Testament-Dark roots of Earth(my review)

This tenth studio album by Testament shows how good this band is. After all those experimental albums(Demonic, The ritual, The gathering) they returned to their roots-thrash metal. They know their house. Connection of fast, heavy thrashing riffs with melodic lines is so fascinating here. This album is successful like The legacy or The new order. Of course here are newer ideas. Atmosphere is sensational during all album. No one place is weak. Structure of songs is strong like steel wall. It's very surprising how good they are. Still making good music.
Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson created so much great melodies, thrashing riffs. Chuck Billy's voice is better than before. His vocal performance is admirable. Also Greg Christian(bass) and Gene Hoglan (drums) made great atmosphere. Gene's drum work is pretty good for Testament.
The most known songs are "Rise up", "Native blood", "Dark roots of Earth", "True American hate", "Throne of thorns". "Native blood" has music video with full of emotions. And another song with nice emotions is "Cold embrace". This album is masterpiece in every opinion.

Agent Steel (quotes)

I did choose some quotes from the lyrics of Agent Steel.

"Their mating has started, there's no way to stop them."(Mad locust rising)

"The prophecy is done, they warned us they'd come."(Mad locust rising)

"And all that remained were the leeches scratching for space.(144.000 gone)

 ""All of sudden sorrow builds with no escape in view."(144.000 gone)

"Sinners walk proud ,show their private lives."(Back to reign)

 "Justice picks you out of the game."(Back to reign)

"Their calendar tells us it's time."(Bleed for the godz)

 "They're watching from their sensors above, they lifted us up and they taught us to grow"(Children of the sun)

"A better world we can build for us all, the simple factor is life."(Evil eye, evil minds)

"Hypocrisy festers in those who believe but deceived."(Evil eye, evil mind)

"In every living thing in this planet is an aura."(The calling)

"You can't stop it, it's already coming."(Unstoppable force)

"As Orion burns, all race and planets collide."(Never surrender)

"As destiny stands, the tactics are clear"(Never surrender)

"You can't hide what's really inside."(Chosen to stay)

"The grains of sand slip through my fingers."(Still searching)

"A black rose he gives you if you're a betrayer."(Rager)

"All hopes are shattered dreams."(Nothing left)

"In my climb I'm like a mirror."(Nothing left)

"The hatred that people show is like their mirror."(Traveller)

"Their hatred is their mirror.(The traveller)

Agent Steel-Skeptic's apocalypse(my review)

This was the first album by Agent Steel. Their first ideas were about fast, melodic, catchy majestic riffs with lyrics about UFO, universe and differential anthropology. And then Agent Steel became unique enough band. Music which is on this album is very favourable in heavy metal. Album contains mad, interesting riffs which are very catchy for every ear. Musicians in Agent Steel are pretty big talents. Those guitars sounds fantastic, bass and drums are excellent and voice is absolute unique and great.
Full structure of every song makes this album heavy as metal. This album simply ranks among the best albums in heavy metal.
Very catchy songs are "Agents of steel"-it's anthem of Agent Steel. "Guilty as charged", "Children of the sun", "144.000 gone"-has very catchy melody and vocals. "Evil eye, Evil minds" is with awesome vocals and atmosphere.
Of course every song is very strong. Heavy metal UFO brought the great music for us and extraterrestrials.

Agent Steel-Unstoppable force(my review)

Agent Steel came to metal scene with unique things and music. They were writing about universe and UFO what was a new subject for heavy metal.
With this album they showed interesting side of this music style. Album Unstoppable force contains very fascinating riffs, melodies, lyrics and vocals. Singer John Cyriis has absolutely unique voice. He is the loud siren in heavy metal. He made this album unique and amazing. His high screams are mad.

Album starts with fast song "Unstoppable force" where John sings high enough. "Never surrender" starts with bass and drums. This song has a pretty good vocals and refrain. "Indestructive" is another strong, fast song with fast vocals mainly in first refrain. In the second refrain are high screams.
"Chosen to stay" starts slowly with beautiful voice. Song has a great, majestic atmosphere. "Still searching" is slower song with heavy riffs, those vocals are fantastic. Song has very interesting refrain, atmosphere and guitar solo.
"Rager" is aggression, fast, hard song with sharp vocals, guitars. "The day at Guyana" is one of the best instrumental song in heavy metal. Song contains very mad, fascinating and majestic melodies. "Nothing left" is another beautiful song. Very good lyrics, fantastic atmosphere as always in every song.
"Traveler" is the most beautiful song created by Agent Steel. Song contains awesome vocals, guitars. This song has emotions.
Unstoppable force album ranks among the best heavy, speed metal albums in the world. It's masterpiece.

Agent Steel are the Gods of the universe.

Testament quotes

 "Restart my life or self destruction, to climb this wall of dark construction, holding the quest for freedom that beckons me."(Over the wall)

"For if I am caught I'll try it again."(Over the wall)

"Wonder if the cards were true, will wait to find out and will wait to see."(Burnt offerings)

"Every one man for himself."(Raging waters)

"Life was looking up for me when I left home, seems like yesterday."(Do or die)

"My destination has in my dreams."(Alone in the dark)

"The power is at my fingers."(Apocalyptic city)

"When all is lost and millions starve, is this humanity's destruction?"(Eerie inhabitants)

"Life, a game that people play."(Eerie inhabitants)

"Death is like an empty space."(The new order)

"For the past it's too late because the world can't control fate, shadows cast loud and clear, tell the world the new order is here."(The new order)

"Your life becomes a living hell."(Trial by fire)

"The book of law is been thrown away."(Trial by fire)

"The future screams for help."(Into the pit)

"Listen up children and follow me or I'll let you pay the price of Malachi."(Disciples of the watch)

"When the future you find is so faint that it's too hard to see."(The preacher)

"Listen to these words I preach, catastrophic lessons they shall teach."(The preacher)

"They live for him and what he believes."(A day of reckoning)

"The fault of law and majority rules in an open book."(A day of reckoning)

"Now the lives they lead are left to broken dreams."(A day of reckoning)

"You think your life's so grad you don't believe a word you say."(Practice what you preach)

"I never was the one, the one to say the things you say. Never seem to wonder what you say."(Practice what you preach)

"You've got a lot to learn."(Practice what you preach)

"Practice what you preach"

"Bold is the one who dares to say what he feels."(Perilous nation)

"Blind is the one who censors what we see and hear."(Perilous nation)

"All that is to be done before you act."(Envy life)

"The time is coming, life it spins just like a wheel."(Time is coming)

"Slowly as the years go by, the darkness builds inside, trying to find a passage out before I lose my mind."(Blessed in contempt)

"Fools the ones who stray, the rain forest burns away."(Greenhouse effect)

"You can't take away, can't take what they own!"(Sins of omission)

"My heart is feeling like a needle lost in the hay."(The ballad)

"The only truth is your own most sacred lesson I've ever learned."(The ballad)

"I intent now to make my own rules."(The ballad)

"What's done is done so do as you will!"(The ballad)

"Go on, no, don't look back, just realise where you've gone, where are you going to, no, life's not done with you, you're only just begun to live your life, for you."(The ballad)

"You wanted money, you wanted fame, you broke the rules before you know the game."(Nightmare)

"So many roads moving all around, I only see the one going down, it's a nightmare."(Nightmare)

"That's where the dreams you seek are like stories from the past."(Falling fast)

"Political lies are just corporate decisions."(Souls of black)

"Their social bribes seem so graciously."(Souls of black)

"Life as we know is full of gloom."(Absence of light)

"Long live the dreams that they took from me."(Absence of light)

"When it's time to operate, fatalistic figures hold your fate."(Malpractice)

"If you find your life is lost dedicate the world to pay the cost."(Malpractice)

"Time is nothing but life's decay."(One man's fate)

"Life was like a fantasy taken by reality."(The legacy)

"Hesitate is a waste of time."(Seven days of May)

"There is no one left inside, a brain without a mind."(Electric crown)

"Your selfish ways bring your demise."(So many lies)

"You ask of the world forgive me for so many lies?"(So many lies)

"Deceptions they induce ingest the lies."(Let go of my world)

"With conformity oppression takes it's toll."(Let go of my world)

"Home sweet home."(Let go of my world)

"It's all so clear to me now."(The ritual)

"Think about the things you say."(Deadline)

"What's done is done."(Deadline)

"Time is gone before it's begun."(As the seasons grey)

"After life, life after, it's all the same."(As the seasons grey)

"Death looks behind many faces."(The sermon)

"Self respect must be earned."(The sermon)

"Evil poisons taste just like wine."(The sermon)

"Promises won't cleanse the sins."(The sermon)

"My head is my home."(Return to serenity)

"Inside of my head now there's room for us."(Return to serenity)

"Loneliness brings my demise."(Troubled dreams)

"Why must I please them when I can't even please myself."(Troubled dreams)

"The nomad spirit lives in me."(Troubled dreams)