By the time 1986 rolled around for the Judas Priest, they had been through a lot. Rob Halford had been through the deepest trudges of alcohol and pain pill addiction. His former boyfriend couldn’t take the pressure of the record industry keeping their relationship closeted and shot himself in the head; right in front of Halford. Continue reading In Defense of…Judas Priest’s ‘Turbo’
Rant – What’s With the Label ‘Grunge’?
I never really understood what ‘Grunge’ really is. Is it an actual genre of rock music? Or is it a term that was created by the record industry to describe a collective of bands that have nothing to do with each other, other than the fact that they are from Seattle. Continue reading Rant – What’s With the Label ‘Grunge’?
Fates Warning – ‘Theories of Flight’ album review
Lookout Big Four, Dream Theater and any other thrash/progressive oriented metal bands, Fates Warning roar back with their second album since their near 10 year hiatus. Whomever thinks the comeback album ‘Darkness in a Different Light’ was a fluke will surely be silenced by this masterpiece. Continue reading Fates Warning – ‘Theories of Flight’ album review
80’s Band’s in the 90’s
The 90’s were an interesting decade for music. Many musical acts that had experienced lengthy amounts of success in the previous decade started to become obsolete. Continue reading 80’s Band’s in the 90’s
David Lee Roth VS. Sammy Hagar
One of the biggest fan splitting issues in any band ever. Who’s a better frontman for the legendary Van Halen? The bombastic, in your face style of David Lee Roth? Or the lush, full melodic style of Sammy Hagar? Continue reading David Lee Roth VS. Sammy Hagar
20th anniversary of Metallica’s ‘Load’…In Defense of the Controversial Album
On the fourth of May, 1996 Metallica finally unleashed their first album in five years. While it may have been a departure of their original sound, the album was a strong one. The riffs were killer, the grooves were infectious and the production was raw and energized. Continue reading 20th anniversary of Metallica’s ‘Load’…In Defense of the Controversial Album
Black Sabbath – 20 albums ranked
I was recently on another metal blog site that labeled all the Black Sabbath albums from weakest to strongest. Honestly, it’s a pretty solid list. However, I feel like there was some bias to the original line up of the group. Continue reading Black Sabbath – 20 albums ranked
L.W.C.P. – New single ‘Dark Necessities’, exactly what we didn’t want
Over the years the Red Hot Chili Peppers have morphed into the bland, soft, Luke Warm Chili Peppers. Continue reading L.W.C.P. – New single ‘Dark Necessities’, exactly what we didn’t want
Queensryche – Operation Mindcrime – Released 28 years ago today
On May 3rd, 1988, Queensryche released their fourth and arguably best album of their career. ‘Operation: Mindcrime’ is a magnum opus of epic proportions. The first album of it’s kind. Continue reading Queensryche – Operation Mindcrime – Released 28 years ago today
Prong – Ranked Albums
First off, this is an incredibly hard list to make. Prong’s history is steeped in quality heavy metal. Each album is as strong as the other and each one a little bit different. Continue reading Prong – Ranked Albums