List of the albums from Denis own collection

Year:

Label:

My Feeling of Masterpiece:

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1983

Shrapnel Records
ID: MEGA1995

Heavy Speed Metal

It's nice early Speed when Heavy isn't a core style yet but the music already claims something faster. We can find some similar sound on early Metallica also.

1985

Music for Nations (MFN)
ID: MEGA1986

Speed Thrash Metal

This album is like other Exciter albums of 80s - fast and aggressive enough, but it's not pure Thrash. Though it's a release of 1985, the music generally fast exactly, not Heavy with one fast song.

1986

Music for Nations (MFN)
ID: MEGA1987

Power Speed Heavy Metal

I don't keep my thought from anybody that fast Exciter is more attractive for me. This work has very good guitars and catchy tunes also so this album is at the level of all Exciter's early albums.

2004

Osmose Records
ID: cdm 0304-1728

Speed Thrash Metal

It's a compilation of the best Exciter (re-recorded) tracks for all times. At first, it's really the best band's songs, at second, the music's reissued in fast key, so it's a very good standard for such music.

2007

Massacre Records
ID: irond cd 08-1426

Speed Thrash Metal

Did you forget again how Speed/Thrash sounded in 80s? You have a chance to refresh your remembrance, because this release is actually in those traditions.

2010

Massacre Records
ID: MAS CD0666

Speed Thrash Metal

It's little wonder that you listen to this work in one breath again. It's a fast music, Speed/Thrash, sometimes so fast and brutal - I can say even with some Death elements.

2011

Heavy Artillery Records
ID: HA5-5023-2-0

Thrash Metal

It's some type of mixture of European and US Thrash. The music sounds like complex Kreator with probably some idea that's out of my depth.

2003

Limb Music Products
ID: LMP 0302-048 CD

Melodic Heavy Progressive Metal

A vocalist resembles Dickinson / Tate very much. There are many keys in the music, the keys are the main instrument in this music. In general this album is not bad, but it's not better than other Limb releases of the little-known bands.

2003

Hellion Records
ID: HE 211003

Speed Power Metal

It's a really surprising album from a little-known band. It's rough enough Speed and Power with Thrash elements, the complex songs and various sound but sometimes the riffs and refrains remain me of other bands' musical parts.

1985

Combat Records
ID: fo353cd

Thrash Speed Metal

It's not very strange to hear a band which plays a music in already popular Metallica style, this release copies Metallica music of the first albums.

2004

Nuclear Blast
ID: irond cd 04-744

Thrash Metal

It's Nuclear Blast release, so you should understand that this music was cut down by this label's standard level. Music in general is closer to slow, though there are fast classic Thrash parts on the album. So an originality goes to zero because of it.

1987

Relativity Records
ID: fo357cd

Thrash Metal

Sure, no life in US without early Metallica overdrived with additional Thrash sound. No music in US without some melodiousness and harmonies of 80s. So Exodus is the band which could realize it.

1989

Relativity Records
ID: fo354cd

Thrash Metal

This band doesn't try to play something different in comparison with previous works and it isn't necessary for such music. Let them play their classic Thrash, this music is so good for listening in 10-20 years...

2005

Nuclear Blast
ID: irond cd 05-1056

Thrash Metal

Something buzzes... Exodus? This release is close to European chaotic Thrash but with the special US Thrash guitar works. But even so what does it buzz exactly? It guesses something from Voivod penetrated in Exodus, but I don't like such sound.

2007

Nuclear Blast
ID: irond cd 07-1341

Thrash Metal

As all late Exodus albums this one is bored for listening for me. The music is more or less normal Thrash with the good guitar works, but I'm again tired to listen to it rapidly.

2010

Nuclear Blast
ID: irond cd 10-1704

Thrash Metal

It's a full of energy Thrash, unfortunately without any new idea but very dynamic. At least it's better than everything that the band released within recent memory.

1990

Capitol Records
ID: UK:CDEST 2125

Thrash Metal

Anyhow Exodus has its own Thrash Metal sound. Yes, it's Bay Area Thrash with all that it implies, but this Thrash is recognizable in spite of everything.

1992

Capitol Records
ID: CDP 7 96676 2

Heavy Metal

It's unusual for Thrash, it's unusual for Exodus work. It's more Rock'n'Roll oriented music, Thrashy Motorhead, anyway it's really not a bad decision for Thrash band to play such uncommon music.

1985

Cobra Records
ID: SKULLCD-1

Heavy Power Metal

2002

selfproduction 

Power Heavy Doom Metal

This band is not interested in trendy tendencies of other bands which play standard snoppy Melodic Power, Exotherm chooses its own path, Doomish Power in Paradise Lost style, some bands that follow this way are e.g. Dark at Dawn and Memory Garden.

1999

AFM Records
ID: 0801-650

Progressive Heavy Doom Metal

It's standard melodious music in Iron Maiden, late Paradise Lost/Tiamat, etc. manner with not strong, hoarse vocals. There are slow/mid-tempo music, many keys and absence of originality on this album. They became to play Folk/Heavy in the end of the album.

1997

Dzynamite Records
ID: DzRCD013

Power Heavy Metal

This band is from those series of frozen Scandinavian bands which play slow powerful music, which sometimes is bored for me. This music unites powerful slow versions of Hard&Heavy, Heavy and Power at once.

1998

Magna Carta 

Progressive Metal

This release is in Magna Carta Progressive traditions, with many different musicians and typical music.

2002

Magna Carta 

Progressive Metal

It's standard Prog metal, sometimes pleasant but mostly boring.

2003

Century Media Records
ID: fo257cd

Progressive Death Thrash Metal

Probably it's something like Mekong Delta / Nevermore / Evergrey played in In Flames key. There is Progressive on the foreground constantly on this album that distinguishes this album from other bands which play Progressive with Death or Thrash.

2004

Century Media Records
ID: fo489cd

Progressive Death Metal

As I said many times, there aren't big quantity of bands in the world which play Progressive Death (don't confuse Progressive Death and technical Death!). Extol combines very good all these parts of the different genres, incompatible before.

1989

A&M Records
ID: 395 238-2

Hard Heavy Metal

It would be classic US Hard&Heavy if it were not for great technique guitars that sound like Friedman&Becker. In other respects it's just debut album of the band, many bands have the first album with unoriginal sound.

1990

A&M Records
ID: 395 313-2

Funk Hard Heavy Metal

It's probably Kiss with Friedman / Gilbert / May guitars and with many Funk features. Album sounds very good in spite of the fact that it's not classic US Hard&Heavy music of classic US band.

1992

A&M Records
ID: 540 006-2

Melodic Funk Hard Heavy Metal

Great! It's a wonderful album with the tons of the tunes and and musical ideas. This album is inspired by Queen and decorated by their own thoughts.

1995

A&M Records
ID: 540 305-2

Alternative Funk Metal

It's Red Hot Chili Peppers by the vocals and the background guitars. Probably it sounds also like Faith No More. There are some guitar solos on this album but background guitars are very Jazzy / Bluesy (Hendrix-like).