This week's pick is a notable album from 1993 that marked a major lineup change for a long-running group as well as a shift in sound from their standard thrash to a more fit for the times alternative metal approach. Anthrax – Sound Of White Noise Released May 25, 1993 via Elektra Records My Favorite …
Category: Album of the Week
Album Of The Week – September 12, 2022
This week it's a look at a 52 year old concert but one only released in full 2 years prior. It was an odd concert for a bad film and was also the second-to-last US performance of rock and roll's preeminent guitar legend. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Live In Maui Material originally recorded July …
Album Of The Week – August 29, 2022
This week it's anniversary time again, as the album in question was released on August 25 a very, very long time ago. The record had an immediate impact and became a huge success, still standing in the US today as the second-best selling debut album of all time. Boston – self-titled Released August 25, 1976 …
Album Of The Week – August 22, 2022
Yesterday, August 21, marked the 25th anniversary of a monumental album. While the band's first two records would be known as worldwide sensations, their third one was a bloated mess that sold like hotcakes on release but quickly soured among the fans. It would be the final nail in the coffin of the musical movement …
Album Of The Week – August 15, 2022
This week I want to have a look at an album that was commercially successful, has some divided fan opinion though is generally looked on fondly, but is completely disavowed by the artist. Ozzy Osbourne – The Ultimate Sin Released February 22, 1986 via Epic Records My Favorite Tracks – Lightning Strikes, The Ultimate Sin, …
Album Of The Week – August 8, 2022
This week it's back to 1993. It was a bit of a strange time, the vacuum left after the events of 1991 wound up being filled by some interesting stuff. One consequence for the years after was that heavier music was getting noticed and would even see mainstream chart success. Today's album is from a …
Album Of The Week – August 1, 2022
Last week I covered one of the most significant albums in heavy metal history. Let's go 2 for 2 on that front. Iron Maiden – Powerslave Released September 3, 1984 via EMI My Favorite Tracks – 2 Minutes To Midnight, Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Aces High This release marks Maiden's fifth studio album and …
Album Of The Week – July 25, 2022
This week's pick is one that was always going to wind up here, the only question was when. I could write about the album in my sleep and I could probably write this without hitting play on it (though I will). But all the fuss raised up over the title track's use in a hit …
Album Of The Week – July 18, 2022
This week I'm going to “cheat” and save myself some time by talking about an EP. It might be short in length but its significance to metal is vast. Queensryche – self-titled Released September 1983 via 206 Records The EP was a demo in the true sense of the term – the band then known …
Album Of The Week – July 11, 2022
This week I'm time traveling back to 1998. I was just kind of listening to whatever at the time, I was far more pre-occupied with “grown up” business than I was music. But of the handful of things to catch my ear, this alt-rock gem really grabbed my attention. It also grabbed the attention of …
The Crooked Wanderer 