Morta Skuld - Surface (2003: Crash Music)

Deathers give little
beyond bargain bin status;
nothing to hear here.

http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=7534

Narnia - Awakening (1998: Nuclear Blast)

Clean, safe, Christian band
attempts pop/power metal.
Imagine that: crappy.

http://www.myspace.com/narniaofficial

S.A.D.O. - Sensitive (1990: Noise)

Germans trade Venom
for Krokus as cockrock ploy;
poor choice ends... poorly.

http://www.myspace.com/sadopowermetal

Primal Fear - Black Sun (2002: Nuclear Blast)

Priest worship both good
& bad; dodgy lyrics for
pretty rocking songs.

http://www.primalfear.de/start.html

Corrosion of Conformity - Wiseblood (1996: Sony)

Band's late era sludge
just plain rocks hard and grimy;
like Blind more, but still....

http://www.coc.com/wiseblood.htm

Gamma Ray - To the Metal (2010: earMUSIC/Edel)

Uneven split from
killer to decent to yuck;
aims high, hits less high.

http://www.gammaray.org/

Glittertind - Landkjenning (2009: Napalm)

Hyper-folk with just
enough rock to make it work;
crisp, clean and pleasing.

http://www.glittertind.net/

Rocket From the Crypt - Scream Dracula Scream (1995: Interscope)

Grunt punk enhanced by
flash, trash, goth image, and horns;
some love it - I don't.

http://www.rftc.com/old/discography/scream.php

Rights of the Accused - Kick-Happy, Thrill-Hungry, Reckless and Willing (1991: Noise)

Chicago punks cross
to metal - fan base recoils,
squeaks past hard rock test.

http://punkdatabase.com/wiki/Rights_of_the_Accused

Solitude - Virtual Image (2001: Spiritual Beast)

Maiden-ly riffs with
Uncle Reaper's rasp/croak/bark;
odd it's from Japan.

http://www.spiritual-beast.com/solitude_japan/index_eng.html#discography

Sahg - Sahg I (2006: Regain)

Black metal dudes
doom sideshow proves fine surprise;
Sab-worship done right.

http://www.sahg.no/site/releases.php

Mortemia - Misere Mortem (2010: Napalm)

Bastard love child of
Battlelore and Therion
falls mite shy of sires.

http://www.myspace.com/mortemiano

Prong - Power of the Damager (2007: 13th Planet)

Old vets riff away
their crusty, biting moshpiles;
caustic chugs welcomed.

http://www.prongmusic.com/index.htm
http://www.thirteenthplanet.com/releases.html (keep scrolling down - it's there eventually)

Dirty Deeds - Real World (1999: Beast)

Lyrical s(t)inkhole
taints otherwise fine rock tracks;
"Cyberbabe" proves point.

http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=23711

Arcana - ...The Last Embrace (2000: Cold Meat Industry)

Somber ambient
tones play up medieval feel,
all shades of bleak grey

http://www.erebusodora.net/arcana/

http://metal-archives.com/release.php?id=6137

Eisheilig - S/T (2001: Napalm)

Slow drip goth laments
chased by slow drip Doors cover;
brooding auf Deutsch.

http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=35580&PHPSESSID=33e3b257ae17cacf0386816176ded2ed

http://www.eisheilig.de/

GPS - Window to the Soul (2006: Inside Out)

Zombie-Asia guys
craft standard proggish rock jaunts.
Some nice guitar here.

http://www.insideout.de/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=492&osCsid=2237d9ad07f6dcdf85e4addc2f2fca3c

Mötley Crüe - Generation Swine (1997: Elektra)

Hard to be honest
when you deny your true self.
Getting old's a bitch.

http://www.amazon.com/Generation-Swine-M%C3%B6tley-Cr%C3%BCe/dp/B000002HLQ/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1270271941&sr=8-6