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 […]
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 […]
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 […]