HOW JUDAS PRIEST USED A SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA TO CREATE NOSTRADAMUS 9 YEARS AGO
Judas Priest shocked fans when they announced they were releasing an 18 track album that was over 90 minutes long. Most bands, especially a founding […]
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MEGADETH SHOWED CONSISTENCY WITH CRYPTIC WRITINGS 20 YEARS AGO TODAY
Megadeth was at the peak of their career and proved to the world that they were the kings of thrash metal. By the time the […]
PANTERA: THE EARLY YEARS
For most fans, Cowboys From Hell is the start in Pantera‘s story of conquering the metal world. However there’s a forgotten era in their history […]
MEGADETH UNLEASHED THEIR DEBUT ALBUM 32 YEARS AGO TODAY
After getting the boot from Metallica, Dave Mustaine was on a warpath. The fire in him had been lit and he set out to create […]
PANTERA DOMINATED THE 90s WITH VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER 25 YEARS TODAY
After making a stunning impression on the metal scene with the release of Cowboys From Hell, Pantera were a long way from their glam roots […]
IRON MAIDEN LAUNCHED A METAL MONUMENT 36 YEARS AGO
By the early 80s, heavy metal was quickly gaining a worldwide audience and most of it was coming from overseas. When American bands were trying […]
EXODUS UNLEASHED THEIR CROWNING JEWEL 28 YEARS AGO TODAY
After a successful delivery with their second album, Pleasures Of The Flesh, it was clear that new singer Steve “Zetro” Souza was the perfect fit to fill […]
ICONIC FIGURES: A BRIEF INSIGHT ON THE LIFE OF CHUCK SCHULDINER
December 13 marks the 15th anniversary of the late Chuck Schuldiner, an iconic figure in the death metal scene. As the lead guitarist and frontman […]
VENOM LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR EXTREME METAL 34 YEARS AGO
In 1982, a power trio from England broke unforeseen barriers with their second album release, Black Metal. Featuring some of the darkest and fastest content heard […]
RAINBOW’S GROUNDBREAKING SECOND ALBUM TURNS 40
On May 17, 1976 Rainbow produced their critically acclaimed second album, Rising. After wowing fans with their imaginative lyrical content, the bar had been raised for the […]