PILEDRIVER Metal Inquisition
This is not the greatest of metal albums by any stretch but it always makes me smile when I put it on. Piledriver Metal Inquisition was released in 1984 and…
IMMORTAL Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism
Well Immortal Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism managed to come straight out of the gate with what was a very professional and quite well recorded debut. Bear in mind at round this…
VENOM Black Metal
VENOM BLACK METAL VENOM Black Metal from 1982 was next on the agenda for this Newcastle trio. After the cult success of their first album “Welcome to Hell” the band…
NILE Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
OK, NILE Amongst the Catacombs of the Nephren Ka is a breath of fresh air in what was starting to become a stale death metal scene in the late 90s.When…
GWAR Hell-o
Gwar Hell-o is the first release from Antartican nutters Gwar from 1988. Before we go to far into this record review I should make it clear I’ve been a long…
IRON MAIDEN Killers
OK, here we go with the second IRON MAIDEN album, Killers. Released in early 1981, the album opens up in fine form with the extremely catchy “Wrathchild” and from the…
REVENANT Prophecies of a Dying World
This is one of those releases I came across by accident as a teenager. Released in 1991 this American band really slayed. The minute I put this on the record…
BLACK SABBATH Master of Reality
As I write this BLACK SABBATH have (well I hope they did) finished their last ever live set in England. While I couldn’t be there for it, I thought I’d…
BRUTAL TRUTH Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses
Well this is the album that redefined the word Grind-core for me in 1992. Brutal Truth Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses of course featured already well-known bass player Dan Lilker…
SLAYER Hell Awaits
Here we go with the second album from one of my all time favorate bands. SLAYER Hell Awaits, released in 1985 follows on from their first effort Show No Mercy,…