Metal playlists from the underground
Dream Theater received their first ever Grammy nomination for the upcoming 2012 award show. The band’s 2011 single “On The Backs of Angels” from A Dramatic Turn of Events is nominated for “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.” Granted, most true metalheads have about as much respect for the Grammy’s as we do for the Rock and Roll […]
Dear Psycho Hose Beast, I would like to personally welcome you to the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Albums of All Time Official Countdown. I’d also like to extend a hearty congratulations to you for stumbling upon this life-altering/shattering experience. You see, over the last 5 years I have spent very […]
1. Anthrax – Worship Music I strongly believe that Anthrax has now officially entered their prime. This amazing thrash album is the reason why. Every track on Worship Music is a bloody hit. I can see this one easily being a top album of the last decade. 2. Machine Head – Unto the Locust This […]
Dear Psycho Hose Beast, I would like to personally welcome you to the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Albums of All Time Official Countdown. I’d also like to extend a hearty congratulations to you for stumbling upon this life-altering/shattering experience. You see, over the last 5 years I have spent very […]
Dear Hopelessly Lost Metal Nerd, I would like to personally welcome you to the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Songs of All Time Official Countdown. I’d also like to extend a hearty congratulations to you for stumbling upon this life-altering/shattering experience. You see, over the last 5 years I have spent […]
Dear Aimless Metalhead Friend, I would like to personally welcome you to the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Songs of All Time Official Countdown. I’d also like to extend a hearty congratulations to you for stumbling upon this life-altering/shattering experience. You see, over the last 5 years I have spent quite […]
September was by far the most exciting month of 2011 in the world of rock music. Between great albums from many veterans like Anthrax and Machine Head to the Big Four concert at Yankee Stadium, it was very difficult to not get caught up in the awesomeness. Why can’t every month be like this? 1. […]
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 […]
CULTED: OF DEATH AND RITUAL Destroying with a dastardly mix of doom metal for the digital age, the three-parts Canadian and one part Swedish quartet Culted return with a foreboding four-track affair OF DEATH AND RITUAL. This stopgap release by this unit who rumor has it have never ALL been in the same room at […]
After polling the little demonic beings living within my thick fat hairy skull, an imperfect list of the Top 100 All-Time Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Bands was born. We hope you despise it. Insincerely Yours, The Management P.S. When you are done vomiting blood all over the list, test your metal wits on the […]