I have spent the past couple of weeks on getting my new house in shape so it's ready to move into at the end of this week. 60 liters of paint has been used to paint more than 200 square meters of walls and ceilings... To survive so much painting, music is indispensable.
So I hereby present ....
The ultimate Heavy Metal painting playlist (Maximum coverage guaranteed)
Alice Cooper - Hey Stoopid
Allen Lande - My Own Way
Angra - Carolina IV
Annihilator - King Of The Kill
Annihilator - Knight Jumps Queen
Avantasia - Chalice Of Agony
Avantasia - I Don't Believe In Your Love
Avantasia - Reach Out For The Light
Avantasia - Serpents In Paradise
Avantasia - The Final Sacrifice
Avantasia - The Glory Of Rome
Blind Guardian - And The Story Ends
Blind Guardian - Another Holy War
Blind Guardian - Banish From Sanctuary
Blind Guardian - Born In A Mourning Hall
Blind Guardian - I'm Alive
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
Blind Guardian - Into the Storm
Blind Guardian - Journey Through The Dark
Blind Guardian - Lost In The Twilight Hall
Blind Guardian - Majesty (Live)
Blind Guardian - Majesty
Blind Guardian - Mirror Mirror
Blind Guardian - Nightfall
Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song - In The Forest
Blind Guardian - The Quest For Tanelorn
Blind Guardian - The Script For My Requiem (Be sure to have everything you don't want painted covered since head- and brushbanging will ensue with this one)
Blind Guardian - Time Stands Still
Blind Guardian - Time What Is Time
Blind Guardian - Traveler In Time (Live)
Blind Guardian - Traveler in Time
Blind Guardian - Welcome To Dying
Blind Guardian - When Sorrow Sang
Cage - Black River Falls
Cage - Bohemian grove
Cage - Die Glocke (I usually stop dead, mid-stroke just to enjoy the monster vocal lines)
Cage - Fire and metal
Cage - From death to legend
Cage - Hell destroyer
Cage - I am the king
Cage - Operation Overlord
Cage - Rise of the beast
Cage - Scarlet Witch (Scarlet Bitch?)
Cage - Stranger in Black
Chris Caffery - Faces
Chris Caffery - Pisses Me Off
Dark Moor - Bells Of Notre Dame
Dark Moor - By the Strange Paths of Destiny
Dark Moor - Nevermore
DragonForce - Valley of the Damned (For high speed painting this song is perfect)
Dream Evil - Children Of The Night
Dream Evil - The Chosen Ones
Dream Theater - Innocence Faded
Dream Theater - Lifting Shadows Off A Dream (The positive vibes will resurrect even the most aching arm)
Dream Theater - Scene Eight - The Spirit Carries On
Dream Theater - Scene Two - II. Strange Deja Vu
Drengene fra Angora - Öresunds-visan (An insanely funny song about a Dane, a Swede and a Norwegian having a nightly meeting on the sea for a bit of a cuddle.
Link to very silly video)
Edguy - 9-2-9
Edguy - Dragonfly
Edguy - Mysteria
Edguy - Out Of Control
Edguy - Painting On The Wall
Edguy - Tears Of A Mandrake
Edguy - The Headless Game
Edguy - The Pride of Creation
Edguy - Theater Of Salvation
Edguy - Vain Glory Opera
Elegy - Everything
Elegy - Lost
Elegy - Spanish Inquisition (NI!)
Eternity X - Fly Away
Evergrey - Watching The Skies
Exodus - A.W.O.L
Exodus - Impact Is Imminent
Exodus - The Lunatic Parade
Falconer - Decadence Of Dignity
Falconer - Enter The Glade
Falconer - Royal Galley
Falconer - The Clarion Call
Falconer - Upon The Grave Of Guilt
Fates Warning - The Apparition
Fates Warning - Without a Trace
Forbidden - Infinite
Forbidden - Out of Body
Forbidden - R.I.P
Forbidden - Step By Step
Forbidden - Twisted Into Form
Freedom Call - Freedom Call
Freedom Call - Ocean
Freedom Call - Over The Rainbow
Freedom Call - Tears Falling
Gamma Ray - Beyond The Black Hole
Gamma Ray - Men On A Mission
Gamma Ray - Rebellion In Dreamland
Gamma Ray - Watcher In The Sky
Grave Digger - Culloden Muir
Grave Digger - Knights Of The Cross
Grave Digger - Lionheart
Grave Digger - Rebellion
Grave Digger - Scotland United
Grave Digger - The Ballad Of Mary
Grave Digger - The Dark Of The Sun
HammerFall - HammerFall
Hammerfall - Heeding the Call
HammerFall - Stone Cold
HammerFall - The Dragon Lies Bleeding
HammerFall - The Metal Age
Heavenly - Evil
Heavenly - Lust For Life
Heavenly - Spill Blood On Fire
Helloween - A Million To One
Helloween - Eagle Fly Free
Helloween - Forever And One
Helloween - I Want Out
Helloween - If I Knew
Helloween - I'm Alive
Helloween - Kings Will Be Kings
Helloween - March Of Time
Helloween - Power
Helloween - Steel Tormentor
Helloween - Twilight Of The Gods
Helloween - We Burn
Iced Earth - Birth of the Wicked
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
Iced Earth - Declaration Day
Iced Earth - Dracula
Iced Earth - My Own Savior
Iced Earth - Prophecy
Iced Earth - The Coming Curse
Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden - Gettysburg
Iced Earth - The Hunter
Iced Earth - Vengeance Is Mine
Iced Earth - Wolf
Iron Maiden - Caught Somewhere In Time (If you're using a telescope rod then it's perfectly usable as a guitar)
Jag Panzer - Shadow Thief
Jon Oliva's Pain - Before I Hang
Jon Oliva's Pain - Firefly
Kamelot - Across The Highlands
Kamelot - Center Of The Universe
Kamelot - Farewell
Kamelot - Forever
Kamelot - Heaven
Kamelot - Karma
Kamelot - Song Of Roland
Kamelot - The Black Halo
Kamelot - The Fourth Legacy
Kamelot - The Light I Shine On You
Kamelot - When The Lights Are Down
King Diamond - 1642 Imprisonment
King Diamond - A Secret
King Diamond - Amon Belongs To Them
King Diamond - Behind These Walls
King Diamond - Black Hill Sanitarium
King Diamond - Burn
King Diamond - Darkness
King Diamond - Give Me Your Soul
King Diamond - LOA House
King Diamond - Magic
King Diamond - Sleepless Nights
King Diamond - The Accusation Chair
King Diamond - The Invisible Guests
King Diamond - The Pact
King Diamond - The Puppet Master
King Diamond - The Ritual
King Diamond - The Trees Have Eyes
King Diamond - Twilight Symphony
King Diamond - Welcome Home
Labyrinth - Lady Lost in Time
Labyrinth - New Horizons
Lanfear - Stigmatized
Lanfear - The Artefact
Lanfear - The Spell
Lost Horizon - Cry Of A Restless Soul
Lost Horizon - Heart Of Storm
Lost Horizon - Highlander (The One)
Lost Horizon - Pure
Lost Horizon - Sworn In The Metal Wind
Lost Horizon - Think Not Forever
Lost Horizon - World Through My Fateless Eyes
Luca Turilli - The Age of Mystic Ice
Luca Turilli - War of the Universe
Manowar - Achilles, Agony And Ecstasy In Eight Parts
Manowar - All Men Play On 10
Manowar - Army Of The Immortals
Manowar - Battle Hymn
Manowar - Black Wind, Fire And Steel
Manowar - Blood Of My Enemies
Manowar - Blood Of The Kings
Manowar - Bridge Of Death (The new neighbours may start getting a bit worried when the spoken part arrives)
Manowar - Brothers Of Metal Pt. 1
Manowar - Call To Arms
Manowar - Carry On
Manowar - Dark Avenger
Manowar - Fight Until We Die
Manowar - Gates of Valhalla
Manowar - Guyana
Manowar - Hail And Kill
Manowar - Hail To England
Manowar - House Of Death
Manowar - Kill With Power
Manowar - King_Of_Kings
Manowar - Manowar
Manowar - March for Revenge
Manowar - Metal Daze
Manowar - Metal Warriors
Manowar - Odin
Manowar - Outlaw
Manowar - Return Of The Warlord
Manowar - Revelation
Manowar - Ride The Dragon
Manowar - Secret of Steel
Manowar - Shell Shock
Manowar - Sign Of The Hammer
Manowar - Sleipnir ("Faster than the fastest horse alive" always cheers up a long day of painting)
Manowar - Spirit Horse Of The Cherokee
Manowar - Swords In The Wind
Manowar - The Dawn of Battle
Manowar - The Power
Manowar - The Power Of Thy Sword
Manowar - Thor
Masterplan - Crystal Night
Masterplan - Heroes
Masterplan - Kind Hearted Light
Masterplan - Sail On
Masterplan - Spirit Never Die
Megadeth - Hangar 18
Mercyful Fate - Egypt
Misfits - Hunting Humans
Misfits - Saturday Night
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
Motorhead - Shoot You In The Back
Neal Morse - Fly High
Nightwish - Dark Chest of Wonders
Nightwish - Sacrament Of Wilderness
Nightwish - Wishmaster
Nocturnal Rites - Destiny Calls
Nocturnal Rites - Eternity Holds
Nocturnal Rites - Eyes Of The Dead
Nocturnal Rites - Hold On To The Flame
Nocturnal Rites - Shadowland
Omen - Death rider
Payne's Gray - Moonlight Waters
Pink Cream 69 - Seas of Madness
Primal Fear - All For One
Primal Fear - Riding the Eagle
Pyramaze - Caramon's Poem
Rage - All I Want
Rage - Great Old Ones
Rage - Human Metal
Rage - Soundchaser
Rhapsody - Dargor, Shadowlord Of The Black Mountain
Rhapsody - Dawn of Victory
Rhapsody - Emerald Sword
Rhapsody - Eternal Glory
Rhapsody - Flames Of Revenge
Rhapsody - Warrior Of The Ice
Riot - Johnny's Back
Riot - Thundersteel
RPWL - Roses
Sabaton - Nuclear attack
Sabaton - Panzer Battalion (There's nothing like an armoured tank to take my mind away from all the painting)
Sabaton - Primo Victoria
Sanctuary - Future Tense
Sanctuary - Taste Revenge
Savatage - A Little Too Far
Savatage - All That I Bleed
Savatage - Chance
Savatage - City Beneath
Savatage - Conversation Piece
Savatage - Edge of Thorns
Savatage - Follow Me
Savatage - Gutter Ballet
Savatage - Hall of the mountain king
Savatage - If I Go Away
Savatage - Jesus Saves
Savatage - Mentally Yours
Savatage - Miles Away
Savatage - Morphine Child
Savatage - New York City Don't Mean Nothing
Savatage - Power of The Night
Savatage - Sirens
Savatage - Somewhere In Time / Believe
Savatage - Strange wings
Savatage - Summer's Rain
Savatage - The Dungeons Are Calling
Savatage - The price you pay
Savatage - The Wake Of Magellan
Savatage - This Is The Time (1990)
Savatage - Thorazine Shuffle
Savatage - Tonight He Grins Again / Strange Reality
Savatage - Unusual
Savatage - Warriors
Savatage - When The Crowds Are Gone
Slayer - Angel of Death
Slayer - Dead Skin Mask
Slayer - Expendable Youth
Sonata Arctica - Weballergy
Stan Bush - I'll Never Forget
Stan Bush - This Moment
Stiltskin - Constantly Reminded
Stiltskin - Fame
Stiltskin - Lemon Yellow Sun
Stiltskin - Taking Time
Stratovarius - Black Diamond
Stratovarius - Black Diamond
Stratovarius - Distant Skies
Stratovarius - Father Time
Stratovarius - Galaxies (I imagine myself in another galaxy far far away...)
Stratovarius - S.O.S
Symphony X - Out Of The Ashes
Thine - Contact Point
Thine - Never Learn
Turisas - To Holmgard and Beyond
Vicious Rumors - Abandoned
Vicious Rumors - Digital Dictator
Vicious Rumors - Dust To Dust
Vicious Rumors - Raise Your Hands
Vicious Rumors - Six Stepsisters
Vicious Rumors - Soldiers Of The Night
Vicious Rumors - You Only Live Twice
Virgin Steele - A Shadow Of Fear
Virgin Steele - Blood And Gasoline
Virgin Steele - Crown Of Glory
Virgin Steele - Defiance
Virgin Steele - Dominion Day
Virgin Steele - Emalaith
Virgin Steele - Flames Of Thy Power
Virgin Steele - Forewer Will I Roam
Virgin Steele - Gate of Kings
Virgin Steele - Great Brush of Flame
Virgin Steele - I Will Come For You
Virgin Steele - Invictus
Virgin Steele - Kingdom Of The Fearless
Virgin Steele - Mind, Body, Spirit
Virgin Steele - Noble savage
Virgin Steele - Resurrection Day
Virgin Steele - Sword Of The Gods
Virgin Steele - The Burning Of Rome
Virgin Steele - The spirit of Steele
Virgin Steele - The Wine Of Violence
Virgin Steele - Through Blood And Fire
Virgin Steele - Veni, Vidi, Vici (Bold, triumphant brush strokes will appear)
Virgin Steele - We rule the night
Virgin Steele - Wings Of Vengeance
Wolf - Curse You Salem
Wolf - Whisky Psycho Hellions
Wuthering Heights - Longing For The Woods Part I - The Wild Children
Wuthering Heights - The Road Goes Ever On
The above songs will fit on a 2gb memory stick in 128kbit mp3 format and are highly recommended for extended painting sessions.
I also listened to a few albums....
Cage - Science of AnnihilationThis one is still in heavy rotation. Die Glocke has overtaken Operation Overlord as my favorite song. What a complete massive power this song has.
Dark Moor - AutumnalI lost track of Dark Moor after vocalist Elisa Martin left the band. Apparently a big mistake since this new album is excellent. Power Metal with atmosphere and great melodies. Fans of Nightwish, both old and new should check this band out.
Hansel - Mission to RockHansel rock! Mission complete.
Ok, so the band delivers some promising songs on this 4-track EP. Nothing mindblowing but there's potential.
Green Day - 21st Century BreakdownOverall a good album. Melodic Rock with alot of Beatles influence. Unfortunately the concept doesn't quite fit with the bright and happy music and it lessens the overall impression.
Know Your Enemy quickly gets repetitive and The Static Age doesn't hold the attention for long but songs like Viva La Gloria, Murder City and 21 Guns are instant earhangers.
There are a few songs which brought back memories of some oldies. "Last of American Girls" has a strong Beach Boys "Fun Fun Fun" vibe, "Viva La Gloria (Little Girl)" has a nod to "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (The Beatles) and "Horse shoes and Hand grenades" seems inspired by Back in the USSR (also The Beatles).
Dream Theater - Black Clouds and Silver LiningsFirst impression is grand. Wither instantly made a big impression and I'm looking forward to getting to know the rest of the songs better.
Pathosray - Sunless SkiesSymphony X may be a big inspiration but these guys manage to stand out and deliver a very good album. Something to check out for progressive metal fans.
UFO - The VisitorThe vibe was the first thing that struck me. Saving Me, Can't Buy a Thrill, Stop Breaking Down and On the Waterfront made an instant impression. Great music.
Stratovarius - DreamspaceMy first Stratovarius album and still among my favorites. Look out for a full review as soon as I've settled in.
CD purchases of the monthCage - Darker Than Black
Cage - Unveiled
Dark Moor - Autumnal
DGM - Frame
Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Live in Japan
Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Eden's Curse - Eden's Curse
Eden's Curse - Seven Deadly Sins
Hanoi Rocks - Bangkok Shocks Saigon Shakes + Oriental Beat
Hanoi Rock - Two steps from the move
Hanoi Rocks - Back to mystery City
Holy Martyr - Still at war
Kamelot - The Fourth Legacy - Japanese release
L.A. Guns - Hollywood Vampires - Japanese version
Paragon - Chalice Of Steel
Tori Amos - To Venus and Back
Warlord - Rising out of the ashes
Wolf - Black Wings
Wolf - Evil Star
Wolf - The Black Flame
Wolf - Wolf
