1983 saw Metal Blade Records release the debut studio album from a fledgling Slayer going by the name of “Show No Mercy“. A completely self financed release which has often been criticized for it’s demo quality production value, it was recorded at Track Record Studios, Los Angeles, California and appeared just a month later. Extensive
Recorded at Studio One in Racine Wisconsin in 2001 and released in June 2002 via Relapse Records, “Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas” is the sophomore album from American Technical Death Metallers Origin. Hailing from Topeka Kansas and formed in 1997, they’re known for heavy use of sweep picking, arpeggios and blast beats not to mention brutal growling
Arguably one of the most underrated Pantera albums is their ninth and final offering “Reinventing The Steel“. Recorded in 1999 with Sterling Winfield sharing production duties with the band themselves. Lyrically largely about the band themselves, it sees Slayer guitarist Kerry King add a solo to “Goddamn Electric” while the band headed out on Ozzfest
Formed in 1985 as Forbidden Evil and laterly renamed Forbidden, a San Francisco Bay area Thrash Metal act was founded by Jim Pittman and guitarist Robb Flynn, who went on to join Vio-Lence and then Machine Head. They had numerous line up changes over the years they were active and have had both Slayer drummer Paul
It’s no secret that after a fair number of releases, former Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes band Six Feet Under has become something of a figure of fun. Originally a Death Metal side project between Barnes and Obituary guitarist Allen West, who was replaced by Steve Swanson, after a trio of albums and remained in
Sponsored by James Villa Holidays and San Miguel Especial 5.4% lager, it’s time for another lethal dose of Riff Police. The only series that doesn’t take itself too seriously while pointing the fickle finger of fate and shouting “copy cat!” at the top of it’s lungs like a child in the playground while waiting for
Formed in Huntington Beach California in 1999, it was 2003 that saw Avenged Sevenfold rise to prominence with their critically acclaimed Hopeless Records sophomore album “Waking The Fallen“. Single “Unholy Confessions” was the first song by the band to crack the mainstream and was heavily rotated on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball, which was at the time
Multi-instrumentalist Seedy Mitchell and drummer Ryan Biggs partnership in Edmonton Canada’s Sleepwraith has born fruit with the brilliant “Day Terrors“. An album which sees them blend a number of styles into a melting pot of darkness shrouded in Death Metal. Add to that the story telling style of Mitchell, who often creates a dark tale
Music is about personal taste and opinion and so from bands with a rich discography each Metal Head will have their own personal favourite. If someone asked where to start with Metal or who Metallica are, we’d hand over a copy of the brilliant “Master Of Puppets“. For us, it’s simply Metallica’s finest hour. It
The influence of Iron Maiden reaches far and wide, all over the Globe and sooner or later the elder statesmen of this Metal World are going to call it a night. Probably at two minutes to midnight. Yes. We just did that. The year 2000 may have been the height of the Nu-Metal era
