Flashback 2023 – Die Feinheiten

Michael Haifls

Top 30

HEAVY LOAD – Riders Of The Ancient Storm
MONIKA ROSCHER BIGBAND – Witchy Activities And The Maple Death
TRISTAN BRUSCH – Am Wahn
THE CHRONICLES OF FATHER ROBIN – The Songs & Tales Of Airoea
JOHN COLTRANE – Evenings At The Village Gate

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GALAHAD – The Long Goodbye
OVERHEAD – Telepathic Minds
JASON BIELER & THE BARON VON BIELSKI ORCHESTRA – Postcards From The Asylum
SORCERER – Reign Of The Reaper
THOMAS GLÖNKLER – Tiefenland

ALKALOID – Numen
MAREK ARNOLD´S ARTROCK PROJECT
DUANE BETTS – Wild & Precious Life
BLOOD STAR – First Sighting
CHANDELIER – We Can Fly
CIRITH UNGOL – Dark Parade
THE DAMNED – Darkadelic
EARTHSIDE – Let The Truth Speak
ELEMENT OF CRIME – Morgens um vier
HEINZ RUDOLF KUNZE – Können vor Lachen

LANKUM – False Lankum
TILL LINDEMANN – Zunge
METALLICA – 72 Seasons
MOON SAFARI – Himlabacken Vol. 2
JOE JACKSON presents MAX CHAMPION – What A Racket!
PAUL SIMON – Seven Psalms
SMOULDER – Violent Creed Of Vengeance
CAT STEVENS – King Of A Land
TANITH – Voyage
URIAH HEEP – Chaos & Colour

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Live-Ausgrabungen:
WUCAN – Live At Deutschlandfunk
REINHARD MEY – In Wien

Live-Re-Release:
THIN LIZZY – Live And Dangerous Box Set – Deluxe Edition

EP:
PENDRAGON – North Star

Rentner-Überraschung:
IGGY POP – Every Loser
PETER GABRIEL – Ei Jo

45 RPM Vinyl-ReRelease:
GENESIS – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
GENESIS – Selling England By The Pound
JOHN PRINE – John Prine

UHQR Vinyl Records:
THE WHITE STRIPES – Elephant
JOHN COLTRANE – A Love Supreme
STEELY DAN – Aja

Große Jazz-ReRelease Wiedersehensfreude:
VOLKER KRIEGEL – Inside: Missing Link
HANK MOBLEY – A Caddy For Daddy
DONALD BYRD – Electric Byrd
HERBIE NICHOLS TRIO – Herbie Nichols Trio

Marcus Köhlers

Top 25

METALLICA – 72 Seasons
HELMET – Left
CODE ORANGE – The Above
P.J. HARVEY – I Inside The Old Year Dying
BARONESS – Stone

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KVELERTAK- Endling
SWANS – The Beggar
MUDHONEY – Plastic Eternity
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – In Times New Roman
FUCKED UP – One Day

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AHAB – The Coral Tombs
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE – Isn`t It Now?
BAR ITALIA – The Twits + Tracey Denim
BIG / BRAVE – Nature Morte
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY – Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You
KEN MODE – Void
KHANATE – To Be Cruel
MIKE DONOVAN – Meet The Mighty Flashlight
MONDO GENERATOR – We Stand Against You
OXBOW – Love`s Holiday
OOZING WOUND- We Cater To Cowards
SPIRIT ADRIFT – Ghost At The Gallows
SPOTLIGHTS – Alchemy For The Dead
SULPHUR AEON – Seven Crowns And Seven Seals
YO LA TENGO – This Stupid World

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Top Hits: 
CODE ORANGE – Mirror
METALLICA – You Must Burn!
HELMET – Gun Fluf

Fine Rereleases + Compis
SUPERCHUNK – Misfits & Mistakes: Singles, B-Sides & Strays 2007 – 2023
EARTH – Earth 2.23 Special Lower Frequency Mix
MOTÖRHEAD – Another Perfect Day Anniversary
KHANATE – Khanate
MÖTLEY CRÜE – Shout At The Devil Anniversary

Best Live:
METALLICA – Amsterdam + Hamburg
MADONNA – Köln (Night 2)
SWANS – Montreux
MESSA – Karlsruhe
KEN MODE – Karlsruhe
DESERTFEST BERLIN: MONOLORD, UNCLE ACID & THE DEAD BEATS, KING BUFFALO, THE OBSESSED, MANTAR

Nice Read:
TREBLE
PITCHFORK
METAL SUCKS

Jürgen Tschamlers

Top 30

WINGS OF STEEL – Gates Of Twilight
LA CHINGA – Primal Forces
MEZZROW– Summon Thy Demons
CHEMIKILLED – Aftermath (Vinyl)
DESTRUCTOR – Blood, Bone And Fire

ANGELUS APATRIDA  – Aftermath
BLACK MASK – Queen Of The Beasts (Vinyl)
BLACK RAINBOWS – Superskull
CHEMIKILLED – Aftermath
CONEY HATCH – Postcard From Germany
FRONT ROW WARRIOS –Wheel Of Fortune
METAL CHURCH – Congregation Of Annihilation
NAITAKA – Emergence
OBLIVION FL – The Executioner
OVERKILL – Scorched
PERSECUTOR – Vendetta
RAVEN – ALL Hell`s Breaking Loose
ROADWOLF – Midnight Lightning
SACRED OUTCRY – Towers Of Gold
SACRIFICE – Live In Japan 2018
SAINT AGNES – Bloodsuckers
SHOCKER – Fractured Visions Of The Mind
SOG – Man Demonic
THE SPACELORDS – Nectar Of The Gods
TEMTRIS – Khaos Divine
TEMPLE BALLS – Avalanche
TYGERS OF PAN TANG – Bloodlines
TYRANEX – Reasons For The Slaughter
WITCHSKULL – The Serpent Tide
WITCHSLAYER – Witchslayer

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Top 5-Nicht Metal Alben:
MILEY CYRUS – Endless Summer Vacation
THE REFRESHMENTS – A Stiff One
DOLLY PARTON- Rockstar
THE DEVILS – Live At Maximum Festival
LUCINDA WILLIAMS – Stories From A Rock`n`Roll Heart

Coole Re-Releases, die man braucht:
TARGET – Demo Anthology 1986-1988 (CD)
AMULANCE – The Rage Within…The Aftermath (Vinyl)
OBLIVION – Ultimate Anthology-Quest For Power-Rebirth (Vinyl)
ASSALANT – The Damage Is Done (Vinyl)
MOTÖRHEAD – Another Perfect Day-40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Vinyl)
ENTROPHY – Ashen Existence-Anniversary Edition (CD)
3 INCHES OF BLOOD – Long Live Heavy Metal (als DO-LP)

Meistgehörte Songs im Jahresdurchschnitt:
La Chinga – Light It Up
Wings Of Steel – Cry Of The Damned
Sammy Hagar – Reckless
Sanhedrin – Scythian Woman
The Refreshments – Slippery Slope
Tyranex – Take The Torch
Boston – High Power
Chris Isaak – Wicked Game
Girlschool – Cold Dark Heart
Jetboy – Groove Tube
Razor – Miami

Live Highlights:
CHERIE CURRIE – Bannerman`s, Edinburgh, Schottland,
DEMOLITION 23 – Tavastia, Helsinki, Finnland,
KING BUFFALO – ColosSaal, Aschaffenburg,
IGGY POP – Maimarkt Gelände, Mannheim,
SACRED REICH – Substage, Karlsruhe,
AGNOSTIC FRONT – 7er Club, Mannheim,
THE SPACELORDS – Altes Volksbad, Mannheim,
EVIL INVADERS – 7er Club, Mannheim,
BLAST FROM THE PAST FESTIVAL –Kubox, Kuurne, Belgien,
WARRIOR SOUL – Lemmy`s Rock Bar, Bad Friedrichshall,
THE POOR – Wood Stock Guitares, Ensisheim, Frankreich,
NINE POUND HAMMER – Alter Hackerei, Karlsruhe,
THE DEVILS – Cafe Central, Weinheim,

Lesenswertes:
Heroes Of The Metal Underground-The Definitive Guide to 1980s…

Ansonsten …
… sind die German-Metal-Community-Wixxer des letzten Jahres die gleichen wie dieses Jahr und noch ein paar mehr. So Fuck off.

Less Leßmeisters

Top 30

Die 10 schönsten Christbaumspitzen 2023
ADORNED GRAVES – The Earth Hath Opened Her Mouth
CHAOS INSIDE – The Raven, The Joker And The Machine
CROWN LANDS – Fearless
DISPYRIA – The Story Of Marion Dust
FRONT ROW WARRIORS – Wheel Of Fortune
GREYDON FIELDS – Otherworld
KARIN RABHANSL – Rodeo
MAJESTIC RYTE – Majestic Ryte
URIAH HEEP – Chaos & Colour
WINGS OF STEEL – Gates Of Twilight

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Die 21 schönsten Kugeln am Weihnachtsbaum 2023
ARJEN LUCASSEN’S SONIC REVOLUTION – Same
BARNABAS SKY – What Comes To Light
ENDTIME PROPHETS – A New Religion
ENTERING POLARIS – Atlantean Shores / And Silently The Age Did Pass
FLOOR JANSEN – Paragon
GÜNTER WERNO’S ANIMA ONE – Symphonic Concert No. 1
HEAVY LOAD – Riders Of The Ancient Storm
LIVING THE FIRE – Newman
MAREK ARNOLD´S ARTROCK PROJECT – Marek Arnold’s Artrock Project
MEURTRIÈRES – Ronde De Nuit
MYSTERY – Redemption
OK GOODNIGHT – The Fox And The Bird
SATURNUS – The Storm Within
SAVAGE – Glory Riders
SUBWAY TO SALLY – Himmelfahrt
TANIA KIKIDI – Wings Of Freedom
TANITH – Voyage
TEMTRIS – Khaos Divine
THE HIRSCH EFFEKT – Urian
THE NIGHT ETERNAL – Fatale
WOLF PRAYER – Spell Of The Crimson Eye

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Einstige Helden, die auch dieses Jahr lieferten
– still Restless & Wild –
ATROCITY – Okkult III
IGGY POP – Every Loser
METAL CHURCH – Congregation Of Annihilation
OVERKILL – Scorched
U.D.O. – Touchdown
YES – Mirror To The Sky

Prog me Baby
HAKEN – Fauna
RIVERSIDE – ID.Entity
SUBSIGNAL – A Poetry Of Rain
THE FLOWER KINGS – Look At You Now

Compilationen des Jahres
SANDOW – Kinder Des Verbrechens 40 Jahre – Best Of 1982-2022
W.A.S.P. – Raw Covers

Livedokument des Jahres
CONEY HATCH – Postcard From Germany

Old Love new discovered
MILLA – The Divine Comedy

Cover des Jahres
‚Love Song‘ from THE CURE by CHAOS INSIDE

Unnötigstes Weihnachtsalbum inklusive der furchtbarsten, ausgelutschtesten Nerv-Covers
TARJA – Dark Christmas

Einstige Helden, die bedeutungslos sind und nur noch Rohstoffverschwendung von Vinyl verursachen
METALLICA – 72 boring Seasons

Mainstream und dennoch Spass dabei… doch gleichzeitig der Vinylwucher des Jahres
PETER GABRIEL – IO

Warum, verdammt… und warum so mies?
JAMES RIVERA`S METAL WAVE – New Wave Gone Metal

Die eine Box um sie alle zu knechten …
… behaltet sie einfach, werte Industrie

Pornoreissue des Jahres
Done with it. Support new stuff!

Jazz Reissue des Jahres
Nein

Festivals of pure Love and Devotion
IRON FEST
STORM CRUSHER
ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
SICKINGEN HIGH ROCK

Livereunion des Jahres
DEPRESSIVE AGE

Futter für Auge, Ohr und Hirn<
Black Widows – Staffel 2
Hunters – Staffel 2>
Picard – Staffel 3
Strange New Worlds – Staffel 2
The Fall of the House of Usher

Ausstrahlung des Jahres bei mässiger Handlung
Rosario Dawson als Ahsoka

High Hopes for 2024
Nicht jedes verfickte Doppelgatefold kostet über 40€
CHAOS INSIDE zusammen mit GREYDON FIELDS auf Tour

Harald Pfeiffers

Top 30

1  SIENNA ROOT – Revelation
2  THE COLD STARES – Voices
3  OVERKILL – Scorched
4  ANNIE TAYLOR – Inner Smile
5  KING HOWL – Homecoming

ARTHUR ADAMS – Kick Up Some Dust
RONNIE ATKINS – Trinity
BLACK STONE CHERRY – Screamin‘ At The Sky
JOE BONAMASSA – Tales Of Time
POPA CHUBBY AND THE BEAST BAND – Live At G. Bluey’s Juke Joint NYC
ROBERT JON & THE WRECK – Ride Into The Light
LAURENCE JONES – Bad Luck & The Blues
LUMINATRIX – Antihero
MARCH TO DIE – Tears Of The Gorgon
JOHN MELLENCAMP – Orpheus Descending
PATRIARCHS IN BLACK – My Veneration
REPTALIEN – Hypocrites
ERIC SARDINAS – Midnight Junction
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD – Dirt On My Diamonds Volume 1
SVARTANATT – Last Days On Earth
YAWNING BALCH – Volume One
THE WAEVE – The Waeve

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Rereleases Rangliste (1-8):
THIN LIZZY – ´Live And Dangerous´ Boxset
THIN LIZZY- Live And Dangerous At Hammersmith 14 Nov 1976
THIN LIZZY – ´Vagabonds Of The Western World´ 50th anniversary Boxset
MOTÖRHEAD – ´Another Perfect Day´ 40th anniversary Boxset
THIN LIZZY – Life/Live
SNOWY WHITE AND THE WHITE FLAMES – No Faith Required
FEHLFARBEN – Handbuch für die Welt
MOTÖRHEAD – Live At Montreux Jazz Festival

Markus Gps‘

Top 30

1  THEOCRACY – Mosaic
2  BY FIRE AND SWORD – Glory
3  OVERHEAD – Telepathic Minds
4  ALKALOID – Numen
5  HEXVESSEL – Polar Veil

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6  TANITH – Voyage
7  SORCERER – Reign Of The Reaper
8  WINGER – Seven
9  THE NIGHT ETERNAL – Fatale
10  CROWNE – Operation Phoenix

ANASAZI – Cause & Consequences
CREYE – III: Weightless
FRONT ROW WARRIORS – Wheel Of Fortune
HACKBERRY – Breathing Space
ICE AGE – Waves Of Loss And Power
JAG PANZER – The Hallowed
SACRED OUTCRY – Towers Of Gold
SOEN – Memorial
URIAH HEEP – Chaos & Colour
WINGS OF STEEL – Gates Of Twilight

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Leibhaftige Top 15
1  VITAM AETERNAM feat. DEVIL DOLL (Prognosis / Eindhoven)
2  TERAMAZE (Prog Power / Baarlo)
3  TREAT (Göteborg)
4  EUROPE (Stuttgart)
5  FIFTH ANGEL (Keep It True / Lauda-Königshofen)
6  CALIGULA’S HORSE (München)
7  HEI’AN (Prog Power / Baarlo)
8  IQ (Aschaffenburg / Day 1)
9  SARATOGA (Rock Imperium / Cartagena)
10  DISILLUSION (Stuttgart)
11  SORCERER (Hammer Of Doom / Würzburg)
12  ROSALIE CUNNINGHAM (Prognosis / Eindhoven)
13  PETRA (Loud & Proud / Betzdorf)
14  JAG PANZER (Hammer And Iron / Essen)
15  HELSTAR (KIT Warmup / Dittigheim)

Sir Lord Dooms

Top 30

1  DANAVA – Nothing But Nothing
2  HÅNDGEMENG – Ultra Ritual
3  CIRITH UNGOL – Dark Parade
4  THUNDER HORSE – After The Fall
5  VIRAL TYRANT – Vultures Like You

6  TYRANN – Besatt
7  BLACKWÜLF – Thieves And Liars
8  WOLFNAUT – Return Of The Asteroid
9  SPIRITUAL VOID – Wayfarer
10  NINE ALTARS – The Eternal Penance

11  THE LORE OF GAUBERT – Revelations 1 And 2
12  HEAVY LOAD – Riders Of The Ancient Storm
13  GARGANTUAN BLADE – Gargantuan Blade
14  TOMB MOLD – The Enduring Spirit
15  AUTOPSY – Ashes, Organs, Blood And Crypts
16  EARTHBONG – Church Of Bong
17  GARGOYLE – Hail To The Necrodoom
18  IS LOVE ALIVE? – Welcome Home
19  OBITUARY – Dying Of Everything
20  FLIGHT – Echoes Of Journeys Past

21  BLOOD LIGHTNING – Blood Lightning
22  MORK – Dypet
23  FREEROAD – Do What You Feel
24  SMOULDER – Violent Creed Of Vengeance
25  Various Artists – Burn On The Bayou
26  SORTILÈGE – Apocalypse
27  WINGS OF STEEL – Gates Of Twilight
28  TIDAL WAVE – The Lord Knows
29  MINENWERFER – Feuerwalze
30  SINTAGE – Vintage Paralyzing Chains

Top EPs 2023
1  Earthbong – Proceed As One
2  Blood Incantation – Luminiscent Bridge
3  Sentry – Promo 23
4  Amethyst – Rock Knights

Top 5 Live
1  Danava / Hippie Death Cult /   Margarita Witch Cult 04.11.2023, Hamburg, Hafenklang
2  Raging Speedhorn 12.12.2023, Hamburg, Markthalle
3  The Obsessed / Earthbong 05.06.2023, Hamburg, Hafenklang
4  Smoulder / Tower / Acid Blade 02.09.2023, Hamburg, Bambi Galore
5  Fatso Jetson / High Desert Queen 26.05.2023, Hamburg, Molotow

Frohes Fest und einen „Guten Rutsch“ ins neue Jahr wünschen Euch

Harald, Jürgen, Less, Sascha,
Marcus, Markus und Michael

im Namen des gesamten SaitenKult-Teams!