V - METAL CD LIST


Vainglory - s/t 2.5/5 (2nd CD of bruising, heavy-duty U.S. metal with groove a la Chastain or Benedictum; a bit too one-dimensional and monotonous for me) - KIT
Vainglory - 2050 3.5/5 - KIT
Valiance - Wayfaring 1.5/5 - KIT
Valiance - The unglorious conspiracy 2/5 - KIT
Valkija - Avengers of steel 2/5 (respectable Italian female fronted traditional metal a la Backslash or Ligeia; the occasional Dani Filth-style screams almost ruin it) - KIT
Valkiria - The pathway 1/5 (power metal debut in the style of Gamma Ray and Dungeon, but one that’s held back by a poor production and average songwriting)
Valley's Eve - Deception of pain 4/5
Valley's Eve - The atmosphere of silence 3/5
Valley's Eve - Prodigia 2.5/5
Valor - Fight for your life 4/5 - MICHAEL
Vampyr - Cry out for metal 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Van Canto - Hero 4/5 Van Canto Review - KIT
Van Canto - A storm to come 4.5/5 Van Canto Review - KIT
Vandamne - Renaissance 4.5/5
Vandamne - Red skies 3/5
Vandamne - Nightcrimes 2/5
Vanguard - Succumbra 3.5/5 (symphonic/gothic metal debut with violin/cello parts; similar to Tristania, Myriads and The Sins of Thy Beloved)
Vanish - Separated from today 3.5/5 Vanish Review
Vanishing Point - The fourth season 4/5 Vanishing Point Review - KIT
Vanishing Point - Embrace the silence 4.5/5 Vanishing Point Review - KIT
Vanishing Point - Tangled in dream 4/5 (superb progressive metal near masterpiece with spellbinding songs and vocals) - KIT
Vanishing Point - In thought 3/5

Vanize - Raw 3/5 Vanize Review - KIT
Vanize - High proof 3.5/5 (very good 3rd CD of mid-paced German power metal, comparable to U.D.O. or Accept)
Vanize - Bootlicker 3/5
Vanize - Twins? 3/5
Vastator - Hell only knows 3/5 (power lords from Chile deliver their 2nd CD; a caustic blend of melody and thrash a la Vhaldemar, Hirax and Solitaire) - MICHAEL
Vastator - The night of San Juan (hopefully coming soon)
Vectom - Rules of mystery 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Vectom - Speed revolution 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Velvet Viper - The 4th quest for fantasy 2.5/5 - JOHN
Velvet Viper - s/t 3.5/5 - JOHN
Vendetta (Ger) - Hate 3.5/5 (3rd CD that’s suicidal lunacy, too modern, too short, and the precious existence of conversation is lost in the warble) - MICHAEL
Vendetta (Ger) - Brain damage 5/5 - MICHAEL
Vendetta (Ger) - Go and live... stay and die 4.5/5 - MICHAEL
Vendetta (U.K.) - Tyranny of minority 3.5/5 Vendetta Review - KIT
Vengeful Few (The) - s/t 3.5/5 Vengeful Few Review
Veni Domine - Tongues (hopefully coming soon)
Veni Domine - 23:59 (hopefully coming soon)
Veni Domine - llll/The album of labour (hopefully coming soon)
Veni Domine - Spiritual wasteland 2.5/5 - CRAIG
Veni Domine - Material sanctuary 2.5/5 - CRAIG
Veni Domine - Fall Babylon fall 2.5 - CRAIG
Venin Noir - In pieces on the lunar soil 3/5 (not as good as their debut, but this female fronted band’s 2nd CD could appeal to fans of Visions of Atlantis’ ‘Cast away’)
Venin Noir - Rainy days of October 3.5/5 (worthy debut with operatic vocals a la Nightwish/Visions of Atlantis, but musically blends symphonic metal and gothic metal)
Venom - Hell 3.5/5 Venom Review - CRAIG B
Venom - Hell 3/5 (decent new effort, but with a horrible production and another line-up) - MICHAEL
Venom - Metal black 3.5/5 (parseltongue legions return to inspire countless Bathory clones with their Maleficarum) - MICHAEL
Venom - Resurrection 3/5 - MICHAEL
Venom - Cast in stone 2.5/5 - MICHAEL
Venom - The waste lands 3/5 - MICHAEL
Venom - Temples of ice 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Venom - Prime evil 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Venom - Calm before the storm 2.5/5 - MICHAEL
Venom - Possessed 3/5 - MICHAEL
Venom - At war with satan 3/5 - MICHAEL
Venom - Black metal 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Venom - Welcome to hell 3/5 - MICHAEL
Versailles - Noble 3.5/5 Versailles Review
Veto - Carthago 2.5/5 - KIT
Veto - s/t (hopefully coming soon)
Vhaldemar - I made my own hell 2.5/5 (aggressive 2nd CD with some great riffs, but I can't get used to the harsh vocals)
Vhaldemar - Fight to the end 3/5

Via Mistica - Under my eyelids 2.5/5 (somewhat disappointing 3rd CD of “beauty and the beast” gothic metal with only a few flashes of greatness)
Via Mistica - Fallen angels 3/5 (2nd CD with a nice balance of tempo and both the male “beast” and female “beauty” vocalists; not quite as good as their debut though)
Via Mistica - Testamentum 3.5/5
Vicious Crusade - Forbidden tunes (hopefully coming soon)
Vicious Crusade - The unbroken 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Vicious Crusade - Life that kills (hopefully coming soon)
Vicious Rumors - Warball 4/5 Vicious Rumors Review - KIT
Vicious Rumors - Sadistic symphony 2/5 - KIT
Vicious Rumors - Cyberchrist 1.5/5 - KIT
Vicious Rumors - Something burning 1/5 - KIT
Vicious Rumors - Word of mouth 2.5/5 - KIT
Vicious Rumors - Welcome to the ball 5/5 - KIT
Vicious Rumors - s/t 3.5/5 - KIT
Vicious Rumors - Digital dictator 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Vicious Rumors - Soldiers of the night 3/5 - MICHAEL
Viking - Man of straw 3/5 - MICHAEL
Viking - Do or die 4/5 - MICHAEL
Vikings - Across the great white sea 2.5/5 - KIT
Vindex - No middle ground (hopefully coming soon)
Vindex - Power forge 2.5/5 (debut that's an unsatisfying combination of traditional and neo-classical metal with vocals like a rough Niihara) - KIT
Vindicator/Metal Witch - Outbreak of metal vol. 1 4/5 Vindicator/Metal Witch Review - KIT
Vindicator - There will be blood 3.5/5 (musically compelling old-school power/thrash debut a la Deceased meets 'Kill 'em all'; vocals and production need work) - KIT
Vindictiv - s/t 3.5/5 (very nice melodic metal debut with neo-classical and progressive elements; features vocalist Goran Edman of Time Requiem and Malmsteen fame)
Vio-lence - Nothing to gain 3/5 - MICHAEL
Vio-lence - Oppressing the masses 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Vio-lence - Eternal nightmare 4.5/5 - MICHAEL
Violent Force - Malevolent assault of tomorrow 3/5 - MICHAEL
Viper (Bra) - All my life 3/5 (a return to their classic style with an Andre Matos style vocalist; good, but the songwriting never peaks like it did in the Matos years) - DAVID
Viper (Bra) - Coma rage 1.5/5 Viper Review - DAVID
Viper (Bra) - Evolution 2.5/5 Viper Review - DAVID
Viper (Bra) - Theatre of fate 5/5 Viper Review - DAVID
Viper (Bra) - Soldiers of sunrise 2.5/5 Viper Review - DAVID
Viper (U.S.) - Strike of the viper 3.5/5 (fine debut in the NC/VA style of Twisted Tower Dire, Widow, Praetorious, etc.; love those harmony guitars) - KIT
Viperine - The predator awakens 3.5/5 Viperine Review
Virgin Steele - Visions of Eden 3.5/5 Virgin Steele Review
Virgin Steele - The house of atreus/act ll 3.5/5
Virgin Steele - The house of atreus/act 1 4/5
Virgin Steele - Invictus 5/5
Virgin Steele - The marriage of heaven and hell/part ll 4.5/5
Virgin Steele - The marriage of heaven and hell/part l 4/5
Virgin Steele - Life among the ruines 3.5/5
Virgin Steele - Age of consent 3/5
Virgin Steele - Noble savage 2.5/5
Virgin Steele - Guardians of the flame 2.5/5
Virgin Steele - s/t 2/5
Viron - Ferrum gravis 4/5 Viron Review - KIT
Viron - NWOGHM 4.5/5 Viron Review - KIT
Virtuocity - Northern twilight symphony 4/5 (very cool 2nd CD of neo-classical power metal that continues where their debut left off)
Virtuocity - Secret visions 4/5
Virus IV - Dark sun 2/5 Virus IV Review - JOHN
Vis Vires - Inside the hate 4/5 Vis Vires Review - KIT
Vision Divine - 9 degrees west of the moon 3/5 (long-running Italian band’s 6th CD that’s missing the wonderful songwriting of their early stuff)
Vision Divine - 9 degrees west of the moon 3/5 Vision Divine Review - JOHN
Vision Divine - The 25th hour 4/5 (Italian progressive/power metal band returns with an excellent 5th CD; an improvement over the previous ‘The perfect machine’)
Vision Divine - The 25th hour 4/5 Vision Divine Review - JOHN
Vision Divine - The perfect machine 3.5/5 (Italian power metal band’s 4th CD that takes more of a progressive approach and is probably my least favorite to date)
Vision Divine - Stream of consciousness 4/5 (great 3rd CD with guitar work that takes me back to Labyrinth 'Return to heaven denied' days)
Vision Divine - Send me an angel 4/5
Vision Divine - s/t 5/5

Visionary - Strange but familiar shores (hopefully coming soon)
Visionary - s/t 2.5/5 - JOHN
Visions of Atlantis - Trinity 3/5 Visions of Atlantis Review
Visions of Atlantis - Cast away 3.5/5 Visions of Atlantis Review
Visions of Atlantis - Eternal endless infinity 3/5
Visitor - s/t 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Vll Gates - In hoc signo vinces (hopefully coming soon)
Vll Gates - Fire, walk with me 3.5/5 Vll Gates Review - CRAIG
Voice - Soulhunter 4/5 (fantastic 4th CD of crunchy melodic metal that's probably their catchiest CD to date)
Voice - Golden signs 3.5/5
Voice - Trapped in anguish 3/5
Voice - Prediction 2/5
Voivod - Katorz 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Voivod - s/t 2.5/5 - MICHAEL
Voivod - Phobos 2.5/5 - MICHAEL
Voivod - Negatron 1.5/5 - MICHAEL
Voivod - The outer limits 3/5 - MICHAEL
Voivod - Angel rat 2.5/5 - MICHAEL
Voivod - Nothingface 4/5 - MICHAEL
Voivod - Dimension hatross 3/5 - MICHAEL
Voivod - Killing technology 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Voivod - Rrroooaaarrr 3/5 - MICHAEL
Voivod - War and pain 4/5 - MICHAEL
Volbeat - Guitar gangsters & cadillac blood 3.5/5 Volbeat Review - KIT
Volbeat - Rock the rebel/Metal the devil 4/5 (2nd CD of slamming Danish amalgamation of Metallica’s ‘Black’ with rockabilly influences and vocals a la Caputo) - KIT
Volbeat - The strength/The sound/The songs (hopefully coming soon)
Volcano - Davi 3.5/5 - MICHAEL
Volcano - Violent 4/5 - MICHAEL
Volnaya Staya - Staya 3/5 (debut from an all-female Russian-language band that borrows heavily from Warlock/Doro, Backslash, etc.) - KIT
Voodoo Circle - s/t 3.5/5 (Alex Beyrodt’s smokin’ new project for fans of Malmsteen, Silent Force, Primal Fear and Mind Odyssey) - MICHAEL
Vyndykator - Heaven sent from hell 2.5/5 Vyndykator Review - CRAIG



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