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Last albums that I've bought since my post in January (oh god):

KISS - Sonic Boom
RUSH - Gold
Europe - The Final Countdown: The Very Best of
Scorpions - Sting in the Tail
Unisonic - Unisonic
RUSH - Clockwork Angels
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Black Sabbath - The Dio Years

I'm planning to also pick up The Last in Line by Dio soon considering that I absolutely love Holy Diver and I might as well slowly go through his solo albums chronologically considering most of the compilations I've found are Holy Diver + a couple of other songs.

Krigo wrote:I'm planning to also pick up The Last in Line by Dio soon considering that I absolutely love Holy Diver and I might as well slowly go through his solo albums chronologically considering most of the compilations I've found are Holy Diver + a couple of other songs.

Do it. Holy Diver might be the greatest of the bunch, at least by popular opinion, but if you liked that album, you're going to at least like The Last in Line.

Tarot - To Live Forever
Thus completing my collection of their studio albums.

Nightwish - Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)
I hesitated purchasing this since I heard a lot criticism towards it, but turns out it's... ok.

Gary Moore - Best of the Blues
Sonata Arctica - Live in Finland 2LP
Sonata Arctica - Stones Grow Her Name 2LP



By the way...

http://www.recordshopx.com/artist/strat ... s_7_cd/#cd

Polaris 7"+cd only 3,95€

Finally got myself a proper copy of Clockwork Angels at the Rush gig last Monday.

Gary Moore - After Hours
Gary Moore - Blues for Greeny

Howard Shore - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey OST Special edition

Pre-ordered:
Helloween - Straight Out of Hell Ltd. digipack
Stratovarius - Unbreakable EP
Stratovarius - Nemesis

Oooh, I've got to pick up that Hobbit soundtrack!

Sonata Arctica - Silence (cassette)
Gary Moore - Ballads & Blues (CD+DVD)

ALL quartets by shosta.

Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force
Yngwie Malmsteen - Marching Out
Yngwie Malmsteen - Trilogy
Kotipelto - Waiting for the Dawn
Kotipelto & Liimatainen - Blackoustic
Gary Moore - Power of the Blues
Gamma Ray - To the Metal (Limited edition)
Heavenly - Virus
Silent Force - The Empire of Future
Silent Force - Walk the Earth
Mind Odyssey - Keep it all Turning
Mind Odyssey - Schizophenia
Mind Odyssey - Nailed to the Shade
Mind Odyssey - Time to Change it
Unisonic - Ignition (7")
Judas Priest - Jugulator

Stratovarius - Unbreakable

I downloaded the new Helloween album from Piratebay but it was only 192kbps. What a fucking ripoff.

Pshh. I'm streaming Nemesis from real player @ 96kbps.

Helloween - Straight Out Of Hell (digipack)
Helloween - Helloween/Master of the Rings
Heavenly - Sign Of The Winner
Sonata Arctica - Unia (Mexican edition with 3 bonus tracks)

Heavenly - Dust to Dust (Promo)

Now I have every studio album from Heavenly.

Helloween-Straight out of hell and Master of the rings (at last!!!)
Children of Bodom-Hatebreeder

Stratovarius - II (LP)
Stratovarius - Black Diamond
Sonata Arctica - Successor (LP)
Silent Force - Worlds Apart
Gamma Ray - Lust for Live DVD
Rhapsody - Holy Thunderforce (LP)

Special edition. Extra footage.

AGAG wrote:Special edition. Extra footage.

Still pondering if the new Deep Purple is worth bying at full price. Based on the song / clips I've heard, no, not at all.

I did get the new
Iced Earth - Live In Ancient Kourion DVD/BluRay/2CD

..which I really really love. Great setlist, great sounds and great performances from every member. A must-buy for every IE fan me thinks.

Albums I've recently bought:
Stratovarius - Nemesis & Elysium
Amaranthe - The Nexus
Avantasia - The Mystery Of Time
Hatebreed - The Divinity Of Purpose
Killswitch Engage - Disarm The Descent
Machine Head - Machine F**king Head (Live)
Stone Sour - House Of Gold & Bones Pt. 2
Amotphis - Circle
Sodom - Epitome Of Torture

I think that's it ^^

Timo Tolkki's Avalon - Land of New Hope (Limited edition)
Yngwie Malmsteen - Odyssey
Yngwie Malmsteen - Eclipse
Masterplan - MK II
Labyrinth - Return to Heaven Denied
Pharaoh - Ten Years
Sentenced - Story
Paco De Lucia - Concierto De Aranjuez
Rhapsody of Fire - Cold Embrace of Fear

Amorphis - Circle
Children of Bodom - Halo of Blood

Pink Cream 69 - Pink Cream 69 (with 3 bonus tracks)

Damn this is good

My two last aklbum was "Némesis - Stratovarius" and "The land of the new Hope - Timo Tolkki"

Black Sabbath - 13
Queensrÿche - Queensrÿche
Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin

Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear

Don't really know why, but I never was that familiar with this band. Then I saw this CD for sale at local second hand store, and thought, now or never. I really like this. Especially two first tracks, Majesty and Guardian of the Blind.

Blind Guardian - Follow the Blind
Blind Guardian - Tales from the Twilight World
Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth


Nocturnal Rites - Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Japan)
Nocturnal Rites - Afterlife (Japan)

One of my favourite bands. What the heck happened to them? Did they quit or what? Any Nocturnal Rites fans here?

SatanicSmile wrote:Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear

Don't really know why, but I never was that familiar with this band. Then I saw this CD for sale at local second hand store, and thought, now or never. I really like this. Especially two first tracks, Majesty and Guardian of the Blind.

Blind Guardian - Follow the Blind
Blind Guardian - Tales from the Twilight World
Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth


Nocturnal Rites - Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Japan)
Nocturnal Rites - Afterlife (Japan)

One of my favourite bands. What the heck happened to them? Did they quit or what? Any Nocturnal Rites fans here?

Battalions of Fear is the worst BG album, but it's OK because it's the first, and not necessarily 'bad', they've just always got better. Every album shows steady improvement until Nightfall in Middle Earth, after which there's a minor drop-off to the still amazing Night at the Opera, and then divided opinions on A Twist in the Myth, before the really, really amazing At the Edge of Time.

Rebel wrote:

SatanicSmile wrote:Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear

Don't really know why, but I never was that familiar with this band. Then I saw this CD for sale at local second hand store, and thought, now or never. I really like this. Especially two first tracks, Majesty and Guardian of the Blind.

Blind Guardian - Follow the Blind
Blind Guardian - Tales from the Twilight World
Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth


Nocturnal Rites - Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Japan)
Nocturnal Rites - Afterlife (Japan)

One of my favourite bands. What the heck happened to them? Did they quit or what? Any Nocturnal Rites fans here?

Battalions of Fear is the worst BG album, but it's OK because it's the first, and not necessarily 'bad', they've just always got better. Every album shows steady improvement until Nightfall in Middle Earth, after which there's a minor drop-off to the still amazing Night at the Opera, and then divided opinions on A Twist in the Myth, before the really, really amazing At the Edge of Time.

I'd say Follow the Blind is worse, though I still like it a lot. Other than that, completely agreed. I suggest you get Somewhere Far Beyond next.

Battalions of Fear is the worst BG album, but it's OK because it's the first, and not necessarily 'bad', they've just always got better. Every album shows steady improvement until Nightfall in Middle Earth, after which there's a minor drop-off to the still amazing Night at the Opera, and then divided opinions on A Twist in the Myth, before the really, really amazing At the Edge of Time.

Haven't listened much yet, Follow the Blind twice. I liked few songs from the first album at first listen. With Follow the Blind I didn't have same feel. The Last Candle is my favourite song at the moment, easily one of the best songs I've discovered this year.

Mormegil wrote:I'd say Follow the Blind is worse, though I still like it a lot. Other than that, completely agreed. I suggest you get Somewhere Far Beyond next.

Yeah, going to buy Somewhere Far Beyond next.