PARADISE LOST
In the late 1980s, as the heavy metal landscape was dominated by thrash and death metal, a group of teenagers from Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, formed a band that would…
EMPEROR Wrath of the Tyrant
EMPEROR are one of the most revered names in Black Metal and to some degree Metal in general. Emperor Wrath of the Tyrant is their first full length release and…
OZZY OSBOURNE Blizzard of Ozz
Well then, here we go with the first Ozzy Album. Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard of Ozz was released in 1980 and could only be described as as a legendary slab of…
MERCYFUL FATE Melissa
I have to say, Mercyful Fate are one band I’ve never given a fair chance to. Mercyful Fate Melissa is their first album released way back in 1983 (though they…
W.A.S.P.
Origins in the L.A. Metal Scene One of the most notorious bands to emerge was W.A.S.P., a group known as much for their theatrics and controversy as their music. In…
WHAT WAS THE FIRST DEATH METAL RELEASE?
Were did Death Metal start? I hear you ask? Good question for me it’s an evolution process. The most obvious thing about Death Metal is the gutteral / growled vocal…
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…