Few things are as metal as the first couple of Slayer albums. Right up to and including “Seasons in the Abyss” they show the ability to make metal everything it was meant to be: fast, evil, and harsh and in any combination imaginable. For some reason, I feel the albums that follow this really must that was great about these thrash legends work, but ( Read more... )

I have been told by a radio host that there are two types of Megadeth fans: those that think “Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?” is the best Megadeth album and those who think “Countdown to Extinction” is the best. Personally, I like to think I am neither, as I enjoy all their discography (“Risk” excluded). I have pondered the meaning of this and I ( Read more... )

It was a magical time when I ended high school. I had college to look forward to, with all the new friends I would meet, all the girls I’d woo, all the beers I’d drink and probably some learning in there somewhere. And it was also a time of broadening musical horizons for me. I had never been much of a metal head, though I did listen to some metal ( Read more... )