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by Astra Wally
Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:59 pm
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: Now Playing Thread
Replies: 1299
Views: 383832

Re: Now Playing Thread (2016)

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One of the greatest
by Astra Wally
Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:31 pm
Forum: Victim Of Time
Topic: QUAYDE LAHÜE (new Olympia, WA HM/HR band)
Replies: 34
Views: 14720

Re: QUAYDE LAHÜE (new Olympia, WA HM/HR band)

Uninteresting and average music packed in great-looking retro/vintage imagery. Like 95% of the new bands trying to revive the "good old days". @Bigfoot: unless you speak about earning a living with your music, it's certainly (in my opinion) not a tough environment for young bands nowadays:...
by Astra Wally
Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:04 am
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: bands in the vein of Ashbury?
Replies: 109
Views: 70758

Re: bands in the vein of Ashbury?

Now everyone has a weak spot for country music ( :?: ) Of course we do, dagnabbit. :lol: To get back on topic a little, there are many moments on the first 2 albums by Gypsy (the Minneapolis band) that somehow remind me of the atmosphere of Ashbury if not their actual sound. The song below from the...
by Astra Wally
Sat Jun 03, 2017 7:15 pm
Forum: CD collector heaven!
Topic: Most wanted official cd re-issues?
Replies: 198
Views: 85376

Re: Most wanted official cd re-issues?

ANVIL CHORUS anthology
by Astra Wally
Tue May 30, 2017 7:06 pm
Forum: Metal Conquest
Topic: Recent Metal Finds
Replies: 602
Views: 221704

Re: Recent Metal Finds (2016)

STORMTROOPER - Pride Before A Fall LP anthology on High Roller Great RUSH-like NWOBHM with utterly killer bass work. I had the Still Comin Home 7" already (which is an above average piece of UK metal) but in no way I was expecting godly and epic stuff like "Battle Of The Eve" or "...
by Astra Wally
Mon May 29, 2017 8:34 pm
Forum: Metal Conquest
Topic: Recent Metal Finds
Replies: 602
Views: 221704

Re: Recent Metal Finds (2016)

Avenger wrote:Sadly all prowler uses this forum for is showing off every single piece of mail he receives rather then contributing so I don't see him submitting a track list and MP3 rip for Dan to do so either.
Prowler recent finds pictures is one of the very few reasons why I still check this forum :lol:
by Astra Wally
Sun Mar 12, 2017 10:37 am
Forum: Victim Of Time
Topic: TMU Records: Bad Heaven - Demo Anthology 1986​-​1987 12''
Replies: 16
Views: 7679

Re: TMU Records: Bad Heaven - Demo Anthology 1986​-​1987 12''

Any Belgian fellows interested if I order multiple copies of this ?
by Astra Wally
Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:39 pm
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: opinions about the old French metal scene
Replies: 228
Views: 93961

Re: opinions about the old French metal scene

Anyone familiar with this one?

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Found it for dirt cheap in a record fair this morning.

Decent melodic HM sometimes borderline FM. Not my kind of stuff but first track is really killer !
by Astra Wally
Wed Feb 08, 2017 8:22 pm
Forum: Victim Of Time
Topic: Cirith Ungol returns!
Replies: 102
Views: 38633

Re: Cirith Ungol returns!

bigfootkit wrote:As an example, around that time Iron Maiden toured the States supporting 38 Special & the combination made perfect sense to audiences and bookers alike.
Didn't know that either. Those live shows must have been like guitars heaven !
by Astra Wally
Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:35 am
Forum: Victim Of Time
Topic: Cirith Ungol returns!
Replies: 102
Views: 38633

Re: Cirith Ungol returns!

Avenger wrote:Never understood the hype behind Ashbury.

Very mediocre 70's tinged hard rock.
If Ashbury is mediocre, just wondering what is considered great 70's tinged hard rock to you? just curious, not being offensive
by Astra Wally
Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:58 pm
Forum: Poisonoise
Topic: Various : TASTY : Truly Obscure Vintage Hard Rock (USA-1976-1983) NEW LINK : 11/11/2020
Replies: 29
Views: 9696

Re: Various : TASTY : Truly Obscure Vintage Hard Rock (USA-1976-1983)

@Bigfoot: do you own personally that Payne Brothers' Band cd ? Is this good?
Really enjoying that Cocaine Cowboy track, great guitars à la Point Blank/Blackhorse
by Astra Wally
Sat Jan 28, 2017 7:28 pm
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: Nationalistic metal in the 80s?
Replies: 11
Views: 5449

Re: Nationalistic metal in the 80s?

by Astra Wally
Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:16 am
Forum: Into Battle
Topic: Nationalistic metal in the 80s?
Replies: 11
Views: 5449

Re: Nationalistic metal in the 80s?

Maybe SU TA GAR? But I'm not sure at all if their lyrics deal with basque nationalism...

There is one point though: nationalism is NOT the same thing as any nazi or racist ideologies.
by Astra Wally
Sun Dec 25, 2016 9:30 pm
Forum: Poisonoise
Topic: Various : TASTY : Truly Obscure Vintage Hard Rock (USA-1976-1983) NEW LINK : 11/11/2020
Replies: 29
Views: 9696

Re: Various : TASTY : Truly Obscure Vintage Hard Rock (USA-1976-1983)

Thank you Kit for this great comp. Very impressive

For sure there are some gems to be found on it
by Astra Wally
Sun Oct 16, 2016 12:42 pm
Forum: Take It Or Leave It
Topic: ASTAROTH (Ita) original vintage poster for sale
Replies: 3
Views: 2630

Re: ASTAROTH (Ita) original vintage poster for sale

rumblefist wrote:Bro, did you shut your site ?

It had plenty of good old belgian metal/hard-rock infos...

You mean the blogspot where I posted some Belgian rarities for upload? Yes it's gone

Poster is SOLD