On the 30 Year Anniversary of The Black Album, Who Else Followed Suit? Metallica‘s legendary 1991 self titled album – more commonly The Black Album, represented a seismic shift in style that propelled the thrash pioneers to becoming one of the biggest bands on Planet Earth. For a heavy metal […]
Heavy metal is a genre whereby the integrity of the album is sacrosanct. Whereas popular music is often driven by singles, the satisfaction of listening to a stellar album straight through is something quite special. Within this sphere, opening tracks hold a special significance. Some albums prefer their opening tracks […]
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 […]
Not all music lasts forever. Psychedelia, Electro-Pop, Bitpop, Disco, Nu-metal, Pop Punk. All were huge mainstream success, but didn’t survive for long, mostly not beyond their decade. Thrash metal emerged in the 1980s to huge success, but by the 1990s had all but disappeared. Normally this would mean the end […]
