Metal playlists from the underground
Black Sabbath is the original heavy metal metal band from Birmingham, England. They began their conquest of the universe in 1968 and have influenced every real rock n roll band that you hear today. In my opinion, they are more important than Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple combined. Here are the Top 10 songs of […]
This time in 1970, Black Sabbath’s debut LP reached it’s peak on the US charts at #23 [source:rockhall.com]. There really are no words to describe the importance of this record on rock music. This album marked the official birth of heavy metal. I don’t think there is a rock and roll soul in the world […]
In less than a month, Zakk Wylde returns with “Doomed Forever, Forever Doomed,” Zakk Sabbath‘s second massive tribute to the originators, BLACK SABBATH! Featuring end-to-end reimaginations of BLACK SABBATH’s seminal “Paranoid” and “Master Of Reality” albums together in one tremendous package, this gatefold double LP is a loving homage from Zakk Wylde to the heaviest […]
WHITECHAPEL: A NEW ERA OF CORRUPTION Knoxville, TN deathcore quintet Whitechapel have built a loyal following by steamrolling audiences with their three-pronged downtuned guitar attack, and their latest offering A NEW ERA OF CORRUPTION continues this squad’s mission statement with a bounty of their trademarked brutality at the forefront of the charge. Featuring 11 tracks […]
Oh yeah! Bringing on some more sleaze-pleasing hard rocking music in 2010 is Black Robot, a new and mighty project featuring three former members of Buckcherry. This album features all of the main ingredients that classic hard rock fans worship—the dirtbag lyrics, the badass guitar riffs, stomping beats, and infectious heavy grooves that will have […]
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: DEFLORATE The Black Dahlia Murder returns with a terse homage bountifully bursting with Swedish metal influence with their unique blackened thrash twists embedded within on their 10-track, 34-minute collection Deflorate. Showcasing swift jabs of focused aggression with a familiar brutality behind it all (“Eyes of Thousands”), this Michigan troupe’s delectable twin […]
Here is the most comprehensive track-by-track review that you will find anywhere in the entire world for the latest Dream Theater album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings. Track 1: “A Nightmare To Remember” What better way to begin a record with the words “Black Clouds” in the title than to include a disturbingly haunting intro […]
In order to celebrate the release of Dream Theater’s latest studio album, Black Clouds And Silver Linings, I will offer detailed reviews of each of the six tracks throughout the week. Track 1: “A Nightmare To Remember” What better way to begin a record with the words “Black Clouds” in the title than to include […]
Jack Black on Brutal Legend, a video game he developed that is due out next year: “When I was a child listening to metal, I imagined myself slaying dragons to the music, or riding pterodactyls, or strangling a Minotaur, or making love to a beautiful centaur. You couldn’t do that back then. You could only […]
Blues badass turned metal maven, Lisa Mann – mastermind behind White Crone – pays homage to metal forefather, Ronnie James Dio, with a cover of Rainbow’s Stargazer. Based out of Portland, Oregon, White Crone is the metal brainchild of award winning blues artist and bassist / vocalist Lisa Mann. Growing up in the mosh pits […]