SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
Origins of Suicidal Tendencies in Venice, California Suicidal Tendencies were formed in 1980 by vocalist Mike Muir, a Venice native deeply influenced by the local skateboarding, surf, and street culture.…
RAZOR The Executioner’s Song
This is a band I’d never really given a fair chance to, I’d heard them in the early 90’s but never really given them the requisite time to form a…
TWISTED SISTER You Can’t Stop Rock ‘n’ Roll
Well its time for these lads to come back with a sophmore album and TWISTED SISTER You Can’t Stop Rock ‘n’ Roll was just the ticket! The album opens with…
DIO The Last in Line
Well after a legendary first album the pressure would have been on for Dio to back it up with another just like and back it up he did, Dio The…
EXODUS
The Birth of Exodus in Richmond, California Exodus was formed in 1979 in Richmond, California, a city located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The…
MASTER Master
Master Master is the first album from American band Master. Released in 1990 it kind of fits in quite well with what was going on in the scene back then…
DISSECTION The Somberlain
Dissection The Somberlain, released in 1993 is well ahead of its time. Main Man Jon Nödtveidt (Rest his soul) is in my mind a god dammed genius. He formed the…
TERRORIZER World Downfall
Wow, What can I say about Terrorizer World Downfall? This basically should appeal to fans of Napalm Death but the musicianship is a lot better than say “Scum” or “From…
SEPULTURA Morbid Visions
SEPULTURA Morbid Visions is the first full length album from these legendary Brazillian Thrashers. It sounds and feels like 1986 (not that I was listening to extreme metal then, but…
IMPALED NAZARENE
Fire in the Frozen North: The Early Days and Formation of Impaled Nazarene The origins of Impaled Nazarene lie deep in the early 1990s underground of northern Finland, a region…