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    JUDAS PRIEST ALBUM RANKING GAME: #14 REVEALED

    The title track, Hard As Iron and Blood Red Skies are what make this album for me. It's uneven (so are most Priest albums, imo) but those three are incredibly strong highlights. The only albums I remember rating higher are the ones I think are incredibly strong from start to finish.
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    The Running thread

    Absolutely rapid - and that 10K PB is surely ready to come down even further once you've recovered given you've just set it in the middle of a longer race.
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    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 2, Matches 16-21

    Megadeth, Halford, Rush, KISS, Rainbow, Ghost. This round reminded me of how frustrating COB can be; musically they are fantastic but vocally they lose me near instantly.
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    Best New Music 2024 edition

    A second new song from the upcoming Unleash the Archers album: I'm still not convinced by their story concepts but I am enjoying the increased presence of the bass on this compared to the songs from the previous albums - it feels less thin.
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    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 2, Matches 16-21

    I come at this from practically the opposite perspective - I'm not really a massive fan of 70s Priest, but BTROD is by far my favourite song of theirs, hence the nomination. I love a good power ballad, and this is up there with the best of them, including an incredible solo and a standout set of...
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    Judas Priest

    It's a decent album. I don't know how many of the songs have staying power (Crown of Horns certainly does, and The Lodger made a strong starting impression), and lots of the songs blend together a bit, but they're enjoyable enough.
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    The Running thread

    It's a beautiful race, which is why I took almost twice as long as this person - extra sightseeing! :p
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    The Running thread

    Reading this is all well and good but it is not something I find myself relating to in the slightest. Running is just that - running - and very much separate from the rest. It's exercise, it's necessary and I feel better about myself for having done it, but I would be reticent to attach any...
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    The Running thread

    Thanks! The majority of the race was surprisingly comfortable. I settled reasonably early, and I think the sheer number of runners helped as it stopped me from going too fast off the start. I didn't walk at all during the race! The main struggle came from kilometres 19-20. This is in the town...
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    The Running thread

    Cambridge Half Marathon completed!: I am extremely happy. I gave a predicted time of 2:15.00 when signing up, and my previous race PB was 2:08.50. This was over 3 minutes quicker than that!
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    Bruce Dickinson

    Had my first listen tonight: - Fingers in the Wounds is an early highlight; - I'm really torn on Eternity Has Failed. The intro, verses, and chorus are all much weaker than the Maiden version for me, but the instrumental section is much better and it doesn't waste nearly as much time with the...
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    Now Playing (Video Games)

    I missed the DS chat, but I have recently restarted DS1 with an aim of finishing it before the Elden Ring DLC arrives. I've done this a few times before - normal run, SL1, and a couple of other challenges - but this time I'm looking at doing some of the NG+ cycles, which I've never really...
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    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 2, Matches 16-21

    I wish we had more people blasting it out the car windows here in England!
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    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 2, Matches 16-21

    This won't be a popular opinion but I think it's far more interesting than Victim of Changes...
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    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 2, Matches 16-21

    I'm by no means a particular Deep Purple fan - in fact, Machine Head is the only album of theirs I've listened to in its entirety - which hopefully puts some perspective into me being the user who nominated Highway Star. I absolutely love the song, and I listen to it very regularly because it is...
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