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AC/DC – Black Ice Reviews

August 6, 2009

Black Ice (Deluxe Edition)

Black Ice is AC/DC’s first studio album in over eight years, since 2000’s Stiff Upper Lip. Deluxe edition includes 30-page booklet with lyrics and exclusive photos.
Track listing:
1. Rock N’ Roll Train
2. Skies on Fire
3. Big Jack
4. Anything Goes
5. War Machine
6. Smash N’ Grab
7. Spoilin’ For A Fight
8. Wheels
9. Decibel
10. Stormy May Day
11. She Likes Rock N’ Roll
12. Money Made
13. Rock N’ Roll Dream
14. Rocking All the Way
15. Black Ice

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Darkest Hour – Eternal Return Reviews

August 5, 2009

Eternal Return

To close off the decade in style, DARKEST HOUR has crafted a recordthat will make heads spin and inspire metal fans world-wide. Faster, heavier, and deeper than anythingthey have ever recorded, The Eternal Return is the defining record of this proud American metalinstitution. The Eternal Return is epic and furious metal written by metal-heads for metal-heads. Quitesimply, this is a record created by musicians who have dedicated half their lives to aggressive andunrelenting music. T (more…)

Ace Frehley – Anomaly Reviews

August 5, 2009

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Alestorm – Black Sails at Midnight Reviews

August 4, 2009

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AC/DC – Highway to Hell Reviews

August 3, 2009

Highway to Hell

essential recording
What Highway to Hell has that Back in Black doesn’t is Bon Scott, AC/DC’s original lead singer who died just months after this album was released. Scott had a rusty, raspy, scream of a voice, like he might break into a coughing fit at any moment. In other words, on crunchy, hook-heavy metal classics like the title track, and on “Get It Hot” which is more roadhouse rock than metal, he had the perfect instrument for such wild-living anthems. Too perfect, it turned (more…)

Metallica – …And Justice for All Reviews

August 3, 2009

...And Justice for All

essential recording
This record has so much good material that it’s a shame the production is so shoddy. Songwise, this is probably Metallica’s most sophisticated album, exploring the theme of justice and perversions thereof with a vengeance. “One” is one of their best songs ever, building from a slow, edgy beginning into effortless overdrive. The title track is excellent and never boring, despite clocking in at more than nine minutes. It’s the epic of the album, but all of the son (more…)

Guns N’ Roses – Greatest Hits Reviews

August 1, 2009

Greatest Hits

If time is the true test, then Guns N’ Roses’ Greatest Hits confirms that they really were one of the greatest rock & roll bands in the world. While, in retrospect, fellow graduates of the class of 1987 are about as cool as poodle perms and spandex, the L.A. bad boys still rock like gods. Listening to the sun-drenched chords of “Paradise City” and the ensuing stadium-sized swagger is enough to make wearing leather trousers and bandanas seem like a good idea. Of course, it helped th (more…)

Metallica – Master of Puppets Reviews

August 1, 2009

Master of Puppets

essential recording
One of the defining albums of thrash metal, Master of Puppets is arguably Metallica’s best album (as well as their last with bassist Cliff Burton). Focusing on the concept of power and abuses thereof, this is a collection of complex, intelligent music, played at about a hundred miles an hour. Not that these are short songs; this eight-song album clocks in at over an hour, which makes it all the more impressive that not one moment on this recording is boring. In (more…)

Goatwhore – Carving out the Eyes of God Reviews

August 1, 2009

Carving out the Eyes of God

2009 from the Black Metal band. Upon the release of A Haunting Curse, Goatwhore’s 2006 Metal Blade Records debut, the Metal world was introduced to a new evil partnership between the Gods of Rock and the Overlords of Metal. Their pedigree undeniable, Goatwhore embarked on a massive mission of destruction that did not stop until they had played every Metal stage in the U.S. and Canada, large and small. Accolades from magazines, Metal sites, their peers and, most importantly, the f (more…)

Sunn – Monoliths and Dimensions Reviews

July 31, 2009

Monoliths and Dimensions

2009 release, the seventh studio album in their 10 year career. The album showcases the core guitar duo – Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson – incorporating influences from a plethora of guest musicians, bringing the SUNN O))) sound to epic new levels. The band collaborated with composer Eyvind Kang on various acoustic ensembles, in addition to the Helios fueled electric guitars and basses. Key players on the album include Australian guitar genius Oren Ambarchi, enigmatic Hungaria (more…)