1996 - THE YEAR IN HEAVY

1996 - a strange year in metal, as extreme metal took a back seat to other forms of heavy for the first time in the 90s. Lots of hard rock, trad metal, doom, and punk represented instead, making for an eclectic list this listening session. Don't resist the power!!! Side 1 (0:00) "Against Windows": AMORPHIS - Elegy (4:03) "10 In 2010": BAD RELIGION - The Grey Race (6:22) "Urko's Conquest": CATHEDRAL - Supernatural Birth Machine (10:23) "Cascades: I'm Not Your Lover": DEEP PURPLE - Purpendicular (15:03) "The Power": MANOWAR - Louder Than Hell (19:12) "Gettin' Pretty Good At Barely Gettin' By": THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Gettin' Pretty Good At Barely Gettin' By Side 2 (23:16) "Disintegration/Free Money": SLAYER - Undisputed Attitude (24:57) "Wiseblood": COC - Wiseblood (27:56) "Down From The Mountain": MOLLY HATCHET - Devil's Canyon (32:35) "My Mommies Pot": TEENAGE HEAD - Head Disorder (34:50) "Roots Bloody Roots": SEPULTURA - Roots (38:21) "Don't": SACRED REICH - Heal