Black Sabbath – Technical Ecstasy (1976: Warner Brothers)

Sab drifts and shifts
into BÖC land/styles;

trashed unfairly.

http://www.black-sabbath.com/discog/technicalecstasy.html

Steve Vai – Flex-able Leftovers (1998: Sony)

More quirky Zappa

than Roth era shreds miss mark;

shut up, play guitar.

http://www.vai.com/AllAboutSteve/disconotes_leftovers2.html

Y&T – Facemelter (2010: Frontiers)

Working man rock more

Black Tiger than Contagious -

thank all lucky stars.

http://store.meniketti.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=YTCD-FACEMLTR#

Volbeat – The Strength/The Sound/The Songs (2009: Mascot reissues of 2005: Rebel Monster)

Misfits meets Hetfield

yelping croon runs too one trick

come the record's end.

http://volbeat.dk/

Airboure – No Guts. No Glory (2010: Roadrunner)

like Kix/Rhinos yore
but de-fleaed and sanitized;

music for keggers.

http://www.airbournerock.com/board_posts/no-guts-no-glory

Mortification – Triumph of Mercy (1998: Metal Blade)

Thrashin’ for Jesus!
Inspired back story but
sub-par tunes fail hard.

http://www.soundmass.com/rowe/frames_index.htm

The Absence – From Your Grave (2005: Metal Blade)

Swedish-Death-n-roll
from Tampa? Layered leads shine
throughout, nicely done.

http://www.metalblade.com/english/artists/theabsence/releases1.php

Tierra Santa – Medieval (1997: 1999 Locomotive reissue)

Rockin as it comes,
Spanish vocs mixed high kill chance
of mainstream breakthrough.

http://www.amazon.com/Medieval-Tierra-Santa/dp/B00003Q4X2

Stephen Pearcy – Fueler (2005: Top Fuel)

Ratt voice tries Skold style
with tepid techno rock duds.
Get Blotz on speed dial.

http://www.topfuelrecords.com/index2.htm

Krokus – the Blitz (1984: Arista)

Swiss goofs made third tier
from party tracks, singer’s perm;
aged far from graceful.

http://krokusonline.seven49.net/Web/en/Discography/_THE_BLITZ.htm

Adam Bomb – Grave New World (1993: Rockworld)

T. Rex worship lurks
in sleaze gutters, cut out bins;
maybe worth buck spent.

http://www.myspace.com/adambomb2012

Diving for Pearls – S/T (1989: CBS)

Safe, slick AOR
primed for 80s soundtrack spot,
going back to day jobs.

http://www.myspace.com/divingfp

Celestial Season – Solar Lovers (1995: Metal Blade)

Goth/doom/black hodgepodge
succeeds with violin bits,
somber despondence.

http://www.zenial.nl/txt/solarlov.htm

Embalmer – There Was Blood Everywhere (1997: Relapse)

Death metal demos
belch forth the bile & putrid;
clearance bin fodder.

http://www.myspace.com/embalmerband