You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
Artist: Twisted Sister
Community Score: 7.83

From the solid sales of their independently released debut album, 1982's Under the Blade, New York's Twisted Sister were finally rewarded with a major record label contract, courtesy of Atlantic, who issued their first domestic release, You Can't Stop Rock & Roll, a year later. The album followed the same raw heavy metal direction of their... Read More

The Time to Rock: Best of Singles A's & B's
Artist: UFO

Many British metal bands of the '70s/'80s have been the subject of numerous compilations over the years, especially such acts as Motorhead, Saxon, and UFO. The latter outfit is best known for their era when German six string wunderkind Michael Schenker led the charge, but the 1999 British double disc anthology, Time to Rock: Best of Singles A's... Read More

The Best of Vixen: Full Throttle
Artist: Vixen
Land of the Free
Artist: Gamma Ray
Community Score: 8.17

The stigma of Helloween is a hard one to get rid off, as illustrated on Gamma Ray's first three LPs. Kai Hansen succeeded in creating a band of his own, but he couldn't come up with an idiosyncratic style or even implement it well. Land of the Free is, however, a complete success considering Hansen's progression. Land of the Free intriguingly... Read More

Gene Simmons
Artist: Kiss
Community Score: 7.36

Most Kiss fans associate Gene Simmons with the band's hardest-rocking compositions; after all, he's responsible for such heavies as "Watchin' You," "Calling Dr. Love," "Larger Than Life," and "Goin' Blind." So many Kiss fans must have been surprised when they heard Gene's diverse 1978 solo album, with songs that contained choirs and string... Read More

Insanity & Genius
Artist: Gamma Ray
Community Score: 8.50
Time to Burn
Artist: Giant
Community Score: 7.50

Giant's second effort, 1991's Time to Burn is another excellent, melodic, hard rock album in the vein of Foreigner and Journey, but with the added sting of Dan Huff's incredible chops and blinding technique (especially on the title track). The rest of the band provides equally impressive musicianship throughout, and one is left with the feeling... Read More

Greatest Hits
Artist: April Wine
Community Score: 8.00

Covering its most lucrative years, April Wine's Greatest Hits compiles all of this Montreal-based band's material from the '70s, made up of power ballads and hard rock songs. Founder and lead singer Myles Goodwyn pilots the group in both the slow stuff and the guitar-driven tunes, and his obliging voice takes full control of each type. Both... Read More

Bring 'Em Bach Alive
Artist: Sebastian Bach

After Skid Row split up in the mid-'90s, singer Sebastian Bach formed an alternative/heavy metal supergroup dubbed The Last Hard Men. In addition to Bach, the group included Breeders guitarist Kelley Deal, Frogs guitarist Jimmy Flemion, and Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. Unfortunately, the group never issued an album (just a cover... Read More