Every year the process of compiling this list throws up albums by veteran acts that are a lot better than they deserve to be. This year’s winner of the “bloody hell are they still around” award is none other than Blue Oyster Cult. It is hard to believe, but they were already seen as a spent force back when I was first getting into Metal in the mid to late eighties. However here we are forty-four years on from the seminal “Agents of Fortune” with them not only still ploughing their unique furrow but also managing to produce a warm, engaging and highly enjoyable record.

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