2021: An year of (Classic) Metal on Hardrockheavymetal!

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2021: An year of (Classic) Metal on Hardrockheavymetal!

After first two chapters about NWOBHM and HARD ROCK, now it's time for our highlights in Classic Hm scene; as usual..no charts!

Classic and Traditional Hm and a bit of Thrash..in other therms..OLD SCHOOL METAL!!

This year less word and more bands: let’s go!!

SANDSTORM - DESERT WARRIOR (gorgeous 2nd EP)

KONQUEST - THE NIGHT GOES ON

GENERATION STEEL - THE EAGLE WILL RISE

MIDNIGHT SPEEL - SKY DESTOYER (brilliant band from Miami)

AGENT STEEL - NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME (the long-awaited return of JOHN CYRIIS- a true kick in the teeth)

ACCEPT - TOO MEAN TO DIE

DRAKKAR - CHAOS LORD (a mighty album!)

HERZEL - LE DERNIER REMPART (right shot from France!)

CRYSTAL VIPER - THE CULT (the band led by MARTA GABRIEL, out with a cover solo album too)

SIGNIFICANT POINT - INTO THE STORM (debut full-lenght from Japan, a must-have)

POUNDER - BREAKING THE WORLD (2nd album from California based band)

WHEEL - PRESERVED IN TIME

ATTIKA - METAL LANDS

ENFORCER - LIVE BY FIRE II

SLABBER - APOCRYPHAL DIARY

EVILIZERS - SOLAR QUAKE

BLOODY HELL - THE BLOODENING

BLAZON RITE - ENDLESS HALL..

NIGHTSHADOW - STRIKE THE DEAD (amazing…)

PRIMAL FEAR I WILL BE GONE - EP (hoping in a full-lenght after the serious health issues inside the band)

BEWITCHER - CURSED BY THE KINGDOM

PHARAOH - THE POWERS THAT BE (WELCOME BACK!)

FEANOR - POWER OF THE CHOSEN ONE - EP

SACRED OATH - RETURN OF THE DRAGON

SUNBOMB - EVIL AND DIVINE (interesting HM project by FRONTIERS featuring TRACII GUNS and MICHAEL SWEET)

VULTURE - DEALIN’ DEATH (3rd album and another confirm..truly strong!)

CIRITH UNGOL - HALF PAST HUMAN

HELLOWEEN - HELLOWEEN

HAMMER KNG - HAMMER KING

BOLIDO- AGAINST THE WORLD (3rd brilliant work from Chilean band)

WITCH CROSS - ANGEL OF DEATH (great comeback from danish masters)

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN-PARABELLUM (with a new singer maybe a step forward)

VANEXA - THE LAST IN BLACK (amazing comeback from the north-italian masters)

SCEPTOR - RISE TO THE LIGHT

HELLANDBACK - A THOUSAND YEARS (great debut from OHIO’s band)

SILVER TALON - DECADENCE AND DECAY (one word: TALENT)

TENTATION - LE BERCEAU DES DIEUX

MYSTERIZER - THE HOLY WAR 1095

Ültra Raptör - TYRANTS

SORTILEGE - PHOENIX (nothing to add..)

TRANCE -METAL FORCES (one of best album listened last year!)

PORTRAIT - AT ONE WITH NONE (another amazing shot)

KRYPTOS - FORCE (another brilliant album from band from India)

DORO - WARLOCK TRIUMPH AND AGONY LIVE (a celebration of an amazing era)

RUNNING WILD - BLOOD ON BLOOD (the pirate legend goes on)

JUDAS PRIEST - 50 HEAVY METAL YEARS OF MUSIC (gorgeous box set and anthology)

KK’S PRIEST - SERMONS OF THE SINNER (best album..no doubt!)

U.D.O. - GAME OVER

The Three Tremors - GUARDIANS OF THE VOID (another strong album!)

DEATH SS -TEN (the italian legend goes on)

HOLLOW - TOWER

SEVEN SISTERS - SHADOW OF A FALLEN STAR…(another confirm)

TOLEDO STEEL - HEADING FOR THE FIRE (second brilliant full-lenght)

Black Label Society - DOOM CREW INC.

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM - BLOOD IN THE WATER

PARADOX - HERESY II..

EXODUS - PERSONA NON GRATA

ARTILLERY - X

NOTHING SACRED - NO GODS

Angelus Apatrida - ANGELUS APATRIDA

Hoping in a best 2022 full of new (physical music) and gigs..we deserve that!!