Metallica

Heavy Metal 

Will It Land On The Black Or The Red?: Riot’s Fire Down Under at 40

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Nathan Carson 0 Comments Accept, Blue Oyster Cult, Elektra Records, Fire Down Under, Gus Speranza, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Riot, Rush, Spinal Tap

The enduring legacy of 1981’s best American metal album

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Heavy Metal 

Diamond Head Marks 40 Years Of Lightning To The Nations 

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, Am I Evil?, Diamond Head, Heavy Metal, Lightning To The Nations, Metallica, New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), The Prince

A new recording of the British New Wave of Heavy Metal gives a stone classic an exciting new jolt

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Blues Heavy Metal 

I’m The King Wolf: Danzig II: Lucifuge At 30

June 26, 2020June 28, 2020 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1990, Blue Oyster Cult, Chuck Biscuits, Danzig, Danzig II: Lucifuge, Def American, Def Jam, John Christ, Metallica, Ministry, Nirvana, Rick Rubin, Samhain, The Misfits, The Pixies

Danzig’s sophomore mold-breaking blues metal masterpiece still swings low as part of his grand slam album quartet

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Rock 

My Mind’s Amiss, I’ve Lost the Kiss: Lou Reed’s Ecstasy at 20

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Dan Weiss 1 Comment 2000, Ecstasy, Laurie Anderson, Like A Possum, Lou Reed, Lulu, Metallica, New York, Steely Dan, The Velvet Underground

For any other artist, Lou’s final proper song cycle would’ve been a great last album

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Comedy Heavy Metal 

Laughs and Riffs: Why Metal and Comedy Go Well Together

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Anthrax, Brian Johnson, Brian Posehn, Comedy, Don Jamieson, GWAR, Jim Breuer, Mac Sabbath, Manowar, Metallica, Okilly Dokilly, Psychostick, That Metal Show

Kelley Simms meets modern comic greats Don Jameison and Jim Breuer at the intersection of hilarity and headbanging

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

The Inside Baseball of Heavy Metal

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Bob Nalbandian, Inside Metal, Metallica, Slayer, Y&T

Band vs Brand: Bob Nalbandian’s new documentary investigates the business side of the music business  

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Heavy Metal Progressive Rock 

Pulling Your Strings…

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Keith Spillett 0 Comments 1988, Elektra, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Metallica

Bass Players Everywhere Commemorate 30th Anniversary of Metallica’s …And Justice For All

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