 Walls Of Jericho
#HeavyMetal #SpeedMetal #PowerMetal
40 years ago Helloween from Hamburg, #Germany released their debut full-length studio album.
Walls Of Jericho is the last #Helloween recording with guitarist Kai Hansen on lead vocals (he also served on
👉 their first EP), as frontman Michael Kiske would join the band few months later.
The album contains several Helloween classics and is an absolute banger, Teutonic (and European) Power / Speed Metal at its highest level !!!
"Heavy Metal Is The Law"🤘
In this album:
#KaiHansen – vocals, guitar
#MichaelWeikath – guitar
#MarkusGrosskopf – bass
#IngoSchwichtenberg – drums
Additional musicians
#ChrisBoltendahl – backing vocals
#JamesHardway – keyboards, E-mu Emulator II
#18November
🎧Listen to Walls Of Jericho
👉 here
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📌29 February 1996
Helloween
📀 The Time Of The Oath
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
30 years ago Helloween from Hamburg, #Germany, released their 7th studio album.
A concept album based on Nostradamus predictions, The Time Of The Oath was dedicated to the memory of former member and drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg who committed suicide in 1995.
The song "Steel Tormentor" is a tribute to Judas Priest.
Amazing album, one of my favorite Heavy Metal of the 1990s 🤘🔥
In this album:
#AndiDeris - vocals
#MichaelWeikath - guitar
#RolandGrapow - guitar
#MarkusGrosskopf - bass
#UliKusch - drums
Additional musicians
#JörnEllerbrock, #TommyHansen - keyboards
#29February
🎧Listen to The Time Of The Oath 👉 here
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📌29 February 1996
Helloween
📀 The Time Of The Oath
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
30 years ago Helloween from Hamburg, #Germany, released their 7th studio album.
A concept album based on Nostradamus predictions, The Time Of The Oath was dedicated to the memory of former member and drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg who committed suicide in 1995.
The song "Steel Tormentor" is a tribute to Judas Priest.
Amazing album, one of my favorite Heavy Metal of the 1990s 🤘🔥
In this album:
#AndiDeris - vocals
#MichaelWeikath - guitar
#RolandGrapow - guitar
#MarkusGrosskopf - bass
#UliKusch - drums
Additional musicians
#JörnEllerbrock, #TommyHansen - keyboards
#29February
🎧Listen to The Time Of The Oath 👉 here
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📌22 April 1996
Stratovarius
📀 Episode
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #ProgressiveMetal #NeoclassicalMetal
30 years ago Stratovarius from Helsinki, #Finland released their 5th studio album.
Episode was recieved with critical acclaim and, along with the previous 👉 Fourth Dimension and the following Visions, it's widely regarded as belonging to #Stratovarius best period and one of the best Power Metal of that decade.
Amazing album ❤️🔥
In this album:
#TimoKotipelto – vocals
#TimoTolkki – guitar, backing vocals, arrangements, production
#JensJohansson – keyboards
#JörgMichael – drums
#JariKainulainen – bass
Addtional musicians
#PasiPuolakka – flute
#ReijoHarvonen – conductor, arrangements
#KimmoBlom, #RichardJohnson, #MarkoVaara – backing vocals
Sibelius String Orchestra,
Sibelius Choir, Pop/Jazz Conservatory Choir
#22April
🎧Listen to Episode 👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌22 April 1996
Stratovarius
📀 Episode
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #ProgressiveMetal #NeoclassicalMetal
30 years ago Stratovarius from Helsinki, #Finland released their 5th studio album.
Episode was recieved with critical acclaim and, along with the previous 👉 Fourth Dimension and the following Visions, it's widely regarded as belonging to #Stratovarius best period and one of the best Power Metal of that decade.
Amazing album ❤️🔥
In this album:
#TimoKotipelto – vocals
#TimoTolkki – guitar, backing vocals, arrangements, production
#JensJohansson – keyboards
#JörgMichael – drums
#JariKainulainen – bass
Addtional musicians
#PasiPuolakka – flute
#ReijoHarvonen – conductor, arrangements
#KimmoBlom, #RichardJohnson, #MarkoVaara – backing vocals
Sibelius String Orchestra,
Sibelius Choir, Pop/Jazz Conservatory Choir
#22April
🎧Listen to Episode 👉 here
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📌30 June 1986
Elixir
📀 The Son Of Odin
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
40 years ago Elixir from London, #UK released their debut studio album.
The band was founded in 1983 and is probably the latest New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (#NWOBHM) act to release its debut album.
The Son Of Odin is widely considered not only a hidden gem of that British movement, but one of the best Power Metal albums of the 1980s🤘
#Elixir in this album:
#PaulTaylor – vocals, keyboards
#PhilDenton – guitar, keyboards
#NormanGordon – guitar
#KevinDobbs – bass
#NigelDobbs – drums
#30June
🎧Listen to The Son Of Odin
👉 here
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📌30 June 1986
Elixir
📀 The Son Of Odin
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
40 years ago Elixir from London, #UK released their debut studio album.
The band was founded in 1983 and is probably the latest New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (#NWOBHM) act to release its debut album.
The Son Of Odin is widely considered not only a hidden gem of that British movement, but one of the best Power Metal albums of the 1980s🤘
#Elixir in this album:
#PaulTaylor – vocals, keyboards
#PhilDenton – guitar, keyboards
#NormanGordon – guitar
#KevinDobbs – bass
#NigelDobbs – drums
#30June
🎧Listen to The Son Of Odin
👉 here
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📌🤘My friends
👉 Crying Steel, #ItalianMetal pioneers, are still alive and kickin' ❤️🔥
#Florence #FreeEntrance
👉 Crying Steel, #ItalianMetal pioneers, are still alive and kickin' ❤️🔥
#Florence #FreeEntrance
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Forwarded from Albums Released Today
📀 Album of the Week
@Venice_Rocks
📌15 September 1986
Fifth Angel
📀 Fifth Angel
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
40 years ago Fifth Angel from Bellevue, Washington, #USA released their self-titled debut album.
Originally released via Shrapnel Records, the album was re-issued internationally via Roadrunner with a different cover art, the one I have in #VeniceRocksRoom☝️
Still today one of my favorite Heavy Metal hidden gems, epic🤘❤️🔥
In this album:
#TedPilot – vocals
#JamesByrd – guitar, backing vocals
#EdArcher – guitar, bass, backing vocals
#KenMary – drums, vocals
#RandyHansen – bass (uncredited)
#KennyKay – bass (credited but does not play)
#15September
🎧Listen to Fifth Angel
👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌15 September 1986
Fifth Angel
📀 Fifth Angel
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal
40 years ago Fifth Angel from Bellevue, Washington, #USA released their self-titled debut album.
Originally released via Shrapnel Records, the album was re-issued internationally via Roadrunner with a different cover art, the one I have in #VeniceRocksRoom☝️
Still today one of my favorite Heavy Metal hidden gems, epic🤘❤️🔥
In this album:
#TedPilot – vocals
#JamesByrd – guitar, backing vocals
#EdArcher – guitar, bass, backing vocals
#KenMary – drums, vocals
#RandyHansen – bass (uncredited)
#KennyKay – bass (credited but does not play)
#15September
🎧Listen to Fifth Angel
👉 here
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