KREATOR Pleasure to Kill
Here we go with the second KREATOR album Pleasure to Kill from way back in 1986. It was a few years after that that I heard it, but when I…
NOCTURNUS
Nocturnus: The Formation and Early Days of Death Metal’s Sci-Fi Pioneers Nocturnus: The Formation and Early Days of Death Metal’s Sci-Fi Pioneers Nocturnus changed the landscape of death metal by…
FEAR FACTORY Soul of a New Machine
I remember when this came out. I didn’t really dig it that much. I didn’t hate it either, but I was too busy discovering underground death and black metal to…
MEGADETH So Far.. So Good… So What?
Before we head into this review I feel the need to fully disclose this is one of my favourite albums OF ALL TIME. Therefore any review of this album will…
PARADISE LOST Gothic
Ok here we go with one of the most magnificent albums of all time. PARADISE LOST broke onto the scene with a very respectable but in many ways un-remarkable first…
BLASPHEMY Fallen Angel of Doom
Blasphemy are a band that I had heard in the early 1990’s but never really given the time of day. I found their sound a bit too extreme and quite…
SUFFOCATION
Suffocation: The Formation and Early Days of the American Death Metal Legends Suffocation: The Formation and Early Days of the American Death Metal Legends Suffocation are widely regarded as one…
CRADLE OF FILTH Vempire
CRADLE OF FILTH Vempire is the second release from the band following not too long after their first but presenting a HUGE step forward in terms of performance and production.…
DIMMU BORGIR For All Tid
I have to confess, I am not the biggest fan of Dimmu Borgir. I really liked their “Enthrone Darkness Triumphant” album but lost track of them a little after that.…
MöTLEY CRüE Shout at the Devil
MöTLEY CRüE came screaming out of the gates with Shout at the Devil, the bands second release. After the success of the first album on a local scale the band…