Asphyx - The Rack
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 13.04.1991 RECORD COMPANY: Century Media 8.8
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Running Wild - Blazon Stone
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 04.04.1991 RECORD COMPANY: Noise Records 9.0
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Samael - Worship Him
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 01.04.1991 RECORD COMPANY: Osmose Productions 7.5
METALFAN RATING: 8.5
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It is difficult to write an album review 15 years after the release. Not only did a ton of music come out in the meantime to compare with, but the band itself has evolved in this time,... |
Metal Church - The Human Factor
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 26.03.1991 RECORD COMPANY: Epic Records 10.0
METALFAN RATING: 9.2
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While the grunge era was in full swing, Metal Church gathered all their strength in their attempt to fight the windmills, and so they released an album that enjoyed an enthusiastic reception by the metal audiences of the time. The... |
Kane Roberts - Saints and Sinners
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 05.03.1991 RECORD COMPANY: Geffen 7.0
METALFAN RATING: 8.7
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Being tired of working for a master, be that even Alice Cooper, the citizen Kane (or, by his real name, Robert William Athas, so you don’t believe he’s some lost brother of Julia Roberts or lost sister... |
Sabbat - Mourning Has Broken
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 01.03.1991 RECORD COMPANY: Noise Records 9.5
METALFAN RATING: 8.6
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When the Internet was still in its “what’s that” phase, so a music-loving person would have to travel the shops, markets and the shelves of his friends for cassettes, vinyl records and tapes, I and others of my age... |
Paradise Lost - Gothic
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 01.03.1991 RECORD COMPANY: Peaceville Records 8.0
METALFAN RATING: 8.9
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Probably many of you will see the following lines as blasphemy, but I cannot bear not telling you what’s in my heart. As a friend in need is a friend indeed, I hope you’ll find the patience... |
Queen - Innuendo
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 05.02.1991 RECORD COMPANY: Parlophone 8.9
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The Four Horsemen - Nobody Said It Was Easy
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 01.02.1991 RECORD COMPANY: Def American 10.0
METALFAN RATING: 8.8
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Sometime around the end of the 80s, as a reaction to spandex rock that dominated the mainstream, a few bands appeared that claimed their authenticity by restoring the link to the 70s. For instance, The Cult, who, together with... |
Darkthrone - Soulside Journey
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 13.01.1991 RECORD COMPANY: Peaceville Records 8.8
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Massacre - From Beyond
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 01.01.1991 RECORD COMPANY: Earache Records 9.5
METALFAN RATING: 8.8
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In 1991, when sane people were concerned with stuff like the fall of the Iron Curtain or the Berlin Wall, or Queen, or the first Gulf War, the boys from Massacre cooked up a record like you rarely... |
Kreator - Coma of Souls
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 06.11.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Noise Records 9.1
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King Diamond - The Eye
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 30.10.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Roadrunner 9.0
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Exhorder - Slaughter in the Vatican
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 23.10.1990 RECORD COMPANY: R/C Records 0.0
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The Obsessed - The Obsessed
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 10.10.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Hellhound Records 10.0
METALFAN RATING: 8.9
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The Obsessed was created in the 70s, but their first studio album was recorded in 1985 and only saw the light of day in 1990, released by Hellhound Records. At a glance, The Obsessed has had a slower development over the... |
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 09.10.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Def Jam Recordings 9.3
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Iron Maiden - No Prayer for the Dying
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 01.10.1990 RECORD COMPANY: EMI 8.8
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Sodom - Better Off Dead
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 01.10.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Steamhammer 9.5
METALFAN RATING: 9.1
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And so, I sometimes get the feeling that Lemmy is the father of Uncle Tom, for they are too similar in face and mind. But this is probably another story. Better Off Dead joins the rank of albums one... |
Deep Purple - Slaves and Masters
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 01.10.1990 RECORD COMPANY: BMG 8.8
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Megadeth - Rust in Peace
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 24.09.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Capitol Records 9.4
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AC/DC - The Razors Edge
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 24.09.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Atco 8.8
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Obituary - Cause of Death
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 19.09.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Roadrunner 9.0
METALFAN RATING: 9.2
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Ohhh... John Tardy’s voice! Such a blessing! This album is a milestone for everything extreme metal. Undoubtedly John Tardy is currently one of the best and most original vocals in death metal (my favourite, anyway) and this... |
Annihilator - Never, Neverland
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 12.09.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Roadrunner 9.1
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Warrant - Cherry Pie
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 11.09.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Columbia Records 8.4
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Judas Priest - Painkiller
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 03.09.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Columbia Records 10.0
METALFAN RATING: 9.3
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Tired of living in the shadow of the more talented and younger Iron Maiden, but also scared by the huge success of thrash metal bands, Judas Priest gathered all their strength, possible and impossible and September 1990 came... |
Alice in Chains - Facelift
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 28.08.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Columbia Records 8.9
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Anthrax - Persistence of Time
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 21.08.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Megaforce Records 8.7
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Queensryche - Empire
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 21.08.1990 RECORD COMPANY: EMI 9.1
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Black Sabbath - Tyr
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 20.08.1990 RECORD COMPANY: I.R.S. 8.8
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Nocturnus - The Key
FORMAT: CD REALEASE DATE: 01.08.1990 RECORD COMPANY: Earache Records 9.0
METALFAN RATING: 8.6
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Coming from Florida, the death metal paradise, Nocturnus are set apart significantly from other bands in this genre due to their avant-garde sound. Their debut release was in 1991, when they released The Key under Earache. This is a... |