From: messick@boole.seas.ucla.edu (Tim Messick)
Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.metal.metallica
Subject: Re: New (somewhat) MetallicA fan
Date: 1 Oct 92 23:35:12 GMT
Organization: SEASnet, University of California, Los Angeles

In article <19onqtINNbar@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> maf10@po.CWRU.Edu (Moses A. Fridman) writes:

>Anthrax (State of Euphoria, P.O.T., Killer B's)

While ANTHRAX is DEFINITELY one of the bands the original poster should listen
to (because given what he said....he'd LOVE them.....power....balls....crunch..
...heh!), the albums you listed would *have* to come below AMONG THE LIVING
and SPREADING THE DISEASE, their first two albums (I don't count Fistful
of Metal as REAL Anthrax....)

Original Poster(since I so rudely deleted you comments....I have a thing with
cluttered space in posts...):

If I had to only list a few albums for you to check out, given that
you like POWER metal with no bullshit attached:

(Obviously old Metallica, but you already have that....)
-ANTHRAX, if you have to pick one, start with AMONG THE LIVING.  It defines
          the ideal rhythm guitar mosh tone.  I saw them on this tour, along
          with METAL CHURCH on "The Dark" tour....for $12!!  In 1987.  DAMN..
          That was a SHOW!!  Anyway, this album is power.  
-SLAYER,  "Reign In Blood".  It's FAST.  If speed is your thing, you absolutely
          need this, because unlike most bands that play fast, they play fast
          WELL, as opposed to trying to play faster than they can and sounding
          like shit.  Good power songs too, but if you're more into power
          without speed, try the other reccomendations before this one  (though
          you still would probably like it...).   
-LAAZ ROCKIT, "Annihilation Principle".  I was into these guys from their
          2nd album, "No Stranger to Danger".  What's funny is that they did
          the opposite of what most bands do.  They were metal, but not really
          power metal.  I liked them, but they were along the heaviness lines
          of say......old Motley Crue (before they went downhill...) but a
          bit better.  Their third album "Know your Enemy" took a turn toward
          THRASH, and POWER thrash at that.  "Annihilation Principle", their
          fourth (and last, unfortunately) is absolutely in your face raw.
          Finally, a band that doesn't get worse with each album....and they 
          broke up in '90.  Oh well....    This is no bullshit power metal
          at it's best!
-FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, "No Place For Disgrace", or "Doomsday for the Deciever".
          These (their first two) really TORE.  I never knew why they didn't 
          get as popular in thrash circles as Metallica/Anthrax/Etc...   They
          are tight.  I just listened to No Place...  today.  Damn these guys
          were good.  New album in a month......cross your fingers that it's
          a bit of solid thrash in the current age of everyone watering
          down....
(This one I just have to throw in)
FATES WARNING - "No Exit".   This is a bit different than the others.  Picture
          taking the solidity of Iron Maiden, the sheer musicality of King's
          X, a *KILLER* singer, and turbocharging it with the power of
          RIDE THE LIGHTNING.  Can't imagine it?  Get it.  These guys were 
          *THE* masters of melodic, MUSICAL metal that was INTENSE.  So few
          groups can do that.  Unfortunately, they've recently taken the 
          direction of keeping the musicality, but leaving the metal behind...
          ....sigh....   

Anyway, these 5 you can't really go wrong with.  I'm sure you'll get an 
infinite number of responses saying "TRY THESE 35 ALBUMS!!" so I tried to
keep mine relatively short, and give a few words on each.
     
           - Later - 
                 -Tim


-- 
                                                        Tim Messick 
                                                      messick@seas.ucla.edu 
..I *like* that little guitar change   
                Ty did there, that was *nice*....