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Kiss - Dressed To Kill

Kiss – Dressed To Kill 0 (0)

Kiss served up another classic hard rock album, even if the album was barely over 25 minutes long, with all…

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Starz - Violation

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Long regarded as one of the biggest influences on North American hard rock are Starz, who recorded four albums in…

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Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls

Iron Maiden – The Book Of Souls 0 (0)

The transformation of Iron Maiden into epic progressive metal obsessed dullards has probably been one of the biggest declines in…

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Iron Maiden - En Vivo

Iron Maiden – En Vivo! (Live in Chile) 1 (1)

Reviewing live albums isn’t all that common here at Glory Daze, especially newer ones like this turgid offering from Iron…

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Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

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The epic progressive metal direction has been plundered to death so thoroughly that Iron Maiden have become more predictable than…

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Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark

Iron Maiden – Fear Of The Dark 0 (0)

Despite metals declining popularity in the mainstream during 1992, Iron Maiden remained unaffected, their status as metal’s number one band…

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Nitro - O.f.r

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American band Nitro delivered one of the more unique albums of the HM genre. Not just then in 1989, but…

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Saxon - Sacrifice

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Yes it’s heavy metal, but it’s also how long how long typical of how dull this lineup is, lacking the…

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Saxon - Call To Arms

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Like recent efforts, Saxon can’t decide who they want to be. One minute they’re blazing a trail as if it’s…

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Saxon - Into The Labyrinth

Saxon – Into The Labyrinth 0 (0)

Like recent Saxon album’s this is hit and miss, with half the tracks working and the other half lapsing into…

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Saxon - Lionheart

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The results are immediate and it’s fair to say Saxon are at the height of their powers metal wise. In…

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Saxon - Diamonds And Nuggets

Saxon – Diamonds And Nuggets 0 (0)

This assortment of various demos and unreleased material comes courtesy from the Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson ‘Saxon’ side of…

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Saxon - Solid Ball Of Rock

Saxon – Solid Ball Of Rock 4 (1)

All joking aside this is the last great album Saxon ever made in my opinion. They’ll never sound this good…

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Saxon - Innocence Is No Excuse

Saxon – Innocence Is No Excuse 4 (1)

Saxon were at the crossroads in 1985, half way between their traditional metal sound mixed with equal amounts of hard…

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Quiet Riot - Quiet Riot

Quiet Riot – Quiet Riot 3 (1)

Quiet Riot went all out on this, going for an epic feel, with a mixture of ballads and rockers, trying…

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House Of Lords - House Of Lords

House Of Lords – House Of Lords 3 (2)

I’ve read often that the House Of Lords debut rates as an AOR classic at the top of many peoples…

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Raven - Nothing Exceeds Like Excess

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Typically this is one of Raven’s most forgotten albums, but one of the few that stands alongside ‘Rock Until You…

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Asia - Asia

Asia – Asia 4 (2)

Asia could never live up to the sales and hype of this debut and although ‘Alpha’ the following year performed…

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Saxon - Battering Ram

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“Two years between albums has become the routine for Saxon, Biff Byford and his long-serving bandmates and with each new…

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Saxon - Power And The Glory

Saxon – Power And The Glory 0 (0)

Saxon were only five albums into their recording career, but to many they peaked with ‘Power And The Glory’. Natural…

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Saxon - Denim And Leather

Saxon – Denim And Leather 0 (0)

Saxon required another monumental effort to separate themselves further from the pack and achieved that comprehensively with ‘Denim And Leather’…

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Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

Saxon – Wheels Of Steel 4 (2)

In a year that saw the NWOBHM at its strongest, Saxon certainly made a huge claim to releasing the best…

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Queensryche - Queensryche

Queensryche – Queensryche 0 (0)

Queensryche’s 2013 album is a short album compared to previous efforts, but with new singer Todd La Torre onboard, the…

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Quiet Riot - 10

Quiet Riot – 10 0 (0)

There’s still life in Quiet Riot and Banali has been proven right in the long run to keep the band…

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