Riot- Inishmore (1996)

Most self admiring metalheads agree on the fact that Riot is underrated compared to the music value of their long discography. ''Inishmore'' is the best album of their recent history, the era they were fronted by Mike DiMeo. The music is pretty much power metal but the bluesy voice of DiMeo makes it sound totally different than the Moore fronted albums. Maybe Reale himself was focusing more on some Rainbow influences at the time. Fact is the whole album is icredible, with outstanding choruses and Reale delivering some of his finest licks. DiMeo fits the style perfectly, his raspy tone emotion are allover the songs. No standout tracks because they all are simply great!

ENJOY!!!

https://rapidshare.com/files/2371954111/1996-_Inishmore.rar

VIRGIN STEELE- Noble savage (1985)

Just as its title implies ''Noble Savage'' balances between the nobility of melody and the savageness of power. Virgin Steele can be credited with achieving one of the most unique of sounds during their early days, before becoming a Manowar copy cat (late 90's). Singer, keyboardist and composer David DeFeis is a strong minded and visionary musician and this comes out in the ambitious, bombastic nature of Virgin Steele's music. I don't think many others could pull off such a great album having just kicked out a great guitarist like Jack Starr. Yet ''Noble Savage'' is a statement of its own. Highlights: The same titled track and the magical Angel of light.

https://rapidshare.com/files/3647478697/Noble_Savage.rar

DRIVE- Characters in time (1988)

A great US metal band that went under the radar like many others. This is not some obscure stuff meant to please only a small minority of 80's US metal enthousiasts. It's an album that would will convince anyone into quality heavy metal music. David Taylor (R.I.P.) delivered amazing vocals and the band played some really inspired and powerful metal music, in the vein of the best US bands (Lethal, Oliver Magnum). Eric Singer plays session drums on the album according to Metal Archives. A second album was released in 1992, slightly different in style but also great.

ENJOY!!!

https://rapidshare.com/files/459798156/Drive-_Characters_In_Time__1988_.rar

HIBRIA- Defying the rules (2004)

Brazil is a significant market for heavy metal, but very few local bands have reached out to the rest of the world. The only really successful band I can think of is Sepultura, while Angra and Angra related bands have made some shy steps too. Still Brazil is home to a vivid heavy metal scene and Brazilians seem to love power metal. Hibria deliver amazing, over the top speed power metal with influences both from US and European metal. All of the musicians are extremely accomplished and solos are out of the earth, especially the bass player is jaw dropping and the vocals reach to the sky. Can’t think of a better way for the band to storm into the metal scene.

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http://rapidshare.com/files/456393698/Hibria-_Defying_The_Rules__2004_.rar

CRIMSON GLORY- Transcendence (1988)

In 1988 Crimson Glory released their second album. Following a great debut ''Transcendence'' was even better.The bands enigmatic image, a set of perfect songs and Midnight's ecstatic voice were more than enough to create a myth around the band and the album. The magic that Crimson Glory managed to touch was immediately lost before they could release a follow up of equal quality. But such is the nature of things...Magic never lasts long.
ENJOY!!!

http://rapidshare.com/files/383235021/Crimson_Glory-_Transcendence.rar

JACK STARR"S BURNING STAR- No turning back (1986)

Shredding guitars, soaring vocals, great 80's power metal songs. Sounds like a real diamond. And so it is. Guitarist Jack Starr having left Virgin Steel after the legendary ''Guardians of the flame'' album (1983) had to prove he could deliver the same way his ex bandmate David De Feis did without him on Virgin Steele's ''Noble Savage'' (1985). ''No turning back'' is one of the greatest power metal albums. And power in not a euphemism in this case. Gems like Light in the dark and Run for your life remain untouched by time, the menacing power of Starr's riffing rules, Tirelli leaves as speechless with his vocals. The only time this album slows down a little bit is the cover of James Taylor's Fire and rain (a truly beautiful song and a great cover, check out the original too). This is the best album Jack ever released a total must have.

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Buy the album anyway, it's guaranteed pleasure!

The battle of Thermopylae JRD compilation

I guess you've all seen the movie 300. Here's a collection of songs inspired by the story on which 300 is based. The Battle of Thermopylae. The Battle between 300 Spartans leading a greek alliance and the Persian invaders. It took me a lot of time to compile the songs. I also wrote a text with some historical information, it's really worth digging more into the historic events behind this. I hope this trip will be a special one for all of you. There's a lot to learn from this story.

01. Holy Martyr- Lakedaimon

02. Ragenheart- Spartan

03. Crosswind- 300

04. Thundasteel- The last stand

05. Sacred Blood- Blades in the night

06. Nikki Puppet- 300 warriors

07. Zandelle- Thermopylae

08. Innerwish- Gates of fire

09. Spitfire- Gates of fire

10. Dornfall- 300

11. Ancient Rites- Thermopylae

12. Manilla Road- Epitaph

ENJOY!!!

http://rapidshare.com/files/319155072/The_battle_of_Thermopylae__JRD_compilation.rar

GARGOYLE- Gargoyle (1988)

Another gem from 1988. This is a truly unique album. The quality of the production is far from good, yet the beauty of the songs shines through. Tim Lachman's voice (also heard in another great band, Glacier) and the catchy, melodic vocal lines he sings are the highlight. The guitars relentlessly produce powerful neoclassical and power metal riffs. If only they were a bit louder in the mix... Sadly the band didn't release any other albums but this one is enough to cause admiration for their remarkable talents.

ENJOY!!!

http://rapidshare.com/files/287587864/Gargoyle-_Gargoyle__1988_.rar

HITTMAN- Hittman (1988) (Re-uploaded 2021)

This is one of the best examples of US power metal perfection. Just the voice of Dirk Kennedy is enough to make this album a classic. Add the great songs, the powerfull riffs and the screaming solos and you get a one way ticket to heavy metal heaven. All songs are great, still I have to mention that this is the album with one of the best b-sides ever. Caught in the crossfire is the definition of POWER, while Behind the lines and Test of time border on progressive metal genious. It's really a pitty the band broke up after a dissapointing follow up (Vivas machina-1993).

ENJOY!!! https://www.mediafire.com/file/yqzuh477obmu12o/Hittman-+Hittman+(1988).rar/file

ADRAMELCH- Broken history (2005) (Re-uploaded 2021)

Adramelch is a band that deserves enormous respect. They didn't have the chance to display their talents fully, since the band has only two official releases, though their history goes back to the middle 80's. But all the promises delivered by their legendary debut ''Irae melanox'' (1988) came true when they reunited and released ''Broken history''. To me this album is far better than the debut, which suffered heavily from one of the worst productions ever, as well as from the obvious inexperience of the band back then to handle their utterly ambitious ideas. ''Broken history'' is great in any perspective. Epic power metal can't get any more serious than this. If you are bored by european bands wich sound all the same just try this album. Trully a one of a kind band. Hope the next one won't be late...

Update on July 2009: Adramelch's new album is expected within the next months, support this great band and buy the album when it comes out!

ENJOY!!!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/y0o8kss6j4wo5vi/Adramelch-+Broken+History+(2005).rar/file

AT VANCE- Heart of steel (2000) (Re-uploaded 2021)

At Vance had their monumentum in 2000. This release is not only their best album to date, but also one of the finest examples of teutonic and neoclassical metal of the last decade. Olaf Lenk, guitarist and mastermind of the band wrote most of his best songs for this album and Oliver Hartmann proves himself as one of the greatest voices nowadays. The material of the album varies from shredding neoclassical metal to melodic hard rock. Lenk is a fan of Abba, so he threw in a cover of S.O.S., that turned out to be a genius idea, cause the song is cool and the cover a total success. Heart of steel, S.O.S., Goodbye, Why do you cry, Don't you believe a stranger....so many fantastic songs...Such a pitty Hartmann left the band a few years later... it was never the same witout him.

ENJOY!!!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/m7c7w20llmbmue4/At+Vance-+Heart+of+Steel+(2000).rar/file

JAG PANZER- Chain of command (1987/2004 remaster) (Re-uploaded 2021)

I really dislike bootleggers cause they make money out of something that doesn't belong to them. But there's one instance when I had to thank a bootlegger. Because if Reborn Classics hadn't unofficially released the ''Chain of command'' tapes we probably would have never heard the finest work of Jag Panzer in it's original form. The material I'm reffering to was recorded in late 1987 but the band failed to secure a record deal so they shelved it. At that time Harry Conklin had left the band and he was replaced by Bob Parduba. Believe it or not Parduba is at least equally great, if not even better than Conklin. And ''Chain of command'' is by far the best album Jag Panzer ever recorded. Yes, it's better than ''Ample destruction''. The band has re-recorded several of those songs since they reunited with Conklin in the late 90's, but they couldn't possibly match the magic of the old days. And by peoples demand in 2004 they eventually decided to officially release the long lost album. So what you get here is the original recordings with Parduba remastered. And to make it even better I included the track Taking the lead from Parduba's previous band, Alloy Czar. That track alone is in low bit rate, but it's great!

ENJOY!!!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/napk6dlxcwjsq6q/Jag+Panzer+1987+Chain+of+Command.rar/file

LETHAL- Programmed (1990) (Re-uploaded 2021)

The golden era of US power metal ended around 1990. But not before one of the greatest albums of all times was released. Lethal unleashed their powerful, intelligent, melodic music and left everyone astonished. Few albums sound as heavy as this one. Almost every song opens with a smashing riff and leads to a killer chorus. Singer Tom Mallicoat shines like a diamond. He is up there with the very best like Tate, Midnight, etc. I really mean it. Just perfect. The lyrics are really well written and thought provoking. Production is flawless. One of the very few albums I rate with 10/10 and still listen to from beginning till finish after all those years. If you don't have it it's really a shame. Top priority!

ENJOY!!!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/fuhnuhnxalyd4v7/Lethal.rar/file