This week's album comes from 1993 and when extreme metal looked like it might be poised to be big business. This album marked a stylistic departure for one of Sweden's pioneering death metal acts and also served as an ill-fated marketing ploy on the part of an opportunistic record label. The unedited, original version of …
Category: Album of the Week
Album Of The Week – May 9, 2022
This week brings one of heavy metal's all-time classic albums. There's a bit of a celebration in order for it as the album was just certified double platinum in the US. But shiny things on walls don't really matter when we're talking about one of heavy metal's greatest statements. Dio – Holy Diver Released May …
Album Of The Week – May 2, 2022
I finished this post last Wednesday and got it all put together and scheduled yesterday, May 1. Just as I was about to head off to bed I checked my socials one last time and got unfortunate news very much related to my post today. On May 1st, 2022, long-time drummer Ric Parnell passed away …
Album Of The Week – April 18, 2022
This week it's a look back to 1994 and the height of what came to be known as “alt-metal.” It was a strange time where a lot of different sounds got airplay as the fallout from 1991 left room for a variety of acts to get a moment in the sun. Our subject today would …
Album Of The Week – April 11, 2022
Thrash metal was in a bad way during the 1990's. The twin killings of grunge and Metallica's style shift left the thrash movement clawing for any shred of relevance through the decade. Many bands broke up, went on hiatus or explored various other musical styles with varying results, none of which were commercially viable. Extreme …
Album Of The Week – April 4, 2022
This week's pick is an album that saw a band move on from their power metal roots and lean fully into the symphonic sound they had been prodding at their last few records before. The results would launch the group into the stratosphere and put them at the forefront of heavy metal in their native …
Album Of The Week – March 28, 2022
This week I'm taking a dive into the album that really hooked me into music. I talked about it in an older post, now it's time to get specific and go over the album in greater detail. I got the cassette as a Christmas gift a few months after its release and I played it …
Album Of The Week – March 21, 2022
For this week's pick I'm revisiting someone who has become my favorite artist in recent memory. She has released a wide selection of music across several projects over the past 15 years and has not been shy to explore new styles and soundscapes. Today I will be looking at her third solo album, which kicked …
Album Of The Week – March 14, 2022
1999 was an interesting time. The turn of the decade, century and millennium was one of great transition. One facet of culture at this time was the “edgebro” - stuff like nu-metal, WWF, Spike TV and The Man Show were running hot around this time. We were welcomed to Jackass, Eminem was beginning his shock-rap …
Album Of The Week – March 6, 2022
Today's album is widely-regarded as the magnum opus of a legendary singer's solo career. This crown jewel of an album, coupled with the low-water mark his former band was at in the late 90's, would result in a reunion and a new legacy. Bruce Dickinson – The Chemical Wedding Released September 25, 1998 via Air …
The Crooked Wanderer 