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TUESDAY TIME MACHINE: OZZY OSBOURNE – THE ULTIMATE SIN (1986)
So, the late 80s were a dark time for much of mainstream metal. Anybody who wanted to stay relevant in terms of record sales indulged in hair metal aesthetics or, at least, in its inescapable androgynous fashion. There’s Judas Priest‘s … Read the rest of this entry →
TUESDAY TIME MACHINE: KING DIAMOND – ABIGAIL (1987)
It’s hard to believe that something as seminal as Abigail is now 25 years old. After the 1985 breakup of Mercyful Fate, the King founded this solo project to pour his devious soul into. It may often seem that our … Read the rest of this entry →
TUESDAY TIME MACHINE: W.A.S.P. – THE CRIMSON IDOL (1992)
The redemption of WASP is a common theme for any fans fortunate enough to be familiar with their discography but what the band did with 1989′s The Headless Children and 1992′s The Crimson Idol were more than the empty, self … Read the rest of this entry →
TUESDAY TIME MACHINE: BLACK SABBATH – BORN AGAIN (1983)
After delving back in Deep Purple for a few days last week, it seems John Lord’s tragic passing led me even further down the rabbit hole by revisiting Ian Gillian’s other work. Some people forget entirely that Gillian was Black Sabbath‘s frontman … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: WASP – The Headless Children (1989)
The career of WASP is a painfully duplicitous one but, if one may be totally honest, it’s hard not to enjoy the silly, perverted early 80s WASP even when appreciating the later albums on the more lofty basis of being legitimate pieces of work. As … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Sodom – Persecution Mania (1987)
Far too much of this site is devoted to the worship and rehashing of classic thrash metal, which leaves only one logical remedy: moar thrash. Now, I’ll admit I have neglected rethrash undeservingly; there are some incredible records among the … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Sepultura – Beneath The Remains (1989)
When combing Sepultura‘s discography, there is an unavoidable line of logic. Surely, Schizophrenia and Morbid Visions have their own gritty charm but even Max Cavalera admits these lack originality (Morbid Visions similarity to Celtic Frost‘s Morbid Tales is not a … Read the rest of this entry →
Weekend War Cry: L.A. Guns – Electric Gypsy
So LA Guns are playing CD release show in June….in Seattle. Why, I’m not sure but it’s damn cool and I might srs go. This sleazy, biker rock band always got lumped in with glam but there really isn’t anything … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Yngwie Malmsteen – Trilogy (1986)
Yngwie J Malmsteen is the epitome of rock n’ roll peacockery. I mean look at this goddamn album cover. I could end this post right here with how many words that conveys. Thankfully I came to terms with his douchery … Read the rest of this entry →
The Comeback: An Ancient Heavy Metal Rite
Here at Shreddernet we don’t generally review things we don’t like. Nor do we post about bands we don’t like. But comebacks are a special case. Even the best bands can make a killing, fall on their faces or both … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Running Wild – Under Jolly Roger (1987)
I bet you think you know Pirate Metal, don’t you? Well I got tale for ya buster. Twas a brisk dawn in 1987, just off the Spanish main, when a German band called Running Wild decided to drop the silly … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Coroner – Punishment For Decadence (1988)
Many metalheads will at one time or another find their peers in a phase where throwing on anything other than 80s thrash is met with incoherent screaming and territorial ape-like behavior. When a friend is in such a state, it’s … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Exciter – Heavy Metal Maniac (1983)
For some they’ll always simply be Motorhead‘s less skilled, much-heavier Canadian brothers but Ottowa’s Exciter were bold enough to take their name from a Judas Priest song at a time when doing so wasn’t yet cliche and rip North America … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Witch Cross
Most of the time I pretend to be an all-knowing douche nozzle when writing this stuff, especially when I’m “revisiting” records that were obviously made long before I was born. Just how nonsensical that must seem is not lost on … Read the rest of this entry →
UK’s Furyon: Kip Winger Strikes Back
My oh my, Blabbertmouth.net, for all your useless video interviews and crappy live footage (usually filmed by winded slackers such as myself taking a break from the pit) you DO on occasion bring to me some amazing stuff. No, no … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Riot – Fire Down Under (RIP Mark Reale)
As many of you heavy metal diehards surely know, Mark Reale, guitarist of American heavy metal legends Riot passed away this last Wednesday from complications due to Crohn’s disease. They never attained the mass success of Judas Priest, Deep Purple … Read the rest of this entry →
Weekend War Cry: Riot – Fire Down Under
As many of you already know, Mark Reale, guitarist of heavy metal legends Riot, passed away last week from complications due to Crohn’s Disease. Probably wouldn’t be wise to try to explain how awesome his work was here. Still, I’m … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Dark Angel Circa 1986
When it comes to thrash metal, there is a canyon of difference between the polished mainstream technicality of the bay area scene, the proto-extreme metal of Teutonic Thrash (Kreator, Sodom, Destruction, etc) and the brief glimmer of American bands like … Read the rest of this entry →
Weekend War Cry: Motley Crue – Wildside
As you may know, we are big on fun around here. Posts about depressive BM, funeral doom or anything that even has a hint of screamo are few and far between. Just for kicks, we’re gonna start bringing you a … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Germany’s Assassin Circa 1986
It’s only proper that since we’re on a bit of a retro thrash tear lately we feature this gem of an album I discovered in the bowels of the internet when I was 16 (about 15 years after its release). … Read the rest of this entry →