followed byRUINA IMPERII.I must say I was surprised they played this as an outro song. I would have loved to see them perform this live instead of music in the background.The band decided to take a break and would return in an hour or more,...
After releasingTurboandRam it Down, the last thing Priest fans expected was the piston-pumpingPainkiller. The title track is the single most devastating song in the entirety of the metal canon with Halford’s piercing falsettos spewing Hell-born lyrics, taking the backseat only while Downing and...
On the back of two highly successful albums with Bruce Dickinson relieving Paul Di’Anno, Iron Maiden were poised for continued and growing success. ‘Powerslave’ saw Maiden notch another classic album in their expanding discography, propelled by the leading singles, the fighter pilot-themed “Aces...
After releasingTurboandRam it Down, the last thing Priest fans expected was the piston-pumpingPainkiller. The title track is the single most devastating song in the entirety of the metal canon with Halford’s piercing falsettos spewing Hell-born lyrics, taking the backseat only while Downing and...
After 14 long years, Judas Priest returned with their first Halford-fronted album since 1990’s banner-wavingPainkiller. The result wasAngel of Retribution, a much-needed return to form with the Metal God back in his rightful spot. All the hallmarks of the Priest sound were in place, from ...
‘Sabotage’ is the final album in Black Sabbath’s historic streak of greatness stretching back to 1970 when they offered up both ‘Black Sabbath’ and ‘Paranoid’ in that very year. Tony Iommi continued his upward ascent, reaching the riffing summit as he defined true heaviness with the ...
Decidedly heavier thanTurbo,Ram it Downkept the synthesizers in tact, but brought back the gleaming metal elements that were largely absent on the 1986 record. Halford opens the album with a piercing high to... less high, but still high scream, signaling the onset of one of their most sizz...