XYZ inside out

XYZ belonged to the category of bands that I had an instant liking. Melodic songs, catchy riffs, classic metal backing vocals and lead solos. The original lineup was Terry Ilous (vocals), Bobby Pieper (guitars), Patt Fontaine (bass) and Joey Pafumi (drums).

Stryper's Christian Heavy metal

Perhaps the only Christian metal band I liked. This was from Orange County, California, USA. Formed in 1983. To Hell with the Devil was the first and the last album I heard. I did not pursue the band after that. The album was really good.

Louder than Hell from Japan

Loudness is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi.

Crazy Nights was the first song I heard from the band.



My favourite is the Soldier of Fortune, a song I heard first through BBC's Rock Salad programme.

Fifth Angel

Fifth Angel was a heavy metal band from Bellevue, Washington. Vocalist Ted Pilot, guitarist James Byrd, and drummer Ken Mary formed the group in late 1983.

Line-up is Ted Pilot - vocals
James Byrd - guitar (1984-1988)
Ken Mary - drums
Ed Archer - guitar
John Macko - bass
Kendall Bechtel - guitar (1988-1990)

Watch Fifth Angel at YouTube.

TNT was formed in the Norwegian city Trondheim in 1982, by vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dag Ingebrigtsen, guitarist Ronni Lé Tekrø, bassist Steinar Eikum and drummer Morten "Diesel" Dahl. Read more about in Wikipedia.

My latest hit is "Addicted" by alternative rockers Saving Abel.

Addicted Lyrics by Saving Abel
I'm so addicted
All the things you do
When you're going down on me
In between the sheets
All the sounds you make
With every breath you take
It’s not like anything
When you're loving me

Oh girl lets take it slow
So as for you well you know where to go
I want to take my love and hate you till the end
It’s not like you to turn away
From all the bullshit I cant take
It’s not like me to walk away

I'm so addicted too all the things
You do when you're going down on me
In between the sheets
All the sounds you make
With every breathe you take
It’s not like anything
When you're loving me Yeeahh

I know it was getting rough
All the times we spend
When we try to make
This love something better than
Just making love again
It’s not like you to turn away
All the bullshit I can’t take
Just when I think I can walk away
I'm so addicted to all the things
You do when you're going down on me
In between the sheets
All the sounds you make
With every breathe
It’s not like anything
I'm so addicted to the things you do
When you're going down on me
All the sounds you make with every breath you take
It’s not like anything when you're loving me

YeahhhWhen you're loving me
I can not make it through
All the things you do
There’s just got to be more than you and me
I'm so addicted too all the things you do
When you're going down on me
In between the sheets
All the sounds you make with every breath you take
It’s not like anythingIt’s not like anything
I'm so addicted too
All the things you do
When you're going down
All the sounds you make with every breath
You take it’s not like anything
I'm so addicted to you
Addicted to you

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Have you heard Badlands

Wikipedia says, "Badlands was a short-lived rock band founded by Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee and Black Sabbath members Ray Gillen and Eric Singer. Badlands also featured bassist Greg Chaisson. After the first Badlands album, Eric Singer was replaced by Jeff Martin. The group lasted from 1988 to 1992 and released two albums, Badlands (1989) and Voodoo Highway (1991) before Gillen's death in 1993 effectively ended the project. A posthumous release of the album Dusk (originally recorded in 1992-1993) was released in 1998.

I liked Exciter better than Metallica

Exciter's Violence and Force blew away after I came to know that the band was three-piece. Exciter is a thrash metal band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Sample this video:

I still like these metal/power ballads

Firehouse had some excellent power ballads that reminds us of the golden age of 80s hair metal.

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=p61Q_DOwtps

2. Heaven - Warrant
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hoibfSWyNMc&feature=related

3. Nobody's fool - Cinderella
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nD3Hhzgqkrc

4. Every Rose has its thorn
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YiEpLI5exrU&feature=related

5. Tears on fire - Keel

Listen to Arch Enemy

Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band formed in 1996 by ex-Carcass guitarist Michael Amott. Currently, the band is headed by amateur German journalist, and death metal vocalist Angela Gossow. I like their hit "Nemesis", particularly the melancholic lead guitar note in between.

The Haunted's All Against All

The Haunted is a Swedish/Danish thrash/melodic metal band formed in 1996. Original members were Patrik Jensen (also member of Witchery) on guitar, Jonas Björler (bass), Adrian Erlandsson (drums), Anders Björler (guitar), and Peter Dolving (vocals).

Death/melodic death metal band Sentenced

Finnish band Sentenced was formed in 1989, but unfortunately disbanded in 2005. Original line-up consisted of Miika Tenkula (lead guitar & vocals), Sami Lopakka (guitar), Vesa Ranta (drums) and Lari Kylmänen (bass). The following video is their 2002 hit No One There.

Watch Joe Satriani Cool #9 live

Airbourne is kick-ass rock

Airbourne's "Running wild" reminds me of AC/DC and Wolfmother. It is a great rock song from any new band. Listen to it and you will be head banging wild.

I wanna rock with Twisted Sister

An excellent page on Twisted Sister that tells and shows it all. See the page.

Heavy metal star turns classical, reports BBC.

Kingdom Come

When metal was degenerating into thrash and death, Kingdom Come paid tributes to masters like Led Zeppelin, by bringing out albums with melodic hard rock songs. Vocalist Lenny Wolf reminded us of Robert Plant, but the band was more predictable and less experimental than Zeppelin. They had some excellent sing-along songs that included some memorable ballads.

Everything about Ugly Kid Joe was good

The thing I liked about Ugly Kid Joe, apart from their in-your-face lyrics and screeching lead guitar solos, was the attitude. The band rocked into the hard rock scene when kids were going crazy over Nirvana. Vocalist Whitfield Crane was whacky in the black-and-white video of "'Everything About you", the first song I heard from the band. The band was amazing and I still love their grungy riffs and piercing solos in "Goddamn devil" and "Milkman's Son".



Ugly Kid Joe was not that ugly, but they were a great hard rocking stuff.