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Thought I'd get the thread going for 2024....

We're a little past 1/4 of the way.  Honestly, not sure I even have any albums that have grabbed me too much.  I thought Crazy Lixx Two Shots At Glory was okay but that's mostly just a compilation album with on a few new songs.  Also have liked a few songs on Judas Priest....That's probably my favorite album so far I'd guess but I really only like 3-4 tracks. 

Plenty of stuff coming though so things should pick up.  

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King Zebra , Gotus  , Saxon for me so far and the new Alicate disc is pretty decent.

As you've said there are a few still to come(Black Diamonds,Nestor,Remedy,Seb Bach,Kissin Dynamite to name a few I'm waiting for) and another 3/4 of the year to go ;)

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I have bought a few that are decent, but the two that have impressed me most are Mick Mars and Judas Priest.

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Been a really good year for the heavier releases so far…

Judas Priest - Invincible Shield 🛡️ 

Saxon - Hell, Fire & Damnation

Accept - Humanoid

Striker - Ultrapower

Mick Mars - The Other Side of Mars 

Thoroughly enjoying all of those. :banger:

From the lighter side…

Blackberry Smoke - Be Right Here

The End Machine - Quantum Phase 

Oz Hawe Petersson’s Rendezvous - S/T

Seven Year Witch - Vampire Calamity 

Scott Stapp - Higher Power

Kickin’ Valentina just arrived, and King Zebra is on its way; two more that I feel will be very solid releases. :pickle:

 

 

 

 

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I'm looking forward to hearing the upcoming releases from Riot V, Vain, Nestor, and Kissin Dynamite, to name a few.  I thought the new ones from Honeymoon Suite and The End Machine were solid.  But my favorites so far are Striker, King Zebra, Grand, and Saxon. 

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Really looking forward to a couple of upcoming releases as well. Maverick is sounding promising, and most hyped for The Warning as all singles released from that so far have been top notch. Plus there is the new Rolling Quartz EP on the horizon.

 

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Of the 7 releases that I have bought so far this year, Priest is still the leading contender for album of the year, but now added Seb Bach to the list of top albums.

Easily my faves are Priest, Mick Mars, Seb Bach & Durbin. I really need to spin Lipz a few more times as that hasn't quite hooked me like their debut. Only reason Crazy Lixx isn't on my list is it is mostly a compilation even if some of the songs are re-records.

Gun is probably the only one so far that has left me underwhelmed.

I should be picking up the About Us album soon as I loved their debut. Maverick and The Warning are both on preorder. I might pick up the Slash album too.

What was it someone saying about this being the year music died?

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As we approach the midpoint of the year this week, I'd say my top 5 as of now would be:

1) Maverick

2) Collateral

3) Nestor

4) Sebastian Bach

5) Judas Priest

I'm really enjoying Maverick and feel like that's far and away been my favorite so far this year .  I'd say Collateral has been my clear #2.  But I feel like my other spots could probably all be interchanged depending on my mood.  We'll see what the 2nd half brings.  I'm pretty sure Kissin' Dynamite is going to slide in there somewhere ;)

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My top 5 as of right now:

1: Judas Priest (they have had the top spot since it released)

2: The Warning (latest addition and its an absolute banger with hooks galore)

3: Sebastian Bach (just a cool as fuck throwback)

4: Mick Mars (not played as much right now, but was on constant rotation when I bought it)

5: Durbin (just old school metal played really well)

 

Lipz, About Us and Marverick still have not fully grown on me.

Gun, Jovi and Bruce Dickinson were kinda weak or uninspiring. Crazy Lixx doesn't count as it is pretty much a compilation.

 

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King Zebra , Gotus  , Saxon for me so far and the new Alicate disc is pretty decent.

As you've said there are a few still to come(Black Diamonds,Nestor,Remedy,Seb Bach,Kissin Dynamite to name a few I'm waiting for) and another 3/4 of the year to go ;)

King Zebra , Gotus , Saxon , Striker , Nestor , Seb Bach , Royal Republic , Kissin' Dynamite , The End Machine

So 9 atm are particular favs of mine and looking at the release schedule I don't see much else apart from Invasion and Cats In Space that I'm really excited about...but you never know what surprise may appear between now and the next 155 days :P

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On 5/4/2024 at 2:14 AM, whiplash1972 said:

Been a really good year for the heavier releases so far…

Judas Priest - Invincible Shield 🛡️ 

Saxon - Hell, Fire & Damnation

Accept - Humanoid

Striker - Ultrapower

Mick Mars - The Other Side of Mars 

Thoroughly enjoying all of those. :banger:

From the lighter side…

Blackberry Smoke - Be Right Here

The End Machine - Quantum Phase 

Oz Hawe Petersson’s Rendezvous - S/T

Seven Year Witch - Vampire Calamity 

Scott Stapp - Higher Power

Kickin’ Valentina just arrived, and King Zebra is on its way; two more that I feel will be very solid releases. :pickle:

 

 

 

 

Priest and Saxon were the best albums I've heard this year. Those were shockingly good albums actually. Have to listen to some of the others on that list.

One album I am looking forward to is the new fans of the dark cd, I've only recently discovered this band and I'm quite blown away by them, what I've heard so far

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So I was just looking at the new releases I bought from this year, and while there are some new additions to expand from the top 5 I posted earlier this year, to a top 10, all the stuff in my original list are still in the top 10 (although obvs with three months to go, the ones near the bottom could be usurped).

Anyway as of now, this is where I am at:

1.       Judas Priest

2.       The Warning

3.       Nek!

4.       Rolling Quartz

5.       Band Maid

6.       April Art

7.       Lipz

8.       Sebastian Bach

9.       Mick Mars

10.   Durbin

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I've got a solid top 3 at this point.  At least for me, these 3 are heads and shoulders above everything else:

1.  Kissin' Dynamite

2.  Eclipse

3.  Maverick

After that, it's really a hodgepodge of stuff.  New Roses, Daughtry (Only an EP but digging it), Collateral, Sebastian Bach, Judas Priest, Nestor, End Machine.  I'd probably put them in about that order at the moment.  

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Looks like I've got a bit of catching up to do. I've been absent from the forums, and mostly listening to the classics. 

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