Ophthalamia - Via Dolorosa (1995)

Sweden
Melodic Black/Progressive Metal
RYM rate: 3.25 (66 ratings)
The Crypts View: 4.27
128 KB

1. Under Opthalamian Skies / To The Benighted
2. Black As Sin, Pale As Death / Autumn Whispers
3. After A Releasing Death / Castle Of No Repair (Part II)
4. Slowly Passing The Frostlands / A Winterlands Tear
5 Via Dolorosa / My Springnight's Sacrifice
6. Ophthalamia / The Eternal Walk (Part III)
7. Nightfall of Mother Earth / Summer Distress
8. Outro; Message to Those After Me / Death Embrace Me (Part II)
9. A Lonely Ceremony / The Eternal Walk
10. Deathcrush (Mayhem cover)

Ophthalamia - A Journey In Darkness (1994)

Sweden
Black Metal
RYM rate: 3.29 (47 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.95
128 KB

1. A Cry From the Halls of Blood / Empire of Lost Dreams
2. Enter the Darkest Thoughts of the Chosen / Agonys Silent Paradise
3. Journey in Darkness / Entering the Forest
4. Shores of Kaa-Ta-Nu / The Eternal Walk Pt. II
5. A Lonely Soul / Humn to a Dream
6. Little Child of Light / Degradation of Holyness
7. Castle of No Repair / Lies From a Blackened Heart
8. This Is the Pain Called Sorrow / To the Memory of Me
9. I Summon the Oh Father / Death Embrace Me

A massive underrated album i would say. Really different and groundbreaking black metal for this time. Jon Nödtveidt is doing the vocals on this album and does a great job.

Onslaught - Killing Peace (2007)

UK
Thrash Metal
RYM rate: 3.74
The Crypts View: 3.67
256 KB

1. Burn
2. Killing Peace
3. Destroyer Of Worlds
4. Pain
5. A Prayer For The Dead
6. Tested To Destruction
7. Twisted Jesus
8. Planting Seeds Of Hate
9. Shock And Awe

Onslaught - The Force (1986)

UK
Thrash Metal
RYM rate: 3.72
The Crypps View: 4.15
160 KB

1. Let There Be Death
2. Metal Forces
3. Fight With The Beast
4. Demoniac
5. Flame Of The Antichrist
6. Contract In Blood
7. Thrash Til' The Death

Julie Laughs No More - From The Mist To Ruins (2001)

Sweden
Melodic Death Metal/Power Metal
RYM rate: 3.83 (15 Ratings)
The Crypts View: 4.00
192 KB

1. Mistress Of Death
2. Children of The Empty Cross
3. From The Mist To Ruins
4. Bringer Of Misery
5. The Iron Gate
6. Eternity Is Just One Step Away
7. Lords Of Pleasure
8. 200 Years

This was before Melodic death metal got ruined. In the mid 90's and ten years forward Julie Laughs No More created some great power metal influenced Melodic death metal.
Highly recommended!

Treat - Dreamhunter (1987)

Sweden
Hard Rock/Glam Metal/AOR
RYM rate: 3.66
The Crypts View: 3.79
128 KB

1. Sole Survivor
2. You're The One I Want
3. Take Me On Your Wings
4. Best Of Me
5. Dancing On The Edge
6. Outlaw
7. World Of Promises
8. One Way To Glory
9. Save Yourself
10. The Winner
11. Tush (ZZ Top bonus cover)

Treat's biggest sucess came with this album and the hit "World Of Promises". Treat was during the 80's one of the biggest "hair metal" band from Sweden together with Europe.

Treat - Coup De Grace (2010)

Sweden
Hard Rock
RYM rate: 3.61
The Crypts View: 3.65
Looseless

1. Prelude - Coup De Grace
2. The War Is Over
3. All In
4. Paper Tiger
5. Roar
6. A Life To Die For
7. Tangled Up
8. Skies Of Mongolia
9. Heaven Can Wait
10. I'm Not Running
11. No Way Without You
12. We Own The Night
13. All For Love
14. Breathless

Leather Nunn - Take The Night (1986)

USA
Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.80
The Crypts View: 4.29
192 KB

1. Fool's Way Out
2. Leather Nunn
3. Take The Night
4. You're The One
5. Another Bite
6. Taken Ground
7. Take Me Back
8. New Life
9. Mental Asylum
10. Let The Children Shout
11. Keep The Dream Alive
12. Ride Forever
13. Driving Me Wild

Spooky Tooth - Witness (1973)

UK
Progressive Rock
RYM rate: 3.59
The Crypts View: 3.81
192 KB

1. Ocean Of Power
2. Wings On My Heart
3. As Long As The World Keeps Turning
4. Don't Ever Stray Away
5. Things Change
6. All Sewn Up
7. Dream Me A Mountain
8. Sunlight Of My Mind
9. Pyramids

Autumnia - By The Candles Obesquial (2007)

Ukraine
Doom/Death Metal
RYM rate: 3.17 (22 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.82
224 KB

1. Increasing the Grief Terrestrial
2. With Wailing And Lament
3. Bitterness Of Loss
4. ...And Life Dies Away...
5. In Loneliness Of Two Souls

Danzig - III - How The Gods Kill (1992)

USA
Heavy Metal/ Hard/Blues Rock
RYM rate: 3.75
The Crypts View: 4.29
128 KB

1. Godless
2. Anything
3. Bodies
4. How The Gods Kill
5. Dirty Black Summer
6. Left Hand Black
7. Heart Of The Devil
8. Sistinas
9. Do You Wear The Mark
10. When The Dying Calls

Altar Of Oblivion - Sinews Of Anguish (2009)

Denmark
Traditonal Doom/Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.60
The Crypts View: 4.15
320 KB

1. The Final Pledge
2. Wrapped In Ruins
3. Behind The Veils Of Death
4. My Pinnacle Of Powe
5. A Retreat Into Illusions
6. Casus Belli
7. Stainless Steel
8. Sinews Of Anguish

Altar Of Oblivion's great debut album.

Nick Drake - Pink Moon (1972)

Burma
Singer/Songwriter/Contemporare Folk
RYM rate: 4.26
The Cryps View: 4.27
320 KB

1. Pink Moon
2. Place To Be
3. Road
4. Which Will
5. Horn
6. Things Behind The Sun
7. Know
8. Parasite
9. Ride
10. Harvest Breed
11. From The Morning

Patti Smith - Horses (1975)

USA
Classic Rock/Proto Punk/ Singer-Songwriter
RYM rate: 4.03
The Crypts View: 3.77
192 KB

1. Gloria
- In Excelsis Deo
- Gloria (Version)
2. Redondo Beach
3. Birdland
4. Free Money
5. Kimberly
6. Break It Up
7. Land
- Horses
- Land Of A Thousand Horses
- La Mer (Der)
8. Elegie

Blackmore's Night - Shadow Of The Moon (1997)

UK
Folk/Medieval Rock
RYM rate: 3.52
The Crypts View: 4.21
256 KB

1. Shadow Of The Moon
2. The Clock Ticks On
3. Be Mine Tonight
4. Play Minstrel Play
5. Ocean Gypsy
6. Minstrel Hall
7. Magical World
8. Writing On The Wall
9. Renaissance Faire
10. Memmingen
11. No Second Chance
12. Mond Tanz
13. Spirit Of The Sea
14. Greensleaves
15. Wish You Were Here

Lord Vicar - Sign Of Osiris (2011)

Finland
Traditional Doom Metal
RYM rate: 4.38 (4 Ratings)
The Crypts View: 4.27
320 KB

1. Sign Of Osiris Slain
2. The Answer
3. Child Witness
4. Between The Blue Temple And The North Tower
5. Sinking City
6. Endless November
7. Sign Of Osiris Risen

So the new Lord Vicar album is here. And it sure seems like they have steped up their game. Their debut is a strong solid debut that was un even and was short of that last puzzle bit that would have made it great. This on the other hands opens a new chapter for the Lord himeself. Bravo!

Ludovico Einaudi - Le Onde (1996)

Italy
Neo Classical
RYM rate: 3.48
The Crypts View: 4.08
256 KB

1. Conzone popolare (1500 c.a)
2. Le Onde
3. Lontano
4. Ombre
5. La linea scura
6. Tracce
7. Questa notte
8. Sotto Vento
9. Dietro l'incanto
10. Onde Corte
11. La profondità del buio
12. Passaggio
13. L'ultima volta

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (1987)

Norway
Classical/Romantic
RYM rate: ?
The Crypts View: 4.32
256 KB

1. At The Wedding
2. Halling
3. Abduction of The Bride
4. Peer Gynt And The Woman In Green
5. You Can Tell Great Men By Their Style Of Their Mount
6. Springar
7. In The Hall Of The Mountain King
8. Dance Of The Mountain King's Daughter
9. Death Of Ase
10. Morning Mood
11. Arabian Dance
12. Anitra's Dance
13. Peer Gynt's Serande
14. Solveig's Song
15. Peer Gynt At The Statue Of Memnon
16. Peer Gynt's Homecoming
17. Shipwreck
18. Solveig Sings In The Hut
19. Whitsun Hymn - O Blessed Morning
20. Solveig's Cradle Song

Scanner - Hypertrance (1988)

Germany
Power/Speed Metal
RYM rate: 3.66
The Crypts View: 4.01
320 KB

1. Warp 7
2. Terrion
3. Locked Out
4. Across The Universe
5. R.M.U.
6. Grapes Of Fear
7. Killing Fields
8. Galactos

Overkill - Horrorscope (1991)

USA
Thrash Metal
RYM rate: 3.95
The Crypts View: 4.18
320 KB

1. Coma
2. Infectious
3. Blood Money
4. Thanx For Nothin'
5. Bare Bones
6. Horrorscope
7. New Machine
8. Frankenstein
9. Live Young, Die Free
10. Nice Day... For A Funeral
11. Solitude

Overkill - Taking Over (1987)

USA
Thrash Metal
RYM rate: 3.88
The Crypts View: 4.25
320 KB

1. Deny The Cross
2. Wrecking Crew
3. Fear His Name
4. Use Your Head
5. Fatal If Swallowed
6. Powersurge
7. In Union We Stand
8. Electro-Violence
9. Overkill II (The Nightmare Continues)

The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre (2011)

Netherlands
Hard/Psychadelic Rock
RYM rate: 4.65 (21 ratings)
The Crypts View: 4.41
320 KB

1.Unending Singularity
2. On The Wings Of Gloria
3. Die The Death
4. Within The Charnel Of Death
5. Cruel Lover
6. She
7. The Thousandfold Epicentre
8. Fire Burning
9. Everlastning Saturnalia
10. The Madness Of Serpents
11. Feverdance

The long aspected new The Devil's Blood album is finally here. And "The Thousandfull Epicentre" will surely leave no one dissapointed.

Saracen - Marilyn (2011)

UK
Hard Rock/Rock Opera/Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.48
The Crypts View: 3.97
320 KB

1. The Girl: Norma Jean
2. The Orphan: Whither the Wind Blows
3. The Dreamer: Hold On (Feat. Issa)
4. The Model: Make This Body Work (Feat. Robin Beck)
5. The Actress: Who Am I? (feat. Robin Beck And Steve Overlord
6. The Wife: Love Like a Razorblade
7. The Patient: Break the Spell
8. The Mistress: Not for Sure (Feat. Robin Beck)
9. The Forsaken: Feel Like Going Home (Feat. Robin Beck)
10. The Witness: Unfinished Life
11. The Woman: Marilyn (Feat. Robin Beck)

A very different album released by Saracen. It could be described as a rock opera. Concept album that works very well. They show that they are skilled musicians who can perform well ranged rock music. This album also contains some really good guest apparences.
I understand this is not the album that will be loved by everyone though, many die hard metal fans this surely is a letdown.

Gorement - The Ending Quest (1994)

Sweden
Death/Doom Metal
RYM rate: 3.81
The Crypts View: 4.31
320 KB

1. My Ending Quest
2. Vale For Tears
3. Human Relic
4. The Memorial
5. The Lost Breed
6. Silent Hymn (For The Dead)
7. Sea Of Silence
8. Obesquies Of The Dead
9. Darkness Of The Dead
10. Into Shadows

Doomy 90's death metal with a quite melodic and yet old sound. Highly recommended!

Darkified - A Dance On The Grave (1993) EP

Sweden
Old School Death Metal
RYM rate: 3.44
The Crypts View: 3.81
320 KB

1. Intro
2. Howling From The Darkness
3. A Summond For The Nameless Horrors
4. The Forgotten City
5. Outro - Out From The Darkness
6. Sleep Forever...
7. The Forgotten City (1992 version)
8. The Whisper In The Darkness

Last Chapter - The Living Waters (1998)

USA
Traditional Doom Metal
RYM rate: 3.48 (24 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.59
192 KB

1. H Sequence
2. Thorn Of Creation
3. Coma Crowd
4. The Belated
5. The Living Waters
6. In The Wake Of Delusion
7. Dimensions
8. A Warning Never Heard
9. Things To Come

Steelwings - Steelwings (1989)

Sweden
Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.17 (3 Ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.76
192 KB

1. I Wanna Hear You Screaming
2. Rising From The Dark
3. Stand Up And Count
4. Bad Boys
5. Nighttime Is Calling
6. Coming To Rock You
7. Fever
8. Move On
9. She Is Hot
10. Rock Ain't Gonna Die

Spiritual Beggars - Demons (2005)

Sweden
Hard Rock/ Stoner/Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.73
The Crypts View: 4.06
320 KB

1. Inner Strengh (Intro)
2. Throwing Your Life Away
3. Salt In Your Wounds
4. One Man Army
5. Through The Halls
6. Treading Water
7. Dying Every Day
8. Born To Die
9. Born To Die (Reprise)
10. In My Blood
11. Elusive
12. Sleeping With One Eye Open
13. No One Heard

Spiritual Beggars featured Michael Arnott (At The Gates etc.) And Janne "JB" Christoffersson from Grand Magus until recently when he droped out.

Spiritual Beggars - Ad Astra (2000)

Sweden
Hard Rock/Stoner Rock/Metal
RYM rate: 3.80
The Crypts View: 4.05
192 KB

1. Left Brain Ambassadors
2. Wonderful World
3. Sedated
4. Angel Of Betrayal
5. Blessed
6. Per Aspera Ad Astra
7. Save Your Soul
8. Until The Morning
9. Escaping The Fools
10. On Dark Rivers
11. The Goddess
12. Mantra

Proud - Fire Breaks The Dawn (1984)

Sweden
Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.62 (29 Ratings)
The Crypts View: 4.00
192 KB

1. Star Fighter
2. Echoes From The Past
3. United World
4. No Losers
5. Fire Breaks The Dawn
6. Dark Lady Forest
7. Crucified
8. Star Of The Masquerade

Budige - Budgie (1971)

UK
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.80
The Crypts View: 4.06
160 KB

1. Guts
2. Everything In My Heart
3. The Author
4. Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman
5. Rape Of The Looks
6. All Night Patrol
7. You And I
8. Homicidal Suicidal