(Mercury, 1986) After sniffing rock radio success with singles off their first two albums, Bon Jovi positively exploded in 1986 with the release of their 'Slippery When Wet' album. They were at the forefront of the shift in popular music to all things hard and heavy, with many of their ...
(Mercury, 1986) After sniffing rock radio success with singles off their first two albums, Bon Jovi positively exploded in 1986 with the release of their 'Slippery When Wet' album. They were at the forefront of the shift in popular music to all things hard and heavy, with many of their ...
Undeath are though (thanks, fellas) and on lead single “Rise From the Grave” you can really feel the Judas Priest intentions in the melodic overtones and song-oriented writing. —JD Ghost Loma Vista Ghost, “Call Me Little Sunshine” Release Date: Jan. 19 Ghost's music continues to reac...
Undeath are though (thanks, fellas) and on lead single “Rise From the Grave” you can really feel the Judas Priest intentions in the melodic overtones and song-oriented writing. —JD Ghost Loma Vista Ghost, “Call Me Little Sunshine” Release Date: Jan. 19 Ghost's music continues to reac...
‘The Boot’ their home. While most fans are quick to champion the first pair of Rhapsody albums the band’s best, we’ve taken a different side. The band clings to their Renaissance values in the orchestral passages wrought with medieval flair and a theatrical presentation of their music, ...
9. Judas Priest, 'Sad Wings of Destiny' (Gull, 1976) In 1976, Judas Priest released the first true bona-fide heavy metal album in “Sad Wings of Destiny.” Sure, Black Sabbath had already churned out six indomitable albums, but Priest defined what became traditional metal. The twin guitar...
Back in the late 1960’s, rock music began going into many different directions. However, one of the new movements stood out and has, later on, evolved into a genre of its own. Usually considered to be its inventors, Black Sabbath pioneered heavy metal a
And while Steppenwolf were the first to use the term in music, it was William S. Burroughs who thrust this phrase into consciousness in his 1962 novel, ‘Soft Machine,’ which featured the character “Uranian Willy, the Heavy Metal Kid.” (JD) 30. Judas Priest's 'British Steel' Brin...