Tag: The Black Album

Vs Tuesday Two Bands! One Song! Who Wins?! FIGHT! Puppeteer.

A timeless classic from a critically acclaimed album, “Nothing Else Matters” is one that has reached its 30th Anniversary as does the self titled fifth album from Metallica. A change in direction away from the Bay Area Thrash towards a more classic Metal sound thanks to three attempts at mixing, a pair of divorces and

Review: “Self Titled” by Soul Dragger

Italians Soul Dragger have joined forces with Time To Kill Records for the release of their self-titled debut album which was produced by Marco Mastrobuono at Kick Recording Studios in Rome (Hour Of Penance, Fleshgod Apocalypse, 5Rand). It follows their 2018 debut EP “Before Chaos” with the hand being put together in 2017 in Rome

NEWS: Jared Dines and Friends cover “Nothing Else Matters”!

Alright so when we saw this 3 days ago, we’d coincidentally put out Riff Police episode #66 on the same song and we thought… But actually… Jared Dines, Cait Devin and Hiram Hernandez have done an impressive job with their acoustic with an electric solo cover of “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica. So here it

Riff Police! Pull Over! #66: Hammerhands Vs Metallica!

It has to be said. There are people out there who absolutely despise “The Black Album” from Metallica. They see it as the beginning of the end. They say it’s not “Master Of Puppets” and frankly they’re right. But one person who stands by the album is Slayer guitarist Kerry King. Back in 2016, he

NEWS: It’s Official. Metallica scare wild animals.

It’s amazing the lengths that people will go to to scare off their neighbours. When the kids are shouting in the street behind our houses how often have we turned to something that’s a bit violent to clear the air before we have a BBQ with friends or family? Obviously never having heard any Ingested,

Riff Police! Pull Over! #29: Trivium Vs Metallica!

Trivium bassist Paolo Gregoletto has long been one to trash the bands 2006 released 3rd album “The Crusade”. It’s one that many fans saw as something of a sonic departure for the Orlando, Florida Metallers despite having the same production duo at the helm in Jason Suecof and Matt Heafy as major label debut and sophomore

Riff Police! Pull Over! #26: Metallica Vs Excel!

A day late and a buck short. Better late than never? Sponsored by Bombay Sapphire Gin and Fever Tree Tonic, it’s time for another encounter of the Riff Police kind. Avenged Sevenfold have featured a couple of times having both been ripped off and done the deed themselves. Now it’s the turn of the mighty