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Well, second and third spins through, I'm really digging the new Lillian Axe disc. Standout tracks for me were: "Jesus Wept", "Sad Day On Planet Earth", "Hibernate", "Within Your Reach", and "Cold Day In Hell". 9/10

Lillian Axe - Sad Day On Planet Earth

I agree! This is so much better than "Water's Rising". Check out my track by track review on the "First Spin Impressions" thread.

Lillian Axe - Sad Day On Planet Earth Here we have the new disc from one of my favorite all time bands LILLIAN AXE. I immediately think this sounds better than the last album "Water's Rising". Going through my first spin of this and I like most of the songs so far. Cocoon -- an instrumental opener complete with a nice acoustic piece. Not bad. Megaslowfade -- sounds like a song that should have been on "Water's Rising". Dark and moody but pretty aggressive also. Don't care for it but it's not horrible. Jesus Wept -- Ahh.... this sounds much better. Nice guitars and the vocals are terrific. Sounds more like the classic Lillian Axe. Like it a lot. This song would fit perfectly on "Psychoschizophrenia". Love the build to the monster chorus. Ignite -- see track #2. Another song that could've been on "Water's Rising". First track I pressed the skip button on. Very modern sounding track. The Grand Scale Of Finality -- Pretty cool track. Another classic sounding Lillian Axe tune. Another track that could have been on "Psychoschizophrenia". Sad Day On Planet Earth -- Slow and moody number but a very good one. This screams Lillian Axe! Sort of similar to "Until The End Of The World". Classic Axe chorus. Hibernate -- Another kickass track. Another strong chorus. Where were these songs on the last album? Love it! Within Your Reach -- Slow track with some classic Steve Blaze guitars. This fits nicely on any of their albums. Another pretty good track. Down Below The Ocean -- This track is reminicent to "Water's Rising". Not bad but not one of the better tracks either. Blood Raining Down On Her Wings -- Another slow beginning.... with nice melodic guitars and vocals. Reminds me of "Second Of May". Also is a little reminiscent of "The Day I Met You" from "Psychoschizophrenia". Song builds nicely. Cold Day In Hell -- Wow.... a classic sounding track. Love this one too. Another slow track but it works well. Nocturnal Symphony -- Not too bad but too similar to the last album for my taste. Modernized Axe. Divine -- Another modern sounding track but sounds pretty good to these ears. Another song that could have been on "Psychoschizophrenia". Kill Me Again -- Uh.... this track again. Really didn't see any need to put this on yet another album. Slightly updated but keeps the feel of the original. Lefevre just doesn't have Ron Taylor's pipes for this song but it's still a good tune. Fire, Blood, The Earth & Sea -- Another slow orchestral and acoustic track. Fitting closer to this disc. Another track to builds as it goes. Kicks ass once it gets going. Not the greatest closer but not bad. Clocks in at over 8 minutes. Overall, this is a really strong disc. A few fillers but this is a million times better than "Water's Rising". Kickass guitar work by Steve Blaze and really strong vocals by Derrick Lefevre. Fans of the bands back catalog will enjoy this. I am about to give it a second spin.

I was actually wrong.... our team is in the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA).

I'd be interested in hearing this as well. Another to add to the list of cds I can't buy until I find a job!

That's cool. I always liked this band!

It's So EASY - Roxy Blue

We Run - OUTLOUD

Harold & Kumar: Escape From Guantanamo Bay An absolutely hilarious movie!!

Lillian Axe - Love + War

I hope they bring back the Baltimore Stars! I was a pretty big fan of the original USFL, but dammit, I just love football. I watch the Canadian Football League and the Arena League as well. We also have an Arena League team named the Baltimore Mariners, but they aren't in the AFL, they play in the UIFL.

Time Is All It Takes - Chain The Day

This is one badass CD!

Only The FOOL - Nevada Beach

Funny coincidence...... was flipping through the channels late last night and our local Fox station had South Park on. It had Ronnie and his band Dio on there playing at a school dance! Hilarious!!

Cobain..... "Oh, I'm so rich and successful..... life sucks!" What a douche-bag. MJ all the way!

OUTLOUD - We'll Rock You To Hell And Back Again

I just got done spinning this disc after the awesome OUTLOUD disc and I must say, both of those discs may be in my Top 10 for 2009!! This is one killer slice of hard rock from Sweden! Borders on metal at times but this is the shit!! Here's a review I found online: http://www.metal-temple.com/review.asp?id=3858 GMR Music 1. Knights Of The Revolution 2. Deliver The Goods 3. Playing With Fire 4. Bloodred Sky 5. Get Out 6. Into Fire 7. In Memoriam 8. Addicted 9. Run 10. Personal Fantasy Thomas Nystroem - Lead vocals, Guitars Peter Baecke - Bass, Vocals Fredrik Plahn - Keyboards, Vocals Robban Back - Drums, Vocals This is one of those cases where the band’s name, the album’s title and artwork are totally misleading about the music genre dealt here. Ok, I know that you can judge a book by its cover but it is not that easy! So, getting this digital promo I double clicked on the promo sheet -that just contained the artwork and the album’s tracklist- (hey label guys, this is not a proper promo sheet) and immediately got the impression that this is another Power Metal release. Of course the lack of in-depth information did not raise any flags regarding the PREY’s ancestry that is Swedish. During the last five years I have become very confident about albums for this part of Europe since we are getting excellent music from there. But I think it is about time for me to stop blabbering and get on the music itself. So, this is the band’s second release that comes four years after their debut "The Hunter." This might be a long period of time but on the other hand this may mean that the band has been working hard on the studio to produce something interesting with -why not- a unique character. It is not always good to rush a release especially if the debut was a good one because you may fall in the trap of just repeating yourself. Nevertheless, it’s time to push the play button and welcome PREY with "Knights Of The Revolution." The song enters with a powerful sound with fat guitars, EUROPE-esque backing keyboards and the addictive Hard Rock groove the Swedish bands know how to produce! The vocals made look over the lineup since I got the striking impression that D.C. Cooper from SILENT FORCE (also an ex-ROYAL HUNT singer) is handling the microphone here. Indeed, the vocals are the icing on the cake here and actually give the music a hearty Hard Rock backbone that simply cannot fail. "Deliver The Goods" continues in the same vein with more melody and an excellent ’arena’ chorus that entices you to sing along or at least hum. The sound production is just perfect giving a massive sound on the rhythm section and some room for the bass guitar to breathe. PREY can also sound heavier and for this they deliver "Playing With Fire" that gave shivers down my spine since the PRETTY MAIDS memories from the "Future World" days surfaced up giving additional kudos to the Swedish act. The music continues in the same high level with the AOR sounding "Bloodred Sky" and the mid tempo "Get Out" while introducing some underlying JUDAS PRIEST influences in the solid guitar groove with "Into Fire." Here, the keyboard melodies are at least addictive giving introducing some modern finishing touches while adding DOKKEN and WINGER to the influences list. Now, I am sure that there is a music magic well in Sweden where bands go, get inspired and bless their albums. Seriously now, who cannot but agree that lately this country has been delivering excellent albums without stopping giving (I have said this before) energy injections to the Metal scene’s veins. PREY belongs to this category and "Knights Of The Revolution" is something more than a fuel injection. Their fine blend of arena Hard Rock through the passion filled AOR looking glass will definitely bring a cool breeze in your summer nights. Let’s all become addicted to the game...

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This is an excellent disc!!

Prey - Knights of the Revolution

I like the samples. Can't wait to hear the whole album!

Looks awesome man!! Congrats dude!!