BEHERIT Drawing Down the Moon
This is hailed as a classic in Black Metal circles, but I have to say I don’t really get it. BEHERIT Drawing Down the Moon is the first album from…
SARCOFAGO I.N.R.I.
SARCOFAGO I.N.R.I. is this Brazillian bands first record. Sarcofago is fronted by Wagner Lamounier who had a couple of years before left an embryonic version of Sepultura to form his…
CRADLE OF FILTH The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
CRADLE OF FILTH The Principle of Evil Made Flesh is in my opinion a truely ground breaking album. The band took their early death metal / black metal demo sound…
AUTOSPY
The Early History and Formation of Autopsy Autopsy is one of the most influential death metal bands in history, known for blending death metal brutality with eerie, doom-laden riffs. This…
CATHEDRAL Forest of Equilibrium
Cathedral Forest of equilibrium is one I have not heard in a very long time. I have to also admit that I was never the biggest fan of their work…
MALEVOLENT CREATION The Ten Commandments
Malevolent Creation The Ten Commandments is a monster of death metal! This absolutely blew my mind when I first bought it as a kid. I wish I still had it…
NAPALM DEATH FROM ENSLAVEMENT TO OBLITERATION
Ok next one out for these guys is NAPALM DEATH From Enslavement to Obliteration. Released in 1988 this does show a bit of refinement in the bands songwriting skills and…
TESTAMENT
Testament: The Early Years — From Legacy Demos to Bay Area Thrash PowerhouseTestament’s early line-up cut their teeth on the Bay Area circuit. Origins: From Garage Riffs to the Bay…
ANTHRAX SPREADING THE DISEASE
Ok here we go with ANTHRAX Spreading the Disease from 1985. The second real album. By now Joey Belladonna has got his feet firmly entrenched in in Anthrax and they…
SADISTIK EXEKUTION The Magus
This release is something special, and being Australian myself, SADISTIK EXEKUTION The Magus holds a special place in my heart. The history behind this band is mythological and something I’ll…