RAVEN Rock Until You Drop
RAVEN Rock Until you drop is an interesting release. It rocks but it rocks faster than almost anything that came out before it. Raven had been around since 1974 but…
BLACK SABBATH Paranoid
Hot on the heels of the surprise success of their original album, BLACK SABBATH Paranoid was the next step in the evolution of what was then a very new art…
DARK THRONE Soulside Journey
Dark Throne Soulside Journey is one of the darkest metal albums ever. Dark Throne are known for being a Black Metal band, but at this early point in their career…
SEPULTURA Bestial Devastation
SEPULTURA Bestial Devastation is the first outing from this Brazilian band in 1985. The EP was hastily recorded over the course of a couple of days and orginally released as…
SODOM Obsessed by Cruelty
Ok, here we go with Sodom’s next effort. Sodom Obsessed by Cruelty is more of the same after the release of their first EP “In the Sign of Evil“. However…
ROTTING CHRIST Passage to Arcturo
Rotting Christ Passage to Arcturo is the first release from this mighty Greek band. This is kind of their first EP before releasing an album proper and is far different…
LIK Necro
Here’s a band that I stumbled onto by accident, and what a pleasant surprise it was too! I knew nothing about this band before but hey, If Metal Blade Records…
CARCASS Reek of Putrefaction
Carcass Reek of Putrefaction is the first album from the British Grind / Death Metal band. A lot of people consider this album to be a little undercooked. I tend…
CANNABIS CORPSE – The Weeding
Cannabis Corpse the Weeding is the latest EP from these Virginia based smokers. As the more astute amongst you may have realised the name is a parody of well respected…
ANTHRAX Fistful of Metal
After Metallica came screaming out of the gates with their new brand of thrash, Anthrax obviously thought it it was time to “one up” them and put out this one.…