S.O.D. Speak English or Die
Who says Metal can’t be fun? S.O.D. Speak English or Die from 1985 is a tongue in cheek look at the metal scene and the world around them at the…
JUDAS PRIEST Killing Machine
We’re now into the fifth release from Heavy Metal Pioneers, Judas Priest and Killing Machine further cements their authority over the genre. I think the lads hit the mark with…
INCANTATION Onwards to Golgotha
I remember when INCANTATION Onwards to Golgotha first came out, the local radio show would play these guys a bit, and I remember sitting there late at night in bed…
MALEVOLENT CREATION
Malevolent Creation: Formation, Early Years & Death Metal Origins Malevolent Creation: Formation and Early Years Malevolent Creation is one of the most influential bands to emerge from the early American…
OZZY OSBOURNE DIARY OF A MADMAN
OK, Here we go with OZZY OSBOURNE Diary of a Madman, this is the Ozzman’s second album and after the huge success of the first, it was important that Ozzy…
POISON Look What the Cat Dragged In
Some would say that POISON Look What the Cat Dragged In is not metal. In some ways they’d be right, in other ways I think this qualifies. I’ve long been…
DESTRUCTION Infernal Overkill
Time for some classic thrash metal to start this morning off and what better way than DESTRUCTION Infernal Overkill from 1985. This is the bands second release but first real…
MAYHEM Liturgy of Death
Fuck yeah, here we go again. Mayhem have recently become one of my favourite bands. I have to admit I didn’t rate them as highly in the early 90s but…
KREATOR Krushers of the World
I have to admit, I haven’t kept up with Kreator in recent times. In fact I only really know their early albums so this will be an interesting exercise for…
MORTAL SIN
The Birth of a Metal Legend: The Early Days and Formation of Mortal Sin Published: 1980s Australian Thrash Metal History In the mid-1980s, as thrash metal was exploding across the…