The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued

Nazareth is my all-time favorite band, in my opinion the heaviest and best record of all time is their Hair of the Dog - the original European version that doesn’t include Love Hurts (great song and performance, but it doesn’t belong on this record). I have listened to it since it was released 1975 and I never tire of it!

As I write this, I am listening to Opeth's new record (on cassette, actually, as I just got an awesome Nakamichi deck in the rack) ’The Last Will and Testament’ - it’s great and Opeth is a band I highly recommend exploring.

I’ve been collecting obscure records for more more than 30 years (which nowadays are easy to find and listen to on the web) and there’s a lot to discover, if you haven’t. For example, Night Sun - Mournin’, Hairy Sea - Can’t Get Through, Mistreater - Hell’s Fire, and Ocean - God’s Clown are examples of fantastic heavy albums!

In the mid 70s there were a lot of great American that released great music: for example Moxy, Starz, Angel, and Legs Diamond.

Man, there’s so much...

@simonmoon +1 for Riverside. I play them a lot... You might give RPWL a try if you haven't heard them.

I'm old enough that I was around when some of the great albums were released. I spent most of my money on music.  Van Halen debut is probably tops. Also Ted Nugent's early albums, first four Aerosmith albums, Judas Priest, UFO, Nazareth. 

Lots more not listed. 

@larsman 

Thanks for your suggestions!

@go4vinyl - funny you mention those American bands like Angel, Starz, Legs Diamond, etc; I've got a friend in England, and that was totally what he was in to! Also what he termed '-er bands', like 'Player' and any number of others with similar names. I also like Nazareth.... 

I agree that one persons "heavy metal" is another persons "hard rock' take on things. Me, at age 63 and having discovered "hard rock" about 10 years ago I find my self gravitating towards smaller bands eg. Seether. However Tool is always at the top of my playlist as is Godsmack. Tool's production is just wicked. I can't do speed or thrash metal.