TWISTED SISTER
Formation and Early Years (1972-1976) Twisted Sister was formed in 1972 in New Jersey by guitarist Jay Jay French. Originally, the band was heavily influenced by the glam rock scene,…
POSSESSED Seven Churches
Possessed formed in 1982 and this was their first real album release and what a cracker it was too! This one was released late 1985 and is betweeen this and…
SODOM Outbreak of Evil
From the outset of this review, I’ll have to say that Sodom are one of my all time faves. I’ve always admired how they stuck to their thrash metal guns,…
NAPALM DEATH
Napalm Death is one of the most influential bands in extreme music, credited with pioneering grindcore—a genre that fuses hardcore punk and death metal with aggressive speed and politically charged…
HELLHAMMER APOCALYPTIC RAIDS
This was an interesting one. Hellhammer existed from 1982-1984 and their only official release was this, Apocalyptic Raids (There were some demo’s too which got released later) was released in…
SADISTIC INTENT Resurrection
Well, dammit. This is one of the darkest slabs of death metal I’ve ever heard. Sadistic Intent hail from California USA having formed in 1987 they’ve not had a huge…
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…