Satan - Life Sentence (#8145)

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Satan - Life Sentence
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Holy_Terror · **Posted:** Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:13 pm

I literally have not been this excited about an album ever. The only thing that topped this in my fantasy metal wish list is a new Nocturnal Rites album with Anders Zackrisson singing and the original "In a Time of Blood and Fire Lineup."

Court in the Act is probably my favorite NWOBHM album and one of the top three most important heavy metal albums ever in my opinion, the other two being Sad Wings of Destiny and Black Sabbath's debut.....I should really make it four and add Iron Maiden's debut as well.

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:14 pm

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cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:35 pm

Holy_Terror wrote:

Court in the Act is... one of the top three most important heavy metal albums ever in my opinion .

Genuinely curious how you arrived at this position.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Tue Apr 02, 2013 2:18 am

cry of the banshee wrote:

Holy_Terror wrote:

Court in the Act is... one of the top three most important heavy metal albums ever in my opinion .

Genuinely curious how you arrived at this position.

Yeah, not convinced.

...but this album is fucking amazing. Goddamn this is good. I won't say it's better than Court, but it has gripped me way quicker than it took me to get into Court. Possibly due to when I am listening to each album, but still I'm saying it.

noodles · **Posted:** Tue Apr 02, 2013 2:46 am

Excited to listen to this. Satan are way cool.

Holy_Terror · **Posted:** Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:41 pm

traptunderice wrote:

cry of the banshee wrote:

Holy_Terror wrote:

Court in the Act is... one of the top three most important heavy metal albums ever in my opinion .

Genuinely curious how you arrived at this position.

Yeah, not convinced.

...but this album is fucking amazing. Goddamn this is good. I won't say it's better than Court, but it has gripped me way quicker than it took me to get into Court. Possibly due to when I am listening to each album, but still I'm saying it.

I find it to be the very first album of its kind, i.e. the first European power metal album. This style definitely wasn't in vogue and has been hailed by just about everyone as being way ahead of its time. These songs were all for the most part written in the latter parts of 1981 and early 1982 so they represent a tremendous leap in the evolution of heavy metal. Sadly this gets overlooked a lot, but this band revolutionized heavy metal in my opinion but unfortunately Metallica is credited for this.

So that's my personal opinion. To me, it is one of the most important because of what it represents, a huge leap forward. Taken together with the fact that they were the first to sound like this, and that the style pretty much exploded afterwards to me makes it extremely important. it is probably the most underrated historically significant album ever to me. Bands from Exxodus to Blind Guardian cite Satan as one of the main reasons they sound the way they do.

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:49 pm

Holy_Terror wrote:

traptunderice wrote:

cry of the banshee wrote:

Holy_Terror wrote:

Court in the Act is... one of the top three most important heavy metal albums ever in my opinion .

Genuinely curious how you arrived at this position.

Yeah, not convinced.

...but this album is fucking amazing. Goddamn this is good. I won't say it's better than Court, but it has gripped me way quicker than it took me to get into Court. Possibly due to when I am listening to each album, but still I'm saying it.

I find it to be the very first album of its kind, i.e. the first European power metal album. This style definitely wasn't in vogue and has been hailed by just about everyone as being way ahead of its time. These songs were all for the most part written in the latter parts of 1981 and early 1982 so they represent a tremendous leap in the evolution of heavy metal. Sadly this gets overlooked a lot, but this band revolutionized heavy metal in my opinion but unfortunately Metallica is credited for this.

So that's my personal opinion. To me, it is one of the most important because of what it represents, a huge leap forward. Taken together with the fact that they were the first to sound like this, and that the style pretty much exploded afterwards to me makes it extremely important. it is probably the most underrated historically significant album ever to me. Bands from Exxodus to Blind Guardian cite Satan as one of the main reasons they sound the way they do.

Ok, that makes sense. Metallica has always been overrated, though. A case of the right place at the right time.
I remember when Court In The Act came out, it wasn't all that unknown. I personally would have cited Melissa as the more important album of that year, but that's how it always goes.

Also, Heavy Metal Maniac came out that year and it really stepped up the intensity level exponentially.

Naming "important" albums from that era is tricky, though. the early 80s were a turning point in so many ways, so there are a lot of contenders to choose from.

Holy_Terror · **Posted:** Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:56 pm

cry of the banshee wrote:

Holy_Terror wrote:

traptunderice wrote:

cry of the banshee wrote:

Holy_Terror wrote:

Court in the Act is... one of the top three most important heavy metal albums ever in my opinion .

Genuinely curious how you arrived at this position.

Yeah, not convinced.

...but this album is fucking amazing. Goddamn this is good. I won't say it's better than Court, but it has gripped me way quicker than it took me to get into Court. Possibly due to when I am listening to each album, but still I'm saying it.

I find it to be the very first album of its kind, i.e. the first European power metal album. This style definitely wasn't in vogue and has been hailed by just about everyone as being way ahead of its time. These songs were all for the most part written in the latter parts of 1981 and early 1982 so they represent a tremendous leap in the evolution of heavy metal. Sadly this gets overlooked a lot, but this band revolutionized heavy metal in my opinion but unfortunately Metallica is credited for this.

So that's my personal opinion. To me, it is one of the most important because of what it represents, a huge leap forward. Taken together with the fact that they were the first to sound like this, and that the style pretty much exploded afterwards to me makes it extremely important. it is probably the most underrated historically significant album ever to me. Bands from Exxodus to Blind Guardian cite Satan as one of the main reasons they sound the way they do.

Ok, that makes sense. Metallica has always been overrated, though. A case of the right place at the right time.
I remember when Court In The Act came out, it wasn't all that unknown. I personally would have cited Melissa as the more important album of that year, but that's how it always goes.

Also, Heavy Metal Maniac came out that year and it really stepped up the intensity level exponentially.

Naming "important" albums from that era is tricky, though. the early 80s were a turning point in so many ways, so there are a lot of contenders to choose from.

I agree that it's tricky naming important albums from this era. My personal opinion is that Satan's Court in the Act is essentially the first of a long line of more technical traditional-type heavy metal. For whatever reason, I feel that is the case with court int he act moreso than with other albums. That i can't explain, its just a feeling really.

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:16 am

Holy_Terror wrote:

cry of the banshee wrote:

Holy_Terror wrote:

traptunderice wrote:

cry of the banshee wrote:

Holy_Terror wrote:

Court in the Act is... one of the top three most important heavy metal albums ever in my opinion .

Genuinely curious how you arrived at this position.

Yeah, not convinced.

...but this album is fucking amazing. Goddamn this is good. I won't say it's better than Court, but it has gripped me way quicker than it took me to get into Court. Possibly due to when I am listening to each album, but still I'm saying it.

I find it to be the very first album of its kind, i.e. the first European power metal album. This style definitely wasn't in vogue and has been hailed by just about everyone as being way ahead of its time. These songs were all for the most part written in the latter parts of 1981 and early 1982 so they represent a tremendous leap in the evolution of heavy metal. Sadly this gets overlooked a lot, but this band revolutionized heavy metal in my opinion but unfortunately Metallica is credited for this.

So that's my personal opinion. To me, it is one of the most important because of what it represents, a huge leap forward. Taken together with the fact that they were the first to sound like this, and that the style pretty much exploded afterwards to me makes it extremely important. it is probably the most underrated historically significant album ever to me. Bands from Exxodus to Blind Guardian cite Satan as one of the main reasons they sound the way they do.

Ok, that makes sense. Metallica has always been overrated, though. A case of the right place at the right time.
I remember when Court In The Act came out, it wasn't all that unknown. I personally would have cited Melissa as the more important album of that year, but that's how it always goes.

Also, Heavy Metal Maniac came out that year and it really stepped up the intensity level exponentially.

Naming "important" albums from that era is tricky, though. the early 80s were a turning point in so many ways, so there are a lot of contenders to choose from.

I agree that it's tricky naming important albums from this era. My personal opinion is that Satan's Court in the Act is essentially the first of a long line of more technical traditional-type heavy metal. For whatever reason, I feel that is the case with court int he act moreso than with other albums. That i can't explain, its just a feeling really.

Another rather unsung band of the era that had a very original sound is Cirith Ungol. Criminally underrated band, and specifically the King of the Dead album (and to a leseer extent, Frost and Fire).

Holy_Terror · **Posted:** Wed Apr 03, 2013 5:43 pm

cry of the banshee wrote:

Holy_Terror wrote:

cry of the banshee wrote:

Holy_Terror wrote:

traptunderice wrote:

cry of the banshee wrote:

Holy_Terror wrote:

Court in the Act is... one of the top three most important heavy metal albums ever in my opinion .

Genuinely curious how you arrived at this position.

Yeah, not convinced.

...but this album is fucking amazing. Goddamn this is good. I won't say it's better than Court, but it has gripped me way quicker than it took me to get into Court. Possibly due to when I am listening to each album, but still I'm saying it.

I find it to be the very first album of its kind, i.e. the first European power metal album. This style definitely wasn't in vogue and has been hailed by just about everyone as being way ahead of its time. These songs were all for the most part written in the latter parts of 1981 and early 1982 so they represent a tremendous leap in the evolution of heavy metal. Sadly this gets overlooked a lot, but this band revolutionized heavy metal in my opinion but unfortunately Metallica is credited for this.

So that's my personal opinion. To me, it is one of the most important because of what it represents, a huge leap forward. Taken together with the fact that they were the first to sound like this, and that the style pretty much exploded afterwards to me makes it extremely important. it is probably the most underrated historically significant album ever to me. Bands from Exxodus to Blind Guardian cite Satan as one of the main reasons they sound the way they do.

Ok, that makes sense. Metallica has always been overrated, though. A case of the right place at the right time.
I remember when Court In The Act came out, it wasn't all that unknown. I personally would have cited Melissa as the more important album of that year, but that's how it always goes.

Also, Heavy Metal Maniac came out that year and it really stepped up the intensity level exponentially.

Naming "important" albums from that era is tricky, though. the early 80s were a turning point in so many ways, so there are a lot of contenders to choose from.

I agree that it's tricky naming important albums from this era. My personal opinion is that Satan's Court in the Act is essentially the first of a long line of more technical traditional-type heavy metal. For whatever reason, I feel that is the case with court int he act moreso than with other albums. That i can't explain, its just a feeling really.

Another rather unsung band of the era that had a very original sound is Cirith Ungol. Criminally underrated band, and specifically the King of the Dead album (and to a leseer extent, Frost and Fire).

Yes, Cirith Ungol are heavy metal masters. Criminally and undeservedly underrated. My favorite is One Foot in Hell. It's all the stuff that made the first two albums awesome but heavier and darker and with probably some of the most amazing soloing ever. The solos in Nadsokor and 100 Mph in particular are amazing.

North From Here · **Posted:** Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:23 pm

I was impressed with the guitarwork in Court in the Act. Definitely going to give those early Cirith Ungol albums a listen too.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:54 pm

This fucking album is standout material. I'm truly of the opinion that everyone on this site should love this album.

GeneralDiomedes · **Posted:** Sun Nov 17, 2013 1:17 am

You really could put a recording date of 1984 or something on this and nobody would question it. Lots of creativity and complexity going on here, totally worth the purchase.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Sun Nov 17, 2013 1:27 am

GeneralDiomedes wrote:

You really could put a recording date of 1984 or something on this and nobody would question it. Lots of creativity and complexity going on here, totally worth the purchase.

I know nothing about the writing process for this album. Any chance that these were songs written in the 80s and simply recorded until now?

GeneralDiomedes · **Posted:** Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:42 am

Almost seems like it .. but why would they keep them hidden and release shittier follow up albums?

I daresay this is a modern classic.

Nickelback666 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 17, 2013 7:31 am

I agree its phenomenal. Excellent catchy riffs, brilliant vocals, and great hooks and usage of melody. My second favorite album of the year behind the newest Warlord.

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