God Dethroned - The Toxic Touch (2006: Metal Blade)

Death merchants chug on
with common melodic crunch.
Admitted soft spot.

http://www.goddethroned.com/gd_discography_2009.html

Keep of Kalessin - Kolussus (2008: Nuclear Blast)

Dark frenetic blurs
with some subtle softness too;
10 minutes too long.

http://www.myspace.com/keepofkalessin

Eldritch - Seeds of Rage (1995: Inside Out)

Prog full of lurching
changes for no rhyme/reason;
some work, many don't.

http://www.eldritchweb.com/Disco.asp

The 69 Eyes - Back in Blood (2009: The End)

Vamp Iggy Pop plus
Love-era Cult, camp, and cheeez;
goth for scaredy cats?

http://www.69eyes.com/discography/

Billy Sheehan - Cosmic Troubadour (2005: Favored Nations)

Ignore vocals and
key in on the bottom end;
bass beast in full force.

http://www.billysheehan.com/news05.html (scroll down past the concert dates)

Yngwie Malmsteen - Angels of Love (2009: Rising Force)

Restrained Yngwie tweaks
ballads as new age friendly;
Pretty, light, subtle even.

http://www.yngwiemalmsteen.com/discography.html

Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness (2005: Metal Blade)

Downtrodden wails
teeter the brink of collapse,
primal pain as art.

http://primordialweb.com/index2.htm