Queensryche – Operation Mindcrime II (2006: Rhino)

Desperate buzz ploy
craps on legacy of yore
find the original

http://www.queensryche.com/operation-mindcrime-ii/

Firehouse – 3 (1995: Sony)

Credit stayin’ course
but crap done past still crap now
safe pop as rock comes

http://www.firehousemusic.com/

http://www.allmusic.com/album/firehouse-3-r210828

Apocrypha – The Eyes of Time (1988: Shrapnel)

Geekdom unfettered
sci-fi and dungeons prevail
Queensryche with wedgies

http://www.myspace.com/apocrypha54

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Apocrypha/The_Eyes_of_Time/7481

Valient Thorr – In Heat (2008: Volcom DVD)

No frills bar shows with
crops-of-pot-fueled tour hijinks -
mighty fine road doc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arT0pxkIEcg

http://www.valientthorr.com/

Steve Howe – Turbulence (1991: Relativity)

Yes-man new ages
pseudoshreds fit for slideshows
like Vai but sedate

http://www.stevehowe.com/index.html

Slayer – Reign in Blood (1986: Def Jam)

Flurry of chaos
no relent, speed & blaspheme
bludgeons, impresses

http://www.slayer.net/us/music/reign-blood