Tools for Discovery
Tools for Discovery is a series that dives into the discography of (mostly) veteran bands for the purposes of making the exploration of their work a less intimidating task for those curious about them. As with many of the ideas given shape on Kevy Metal, this series is something I wish existed when I was trying to get into the music of these bands, and many others.
The focus of the series is on bands not from Northwestern Europe or North America and/or those not singing in English. After all, these are the bands whose discographies are often most difficult to get a decent grasp of for foreigners. But if I feel like it, or if a theme calls for it, bands from more conventional rock and metal territories might appear here as well.
There are some conditions for a band to be featured on Tools for Discovery. Obviously, I need to be knowledgeable enough about the band in question to be able to write something useful about them. Also, they need to have a fairly sizeable discography. A band with three albums, however legendary, isn’t going to give me a lot of options for good content.
I admit the name of the series is a bit clunky. But that’s what I called it when I wrote the first one in 2020, so I’m sticking with it. Also, I don’t like calling it “worst to best”. That’s technically what this is, but it feels too clickbaity as a title. Also, for many of these artists, their worst album really isn’t all that bad to begin with. Here are all bands covered in alphabetical order:
A
ADX – Power Metal / Thrash Metal – France
Arakain – Thrash Metal / Heavy Metal – Czechia
Arkangel – Hard Rock / Heavy Metal – Venezuela
D
Divlje Jagode – Hard Rock / Heavy Metal – Yugoslavia
F
Şebnem Ferah – Hard Rock / Pop Rock – Türkiye
G
Gamma Ray – Power Metal – Germany
Gargoyle – Thrash Metal / Power Metal – Japan
Gillman – Heavy Metal – Venezuela
Golden Earring – Hard Rock / Pop Rock – Netherlands
H
Helloween – Power Metal – Germany
Horcas – Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal – Argentina
K
Kat – Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal – Poland
L
Luna Sea – Alternative Rock – Japan
M
Manigance – Power Metal / Progressive Metal – France
N
Ningen Isu – Heavy Rock / Doom Metal – Japan
O
Onmyo-za – Heavy Metal / Hard Rock – Japan
P
Pentagram – Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal – Türkiye
Pokolgép – Heavy Metal / Power Metal – Hungary
Power Metal – Heavy Metal / Power Metal – Indonesia
S
Saber Tiger – Heavy Metal / Progressive Metal – Japan
Saratoga – Heavy Metal / Power Metal – Spain
Seikima-II – Hard Rock / Heavy Metal – Japan
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