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The Best Metal Albums of 2016
After a long hiatus, Mike and MetalBrian are back. 2016 was a legendary year for obvious reasons, but what many aren’t talking about is how epic of a year it was for music and heavy metal.
So here’s our respective Top 15 Albums of 2016, starting with MetalBrian:… Read the rest →
My Top 15 Albums of 2009
While 2009 was an incredible year for me, its music will go wholly unremembered. To prove my point, there is not a single album on this list that will make it to my top 10 albums of the decade (coming soon).
2009 brings a few major themes that you will see here:
- Female vocals – Anneke Van Giersbergen is everywhere. Theatre of Tragedy pulled the surprise of the year, the Gathering put out yet another
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My Top 15 Albums of 2008
Happy New Year! It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for, my top 15 albums of 2008!
2008 was great (although I didn’t blog much) – there could easily be 20 albums on this list. Links to past lists: Top 15 Albums of 2007, Top 15 Albums of 2006. Here we go:
- Amon Amarth – Twilight of the Thunder Gods
Last year I said European Death Metal was dead? Think again.
Not since
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Hammers of Misfortune – The August Engine – Images
One of my biggest complaints about the Internet has been the disturbing lack of quality images of the cover of Hammers of Misfortune‘s album, The August Engine. The August Engine claw is by far one of my favorite logos, and is probably my favorite t-shirt too.
To see what this eclectic, bizarro metal band is all about, go to the Hammers of Misfortune Myspace Page and listen to the second track, A Room … Read the rest →
My Top 15 Albums of 2007
Happy New Year everyone! It’s time for my favorite blog post of the year, one in which I’ve spent more time pondering than is healthy. The Top 15 Albums of 2007. (Top 15 Albums of 2006 can be found here)
Before I begin, I would like to declare Melodic Death Metal to be officially dead. This genre of music is what has throttled me through the past 8 or 9 years of my life. … Read the rest →
Album Review: Sixx: A.M. – The Heroin Diaries (2007)
Nikki Sixx, the bassist and key songwriter of Mötley Crüe, has lived a life far more insane and indulgent than you, me, or anyone we know. Here’s a guy who was raised by a single mother and her insolent boyfriend, abandoned by his father, moved all over the continent, and eventually became a petty thief and drug dealer. After learning the bass guitar, he moved to Los Angeles at age 17, joined a band, … Read the rest →