When Billy Milano played homage to 1990’s “Seasons In The Abyss” by Slayer by inking “Seasoning The Obese” for S.O.D. with that little bit of tongue in cheek humour, it served as a timely reminder of how good the record actually is. Recorded at Hit City West, Hollywood Sound and Record Plant in Los Angeles California,
Quite what Billy Milano and M.O.D. (or Method Of Destruction if you will) are doing on this European Tour, we’ve got no idea. But the legends are going to be upon our shores for one night only, at The New Cross Inn on 13th December – literally leaving London after the show and taking the
For Storm Troopers of Death, “Sargent D and the S.O.D.” is an anthem. It’s one of many cuts from the Supergroup’s 1985 debut album “Speak English or Die” which combines tongue in cheek humour with crossover Thrash to fantastic effect. The band features Scott Ian and Charlie Benante from Anthrax alongside former Anthrax and Nuclear
In the Red corner we have the soon to be calling it a day titans of Metal that are Slayer with “Spirit In Black”… …and in the Blue corner? Having recently released new album “Gravity”, we have Bullet For My Valentine with “Waking The Demon” from “Scream Aim Fire”. You’d never really think of the
It seems only fitting that this weeks Vs. Tuesday is dedicated to Vinnie Paul. The former Pantera and Damageplan drummer who featured in super group Hell Yeah until the news of his sad passing from a heart attack at 54 earlier this week. Having already featured “I’m Broken”, “5 Minutes Alone” and “A New Level” from
Metal Hammer Magazine’s online edition have put out a list of their 10 best thrash songs (from 1986-89). While all the usual suspects are present and correct, including the Big Four of Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and of course Anthrax, there are some glairing omissions. Here are 5 we think are worthy of note; 1. “The Toxic
Among the first to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal, New York City’s Cro-Mags are considered to be one of the most influential crossover thrash bands of their time. Their seminal pair of albums in 1986’s “Age Of Quarrel” and 1989’s “Best Wishes” spawned a generation of metallic hardcore bands, including the likes of Biohazard
The build up for any Lamb of God release is always going to pretty eventful, the band having become to many the new Pantera with the likes of huge single “Redneck” from 2009’s “Wrath”. A covers album entitled “Legion : XX” under their original moniker Burn The Priest to celebrate their 20th anniversary was the surprise news
