I knew KISS was your favorite band but I’m actually a little surprised by your other 3. You mention them from time to time but I would have never guessed. Good stuff George 🤘

Great entry for Josh's contest George. Josh is a really good person in our community.

Awesome response George! I have never heard any of these lmao. I know the bands but not the albums. I just watched your contest entry to Josh Keech and good luck! Having a tough time making videos right now due to my new position but I plan to do something this weekend.

Awesome entry George! I knew you will show your favorite classic bands like KISS, AC/DC and Motley Crue. Good recommendations for newbies to rock/metal. Nice to see Rainbow, Judas Priest and Metallica. Good luck with Josh's contest!

Excellent response! Great picks for the second part. Thanks for the mention :) Best of luck in the draw.

Love your picks G. Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Diamond Head. Albums Iron Maiden Number of the Beast, Led Zeppelin ll, Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell and Diamond Head Lightening to the Nations.

Cheers for making a video George, really appreciate the kind words too! That means a lot, and I consider you a friend too. Nice picks, I knew you'd show Kiss and Mötley Crue! AC/DC and Led Zeppelin both awesome bands! Rainbow and Judas Preist are great for someone just getting into Metal. You can't deny, The black album and Countdown to extinction are perfect starter pack albums. I even showed a couple of those Megadeth songs to a friend of mine. Best of luck in the draw mate, and thanks again for your kind words 😊🤘🏻🤘🏻

Hi George!!! i don't if i like so many music genres in rock..... and unfortunately there seems to be way to many and some are kind of "look at the new one we named......" and that's is rediculous (imo). I really like some of the ones youn showed, hard rock, thrash, heavy metal, powermetal, prog metal just to name a few. cheers and be well

Killer response vid G. Hopefully I can do one this weekend. Cheers

I remember there first called brother

Alcatrazz…. Wasn’t Yngwie involved with them for a short period of time?

I have been on a deep dive with NWOBHM lately trying to find as many of the bands that I missed. Avenger, Quartz, Rock Goddess… there is just so much stuff. I have really been enjoying the later material from these bands as well. You have single handedly gotten me into 70s rock. If I were still making videos I could do a top 10 70s band that George got me into!

purged?? purchased right

Cool responses man. Fun video for sure, i kught have to jump on this one as well.

Great response to the challenge. Never heard of that grunge band... was it Diamonds And Debris? I actually don't think I've heard any of those albums.

Love that Alcatrazz album Don’t know that Exciter album, cool band Great Response video George 🤘

Appreciate the response man! Hope you have some fun listening to those forgotten albums! To he honest, I didn't even know Quorton had a solo project! I thought Bathory was already basically his own thing, haha. I should listen to that Exciter too again, can't even recall it!

Kind of dislike all the pigeon-holing of the genres not just metal but all the rock. "Rock n roll ain't worth the name if it don't make you strut."- Lemmy

Excellent response George! That Usurper album is the only one I recognized.

No, no, no, no ... Manowar is True Heavy Metal. Also, they're the only ones playing True Heavy Metal. Just ask Joey. :D

Interesting. I have upgraded numerous Albums because of re-issues. Because Bonus Tracks, more Discs etc. If it's the same content I don't really see a reason for it. Though "Live Evil" teaches us that we should at least consider Remixes, I guess. I also recall a couple I've sorted out because I didn't care much for them. However, I can only recall one such example that I purchased again later on. Quite recently, actually. That's Angel Witch's Debut. I had a Extended Thingy (1 Disc) years ago. Bought because of the Title Track which I really liked. I didn't warm up to the rest, though. Despite listening to it quite a bit. A couple of Months ago I got a 2 Disc Set (for the 30th Anniversary it says). I've seen it a couple of times in the store before actually grabbing it. I bought quite a bit around that time and it was just lying there for a while. End of last year I've finally gotten around to put it on. And it finally clicked. I'm not sure I'm ready to go deeper with the Band, but I'm not giving away this one again. And now to the Video. Thanks for you efforts, George. PS: BTW, I'm not outright saying that it's the only Album for which it ever happened. There might've been a few others I just don't recall. If one should come to mind I'll let you know.

Thanks George. Cool finds and great to bring home more tunes.

I'm with you on those sub genres

An interesting video, George-enjoyable as always. With apologies in advance if this comment is too long!!! I often think about classification when watching experts like Martin Popoff. While his vast knowledge is undeniable, his approach relies more on intuition and experience than on formal definitions. This leads to the recurring "some would argue" problem, where subjective opinions clash without a clear framework for resolution. My view is that rock and metal subgenre categorization suffers from a lack of clear, consistent definitions, making meaningful discussion and analysis difficult. Unlike technical fields that rely on precise ontologies, music genres often depend on subjective interpretations and evolving trends, leading to constant disclaimers and ambiguity. While the inherent subjectivity of art must be acknowledged-and the "family resemblance" problem means bands often exhibit overlapping characteristics-a more formalized approach could improve clarity. By identifying key musical features (tempo, instrumentation, lyrical themes, etc.), weighting their importance, and establishing clear thresholds, a robust ontology could emerge. This would enable more objective genre classifications, better handling of hybrid styles, and a reduction in reliance on subjective opinions, ultimately making heavy metal subgenre discussions clearer and more useful. In short, while perfect categorization might be impossible, an ontology-driven approach could significantly improve the clarity and usefulness of genre discussions. It’s a project ripe for a research dissertation-perhaps in musicology or information science-combining computational methods with music theory and cultural analysis.

Really interesting video. I really enjoyed it. Not really a fan of Mayhem myself. Saw them live once and was bored out of my mind. I've also seen Immortal live, and that was a blast. I love "2112" and I see them as part of the metal world too.

Great list of your favorite subgenres of metal, George. I never thought black metal will be your thing. The top 3 is definitely how I pictured you being into.

Great job, George! I’ve heard some people call ‘70s Hard Rock Proto-Metal. I don’t know a lot about Symphonic-Metal but I might like it.

Hi George!!! More cool additions to the collection and gald to see you you got more Anvil, might not be the "best music", but still a fun listening experience. Glacier is really good a forgotten band from back in the day, that's also one i need to add. cheers and be well

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Nice update w. some interedting stuff. Nervosa's a pretty good band for sure. Good Glacier album too. 'Draco iam Times' is reslly good IMO.

Cd sound quality is the one I enjoy the most, I haven't come across bluetooth earbuds that can match it. I just wish that Sony/Philips/Panasonic would start making discmans again. I'm currently using a Sony cd walkman from 1998, I just hope it doest break any time soon.

Great things you got. Nervosa - Perpetual Chaos is a great record the only one one of my favorite female singers singer on in that band. Diva Satanica. She left after this one to do among other Bloodhunter. Great bunch of Paradise Lost cd'es. Really loving Draconian Times. Have 2 of them you showed. Shades Of God,One Second. Also have In Requiem and Symbol Of Life.

You picked up some classic Paradise Lost albums! Be warned that One Second isn't really metal, but I love it. Cheers George!

Great to see Nervosa and Anvil and Paradise Lost. Don't know the other bands. Always open to hearing new stuff or other ones I missed. Bought a few Dungeon Synth and Melodic Death Metal CDs recently.

Nice additions! Darcy always has great deals and he takes care of his stuff. It’s always like new. Great update George!

Cool stuff. That Nervosa record is really good. Skull Fist is really cool too.

Great update! I dig that Skull Fist, actually have that on vinyl and that Paradise Lost Shades of God is so awesome. Next I order now.

Nice cd package u got from Darcy. Cheers G

Love the update George, keep up this excellent channel! 🤘🏼

Cool collection update George! Nice to see Skull Fist, Nervosa, Paradise Lost and Anvil.

Hi George!!! I know purging and the regreating is a common thing amongst music collectors, but i don't to sound like an "smart dude" but i have never purged my collection, but i really regret not getting stuff back in the day and now "need" to get so many cool records that's almost ridiculous, imo..... like that Vio-lence or some of the german thrash bands just to name a few examples. cheers and be well

I have just under 5,000 cds and 150 vinyl lol but no turntable! My Bose Wave is more than sufficient. When I was made redundant first purchase from my settlement yeah 💯💯👌👌👌🤘🤘🤘

Hi George I have been purging a lot of progressive rock that I had way back in the 70s on vinyl and never replaced on cd. Yes,early Genesis,ELP,King Crimson etc. So feel lucky at the moment with remasters,box sets etc coming out from the above bands. Agree you get extra tracks on certain cds you rediscover etc. Of course now would never ever consider getting rid of any of my collection of black metal power metal and melodic death metal and doom etc ❤❤💯💯💯🤘🤘🤘

Some of these are absolute killers! Cross the Styx is a Dutch classic. That Bolt Thrower debut is a good example of "love it or hate it", haha. Never purged an album that I got back later.

Most of my albums were “purged” for me. I’ve mentioned it before but I had almost 400 albums stolen. Realistically, probably atleast 1/3 of them I will probably never rebuy just because of changes in musical interests.

I totally understand man. Sometimes you feel differently about certain albums and they come back to haunt you and buy them again. Sold my entire CD and cassette collection back in 2013 to fund some of my retro PC gaming collection. For the time I got decent enough money but it's not much compared to now especially with the more rare stuff. Hindsight is always 20/20

I rarley re-buy albums, once it’s gone … it’s gone! Oh yeah those Morbid Angel digi-paks are shit, there’s nothing to them!