Type O Negative took a turn in the other direction on ‘Bloody Kisses.’ Arguably the finest gothic metal album committed to tape, Peter Steele and his sarcastic Brooklyn crew carved a niche for themselves with the help of the tongue-in-cheek goth anthem, “Black No. 1.” Other...
the quartet laid down their sonically hardest-hitting album yet, leading the charge with the ferocious “Strength Beyond Strength.” Philip Anselmo was still as venomous as ever on songs like “5 Minutes Alone” and “Use My Third Arm.” The savage ...
Guns N' Roses called up one of their inspirations for thisUse Your Illusiontrack:Michael MonroeofHanoi Rocks. They sent him a rough mix of "Bad Obsession" and the rest fell into place. "I dug the song and said yes, so they flew me to L.A. for the recording session," Monroe, who ...
Guns N' Roses called up one of their inspirations for thisUse Your Illusiontrack:Michael MonroeofHanoi Rocks. They sent him a rough mix of "Bad Obsession" and the rest fell into place. "I dug the song and said yes, so they flew me to L.A. for the recording session," Monroe, who ...
From:Use Your IllusionI(1991) Not only is "Coma" the longest song in Guns N' Roses' catalog, its structure is completely linear, with nary a chorus to be found among its 10-plus-minute runtime. Written bySlashduring a "heroin delirium," the labyrinthine prog-metal epic is a microcosm...
After a long three years, Guns N’ Roses released the double albumUse Your Illusion I & II.Upon release, both albums were numbers one and two on theBillboard200 album chart. (Use Your Illusion IIwas No. 1, andUse Your Illusion Iwas No. 2.) In total, the two LPs have sold over ...
Yes, you had to wait almost until the end of summer before Guns N’ Roses released their twoUse Your Illusionvolumes, but they were plenty present through the summer of ‘91 thanks to “You Could Be Mine” being tied to the summer blockbusterT2. The summer of ‘91 will always bring up...
1. Iron Maiden Topping this list is none other than British favorites Iron Maiden. Throughout their 35 plus year professional career, Eddie and the Boys have proven to be the most consistent live act on the planet. With Bruce Dickinson up front, Maiden enjoyed a massive surge in popularity ...
'Use Your Illusion II' was a little more aggressive and political in nature, led by the 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' soundtrack song "You Could Be Mine" serving as the first overall single. The band's cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" got a lot of love, while ...
People like to blame “November Rain” and Guns N’ Roses’ other ballads for starting the band’s inevitable mid-‘90s demise, but theUse Your Illusion Itrack was actually written by Axl Rose beforeAppetite for Destructioneven came out — he just knew it didn’t belong on their debut. ...