Quorthon – Album (1994: Black Mark)

Stoner Bathory
buzzes, voice drone recalls Hum
side project done smart

http://blackmark.net/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=0_21&products_id=261

Kreator – Endless Pain (2000 Noise – a reissue of 1985: Noise)

Cover art says all
raw start to legend’s career,
sets German thrash bar

http://www.kreator-terrorzone.de/?menu=discography

Godgory – Resurrection (1999: Nuclear Blast)

Cuts ground goth from growl
Swedes stay tuneful yet still dark
just breaks mid-tier rank

http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/discography/details/75015.70939.resurrection.html

Fall of the Leafe – Volvere (2004: Rage of Achilles)

Growling 90s rock
shows Finn tech skill, tuneful core
obscure, deserved more

http://www.myspace.com/falloftheleafe#!/falloftheleafe/music/albums/volvere-11134766

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Fall_of_the_Leafe/Volvere/38057

The Absence –Riders of the Plague (2007: Metal Blade)

Soft spot still struck by
deth-n-roll tech-tacticians
on par with Arsis

http://www.metalblade.com/english/artists/theabsence/releases2.php

Impellitteri – Pedal to the Metal (2004: SPV)

Shredder claims tribute
goof jokes fueled decent tunes
schlock lyrics mar whole

http://www.impellitterifanclub.info/