Asylum - The Earth Is The Insane Asylum Of The Universe (1985)

USA
Traditional Doom/Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.62
The Crypts View: 3.74
192 KB

1.  Asylum
2. Motherless
3. Moment Of truth
4. Bell Witch (Red Skull)
5. Burn
6. Dying Breed - Distant Friend

Early Doom Metal from the Us. Their first and last album released before the disbanded in 1992.

Fifth Angel - Time Will Tell (1989)

USA
Heavy/Power Metal/ Hard Rock
RYM rate: 3.45
The Crypts View: 3.92
128 KB

1. Cathedral
2. Midnight Love
3. Seven Hours
4. Broken Dreams
5. Time Will Tell
6. Lights Out
7. Wait For Me
8. Angel Of Mercy
9. We Rule
10. So Long
11. Feel The Heat

After the great "Fifth Angel" the band starts to see over the horizon for other influences. The sound changes to a bit more hard rock driven sound that still has the signature Fifth Angel sound from the first album left. It doesn't quite make it all the way up to the Fifth Angel album level but still they delivers a really good record filled with "hits".

Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel (1986)

USA
Heavy/Power Metal
RYM rate: 3.76
The Crypts View: 4.10
160 KB

1. In The Fallout
2.Shout It Out
3. Call Out The Warning
4. Fifth Angel
5. Wings Of Destiny
6. The Night
7. Only The Strong Survive
8. Cry Out The Fools
9. Fade The Flames

Classy US power metal record with some of the best stuff from the american scene during the 80's a would say. Lovely pieces all around.
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E.F Band - Deep Cut (1982)

Sweden
Heavy Metal
RYM  rate: 2.83 (13 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.70
256 KB

1. Love Is A Game
2. Child Of Innoncence
3. Is Anybody There
4. Sail Away
5. Tonight's Alright
6. Big Talker
7. Trinity
8. Through The Enemy Line
9. Right On Time

This album is not at all so bad that the ratings make em out to be and probably scares away many people. Me myself doubted at first. But after hearing it i can easily say it was worth the time. Overall i would actaully say this album is better than their debut. Different but somewhat better.

E.F Band - One Night Stand (1985)

Sweden
Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.18
The Crypts View: 3.74
256 KB

1. Gimmie Just A Little Rock 'N' Roll
2. One Night Stand
3. Out Of The Dark
4. Calling In The Night
5. Marie Rosa (Hungry For Love)
6. Big Shot
7. Cold Heart In The City
8. Toll Of The Bell

Third and last full length released by E.F Band.

E.F Band - Last Laugh Is On You (1981)

Sweden
Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.17
The Crypts View: 3.64
256 KB

1. Last Laugh Is On You
2. Kids
3. Love Is For Heroes
4. Hard Liquer And Women
5. Money Makin' Mama
6. Fight For Your Life
7. We're Back
8. Anything For You

Debut full length album by FWOSHM band E.F Band. A funny note is that Lars Ulrich of Metallica was a big fan of E.F Band before he started Metallica. E.F Band playes a form of heavy metal simmilar to the NWOBHM. Highlight of the album is the closer "Anything for you" which has a nice bluesy feel to it.

Geddes Axe - Escape From New York (1982)

UK
NWOBHM
RYM rate: 3.27
The Crypts View: 3.67
224 KB

1. Escape From New York
2. The Day The Wells Ran Dry
3. Six-Six-Six

Second EP by NWOBHM group Geddes Axe.

Various Artist - Bastards Will Pay - A Trivute To Trouble (1999)

VA
Doom/Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.66
The Crypts View: 4.08
128 KB

1. Eric Wagner with This Tortured Soul - The Tempter
2. Orange Goblin - Black Shapes Of Doom
3. Spiritual Beggars - Mr.White
4. The Quill - A Sinner's Fame
5. Church Of Misery - Come Touch The Sky
6. Rise And Shine - 'Scuse Me
7. Terra Firma - At The End Of My Daze
8. Misdemaonar - Bastards Will Pay
9. Naevus - R.I.P.
10. Farside Of Reality - Heaven On My Mind
11. Blessed Realm - Psychotic Reaction
12. Capricorn - Hello Strawberry Skies
13. Norrsken - Psalm 9

An excellent and worthy tribute to Trouble. Many excellent covers here.

Trouble - Trouble (1990)

USA
Traditional Doom/ Heavy Metal
RYM  rate: 3.91
The Crypts View: 4.28
320 KB

1. At The End Of My Daze
2. The Wolf
3. Psychotic Reaction
4. A Sinner's Fame
5. The Misery Show's (Act II)
6. R.I.P.
7. Black Shapes Of Doom
8. Heaven On My Mind
9. E.N.D.
10. All Is Forgiven

One of the best albums out of Trouble's repetoar that has been a bit forgotten after Psalm 9 and Run To The Light.

Northwinds - Sleep With Evil (1990)

USA
Speed/Thrash Metal
RYM rate: 3.29 (4 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.78
320 KB

1. Inside You Forever
2. Book Of Shadows
3. Fathers Home Now
4. Dancing In The Morgue
5. Lostology
6. Abraham
7. Beyond The Grave
8. Confusion
9. Evermore
10. Generic Mosh Song

A album that has become a bit of a classic in the underground movement. Poor quality sound but catchy and dark music that drawn the mind to acts like Venom, early Celtic Frost and maybe Bathory slightly.

Xentrix - Shattered Existence (1989)

UK
Thrash Metal
RYM rate: 3.64
The Crypts View: 3.87
160 KB

1. No Compromise
2. Balance Of Power
3. Crimes
4. Back In The Real World
5. Dark Enemy
6. Bad Blood
7. Reason For Destruction
8. Position Of Security
9. Heaven Cent

First full length album.

Tribute To Jon Lord

By now i think you all know the great loss we all have med. The rock and musical community overall have lost a brilliant organ player, a great musician and a good man. I am sure we all will mourn the loss for some time on. Jon Lord deserves a tribute from all of us. Heaven must have one hell of a band now...
Rest In Peace Jon!

The Foreshadowing - Second World (2012)

Italy
Gothic Doom Metal
RYM rate: 3.63
The Crypts View: 3.79
320 KB

1. Havoc
2. Outcast
3. The Forsaken Son
4. Second World
5. Aftermaths
6. Ground Zero
7. Reverie Is A Tyrant
8. Colonies
9. Noli Timere
10. Friends Of Pain

Third and latest album The Foreshadowing. On Second World The Forshadowing shows a bit doomier side then they did on Oionos. The doom influences are more clear and the album is overall gloomy and somewhat heavy in some parts. This could be their best one so far with compatition from their good debut "Days Of Nothing". Solid, gloomy and dark album that suits great for a dark rainy evening.

Prophanity - Stronger Than Steel (1998)

Sweden
Melodic Death/Viking Metal
RYM rate: 3.56
The Crypts View: 3.77
320 KB

1. Armed To The Teeth
2. Walking Through Life
3. Beast Of The North
4. Fate Of The Gods
5. The Battleroar
6. ...To Hangatyr
7. Towards The Sinister Realms
8. Awaiting The Valkyries Arrival
9. Swedish Steel (The Metalist)

First and only album ever released by Christer "Grendel" and Anders "Wouthan" Malmströms band Prophanity.

Black Horizons - Suicide Symphonies (2004)

Germany
Melodic Black Metal
RYM rate: 3.81
The Crypts View: 3.99
320 KB

1. Black Horizons
2. Burn The Churches Down
3. The Battle Of The Godless Souls
4. The Eyes Of God
5.  Princess Of Suicide
6. Satanic Storm
7. Bloody Moon
8. Forest Of Damnation
9. The Knife

Debut album by Black Horizons that already form the start draws your mind to Dissection. I would say this album is very simmilar to Dissection during The Somberlain and Storm of the light's bane.

Ancient Wisdom - For Snow Covered The Northland (1996)

Sweden
Atmospheric/Melodic Black Metal
RYM rate:  3.46
The Crypts View: 3.81
320 KB

1. A Hymn to the Northern Empire
2.  In the Land of the Crimson Moon
3.  They Gather Where Snow Falls Forever
4.  Through Rivers of the Eternal Blackness
5. The Journey Of The Ancients
6.  As Snow Covers the Northland
7. No Tears At His Funeral
8. Forest of Summoned Spirits
9. A Ravens Reflection of the Ancient Northland
10. The Serpent's Sleep Is Not Eternal
11. At the Other Side
12. The Sleep Within

Full length debut by this Umeå based Black Metal band. This album contain alot of atmospheric passages and some great melodies. A real interesting album.

Pagan - The Weight (1993)

Sweden
Heavy Metal
RYM  rate: 3.57 (7 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.70
320 KB

1. Beyond Reach Of Tomorrow
2. Moral Poison
3. Strange Desire
4. The Key To Eternity
5. Weight Of The World
6. Lightbringer
7. Life Into Light
8. Puppet Show
9. In The Eyes Of The Wild

Second full length album and the last one released by swedish heavy metal band Pagan.

Free - Fire And Water (1970)

UK
Blues/Hard Rock
RYM rate: 3.91
The Crypts View: 4.01
320 KB

1. Fire And Water
2. Oh I Wept
3. Remember
4. Heavy Load
5. Mr. Big
6. Don't Say You Love Me
7. All Right Now
+ Bonus Tracks

This versions contains several additional recordings.

Malice - License To Kill (1987)

USA
Heavy/Power Metal
RYM rate: 3.48
The Crypts View: 3.81
320 KB

1. Sinister Double
2. License To Kill
3. Against The Empire
4. Vigilante
5. Chain Gang Woman
6. Christine
7. Murder
8. Breathin' Down Your Neck
9. Circle Of Fire

Malice - In The Beginning (1985)

USA
Heavy/Power Metal
RYM rate: 3.61
The Crypts View: 3.97
320 KB

1. Rockin' With You
2. Into The Ground
3. Air Attack
4. Stellar Master
5. Tarot Dealer
6. Squezze It Dry
7. Hellrider
8. No Haven For The Raven
9. The Unwanted
10. Godz Of Thunder

Portland hailing Malice's strong debut album.