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Flashback 2018 – II. Feinheiten

~ Fortsetzung unseres gewohnt kleinen Jahresrückblicks ~


( Teil I ist hier )

 

TOP 30

Michael Haifl

 

Top 11-30 (in alphabetischer Reihenfolge)

  • ALKALOID – Liquid Anatomy
  • ANDERES HOLZ – Fermate
  • ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF – Dead Magic
  • BATTLEROAR – Codex Epicus
  • GALAHAD – Seas Of Change
  • GHOST – Prequelle
  • KHEMMIS – Desolation
  • LEVEL FIELDS – 1104
  • NECROS CHRISTOS – Domedon Doxomedon
  • OPEN BURN – Divine Intermission
  • PERFECT BEINGS – Vier
  • SATAN – Cruel Magic
  • SUBSIGNAL – La Muerta
  • THEM – Manor Of The Se7en Gables
  • TOBY DRIVER – They Are The Shield
  • URIAH HEEP – Living The Dream
  • WARREL DANE – Shadow Work
  • WEAPONLORD – Hail The Victorious
  • WITHERFALL – A Prelude To Sorrow
  • WYTCH HAZEL – II: Sojourn

 

Demos & EPs

LEATHÜRBITCH – Leathürbitch (EP)
TRAVELER – Demo 2018

Beste Box-Sets:

NAZARETH – Loud & Proud
Kate Bush – Remastered in Vinyl 1-4
THE MONCHROME SET – 1979-1985 complete recordings
TOTO – All In
Udo Lindenberg – Das Vermächtnis der Nachtigall 1983-1998
SUPERPUNK – Mehr ist Mehr (1996 – 2012)
DIE ÄRZTE – Seitenhirsch

Beste unveröffentlichte Wiedergeburt:

JOHN COLTRANE – Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album

Instrument des Jahres: Saxofon an jeder Ecke

 


Dell Hull (OPEN BURN)

  1. Judas Priest – Firepower
  2. Riot V – Armor of Light
  3. Fates Warning – Live Over Europe
  4. Heir Apparent – The View From Below
  5. Michael Schenker Fest – Resurrection

Jasun Tipton (A DYING PLANET, ZERO HOUR)

  • Steve Perry – Traces
  • Jason Becker – Triumphant Hearts
  • Tesseract – Sonder
  • Between The Buried and Me – Automata ll
  • Powerwolf – The Sacrament of Sin

Hagen Schmidt (PAYNE’S GRAY)

  1. DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – Ocean Machine – Live at the Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv
  2. HOWLING SYCAMORE – Howling Sycamore
  3. MEGADETH – Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good – The Final Kill
  4. SNOWY SHAW – White Is The New Black
  5. FATES WARNING – Live Over Europe

Richie Seibel (THEM, LANFEAR, IVANHOE)

  1. GHOST – Prequelle
  2.  TNFO – Sometimes The World Ain’t Enough
  3. FIFTH ANGEL – The Third Secret
  4. LONG DISTANCE CALLING – Boundless
  5. FREAK KITCHEN – Confusion To The Enemy

Juan Ricardo (SUNLESS SKY, WRETCH, RITUAL)

  1. Judas Priest – Firepower
  2. Shadowkeep – Guardians of the Temple
  3. Saxon – Thunderbolt
  4. Primal Fear- Apocalypse
  5. Kamelot – Shadow Theory
  6. Beast in Black – Berserker
  7. Heir Apparent – A View from Below
  8. Them – Manor of the Seven Gables
  9. Immortal – Northern Chaos Gods
  10. Seven Sisters – The Cauldron and The Cross

 

TOP 30

Jürgen Tschamler

 

Top 11-30 (in alphabetischer Reihenfolge)

  • ALL THEM WITCHES – ATW
  • BEGGARS – The Day I Lost My Head
  • BLACK MOTH – Anatomical Venus
  • CULTURAL WARFARE – Warmageddon
  • HEIR APPARENT – The View From Below
  • HIGH REEPER –High Reeper
  • LA CHINGA –Beyond The Sky
  • LEE AARON – Diamond Baby Blues
  • LEVEL FIELDS – 1104
  • MASS – When 2 Worlds Collide
  • NIGHT DEMON – Live Darkness
  • RIOT V – Armor Of Light
  • SKELETONWITCH – Devouring Radiant Light
  • STORMTHRASH – Systematic Annihilation
  • STRIKER – Play To Win
  • SUBTYPE ZERO – The Astral Awakening
  • THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA – Sometimes The World Ain`t Enough
  • TRAUMA – As The World Dies
  • TRUST – Dans Le Mème Sang
  • WULFPÄCK – War Ain`t Over

 

Beste EPs:
HESPERA – In Absence
SAINT AGNES – The Death Or Glory Gang

Beste Boxsets:
RIOT – The Official Bootleg Box Set Vol.2 1980-1990
ROSE TATTOO – Scarred For Live 1980-1982
TOXIK – III Works

Beste Live Shows:
RIOT V – 7er Club, Mannheim
LEATHERWOLF – Music Hall, Weiher,
CASTLE – Das Bett, Frankfurt
THE WELL – Dreikönigskeller, Frankfurt
ROSE TATTOO – Colos Saal, Aschaffenburg
SPIDERS – Schlachthof, Wiesbaden
CONEY HATCH – H.E.A.T.Festival, Ludwigsburg
STRIKER – Connection, Mannheim
THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA – Connection, Mannheim
LOVEBITES – Colos Saal, Aschaffenburg

 


Ronald Senft (OLD MOTHER HELL)

  1. SOLSTICE – White Horse Hill
  2. DAUTHA – Brethren Of The Black Soil
  3. VISIGOTH – Conqueror‘s Oath
  4. SATAN – Cruel Magic
  5. FUNERAL MIST – Hekatomb

Julian Izard (EXISTANCE):

  • Judas Priest – Firepower
  • Saxon – Thunderbolt
  • Primal Fear – Apocalypse
  • Riot V – Armor of Ligh
  • UDO – Steelfactory

Mem’ V. Stein:

  • Sleep – The Sciences
  • Judas Priest – Firepower
  • Windhand – Eternal Return
  • Uncle Acid & The Dead Beats – Wasteland
  • Tomb Mold – Manor Of Infinite Forms
  • Swamp – Swamp 2
  • Wayfarer – World’s Blood
  • Painted Doll – S/T
  • YOB – Our Raw Heart
  • John Carpenter / Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davis – Halloween OST

Maurizio Kratzsch (REVOLUTION 9)

  1. JUDAS PRIEST – Firepower 
  2. RIOT V – Armor Of Light
  3. FIFTH ANGEL – The Third Secret
  4. TREAT – Tunguska
  5. MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST – Resurrection

Dimitris Kart (SACRAL RAGE)

  1. Warrel Dane – Shadow Work

The best possible farewell gift from one of the most talented musicians we had in metal community. A work that came from the shadows indeed.

  1. Saboter – Architects of Evil

Nobody will know what hit them with this killer album. A unique mixture of variety subgenres of metal, delivered with great performances and passion.

  1. Black Oath – Behold the Abyss

Black Oath comes with another killer album with great atmosphere, killer riffs and dramatic vocal lines. High quality metal.

  1. Them – Manor of the Se7en Gables

The dark stories continue to haunt our dreams. A great second chapter with astonishing melodies that Transfers you to the scenes of action.

  1. Black Viper – Hellions of Fire

The debut album of the Norwegian quartet was this year’s great surprise. Looking forward to see them live as well.


 

TOP 30

Johannes Zenner

 

Top 11-30 (in alphabetischer Reihenfolge)

  • ALICE IN CHAINS – Rainier Fog
  • AUTHOR AND PUNISHER -Beastland
  • BEHEMOTH – I Loved You At Your Darkest
  • BLOODBATH – The Arrow Of Saten Is Drawn
  • CULT LEADER – A Patient Man
  • DEAFHEAVEN – Ordinary Human Corrupt Love
  • EVOKEN – Hypnagogia
  • FOUR STROKE BARON – Planet Silver Screen
  • HATE ETERNAL – Upon Desolate Sands
  • HIGH ON FIRE – Electric Messiah
  • INFERNAL COIL – Within A World Forgotten
  • JESUS PIECE – Only Self
  • KEN MODE – Loved
  • MADBALL – For The Cause
  • PIG DESTROYER – Head Cage
  • SEPTIC TANK – Rotting Civilisation
  • THE CROWN – Cobra Speed Venom
  • TRIBULATION – Down Below
  • VENOM – Storm The Gates
  • VOIVOD – The Wake

 


Adam Holström (WILDNESS)

  1. SAVATAGE – Gutter Ballet
  2. DARK ANGEL – Time Does Not Heal
  3. VINNIE MOORE – Meltdown
  4. THE RIPPINGTONS – Live in L.A.
  5. RED DAWN – Never Say Surrender

Erik Modin (WILDNESS)

  1. W.E.T. – Earthrage
  2. LEBROCK – Real Thing
  3. TNFO – Sometimes The World Ain’t Enough
  4. GUNSHIP – Dark All Day
  5. CREYE – S/T

Matt Dobson (TOLEDO STEEL):

  • Judas Priest – Firepower
  • Visigoth – Conquerer’s oath
  • The Nightflight Orchestra – Sometimes the world ain’t enough
  • Anaal Nathrakh – A new kind of horror
  • Night Demon- Live Darkness

Arndt Hebel (NACHTGREIF)

  1. MICHAEL ROMEO – War Of The Worlds, Pt. I
  2. GUS G. – Fearless
  3. MAGNUM – Lost On The Road To Eternity
  4. SUBSIGNAL – La Muerta
  5. PRIMAL FEAR – Apocalypse

Band Collective (DOWNPOUR)

  1. JUDAS PRIEST – Firepower
  2. ALICE IN CHAINS – Rainier Fog
  3. ARCHITECTS – Holy Hell
  4. VOLA – Applause Of A Distant Crowd
  5. SLEEP The Sciences

 

TOP 30

Less Leßmeister

 

Top 11-30 (in alphabetischer Reihenfolge)

  • ARTILLERY – The Face Of Fear
  • DREAM CHILD – Until Death Do We Meet Again
  • ENTIERRO – Entierro
  • GREYSTONE CANYON – While The Wheels Still Turn
  • HEIR APPARENT – The View From Below
  • HOWLING SYCAMORE – Howling Sycamore
  • KILL RITUAL – All Men Shall Fall
  • KJELLVANDER – Wild Hxmans
  • LIZZY BORDEN – My Midnight Things
  • MANES – Slow Motion Death Sequence
  • MUSTASCH – Silent Killer
  • MYSTERY – Lies And Butterflies
  • NACHTGREIF – Spukhaus
  • SACRAL RAGE – Beyond Celestial Echoes
  • SATAN – Cruel Magic
  • SAVAGE MACHINE – Abandon Earth
  • STRYPER – God Damn Evil
  • TAD MOROSE – Chapter X
  • TRILLIUM – Tectonic
  • VOODOO CIRCLE – Raised On Rock

 

Megaseller außer Konkurrenz

JUDAS PRIEST – Firepower
SAXON – Thunderbolt
URIAH HEEP – Living The Dream
WITT – Rübezahl

Overlooked 2017

LESOIR – Latitude
SACRAL NIGHT – Darkness Process
SANHEDRIN – A Funeral For The World
SCARDUST – Sands Of Time
STEVE WALSH – Black Butterfly
TDW – The Antithetic Affiliation
WILDNESS – Same

Demos & EPs

IDLE HANDS – Don’t Waste Your Time (EP)
NOCHOY DOZOR – Nochnoy Dozor (EP)
REVOLUTION 9 – These Are The Days (EP)
TRAVELER – Demo 2018

Re-Releases

COVEN – Witchcraft
LAST VISION BLACK – Last Vision Black
PANTHER – Panther

Killer Songs – Turn on, tune in, drop out

HEIR APPARENT – The Door
JUDAS PRIEST – Rising From Ruins
KILL RITUAL – Kage
LEGEND OF THE SEAGULLMEN – Ballad Of The Deep Sea Diver
LEVEL FIELDS – Disowned
MYSTERY – How Do You Feel
OLD MAN WIZARD – Sorcerer
SAVAGE MACHINE – Behind The Veil
TAD MOROSE – Leviathan Rise
VELVET VIPER – Shadow Ryche

Audiovisueller Gipfel der Genüsse

AYREON – Universe: Best Of Live (DVD)
BABYLON BERLIN (Was ein Titelsong!)
DIE BRÜCKE – Das Finale
LORE (2.Staffel)
MANDY

Festival-Exzesse

TITAN FORCE & PICTURE @ METAL ASSAULT VIII
SIREN & WINTERHAWK @ KEEP IT TRUE XXI
TIAMAT & CORONER @ ROCK HARD
CAMELEONS VOX & THE DAMNED @ NEW WAVES DAY
STEEL PANTHER & SATYRICON @ COPENHELL
LOUDNESS & ABBATH @ BANG YOUR HEAD
IN THE NURSERY & MIDGE URE @ AMPHI XIV
AUDREY HORNE & SAMAEL @ NOAF
WHILE HEAVEN WEPT & COVEN @ HAMMER OF DOOM XIII
CONEY HATCH & JADED HARD @ H.E.A.T.

Reviewfuntastic

GOST – Possessor (MH)
JUDAS PRIEST – Firepower (Rudel)
KING WITCH – Under The Mountain (DC)
LANFEAR – X to the Power of Ten (GPS)
LONG DISTANCE CALLING – Boundless (LK)
MASTER – Vindictive Miscreant (JZ)
NASHVILLE PUSSY – Pleased To Eat You (JT)
OMEN (UK) – Dragon Flight (SLD)
SIGH – Heir To Despair (UV)
WINDHAND / SATAN`S SATYRS – Split (MK)

Vorfreude 2019

AYREON Live!!!
CHAOS INSIDE Debüt!
Freunde ohne Ländergrenzen treffen
neues OOMPH! Album
SARCASM SYNDROME starten durch!
siehe ‚Festival Eszesse‘
Trüffelsichtung für euch

Vorsätze 2019

alle alten mp3 Player aufladen und überraschenlassen, was so drauf ist
ALLE Beiträge in STREETCLIP goutieren
Liveberichte zeitnah rausschleudern (still 4 more Summerdaze to come)
mehr Reviews (als MH) schreiben
weniger Punkte vergeben (fingers crossed)

 


Jutta Weinhold (VELVET VIPER)

  1. RAINBOW – Long Live Rock’n’Roll
  2. ARCH ENEMY – Khaos Legions
  3. SAVATAGE – Gutter Ballet
  4. GAMMA RAY – Land Of The Free
  5. BLACK SABBATH – Heaven And Hell

Jim Hunter (WALPYRGUS, TWISTED TOWER DIRE, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT, OCTOBER 31)

  1. UNCLE ACID – Wasteland
  2. DECEASED – Ghostly White
  3. VOIVOD – The Wake
  4. IMMORTAL – Northern Chaos Gods
  5. BEYOND CREATION – Algorythm

Darren Cherry (GREYSTONE CANYON) 

  1. JUDAS PRIEST – Firepower
  2. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY – Grimmest Hits
  3. THE DEAD DAISIES – Burn It Down
  4. URIAH HEEP – Living The Dream
  5. JAKE E LEE’S RED DRAGON CARTEL – Patina

Daniel Meier (CRONE):

  • GHOST – Prequelle
  • NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – Tearing at the Seams
  • CHARLES BRADLEY – Black Velvet
  • VULFPECK – Hill Climber
  • DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – Come tomorrow

Pascal Heemann (CRONE):

  • ERRA – Neon 
  • GRETA VAN FLEET – Anthem Of The Peaceful Army
  • THE MIDNIGHT – Kids
  • UNDEROATH – Erase me
  • GHOST – Prequelle

Sakis Tolis (ROTTING CHRIST)

  1. JUDAS PRIEST – Firepower
  2. WATAIN – Trident Wolf Eclipse
  3. BEHEMOTH – I love you at your Darkest
  4. VARATHRON – Patriarchs Of Evil
  5. GHOST – Prequelle

 

TOP 30

U.Violet

 

Top 13-30 (in alphabetischer Reihenfolge)

  • AMORPHIS – Queen of Time
  • ANTLERS – Beneath.Below.Behold
  • ASCENSION – Under Ether
  • CRONE – Godspeed
  • ENTIERRO – Entierro
  • EVIL WARRIORS – Fall From Reality
  • KATAKLYSM – Meditations
  • KING DUDE – Music To Make War To
  • NECROPHOBIC – Mark Of The Necrogram
  • NECROS CHRISTOS – Domedon Doxomedon
  • PRIMORDIAL – Exile Amongst The Ruins
  • SIGH – Heir To Despair
  • SLAEGT – The Wheel
  • SULPHUR AEON – The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos
  • SVARTIÐAUDI – Revelations Of The Red Sword
  • VOIVOD – The Wake
  • WARREL DANE – Shadow Works
  • YGFAN – Hamvakból…

 

Grandiose EPs:
FARSOT / COLDWORLD – Toteninsel (Split)
LA MORTE VIENE DALLO SPAZIO – Sky Over Giza

Geilste Streetclip-Reviews 2018:
SUBTYPE ZERO – The Astral Awakening (Jürgen Tschamler)
LORD VIGO – Six Must Die (Michael Haifl)
JUDAS PRIEST – Firepower-Rudelreview, Teil Less Lessmeister
…und das coolste Flamingo-Liverudel:
RIOT V, RISING FIVE with MIKE TIRELLI, 7er Club, Mannheim

On the Dancefloor:
LADY GAGA & BRADLEY COOPER – ‘Shallow’
THY CATAFALQUE – ‘Töltés’
SAXON – ’747 (Strangers in the Night)’
AMORPHIS – ‘Amongst Stars’
JUDAS PRIEST – ‘Guardians/Rising from Ruins’
KHEMMIS – ‘Bloodletting’
MANES – ‘Endetidstegn’
ENTIERRO – ‘Dybbuk’
HEIR APPARENT – ‘The Door’
NECROPHOBIC – ‘Mark Of The Necrogram’

Überraschung 2018
Priest! Priest!! Priest!!!

Phantastischer Nachwuchs:
AYAHUASCA, YGFAN, IDLE HANDS

Gänsehautmomente vor der Bühne:

Modern…:
TRIPTYKON aka CF aka HH, beim Czar Fest, Basel, sowie bei Metal Méan
Dark Easter Metal Meeting, München: NAGLFAR, ENISUM, DOOL, ULTHA, FURIA
House of the Holy II, Abtenau: DOOL, WITTR, RUINS OF BEVERAST, CRONE, MASTER’S HAMMER
JONATHAN HULTÉN, THE DEVILS TRADE, Mannheim
ULTHA, Esslingen
SAMAEL, NOAF

…Classics:
JUDAS FUCKIN‘ PRIEST, Dortmund
RIOT V, 7er Club, Mannheim
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, Aschaffenburg

Moving Pictures:
A Star Is Born (Bradley Cooper) & Mandy (Panos Cosmatos)

Highlight 2018:
Der erfolgreiche Start unseres ‚Me(n)tal Health’ Projekts!

Vorfreude 2019:
Neue TOOL (ha,ha, … 2032… – Anm. d. Red.), neue MGŁA, der wilde Festivalapril…und hoffentlich noch viel mehr Interaktion mit unserer Leserschaft!

 


Cedric Teubl (CHAPEL OF DISEASE)

  • IDLE HANDS – Don’t waste your time

Eine großartig eingängige Platte. Es ist nichts direkt weltbewegendes, was die Jungs da machen, aber was sie tun, tun sie außerordentlich gut. Klassischer Heavy Metal, tight gespielt und mit vielen Hooks veredelt. Und um sich dann doch hervorzuheben, gibt es da drin eine Prise Post-Punk in der Stimme, so dass es sich anhört, als würden am Ende NEW MODEL ARMY Metal spielen. Meine Platte des Jahres. 

  • NECROS CHRISTOS – Domedon Doxomedon

Eine sehr schwere und stellenweise, aufgrund ihrer Länge schwer zugängliche Platte. Aber das Durchhalten wird belohnt. Es ist ein Koloss, der den dunklen Death Metal dieser Band perfekt wiedergibt und den Hörer auf eine aufregende Reise schickt. Für diejenigen, die es interessiert, bieten die Texte auch noch viel Stoff, um sich tiefer mit zu beschäftigen. Sollte es das letzte Werk sein, so haben NECROS CHRISTOS hier noch einmal einen Trumpf hervorgeholt.

  • ASCENSION – Under Ether

Ein weiteres schweres Album, was sich nicht sofort offenbaren will, aber mich fasziniert hat. Es finden sich so viele Feinheiten darin, so viel Detail und doch auch Neues, jedoch bleibt die Band sich treu und verfeinert ihren Black Metal kontinuierlich. Doch, ich bin begeistert davon. 

  • WITCHING HOUR – …and silent grief shadows the passing moon

Eine super Verschmelzung von Heavy Metal und Black/Thrash. Auf diesem Album zeigen WITCHING HOUR ihr Können in Sachen Melodieführung und Songwriting sehr gekonnt. Es wirkt authentisch, räudig und hat immer wieder Stellen, die Hitpotenzial haben. Wer die letzte MALOKARPATAN gut findet, sollte hier ein Ohr riskieren:

  • SOFT KILL – Savior:

Düster und bedrückend, melancholisch aber auch treibend, so empfinde ich diese Platte. Es ist eine Scheibe, bei der die Emotionen frei liegen und vertont wurden. Eine Perle aus dem derzeitigem Post-Punk und eine Band, die man nächstes Jahr unbedingt sehen sollte.


Kirill „Kay“ Gromada (AYAHUASCA, PRIPJAT, RAPTVRE)

  1. VOIVOD – The Wake

Puh, habe ich dieses Album oft gehört. Vom ersten bis zum letzten Song ein totaler Trip. Voivod haben sich nie angepasst und das ist auch gut so. Besondere Credits gelten wohl Chewy an der Gitarre, der einfach nur ein Gott ist. Das Album (bzw. die Band) ist nichts für jedermann, aber meinen Nerv hat es mehr als getroffen.

  1. HATE ETERNAL – Upon Desolate Sands

Erik Rutan und seine Mannschaft schlagen wieder zurück. Brutal und gut produziert wie eh und je. Die Jungs aus Tampa wissen genau, wie man spannenden Death Metal macht.

  1. RIVERS OF NIHIL – Where Owls Know My Name

Kreativo-Metal anno 2018. Klischees sind hier fehl am Platz. Brutaler, moderner Death Metal gemischt mit Atmosphäre, Progressivität und einem Hauch Jazz. Die Platte macht einfach Spaß.

  1. IHSAHN – Amr

Ich war schon von seiner letzten Platte total begeistert. Seine Art zu komponieren ist sowohl intelligent als auch spannend. Erstaunlich, mit welcher Hingabe Ihsahn seine Musik ausschmückt.

  1. JUDAS PRIEST – Firepower

Priest zeigen uns, dass Sie es immer noch drauf haben und bescheren uns ein Album voller Hits mit mächtig Feuer unter dem Arsch.


 

TOP 30

Ludwig Krammer

 

Top 11-30 (in alphabetischer Reihenfolge)

  • AGE OF TAURUS – The Colony Slain
  • ASHBURY – Eye Of The Stygian Witches
  • O.C. – No Cross No Crown
  • DAUTHA – Brethren Of The Black Soil
  • FIFTH ANGEL – The Third Secret
  • GRETA VAN FLEET – Anthem Of The Peaceful Army
  • HESSIAN – Mercenary Retrograde
  • HIGH ON FIRE – Electric Messiah
  • JUDAS PRIEST – Firepower
  • KHEMMIS – Desolation
  • MARK KNOPFLER – Down The Road Wherever
  • LETHEAN – The Waters Of Death
  • MANACLE – No Fear To Persevere
  • MOTOROWL – Atlas
  • NECROPHOBIC – Mark Of The Necrogram
  • THE OCEAN – Phanerozoic I: Palaezoic
  • OPEN BURN – Divine Intermission
  • SOLSTICE – White Horse Hill
  • STONEWALL – Never Fall
  • URIAH HEEP – Living The Dream

 


András Nagy (SEAR BLISS)

  1. MANES – Slow Motion Death Sequence

Manes became one of my personal favourites with their groundbreaking album Vilosophe 15 years ago. I follow them since then and as they seldom release albums, every time they show up with something has a special importance for me. Slow Motion Death Sequence is a really unique album with incredible atmosphere. Totally dreamy and breathtaking. Can’t stop listening to it. I love this band very much. They are totally original and talented.

  1. ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF – Dead Magic

I knew little or almost nothing of Anna Von Hausswolff until this summer when we played a show with my other band Arkhe at Fekete Zaj festival (a very special Hungarian festival focusing on unusual musical projects), headlined by her band. We were preparing for soundcheck when we heard incredible voices and sounds from the distance. It drew us like magnet and we all went to see what happens and couldn’t leave. We almost missed our own soundcheck. What we saw was mesmerizing, hypnotic and magical. We never saw or heard anything like that before. I will never forget her performance. We were sad to rush back to the stage where we had to do a short soundcheck and start playing. When we got home we all dug into her music. She is one of the most outstanding artists of our days in my opinion and Dead Magic is a wounderful piece of art.

  1. BLOODBATH – The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn

I love Swedish death metal since the early 90’s. Bloodbath is awesome with all the brutality and aggression of that era. Pure and sheer with an absolutely heavy sound and image and Nick Holmes, being one my favourite vocalists is the icing on the bloody cake.

  1. VOIVOD – The Wake

It’s no question Voivod are the pioneers of progressive brutal music and with this new album they are still capable of surprising the listeners. They become even better with age. The Wake is a masterpiece, so much happening in each song. Only true geniuses are able to create something like this. They have created their own universe decades ago but it is still so fresh and unique with so much energy, can’t be compared to anything. And the sound is awesome too.

  1. IN THE WOODS – Cease the Day

The reason I like this album is that it brings back so many memories from the past. It’s like traveling in time. Perfect companion for these long winter nights. A decent record with great atmosphere.


Jens Gellner (MASTERS OF DISGUISE, LORD VIGO, REVELATION STEEL)

  1. SUBSIGNAL – La Muerta
  2. VOIVOD – The Wake
  3. SATAN – Cruel Magic
  4. FATES WARNING – Live Over Europe
  5. THE OCEAN – Phanerozoic I

John Cruppe (FALLEN ANGEL)

Top five studio

  1. Judas Priest – Firepower
  2. Ghost – Prequelle
  3. Corrosion of Conformity – No Cross No Crown
  4. Saxon – Thunderbolt
  5. A Perfect Circle – Eat The Elephant

Bonus pick – Best Black Metal: DIMMU BORGIR – Eonian

Top five live

  1. Steve Hackett – Wuthering Nights Live in Birmingham
  2. Porcupine Tree – Arriving Somewhere
  3. King Crimson – Elements Tour Box
  4. Overkill – Live in Overhausen
  5. Rob Zombie – Astro Creep 2000 Live

Best 2 Boxes:

  • Angel – The Casablanca Years
  • Saxon – The Hoard

Best Re-Release: RUSH – Hemispheres

Best new Artist to keep an eye on: GRETA VAN FLEET


Danny Tunker (ALKALOID)

  1. Frank Zappa/MOTHERS – The Roxy Performances
  2. King Crimson – Meltdown (Live in Mexico)
  3. Rivers Of Nihil – Where Owls Know My Name
  4. Azusa – Heavy Yoke
  5. Horizon Ablaze – The Weight of a Thousand Suns
  6. Psycroptic – As The Kingdom Drowns
  7. Rabbit Rabbit Radio – Black Inscription
  8. Obscura – Diluvium
  9. The Soft Moon – Criminal
  10. Revocation – The Outer Ones

 

TOP 20

Markus Gps

 

Top 11-20 (in alphabetischer Reihenfolge)

  • A DYING PLANET – Facing The Incurable
  • BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME – Automata I + II
  • COHEED AND CAMBRIA – The Unheavenly Creatures
  • HAKEN – Vector
  • LONG DISTANCE CALLING – Boundless
  • PRIMORDIAL – Exile Amongst The Ruins
  • REDEMPTION – Long Nights Journey Into Day
  • SOAP & SKIN – From Gas To Solid
  • TOUNDRA – Vortex
  • WITHERFALL – A Prelude To Sorrow

 

Fünf bislang ungeöffnete Schätze

HIER APPARENT – The View From Below
INTO ETERNITY – The Sirens
LEVEL FIELDS – 1104
SATAN – Cruel Magic
SEPTAGON – Apocalyptic Rhymes

Beste Live Gigs

1. CORONER – Rock Hard Festival
2. RIOT – 30 Years Thundersteel (Mannheim)
3. CALIGULA’s HORSE – Prog Power Europe
4. GUILD OF AGES – Heat Festival
5. WHILE HEAVEN WEPT – Farewell Gig @ Hammer of Doom
6. BENT KNEE – Rüsselsheim
7. HITTMAN – Keep it True
8. SONS OF APOLLO – Prog Power Europe
9. MAJOR PARKINSON – Prog Power Europe
10. VISIGOTH – Metal Assault


Ein frohes neues Jahr wünscht Euch

Euer STREETCLIP-Team

Ute, Markus, Ludwig, Less, 

Johannes, Jürgen und Michael