cradle of filth - vempire or dark faerytales in phallustein

had this one on the wantlist forever, it seems. now finally an affordable reissue fills the void. and such a great looking one, too. transparent orange w/ black marble vinyl out of 850 copies. darkness shall rise records under exclusive liscence by cacaphonous records. 1996/2025.

ozzy osbourne - the ultimate sin

the fourth records of ozzy's solo career is a triumph, plain and simple. songs like the title track, 'never' or 'fool like you' are pure 80's metal gold. 1986 european pressing on epic records.

ozzy osbourne - bark at the moon

the first ozzy album to feature guitarist jake e. lee. this album is packed with belters like the title track, 'forever (centre of eternity)' or 'waiting for darkness'. love the cover shot with ozz in full werewolf make up in particular.

this is an european pressing, which can be identified by the blue lettering on the cover instead of red. as far as my information goes, this is even a first press. epic records. 1983.

ozzy osbourne - diary of a madman

after ozzy passed away a few weeks ago, i set out to listen to his solo stuff more profoundly. i had 'blizzard of ozz' in the collection since the reissue from 2021, so i started with his 2nd album 'diary of a madman'.

bought this european repress from the early 80's via ebay. musically this surpasses the already fantastic debut. the back-up band around randy rhoads was a menace and ozzy's unique voice shines above it all. epic records. 1981.

death - individual thought patterns

always thought that these back on black pressings looked better than the sparkly foil print relapse copies these days. less is sometimes more.

musically this album is a wild, proggy death metal ride which never seizes to amaze me. in my opinion their 2nd best, right after 'human'. back on black. 2010.