VC CHALLENGE | The Biggest METAL Year in Your Collection Mercyful Metal 2025-07-20 | Another challenge/thread for the vinyl community and metal community. What is the biggest year of heavy metal in your collection? What year occupies the most records? Find out, and show ten of your favorite metal albums of that year!
OG Metal Records Update | Sodom, Razor, Black Sabbath & more Mercyful Metal 2025-08-17 | Another little vinyl update with only original heavy metal records. Thrash metal, speed metal and traditional heavy metal is featured, bands like Sodom, Razor, Black Sabbath and more. A good chuck of great original heavy metal records added to the collection!
OG Metal Records Update | June/July Mercyful Metal 2025-07-16 | Another vinyl record update with nothing but original presses. All of them are found in local record shops. Heavy metal classics like Manowar, King Diamond and Hellhammer, and a bit more obscure stuff like Grim Reaper, Cloven Hoof and Holy Terror.
METAL FROM CANADA | Classics and Deep cuts Mercyful Metal 2025-07-07 | The title explains it all, only showing heavy metal from Canada. There are many classic Canadian metal albums and bands in here like Annihilator, Sacrifice and Exciter, as well as some more obscure and underground releases.
GERMAN THRASH ATTACK Mercyful Metal 2025-06-27 | In this video, nothing but thrash metal from Germany! Classic bands like Kreator and Destruction, and more obscure deep cuts like Vectom and Defender. If you like German thrash, this is your video. A full on Teutonic thrash metal assault!
MAGIC METAL EPs | All Originals Mercyful Metal 2025-06-22 | A little showcase of nothing but heavy metal mini albums. A lot of rarities in this bunch, and all original presses. From Swedish magic to Celtic Frost and classic French metal. You don't see some of these OG records a lot in the vinyl community.
ROCK NACIONAL - Grail Unboxing & Arkangel Discography Mercyful Metal 2025-06-10 | Legendary hard rock and heavy metal band ARKANGEL from Venezuela has a holy trinity of early records. I already have two of the three, and in this video I am unboxing the vinyl grail that is their second album, and one to complete the set, Rock Nacional!
OG Metal Record Update (You Know These!) Mercyful Metal 2025-05-28 | It has been a while since there was a vinyl update on this channel, but here is one again with the latest record purchases. All pretty much original presses of classic heavy metal albums, you know most of these! The hunt on OG metal records is slow, but worth the time!
Metal CLASSICS Appreciation Mercyful Metal 2025-05-20 | On this channel we usually see more underground and obscure heavy metal releases, forgotten treasures and lost gems. Not today, in this video its all about the classic heavy metal albums. Classics in traditional metal, thrash and even death metal. Its fun digging in obscurity, but sometimes you have to appreciate the classic records! Iron Maiden, Rainbow, Mercyful Fate and more.
DEATH METAL Second Tier Treasures Mercyful Metal 2025-05-09 | In this video nothing but death metal records! Diving into the second layer or second tier albums from bands that deserve some more love and attention. If you already are knees deep in death metal then you will probably know there records already. But if you are just getting started, you might discover some new bands.
Viva la FRENCH HEAVY METAL Mercyful Metal 2025-05-01 | Nothing but heavy metal from France in this video. All traditional heavy metal and some speed metal as well, and all from the 80s! Classics like Sortilege, ADX and Blaspheme, to more forgotten gems like Lust or Slaughter.
Mega Record Fair METAL HAUL | My Best Haul Yet? Mercyful Metal 2025-04-14 | Another haul from the mega record fair here in the Netherlands, and the haul is big! The biggest record fair of Europe full with grails and treasures. Eleven metal records ranging from German speed metal classics to US power metal and death metal big hitters. Also, a holy grail! All original vinyl.
The underrated art of GUY AITCHISON (ft. Chastain, Hexx, Vicious Rumors & more) Mercyful Metal 2025-04-07 | Guy Aitchison is an artist who did the cover art for a lot of heavy metal bands in the 80s. Chastain, Vicious Rumors, Hexx, just to name a few bands. Also for the shred guitarists like Vinnie Moore, Tony MacAlpine and Joey Tafolla. Though his artwork features on big albums, his name seems still quite underrated. In this video nothing but records with his cover art.
Thrash Albums That Need More Love Mercyful Metal 2025-04-02 | A really late response to a video done ages ago by Steven from @stevesekora . Thrash metal albums that need more love, or deserve more love. Thrash record not everyone talks about or might be overshadowed by other albums from the same discography. This is not albums you might not know, as you definitely know some of these. Just some thrash albums that deserve some more love!
INSANE Metal Mail (Simon Strikes) Mercyful Metal 2025-03-18 | Vinyl community legend @pieface8032 sent me a package of heavy metal CDs. Including original albums in here of death/thrash metal legends like Demolition Hammer, Grave, Messiah, Master, Bolt Thrower and more! Only CDs, about twenty pieces in here.
10 Albums That Got Me Into DEATH METAL Mercyful Metal 2025-03-14 | Talking about ten albums that got me into death metal, a response video to @metalmickey . Death metal is really going well around in the vinyl community now, so another shout out to @stevesekora who started this all. Not only death metal but also the albums that lead up to it, including thrash bands like Destruction, Dark Angel and Assassin.
Metal Mail from GERMANY (it never stops) Mercyful Metal 2025-03-10 | Yet another package in the mail from none other than Jurgen Aumann @albertampel4175 . Full of heavy metal records, some you might know and some you don't. Heavy metal, thrash metal, power metal!
Local Record Fair METAL HAUL Mercyful Metal 2025-02-25 | I visited a local bit of a local record fair on the hunt for some heavy metal records. Did I find some vinyl? Oh yes! Five OG heavy metal records, classics and personal favorites!
(Mostly Thrash) OG Metal Records Update Mercyful Metal 2025-02-17 | Another vinyl update showing the new records that I bought lately. Mostly thrash metal records, with some absolute grails in there! From classic Slayer and Razor to Sodom, Tankard and Napalm Death. Its not a lot, but it is quality over quantity here. All originals!
Heavy Metal Hot Takes Mercyful Metal 2025-02-03 | Contest entry for Kim from Denmark, reaching 1000 subscribers. The contest is simply sharing some hot takes on music, so here are five of my heavy metal hot takes. Subscribe to This Is Music!Channel:youtube.com/@This-Is-MusicContest video:youtube.com/watch?v=oHMLoGuFGks&ab_channel=ThisIsMusic
Know Your Collection | VC CHALLENGE Mercyful Metal 2025-01-27 | A challenge to the vinyl community! How well do you know your own collection? This video is to challenge you and have a good look in your own collection, to dig up albums you might have forgotten. Do you still like them? Why are you not spinning the albums anymore? All you have to do is answer with 6 records in total, in 3 questions.1. Show 1 album you've been listening to recently.2. Show 2 albums that you haven't heard in over a year.3. Show 3 albums you can't recall or remember.
Metal Albums That Turn 40 Years Old in 2025 Mercyful Metal 2025-01-22 | It is 2025, which means that the metal albums released in 1985 will turn 40 this year. There are way too much to show, so this is just a little selection of records. From thrash metal classics to forgotten underground albums, the arguably first death metal album and legendary albums from the French metal scene. Nothing but heavy metal records from 1985.
My 15 Most EXPENSIVE Records (According to Discogs) Mercyful Metal 2025-01-13 | Here is a list of the 15 most expensive albums in my collection. These prices are taken from Discogs, and show the maximum price a record has ever gone for (as of now). They are pretty much all metal records, from thrash metal classics to death metal rarities.
THE METAL TAG 2025 Mercyful Metal 2025-01-07 | Welcome to 2025, the way to start this year with a video is obviously joining in on the Metal Tag. This year organized by the guys over at the Heavy Metallurgy channel, we will answer 20 questions! You can find the original video including the questions over here:youtube.com/watch?v=BPMrvXLP-AI&t=325s&ab_channel=HeavyMetallurgy
Christmas Tunes & Last Picks of 2024 Mercyful Metal 2024-12-19 | The last video of the year, showing the latest additions to the collection for 2024. Also showing some heavy metal records I spin during the holidays. Do the make sense? No, but the give me the Christmas spirit!
GERMAN METAL ASSAULT Mercyful Metal 2024-12-12 | Nothing but heavy metal from Germany in this video! All straight forward traditional, speed and power metal releases. No death metal or thrash, or maybe one... All original vinyl records!
Mega METAL Record Fair Haul Mercyful Metal 2024-11-16 | A vinyl record update from the latest mega record fair. Ten records, from Japanese heavy metal to old school death metal classics! All the records are original pressings.00:00 - Intro02:20 - Cloven Hoof - A Sultans Ransom03:42 - Angeles Del Infierno - Pacto con el Diablo05:35 - Harppia - A Ferro e Fogo07:50 - Blizard - Hot Shot!11:24 - Sarcofago - Rotting13:17 - Sodom - Agent Orange16:43 - Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick18:54 - Atheist - Piece of Time20:36 - Death - Leprosy22:35 - Benediction - Dark is the Season25:51 - Outro
Record Hunting in LONDON, UK Mercyful Metal 2024-11-05 | A little while ago I visited London in the UK, and here are all the record stores I visited while I was there. There were a couple, mostly focused on heavy metal records of course. I also show the haul I got from this trip, vinyl and CD!
10 Albums where the OPENING track is the BEST song Mercyful Metal 2024-10-16 | Following up a previous VC thread, where I showed ten albums where the title track is the best track. This thread shows ten albums where the opening track is the best song of the album. Lot of classic records, ranging from thrash metal, death metal and traditional heavy metal.
5 LEGENDARY Metal Records Youve Probably NEVER Heard Mercyful Metal 2024-09-30 | Showing five legendary heavy metal records, that the majority of heavy metal fans have probably never even heard of. South American heavy metal, Asian and European forgotten gems, its all in here. Legends in their respective scene and country, but never made it big outside.
OG Metal Records Update (2/2) Mercyful Metal 2024-09-18 | Here is part two of the big metal records vinyl update. Catching up with older albums, switching them for original presses. There are some absolute classics in here, from thrash metal legends to speed metal bangers.
OG Metal Records Update (1/2) Mercyful Metal 2024-09-14 | A collective of all the original metal records I have collected over the year. I have not done a record update in a while, so here are a couple of records at once. There is still more to come, but that will be in a different part. Records range from speed metal to classic old school death metal, even glam!
Record Haul from ATHENS, Greece Mercyful Metal 2024-08-29 | Quick view of the record haul from my vacation in Athens, Greece. A few heavy metal records, including some original Greek metal classics and originals.
Death Metal GRAILS Found! | OG Vinyl Update Mercyful Metal 2024-06-17 | Small record update showing six albums, all originals. From old school death metal classics to 70s heavy metal, and of course some stuff you have never heard of.
ONLY 80s Japanese HEAVY METAL | 30 Minutes of Records Mercyful Metal 2024-05-27 | A special heavy metal of only Japanese bands. Spinning records while drinking a beer and listening to some tunes.
INCREDIBLE Record Fair METAL Haul Mercyful Metal 2024-04-17 | Super record haul! This year at the record fair I had another jackpot heavy metal haul. Mostly all gems and underground treasures, from death metal to traditional stuff. Obituary, Oz, Manowar, all in here.
Jurgen Strikes Again | Metal Mail from Germany Mercyful Metal 2024-04-08 | Another heavy (metal) package from none other than Jurgen Aumann, again! Eight heavy metal records sent from Germany, some good, some great. Metal from Sweden, Norway, Germany and many more.
The LAST Record Haul of 2023 Mercyful Metal 2023-12-29 | Showing my last records of this year, with some classic heavy metal and hard rock albums, from Venom to Van Halen. Best wishes to everyone, and hopefully see you back in 2024!
RECORD FAIR 2023 | Vlog + Haul Mercyful Metal 2023-11-12 | Another fantastic heavy metal haul of the record fair, all original vinyl records. This time I will take you with me and show you around the convention in Den Bosch, The Netherlands. Obscure metal records, holy grails and classics are found this day. Haul showcase plus a vlog style show around, please enjoy.
GRAIL MAIL from Germany Mercyful Metal 2023-09-18 | None other than our friend Jurgen Aumann is selling a big part of his vinyl collection, and I helped him shrink it down a little as well in this video. I bought EIGHT metal records, all from my wish list. All original, some rarer than others. From old school thrash metal grails to Swedish metal rarities.There are also four bonus records in there, which we will unbox together in the video.
80s SUMMER RECORDS | S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe Mercyful Metal 2023-06-25 | A special video about my favorite band and music style (outside of heavy metal), the Omega Tribe & Sugiyama Kiyotaka. Showing their complete discography on vinyl, as well as a little more. A vinyl update showing seven records of these city pop legends only.
Twisted Saints and Armored Sisters | VINYL UPDATE Mercyful Metal 2023-06-17 | Another vinyl update with some old school classics, from Germany to Spain, Japan and heaven! Steeler, Anthem, Twisted Sister, Armored Saint, Stryper and more. Mostly original presses.
Thrash? Punk? Aaargh! Mercyful Metal 2023-05-25 | Short little vinyl update, showing off only five records. Two punk albums and three old school thrash metal classics, Voivod, Holy Moses and Kreator.
When Vinyl And Update Unite Mercyful Metal 2023-04-19 | A video you haven't seen for a while on my channel, a good old vinyl update. All records I've gathered over the past month or two, with some absolute treasures in there. Swedish metal, birthday gifts, originals from Nuclear Assault and Death! Heavy, thrash, death metal, its all in here. Enjoy.
80s THRASH METAL in Ten Albums Mercyful Metal 2023-03-23 | A little different take on the 90s DEATH METAL in ten albums thread going on lately, created by Metal Mickey. Only now, its 80s thrash metal described with ten albums. Here are my picks, and my categories.00:00 - Intro02:35 - Thrash introduction03:17 - Bay area04:13 - East coast 05:18 - Teutonic06:50 - UK08:18 - Eastern Europe10:22 - Technical/progressive11:47 - Crossover13:36 - Speed/thrash/power15:11 - Extreme16:49 - BONUS/outro
