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Label: Bloodfish MusicRelease date: September 14, 2006Production: Gabriel MoffatAlbum length: 54.08 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 Phideaux Xavier is a hyperactive American multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and TV…

Label: Island RecordsRelease date: 20. 11. 1970Producer: Greg LakeLength: 41.13 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 When keyboard wizard Keith Emerson broke up The Nice, one of the best proto-prog bands around, because it had…

Label: Island Records / Atlantic RecordsRelease date: December 10, 1970Production: Robert Fripp & Peter SinfieldLength: 42.30 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 In mid-1970, King Crimson were still in an unenviable spot,…

" "Benefit" is not only better produced, it's a far more mature album than its predecessor. It's where the band finally shaped its signature identity. "

Label: Island RecordsRelease date: 7/25/1969Production: Terry Ellis & Ian AndersonAlbum length: 37.48 minGenre: Folk Rock / Blues Rock / Heavy Rock / JazzRating: 8.0/10 After the bluesy start of "This Was" (1968), Jethro Tull…

"Even though Jethro Tull only showed their true musical direction and full potential on later albums, "This Was" is a thoroughly likable "progressive blues" record that shines above all in its remarkable originality."

"Part II" is light-years away from "Part I," but it's also light-years away from the sadly underwhelming "Q2K" (1999) and "Tribe" (2003).

"With "Duke", a huge hit worldwide and their first "gold" album on the UK charts, Genesis made a very good record. It sails successfully between prog and pop, and it still has enough progressive elements that it doesn't water down into a…

Label: Columbia RecordsRelease date: May 11, 2004Compilation length: 303.03 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 10/10 The year is 2004! It's been 30 years since Judas Priest dropped their debut "Rocka Rolla" (1974). This year the band,…

Label: Atlantic RecordsRelease date: February 19, 1971Production: Eddie OffordAlbum length: 40.56 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 (for an English version, scroll down the bar)Aaaaaaa! Forgive me, but this review is going to…

Judas Priest were on the verge of catapulting themselves into the ranks of rock's immortals. "Killing Machine" captures the mindset of a band closing in on the peak of its powers, with incredible creative drive and the charged-up energy…

""Stained Class" now stares death dead in the face, straight through the eye sockets of the skull, and back in the day lyrics like that could genuinely cast a spell over a less grounded soul. On that front, Judas Priest truly signed a deal…

Label: Columbia RecordsRelease date: September 17, 1979Production: Tom AllomLength: 44.35 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 8.0 / 10 With five studio albums under their belt, the band finally hit the moment for their first live album.…

""British Steel" is the album that immortalized the name Judas Priest. Even today it's one of the most important albums in the history of heavy metal."

"We've got a double CD in front of us. The first disc is the original live release of the album "Live At Last" from 1980. The second one has rare live cuts played between 1970 and 1977 on various stages and tours, with Ozzy on vocals, of…

Label: Columbia RecordsRelease date: April 8, 1977Production: Roger Glover & Judas PriestAlbum length: 40:07 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 8.5/10 The future looked shaky for Judas Priest. After "Sad Wings Of Destiny" (1976)…

Label: Gull RecordsRelease date: 6. 9. 1974Production: Rodger BainAlbum length: 38.49 minGenre; Hard Rock/Heavy RockRating: 7.5/10 This record has very little of what we think of as classic Judas Priest. The band leaned toward…

Label: Gull RecordsRelease date: 23. 3. 1976Production: Jeffrey Calvert, Gereint "Max West" Hughes, Chris Tsangarides & Judas PriestAlbum length: 39.12 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 9.0/10 The debut 'Rocka Rolla' (1974) failed to…

"After two mediocre follow-ups to the successful debut, the one that turned what started as a mere side project, "Iron Savior", into an actual band of the same name in 1997, comes "Condition Red", easily the best release so far from these…

Label: SPV/SteamhammerRelease date: October 16, 1997Production: Glenn TiptonAlbum length: 58.13 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 8.0/10 I was genuinely shocked and totally devastated the first time I heard this record back in 1997. Over…

Label: SPV/SteamhammerRelease date: July 16, 2001Production: Glenn TiptonAlbum length: 70.44 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 7.5/10 "Demolition" is one of the most controversial albums to hit the metal scene in 2001. Controversial…

Label: Columbia RecordsRelease date: February 26, 1981Production: Tom AllomAlbum length: 37.42 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 7.5/10 After forging their steel to a fine edge on "Killing Machine" (1978) and "British Steel" (1980),…

Label: Columbia RecordsRelease date: July 17, 1982Production: Tom AllomAlbum length: 38.42 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 9.0/10 "Screaming For Vengeance" (1982) was a 100% about-face from its predecessor "Point Of Entry" (1981). With…

Label: Columbia RecordsRelease date: January 4, 1984Production: Tom AllomAlbum length: 39:43 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 10/10 Personally, this is my favorite Judas Priest album. It's a brilliant follow-up to "Screaming For…

Label: Atlantic RecordsRelease date: 07.06.2005Production: John Petrucci & Mike PortnoyAlbum length: 75.46 minGenre: Progressive Metal "Octavaruim" is a "progressive Dream Theater-style" defined rock album from head to toe, and…

Label: Columbia RecordsRelease date: May 28, 1987Production: Tom AllomAlbum length: 74.00 min/95.27 min (2CD remaster 2001)Genre: Heavy MetalRating: 9.0/10 It's incredible what you can get a crowd to do, especially when you're Rob…

Label: Columbia RecordsRelease date: May 17, 1988Producer: Tom AllomAlbum length: 49:33Genre: Heavy MetalRating: 7.5/10 With a supersonic battle cry and a cannonade from the band's entire artillery, "Ram It Down" announces a return…

Label: Electra RecordsRelease date: 11.11.2003Production: John Petrucci & Mike PortnoyAlbum length: 68.19 minGenre: Progressive Metal Jaw-dropping! Shock. That much aggression from Dream Theater isn't exactly an everyday thing.…

Label: Charisma RecordsRelease date: October 23, 1970Production: John AnthonyAlbum length: 42.56 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 With "Trespass", their first proper prog record, the band took a massive step forward from…

"With their birth, Riverside became an outstanding addition to the prog rock scene. They're marked by a completely their own voice, built on a fantastic knack for expressing emotion through a musical sermon."

"The title track Salisbury is basically a Uriah Heep manifesto of exceptional artistic ambition, instantly comparable to Pink Floyd's notorious Atom Heart Mother suite. They were a hair's breadth from breaking through into the ranks of…

Label: Columbia RecordsRelease date: April 14, 1986Production: Tom AllomLength: 40.58 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 7.5/10 Honestly, this record is hard to accept at all if you're weighed down by the Judas Priest name and the albums…

" Magic was born. "

Label: Columbia RecordsRelease date: September 3, 1990Production: Judas Priest & Chris TsangaridesAlbum length: 46:03 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 10/10 This is one of those special albums in heavy metal! The metal bible!…

Label: Frontiers Music Srl. Release year: 2005 Production: Fabrizio Grossi Album length: 52.27 min. Genre: AOR / Melodic Rock Starbreaker is an international project made up of superb musicians. I'll say it right off the bat: this…