Recent Purchases (Christian)

LOL yes that one was a must, still trying to get into Neal (hard for me)

mothy wrote:LOL yes that one was a must, still trying to get into Neal (hard for me)

I listened to him a bit lately and honestly, it sounded like modern Dream Theater.  Portnoy's drum style and all.

Yeah, I struggle with the "lighter" side of Neal not sure why but "lighter" stuff really needs to grab me lately or no go

mothy wrote:not a "huge" neal morse fan yet but its growing on me. Looking to purchase one for now and down to Solo Scriptura or The Great Adventure. Whats the recommendations

I think his best was Similitude...also Sola scriptura ... if you don’t have Similitude you should get it first and then get ‘The great adventure’ ...as it was a follow up. Both are good.

Ammocas wrote:

Andreas89 wrote:Ah, Neal Morse and Holy Tide in the previous two posts. Gives warm feelings to my heart.
I'm still waiting for a new album to arrive at the media store where I ordered it...

Andreas89, whenever I’m stuck on what to listen to with so much to choose from, Neal Morse is my go to ... it’s like a default setting! All good stuff! Like your first cup of coffee in the morning...lol

Heh, I also have those phases. There are other go-to-bands as well, but yeah, I know what you mean

mothy wrote:not a "huge" neal morse fan yet but its growing on me. Looking to purchase one for now and down to Solo Scriptura or The Great Adventure. Whats the recommendations

You mean you already own those two albums? If not, Sola Scriptura is better than The Great Adventure and Similitude, so I'd go with that.

If you do have those, I'm inclined to say One. Not exactly the heaviest (although it has heavy moments), but I'd say it is his most "epic" record. And my favourite Neal Morse album.

A few of you might be proud: I FINALLY ordered Holy Tide - Aquila.  Though the cheapest option was from Russia so it'll be a little while before I get to enjoy it... 

@Andreas89 Nope dont own any Neal Morse.

@Kerrick, atta boy! of course as much as I tout them I only recently bought it (digital of course)

^Ha, that's quite alright.  

^ Was ordering from Bandcamp page not economical?

Unfortunately not.    With shipping, it was ~$20 on Bandcamp.  I ordered mine from Russia for ~$14.

Gotcha, sucks that you have to wait but 6$ is a good amount to save

Yup that's $6 that can go towards another CD! 

Aquila was on my radar ever since its release. I put it on my list recently after checking out 2019 releases I didn't buy yet.

I ordered from Girder Music the below on colored vinyl on November 17:

Angelica self titled debut
Angelica - Rock, Stock and Barrell
Shout - In Your Face
Zion - Thunder From the Mountain

These were supposed to ship on December 19 but Greg Hayes mentioned on Facebook that there are delays and he was revamping the Angelica and Shout vinyl to make the product better. He said they are shipping in February.

I ordered from ROXX Records during the black Friday sale:

Bloodgood - In the Trenches of Rock soundtrack CD
Guardian/Whitecross - Revival red vinyl
Sacred Warrior - Master's Command black vinyl

I received this last week

(Temple Of Blood will appreciate this.)  I finally got around to ordering those four Warlord albums off eBay:

Deliver Us
And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun...
Rising Out Of The Ashes
The Holy Empire

They're all the 2-CD remastered High Roller Records versions.  I can't wait until they arrive!  I've been in the mood for this type of music for a while but nothing I have quite fits the bill.

Kirk Windstein - Dream in Motion

Gary Lenaire - Symphonic Liberties

Tourniquet - Gazing At Medusa

Kerrick wrote:(Temple Of Blood will appreciate this.)  I finally got around to ordering those four Warlord albums off eBay:

Deliver Us
And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun...
Rising Out Of The Ashes
The Holy Empire

They're all the 2-CD remastered High Roller Records versions.  I can't wait until they arrive!  I've been in the mood for this type of music for a while but nothing I have quite fits the bill.

I know those were expensive but I think you will get plenty of plays out of them!

Warlord are a one of a kind IMHO.

That first album is an all-time metal classic in my book.

Cool!  Yeah I'm really looking forward to cranking 'em loudly.    How would you rank Warlord's albums?

Also, what are your thoughts of Lordian Guard?

I have these ordered from Roxx:

Zion - Thunder from the Mountain reissue CD
Saint - The Calf
Guardian - First Watch Retroactive reissue
Bloodgood - In the Trenches Bluray
Siloam - Sweet Destiny CD and vinyl reissue

Pastor Brad - Three Nails

Gnophos  (digital)
Hesychast - Ageless

Pastor Brad— Three Nails
Rosanna’s Raiders— Before & After The Fire: We Are Raiders-35th Anniversary

I just nabbed a sealed copy of California Metal II on vinyl....at a good price too! I can check that one off my Grail List!

Living Sacrifice - The Infinite Order and Living Sacrifice - Ghost Thief.
Had to update my music library a bit.