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Tyr - Ragnarok Electric Orange – Fleischwerk Electric Orange – Morbus Electric Orange – Platte Electric Orange - orange commutation Electric Orange - electric orange Hidria Spacefolk - Live at Heart Hidria Spacefolk - Live Eleven a.m. Grobschnitt - Jumbo Alex

Last metal mail of 2008 brought me: Destiny Calling - s/t Eternal Flight - Under the Sign of Will Mister Kite - All in Time (all from $5 cdbaby sale) Alex

nice! PoL is one of my all-time favs! Alex

Thanx for the tip... will check them out. Never tried that site before. Just for giggles I checked the discs out on CM Distro too, their prices on'em are comparable with The End's, but they must be on Christmas vacation or something...the site sez anything ordered today will begin shipping on January 12th... screw that! *EDIT* Just checked Divine Metal Distro and it looks like they've got the best price so they'll be getting my $$ for these bad boys... thanks again for the tip, KarpetRyd! the end is on vacation too until jan 5. Divine distro a very reliable place to get them from. I recommend them over radrockers/girder and like. You wont be disappointed with the cds either. Great stuff!

nice! I am looking to get that one too! Alex

Driver by far....the FoB had Rob Rock's voice mixed way too low. I also did not think the music on FoB was all that great. Gotta back up what Alex said. Driver destroys Fires of Babylon like a Tyranosaurus Rex destroying a helpless herbivore. Both bands serve up the metal, but Driver does it waaaaay better. Fires of Babylon, in addition to not properly utilizing Rock's vocals, suffers from banal songs. I would gladly pay full price for Driver, but wouldn't take Fires of Babylon even if it was free. I have to agree. But I think the Original Driver EP has more charm than Son of thunder and there are other versions of warrior that is much better than the one on Son of thunder. well you can kinda tell where the original driver material ended and new stuff starts. There are so many versions of Warrior I cant keep them straight anymore Alex

Ensiferum - s/t Ensiferum - Iron White Lion - Return of the Pride +1 VA - The Dark Psyche (15 BM bands) Alex

The debut album is one of my favourite albums... not a band for everyone, but definately for people into the creative side of melodic metal bands like Edguy, Stratovarius, Avantasia etc... The amazing thing about the debut was it was really a 100% solo project... I really must order the 2nd album asap. The first album was very good, IMO, but not great (although many would disagree). As a singular effort from one person, Matt Smith, it is simply incredible, however. Hopefully the new members will add even more variety and energy to the mix. At first listen, I like the samples from the new one better than the s/t. it is a lot better than the first and l really liked the first. the new one is very engrossing and highly entertaining... Alex

Let me know what you think. I thought it was good but not great. I was disappointed by it. Mulder looked ancient and the movie felt like a really long episode. Fight the Future was a much better effort. Alex

I got Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull for Christmas... Alex

and thanks for the trade as well! Hope to keep it up in '09! Alex

I havnt heard the St Anger one... was it on their website? at one point it was. I dont think it is there anymore. In our next trade I will send it along (plus some other one time theocracy stuff) Alex

Theocracy is brillant. great stuff. I also love the odds and ends songs they do (the spoof of St Anger was awesome!). Alex

Ozric Tentacles - spirals in hyperspace Ozric Tentacles - curious corn Ozric Tentacles - erpland Ozric Tentacles - pungent effulgent Lordi - Get Heavy +1 Lordi - Deadache and thanks for phaffas: Token - Tommorrowland Cinder Road - Superhuman Black Majesty - Silent Company +2 Alex

i saw too that michael is saying it is more melodic metal oriented this time around hearkening back to their more classic stuff. I dont know. I have to wait and see. I have heard that line before that this or that cd is a return to the 'classic' sound from other bands and it turns out to be a snoozefest... Alex

Stride - Imagine (swapacd) Alex

hey there! welcome spec! Alex

House of Lords - The Power and the Myth House of Lords - World Upside Down Alex

Nuh-uh. I gots two words for ya, G: Barren Cross. End thread. Yeah, I like what I've heard from them, but not as much as Holy Soldier and Disciple. End thread. Believer are better than both HS and Disciple Alex

they are ok. I had their second release and it was kinda there sounding. It really didnt have that wow factor... Alex

I am looking forward to this. In This Life was a great effort. Alex

I dont know about that... I would Saint before either of those 2.... Alex Never heard of Saint. What/who do they sound like? a comparison is judas priest though not as good as priest. Their website with sounds on all their cds is at: http://www.saintsite.com/ I really like In the Battle, Too Late for Living and Times End cds. I would start listening with those... Alex

I hope they dont get back together. Most of those reunion band albums really dont turn out to be any good. Believer might be the only exception to that rule... Alex

I dont know about that... I would Saint before either of those 2.... Alex