VARIOUS ARTIST

I am a fan of various Artist albums..anyone else enjoy them..I have alot from the old Ktel and Rhino records to the heavens Metal Boxset and the pure metal samplers...

I really dig some of the older ones with exclusive material (usually from unsigned bands).  For some of those bands it was one or two songs that would end up being the only music they ever recorded.

Love these albums! Sometimes it's a great way to get to know a band - and then dive into their discography! Great gateways!

Some of my favorites:

Righteous Metal
California Metal 1 & 2
Underground Metal
East Coast Metal

There are a lot of secular ones I like too, but since this is the Christian section - I'll leave this list as is.

Yes, I enjoy a good compilation.  It used to be one of the best ways to discover new bands!

Power From The Sky is a Swedish Christian Metal album.

Then there is also Metal For Jesus. www.metalforjesus.org/metalforjesus.html

Here they are ranked chronologically. I wish I was in the band 'VARIOUS', wow so many releases!!!
http://firestreamvault.com/band.php?id=196#.VqtgFVKnJe8

Good clean copy's of various artist albums are one of the hardest things for me to find on vinyl...

oldschooldoom wrote:Here they are ranked chronologically. I wish I was in the band 'VARIOUS', wow so many releases!!!
http://firestreamvault.com/band.php?id=196#.VqtgFVKnJe8

 Like that band "Dinner Break" that played Cornerstone every year?

Yes, once upon a time compilations were THE best way to find new bands.  I bought this one once called Extremely Loud Guitar that had a bunch of bands I'd never heard of, bands like Tourniquet, Bride, Deliverance, etc.

Now I don't listen to comps much unless they're themed (Christmas, for instance).  I'll see a band on a distro site or here and try to find them on YouTube.

Grind crusher and at deaths door are legendary!

Temple of Blood wrote:

Who all is on that album and when did it come out? Looks pretty rad.