10 - CLASSIC. An item that shows a truly remarkable band or artist at the very top of their game. This one goes for records that are no less than genre-defining, game changers for the bands in question and for the metal universe as a whole. Congratulations: if your music gets here, you're a frickin' genius, and the world is surely a better place because of you. If you never listened to one of these records, stop whatever you're doing and go give it a spin, like, right now.
9 - OUTSTANDING. Top-notch records, with more than enough qualities to easily rank among the very best from the bands and/or subgenres they're attached to. These pieces may not be as popular or influential as the undisputed classics of the metal's pantheon, but they are every bit as good and memorable, and are sure to bring countless hours of sheer listening enjoyment to any respectable metalhead. Make no mistake: these albums are the shit.
8 - IMPRESSIVE. A highly pleasing record, that most headbangers will listen to without skipping and with a smile on the face. We're talking about very competent, truly skilled bands/songwriters that can put together a record of excellent quality and fulfill all their promises with not a filler in sight. Bands and artists graced with such a rating can be real happy with themselves, and take all the pride for a job well done.
7 - GOOD. Some minor flaws in places, but not enough to ruin the listening experience to any great extent. The songs are mostly strong enough, and filler tracks are few and far between. Metalheads would hardly rank these as masterpieces, but fans of the bands/subgenres in question are sure to enjoy the ride, and newcomers will most likely sympathise with the contents rather than dislike it.
6 - DECENT. Though mostly good enough, these are records whose flaws are too clear to be ignored. They may lack fire, sound tired or rushed, and may represent a bad day in the office for bands and musicians that are otherwise known to have done way better. Most of the contents are serviceable, but not much else, and less devoted fans can easily live without a copy. No reason to hide in shame perhaps, but nothing to be bragging about either.
5 - MEDIOCRE. We're in the middle of the road around here. These records cannot be labeled as disasters, and may even be of minor appeal to some very specific groups of metalheads, but they don't bring any real quality to the table (being mostly made of clichés and repeating formulas) and, even when done by competent musicians and/or songwriters, may be really difficult to listen to in one sitting. This is where records that don't stood well the test of time rightfully belong.
4 - NOT GOOD. Records that definitely should have been better, though not completely devoid of redeeming features. They may present a few good musical ideas hidden among weaker tracks, or showcase some talented individuals that would shine brighter under different circumstances. Maybe the bands were too young and simply lacked the experience to do better. But most of such releases are condemned to rest silent in bargain bins for the time being, and with good reason: apart from very specific situations, they're simply not worth the effort, unfortunately.
3 - POOR. These are records that definitely failed to deliver their promises. Some minor qualities may be hidden among the grooves, but far from enough to add any real replay value to it. The songwriting is often weak or ill-advised, the musicianship is average at best, and sometimes the production values may be so deplorable as to completely ruin what would otherwise be a decent listening experience. Whatever the case, the final product is undeniably and objectively bad, though some very charitable individuals may enjoy it as something of a guilty pleasure.
2 - LAUGHABLE. Labeling such records as "bad" would be an understatement. These can only be described as amateurish efforts, often done by people with good intentions, but who had no idea of what they were doing. Most disaster scenarios can be safely included on this rating. Listening to such records in full even once may be unbearable to most people, and (apart from obsessive collectors and/or insatiable metal savants) you'll be well advised to avoid these at all costs. It's just too bad that nobody told these musicians to stop while they still could.
1 - ATROCIOUS. Very few will ever have the dubious honor to join these particular ranks. It's not enough to be immensely bad, you know: you have to be doing that on purpose, as a means to rip people off of their hard-earned money. Miserable cash-in releases and bands put together with the sole purpose to defraud will be included in such category, even if the contents are not as musically inept as some records with a higher rating. If a work you're involved with ever receive this rating, make no mistake: you should be really ashamed of yourselves.
0 - ANTIMUSIC. To be used very sparingly (if ever), this tag refers to recordings that, quite frankly, can barely be described as music at all. You have to be beyond amateurish to earn a spot in this (very) selective group: in fact, only those who ignore the bare bone basics of music can ever aspire to reach such a nadir. Imagine you're registered to run a marathon, but you're so drunk that you can't even walk: that's how much of a failure you must be to make the grade. Or else you can record a jackhammer for 10 minutes and released it as a single, if you want to save your time.
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