GARLAND - Burning The Bridges Halen-"1984"-style keys start off a melodic hardrocker that's decent for what it is I guess, but a sordid start for a Metal compilation.
MESSINA - Deathrow 'tallica PowerThrash like something snatched off "And Justice For All". The fast parts > the mid-pace ones.
GILGAMESJ - Into The Fire Great melodic Metal that's both very different and better than their old MLP on Rave On Records.
PANDEMONIUM - Pandemonium Heavy and "mystic" Metal w/ keys + a touch of 80's Sabbath. Excellent, moodfilled stuff.
GERMANE - Back To The Future Well done but generic feel-good Hard Rock.
ARMAGEDDON - Black Cymbals Superbalicious Power Metal stormrider! The part where the classic Metal wailing vocals turns to growling in the chorus sounds cool as hell.
Tracklist side B:
GERMANE - She Tells Me Stories Same uppety HR as last time but with some more hit-potential.
GILGAMESJ - This World Slow and pompy Hard Rock/melo-Metal. Good stuff.
MESSINA - Murder In The First Degree Another mid-pace PowerThrasher heavily influenced by bands heavily influenced by Metallica.
ARMAGEDDON - Curse Of The Pharao Not a misspelled M Fate-cover at all but rough Speed Metal w/ a Teutonic touch, like a not-so-lame Tankard.
GARLAND - Caught In The Act Surprisingly good melodic Metal with an Ian Gillan-wannabe in the front and keyboard-infused Dio-music in the back.
PANDEMONIUM - Alone Epic Metal-light with more keyboards and they do a bloody great job with them too.