MEGADETH
Dave Mustaine’s Departure from Metallica Again I’m sure we all know the back story of Dave Mustaine getting kicked out of Metallica. Megadeth’s story begins with Dave Mustaine, a guitarist…
DISMEMBER Reborn in Blasphemy
This is part of the embryonic phase of Scandanavian Death metal. As most of you would know Dismember hail from Sweden and this is their most famous of the demo…
SLAYER
The Early Days of Slayer Slayer, one of the most aggressive and influential bands in heavy metal history, emerged in the early 1980s as a defining force in thrash metal.…
VENOM WELCOME TO HELL
Introduction Few albums in heavy metal history are as raw, chaotic, and influential as Venom’s 1981 debut, Welcome to Hell. Released during a time when heavy metal was still defined…
ANTHRAX
Formation and Early Lineup (1981-1983) Anthrax was founded in 1981 in Queens, New York, by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. The duo, both avid fans of heavy metal…
MAYHEM DEATHCRUSH
I have to say when I first heard Mayhem Deathcrush which was around the 1992 period, I have to say I wasn’t impressed. I’d already started listening to Dark Throne,…
METALLICA
Well here we go with what could be the biggest metal band ever to tread the stages of the world, Metallica. Formed in 1981 by a young Lars Ulrich (Drums)…
ANVIL
Anvil were on of the more tragic heavy metal stories. This Canadian band formed 1n 1978 (For perspective this was 3 years before Metallica) but had been going in one…
VENOM
OK, here we go with one of the biggest, if not the biggest influnce on my life as a metalhed, a guitarist and a vocalist and lyric writer…The almighty Venom.…
IRON MAIDEN
Oooh yeah, here we go with one of my favourite bands of all time, Iron Maiden. Iron Maiden formed in 1975 by bass player extrodinaire Steve Harris (same year as…