Accept – Blood of the Nations (2010: Nuclear Blast)

Back from the has-beens,
reunion welcomes new throat,

same rock solid band.

http://www.acceptworldwide.com/27-0-MUSIC.html

Arsis – We Are the Nightmare (2008: Nuclear Blast)

Tech riffs, wraithly rasps
no mids, snare drums a plenty:

Strange mix but good deth.

http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/nb/v2/bands/album_details.php?albumID=578&bandID=320

Venom – At War With Satan (1983: Neat)

Spawning band for kvlt,
low-fi, low-skilled, yet awesome;

Cronos does no wrong!

http://www.venomslegions.com/lyrics/03_awws.htm

Entwine – DiEversity (2004: Spinefarm)

H.I.M. meets Nickelback,
mainstream pop ploys aplenty;

has moments, but few.

http://www.entwine.org/Discography/tabid/8778/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Sabaton – Coat of Arms (2010: Nuclear Blast)

Step below bombast,
still pushes Cats-esque limits;

solid b minus.

http://www.sabaton.net/releases.html

Heart – Red Velvet Car (2010: Sony Legacy)

Soft as rockin’ gets,
Wilsons conjure their magic

smooth, pretty, and smart.

http://www.heart-music.com/

Senser – Stacked Up (1995: Ultimate)

Brits do House of Pain
with crunchy guitars below;

more club than mosh pit.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9foxqqhldde

http://www.senser.co.uk/

Rata Blanca – La llave de la puerta secreta (2005: Ratarecords)

Ricardo Blackmore?
Close enough as Rainbow love

transcends language gap.

http://www.rataweb.com.ar/

(multimedia: albums: bottom row, #3)

Shotgun Messiah – S/T (1989: Relativity)

Ultra-net savvy,
tunes just as fluff’d & empty;

Skold will improve loads.

http://www.jonasbeijer.com/shotgun_messiah/index2.htm

(click "official releases" and choose album from right side)

Riot – Inishmore (1998: Metal Blade)

Never-quite-weres pleased
Japan loves melodic rock.

Track record still sound.

http://markreale.com/

(projects: Riot: scroll down to Albums)

Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier (2010: Sony Legacy)

No embarrassment,
but far from the pantheon;

muddled mix no help.

http://www.ironmaiden.com/thefinalfrontier/