DIRI GIRI Cursed Masters
Cursed Masters is the 2026 release from Diri Giri, an an extreme metal band hailing from San Antonio in Texas. The band has been around for a while (Since 2004)…
SODOM Persecution Mania
Ok, here we got with SODOM’s Second full length release Persecution Mania (but the fourth release if you include the EP’s I’ve reviewed here) and this is by far the…
MORBID ANGEL Covenant
It’s 1993 and MORBID ANGEL return with Covenant their third album and up until that point their heaviest. After the success of the first two records Morbid Angel were picked…
DIMMU BORGIR
The Early Days and Formation of Dimmu Borgir From the Norwegian black metal underground to becoming one of the world’s most successful symphonic extreme metal bands, Dimmu Borgir’s early history…
PANTERA Metal Magic
Oh dear this is the first Pantera album Metal Magic from 1983. Anyone reading this will probably be aware of Pantera’s 90’s and 2000’s albums and sound, but this is…
SEPULTURA Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is the second album from Brazillian metallers, SEPULTURA from 1987. The album marks a bit of a departure from the black / death metal sound and sees the boys…
SLAYER Reign in Blood
Here we go with one of the greatest, and most diabolically evil records ever released. Slayers Reign in Blood from 1986 is regarded by many as their greatest record. Id…
QUIET RIOT Metal Health
QUIET RIOT Metal Health is the third album from these long running American rockers. There were 2 albums released before this but they were only released in Japan. This is…
THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN METAL
The Beginnings of American Metal: How America Found Its Heavy Sound Ok we all know Heavy Metal started in England. Metal didn’t really start in America like it did with…
GWAR Scumdogs of the Universe
GWAR Scumdogs of the Universe is a huge step up for the band from their first album. The first album had some cool moments but really didn’t hit right. This…