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,…
KREATOR
In the global landscape of thrash metal, Germany carved out its own ferocious chapter during the 1980s, with bands like Destruction, Sodom, and Kreator leading the charge. Among these titans,…
DESTRUCTION Sentence of Death
DESTRUCTION Sentence of Death like much of the thrash metal scene from Germany at the time shows an early version of this band. For my money it sits well along…
ACCEPT Accept
Accept Accept is the debut album from these German thrashers dating back to way back in 1979. I have to confess I’ve never really given this band their fair dues…
MEGADETH Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?
MEGADETH Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? is the 2nd album from this legendary band. After their blistering debut, ears were now alert for what Megadeth would do next. The first…
DIO Holy Diver
Here we go with one of the more legendary metal albums in the history of metal, Dio Holy Diver. At this point I should say, I love Dio, I love…
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…
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…
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…