Wow this has a raw punk vibe, a lot different to Breaker. Really cool none the less.

ION BRITTON wrote:

The Knell wrote:

Nightlock wrote:Best Japanese record ever!

nah

NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Easily guys, so original and innovative with the moog liberation solos etc.

great_knuthulhu wrote:Heavy Metal Army - s/t

Best Japanese record ever!

Trespass? Ah about 15 pounds with picture sleeve. No idea what the market price is it didn't seem so bad at the time though.

Atomkraft - Dead Man's Hands

Trespass - One Of These Days... 7"

No thrash is bad arse and rules.

Whiplash - Red Bomb

daniel wrote:Man, Militia, soooooooo boring. The cover isn't bad, but the music is so uninteresting to me that since the art is so linked to the music it sort of makes the cover suck too, you know.

I think you're overexaggerating just a bit but it's not anything special I'll agree.

nightsblood wrote:Power be to whoever wins the Militia; hopefully that will keep them from bidding on other items that I'm more interested in

Totally - this is the best way of thinking about these things!

Good point and I do actually like the book and have used it as a reference point many times. It just seems like it has the capability of being so much more.

Haha, he doesn't really seem like a writer to me just some guy with way more specialised knowledge in that subject who happened to make a book about it. I do like the book just as a information source to us aspiring collectors though.

I never posted so I'll have my say now: For the most part the main problems with most metal books out there in my opinion is the writers suck. Even Malc's book is at times way too clinical and boring, now I know to an extent it has to be objective but if you're describing sound in anyway it will hav...

Tie between:

Lust - (Hatred) We'll Never Die

and

Pokolgép - Tökfej

Great melodies don't equal commerciality. Nor did I say it did but I'm sure even you've noticed that when most bands go in a more commercial direction usually the results are quite heinous. I think Black Axe certainly did try to tame their sound down to a more easy listening and melodious sound but...