After the turmoil the world went through in 2020, it is fitting to now look forward to 2021. I am cautiously optimistic that we will resume to some sort of normality this year. Either way we have plenty to look forward to. Like the proverbial Phoenix we have some new […]
You have no doubt been involved in a conversation where a version of the following question has been asked; “If you could only take 10 albums with you to a desert island to listen to forevermore, what would you take?” Which is just a fancy way of saying what is […]
The golden age of nu metal is somewhere between 1996 and 2003. After the breakthrough of Korn‘s debut album in 1994, it was their release of Life Is Peachy in 1996 when nu metal began to hit the mainstream. In 1997 we had Coal Chamber and Limp Bizkit‘s debut albums. […]
This is a new segment I am going to start. I am going to revisit a classic within the world of heavy metal. This could be an album, a memorable concert or event. Anything that qualifies under the commonly accepted criteria of a classic – with a healthy dose of […]
Melodic death metal’s long time purveyors of catchy hooks and virtuoso performances Children of Bodom sadly called it a day back in 2019 with their final album Hexed. Following the heart breaking tragic passing of frontman Alexi Laiho in early 2021, the follow up project Bodom After Midnight has likely […]
2020 has been a total disaster on many fronts. Stuck in lockdown, no live music. Nightmare. However what 2020 has produced is a heap of quality heavy metal albums. Narrowing it down to ten was pretty tough going. But such is the quality of albums this year they are all […]
It’s fair to say that 2020 has been a disaster of a year. However there have been a huge number of great heavy metal album and single releases in 2020. Legendary bands and newcomers alike. Surprise releases. Bands back from the dead. Quality from all around. So here I present […]
So you have no doubt heard this before. A band classified as Christian Rock or Christian Metal. But what does that really mean? A genre is typically there to describe a type of music. To let you know what you’re in for. We typically like certain types of music because […]
Self certified post-genre specialist Poppy releases her Yuletide EP A Very Poppy Christmas. Comprosing of three original songs I Like Presents, I Won’t Be Home For Christmas and Kiss In The Snow, along with a cover of Silver Bells. Taking a deliberately sombre approach to the typical jaunty festive jingles. […]
Rammstein need very little introduction. The industrial metal pioneers from Berlin have risen to upper echelon of metal music through a mix of writing tremendous music and stage shows that are pretty much unmatched. Here we’re going to look at ranking all Rammstein albums. They have also courted much controversy, […]
