EMPEROR In the Nightside Eclipse
in 1994 EMPEROR made a huge leap forward with the second release “In the Nightside Eclipse”. This was my first exposure to Emporer when it came out and I was…
LEFT TO DIE Initium Mortis
I’ve seen Left to Die live, covering the Scream Bloody Gore and Leprosy era DEATH and dammit they did a great job of bringing the legacy of Death to the…
RATT
The Early Days and Formation of Ratt: How the Sunset Strip Legends Took Shape Before becoming one of the defining bands of the 1980s glam metal movement, Ratt spent years…
MANOWAR Hail to England
MANOWARS third album Hail to England followed on quickly from the ” Into Glory Ride album. Hail to England is a homage to both England, the country from which heavy…
BOLT THROWER Realms of Chaos
Realms of Chaos is the second BOLT THROWER release from 1989. I don’t think this is definitive Bolt Thrower but it does represent a huge step forward in terms of…
BLACK SABBATH Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
OK here we go with BLACK SABBATH’s fifth studio album Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Before we get started into the analysis of this album, i should point out that I find…
DEATH Leprosy
What can you say about Death’s album Leprosy. I’m showing My age here I first got into the band when this was the current album. Released in 1988 (Only a…
QUIET RIOT
Quiet Riot: The Early Days and Formation of Heavy Metal’s First Mainstream Superstars Before Metal Health made history as the first heavy metal album to reach No. 1 on the…
SKID ROW Skid Row
Ahhh another trip down memory lane this time with Skid Row’s first album entitled Skid Row! These guys broke out of the LA Glam / Hard Rock scene in the…
MASSACRE From Beyond
Massacre’s from beyond is a great album, released in 1991 it is basically everyone from Death’s Leprosy album minus Chuck Schuldiner and replaced by Cam Lee on vocals. Maybe you’d…