July 1988 saw the release of the hilariously titled “Frolic Through The Park“, the sophomore album from San Francisco bay area Thrash Metallers Death Angel. It’s earned the band the leap to major label Geffen Records and being a more diverse album that the bands debut including a cover of “Cold Gin” by Kiss seemed
A few days after the acoustic guitar that Kurt Cobain used for the classic Nirvana MTV unplugged fetched $6m at auction, NME have ranked what they’re calling the 20 best MTV unplugged performances. It should come as no surprise that while Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam get a mention, KoRn and Stone Temple Pilots
After Puddle Of Mudd went viral for all the wrong reasons with their cover of “About A Girl” by Nirvana it seems that they can do no right since their debut record “Come Clean” put them squarely on the map. Going back to that record are Lakeshore who feature in their ranks a pair of
The success of the one time Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as the frontman and guitarist of Foo Fighters seemed unthinkable back in 1994 but from then until now, he’s proved himself to be an inspiration millions in that capacity in his own right. There’s no doubt that him having been in Nirvana turned people’s heads
Formed in 1989, Alternative Metal act Helmet have had just one consistent member in 31 years, the almighty Page Hamilton. Immortalised by the Evergreen Terrace track “Chaney Can’t Quite Riff Like Page Hamilton” it was their second studio album in 1992 entitled “Meantime” which has become their most influential, largely in its wake. The album
Truth be told, Kurt Cobain smashed up a hell of a lot of gear during Nirvana shows. Whether he was looking for that shock factor or just being his interpretation of ‘punk rock‘, it happened. So Toska guitarist Rabea and Matt join forces to create a gig worthy rig to play Nirvana songs for a
Technically speaking the third and final studio album from Seattle Grunge Kings Nirvana, “In Utero” appeared to both mixed reviews and critical acclaim in September 1993. The album itself was recorded over a two week period in February of the same year at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls Minnesota with engineer Steve Albini (Zao, Helmet)
“The Method was painted with his own blood. The Method is Red. We are Red Method and we are coming to make our mark“. Claiming a styles of Metal, Heavy Metal, Tech Metal, Death Metal and even Progressive Metal can be found in their sound, Jeremy Gomez (Vocals), Alex Avdis (Keyboards/ Samples), Fred Myers (Drums),
The seasons festivities are well under way with plenty of our favourite alcoholic beverages on the go. So here are five of our go to albums to soothe a savage hangover. After all, everyone loves beer O’clock but after you’ve been on the whiskey as well, the following day might be a bit harder to
There can’t be many people on Planet Earth who don’t know who Nirvana were. A band that influenced a generation on musicians before Kurt Cobain’s tragic death. During their time they racked up a string of hits despite being an unconventional sounding band and were arguably the biggest band in the Grunge scene at the
