I don’t know what’s up with Texas, y’all, but it has produced so many great metal acts over the decades that one can only assume it’s in the DNA! From the Old School likes of D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) King’s X and Rigor Mortis, to classic acts like ZZ Top; giants like Drowning Pool, Power … Continue reading Album of the Week: Frozen Soul – Crypt of Ice (2021)
Album Reviews
Album of the Week: Death – The Sound of Perseverance (1998)
You already know that Death is one of the original Death Metal bands out of Florida, and you already know that they are one of my favorites (and one of the “OG's" Top Five Favorites)! The Sound of Perseverance is Death's seventh and final studio album, released August 31, 1998 by Nuclear Blast. You really can’t go … Continue reading Album of the Week: Death – The Sound of Perseverance (1998)
Cannibal Corpse – Violence Unimagined (2021)
The 15th studio album by the OGs of Death Metal, Violence Unimagined by Cannibal Corpse was released on April 16th, 2021 (Metal Blade). Of course, it’s awesome! It’s Cannibal Corpse! But more than that, this record is their best in over a decade! Cannibal Corpse always delivers the beatings; you always know what is coming. After 32+ years … Continue reading Cannibal Corpse – Violence Unimagined (2021)
Album Review: Rob Zombie – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (2021)
“The Hellbilly,” Rob Zombie has returned with a new release on March 12, 2021, The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (Nuclear Blast). His trademark eclectic style – Psychedelic Horror Metal, Go-Go Funk; sometimes folky, always spooky songs, samples, lyrics and instrumentals – is on display, and as all his album titles suggest you’re always in for … Continue reading Album Review: Rob Zombie – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (2021)
Album Review: Boundaries – Your Receding Warmth (2020)
If you know me, you know that I love me some 2008 sounding metalcore. I have been wanting a band to incorporate that sound back into their music now because the riffs and the ambiance of the metalcore back in 2008 is so technical and precise. It makes for a beautiful and heavy sound. Well, … Continue reading Album Review: Boundaries – Your Receding Warmth (2020)
Album of the Week: Obituary – The End Complete (1992)
In a word, MASTERPIECE! The Death Metal masters of Doom, Obituary, released their best selling album of all time on April 21, 1992 – The End Complete. While the band’s first two records (1989's Slowly We Rot, and 1990's Cause of Death) have their most iconic songs, it is the third album where we find the … Continue reading Album of the Week: Obituary – The End Complete (1992)
New Album Review: AC/DC – Power Up (2020)
Power Up is the 17th studio album (the 16th released internationally) by the Australian Rock band, AC/DC. Released on Friday the 13th of November, 2020 by Columbia Records and Sony Music Australia. As Back In Black (1980) served as a tribute to the late Bon Scott, so Power Up is a tribute to the late, great Malcolm Young, according to his brother, Angus. … Continue reading New Album Review: AC/DC – Power Up (2020)
Album of the Week: Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
It may come as a bit of a surprise to many but, Vulgar Display of Power is Pantera's sixth studio album. Released on February 25, 1992, it is the second Pantera Album from Atco Records (Cowboys From Hell was the first), and the second record that featured the new Pantera sound. The four previous releases featured a … Continue reading Album of the Week: Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
Album of the Week: VLTIMAS – Something Wicked Marches In (2019)
I must admit, this record (and band) snuck up on me like a haymaker sucker-punch! Released on March 29, 2019 (Season of Mist), Something Wicked Marches In is the debut album from (the “Super Group") Vltimas. Though the sound of the record is very well mixed and produced, the FEEL of the record is very much old … Continue reading Album of the Week: VLTIMAS – Something Wicked Marches In (2019)
Classic Album Review: Snoop Dogg – Doggystlye
On the heels of the breakthrough release of The Chronic (Death Row Records) by Dr. Dre (1992), Doggystyle (Death Row Records) by Snoop Doggy Dogg was released on November 23, 1993. Having contributed, to a large extent, on The Chronic, you know that Snoop had his own debut to drop! That “lazy drawl" – G-funk … Continue reading Classic Album Review: Snoop Dogg – Doggystlye
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