It's time to cap off Metallica week and that means it's time for my album ranking. I'll be going worst to first on the Metallica discography, sorting out the cream from the chaff (whatever that really means, I don't know). This ranking will include the ten full-length studio albums credited to Metallica. It will not …
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Metallica – Creeping Death and Jump In The Fire
Today I'm going over the two Metallica singles I have in my collection, both on cassette. These are the early singles Creeping Death and Jump In The Fire. Both were released in Europe when Metallica was distributed by Music For Nations over there, I don't think these singles ever got North America releases. These are …
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Album Of The Week – October 31, 2022
It's time to do another week revolving around one artist. This will involve a post every day, it'll include a (long) look at the band's line-up changes, a few singles I have and cap off with an album ranking on Friday. I'm leading off with the band's fourth album, one recorded and released after great …
Album Of The Week – October 3, 2022
I'm back to my normal posting schedule and I'm back to the album of the week with a no-doubter and an all-timer. It is the album that truly sucked me into heavy metal. It is one of my favorite albums of all-time, it is often considered the band's magnum opus and it is hailed as …
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 – 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 – February 28, 2022
This week I'm going back 21 years to an album that revitalized a band's fortunes and heralded a coming revival in thrash metal. That revival is still in full swing for both the genre and the band. An old dog came out of the wilderness of the '90's, learned a few new tricks, and kickstarted …
Crypto Sells, But Who’s Buying?
This is barely even about music, it's mostly just about one of those dumb things I did on purpose not too long ago. At least I did this one on purpose. So in this day and age cryptocurrency is a big deal. Some people have made millions off of it, plenty of people have money …
Album Of The Week – December 27, 2021
For the final week in 2021 I'm going all the way back to 1988. I'm also going back to last month, as this album was one of a series of sorely-needed reissues finally offered in box set form on vinyl. While Skid Row's “Atlantic Years” box snagged a lot of attention, another in the Atlantic …
Album Of The Week – December 6, 2021
This week it's time to dust off an all-time metal classic. One of heavy metal's most important bands and one of their most significant albums. I haven't had the occasion yet to discuss Metallica besides in passing mention, now it's time for my first exploration into a band who will certainly be discussed here more …
The Crooked Wanderer 