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Shot down, traumaticTime haunted by the past When your back catalogue of music contains arguably the greatest Metal album of all time, is it any wonder that everything you do will always be judged (harshly) against that. And that is disappointing because since said greatest Metal album, 1986’s Master Of Puppets, that vast majority of […]

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English heavy metal group Iron Maiden outside the Island Queen pub in Islington, London, 1982. Back row, left to right: singer Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith. Front row, left to right: bassist Steve Harris, drummer Clive Burr and guitarist Dave Murray. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) In The Mist Dark Figures Move And Twist! [...] Continue Reading

By: Rod Whitfield First up, I have personally written a review of this album previously, but when John from Rue Morgue Records asks you to write more about the great Dev, you damn well accept! To make it different, I will make this a track-by-track examination of the main album Lightwork, and then a discussion [...] Continue Reading

You know, the term 'old bastard' gets thrown in my direction a few times, but when you got to be a child in the Seventies, you can throw any name at me you like... the Seventies were the BEST times to be a kid. No contest! Social Media and the internet were all years away [...] Continue Reading

By Rod Whitfield Moving Pictures. The album. When approached to do a review of this mighty record for its 40th anniversary, I was tantalised and excited by the prospect, and just a little daunted, at the same time. After all, what does one say about this record that hasn’t been said before in the last [...] Continue Reading

My love for Ghost... my fanatical love for all things Ghost, happened on the release of the band's first album Opus Eponymous quite a few years ago now. I plugged them and defended them wherever I could. Many laughed at me but over time, those laughs became fans as well. You know who you are! [...] Continue Reading

By John Raptis IRON MAIDEN Senjutsu RELEASE DATE: September 3, 2021 PRODUCERS: Kevin Shirley, Steve Harris RECORDED: Guillaume Tell Studios Trackllisting: Senjutsu (Smith, Harris) 8:20 Stratego (Gers, Harris) 5:00 The Writing On The Wall (Smith, Dickinson) 6:14 Lost In A Lost World (Harris) 9:32 Days Of Future Past (Smith, Dickinson) 4:04 The Time Machine (Gers, Harris) 7:09 Darkest [...] Continue Reading

Number 10 – AC/DC: PWRUP An electrifying return to form that stands in tribute to fallen stalwart Malcolm Young. A balls to the wall hard rock album is par for the course when it comes to AC/DC but there are some definite fresh highlights on this record that freshen the usual AC/DC bombast. ‘Through The Mists [...] Continue Reading

What makes a great cover song? That is perhaps going to be a question that will float around for as long as music itself exists. I guess in a way that questions can be answered differently by every single music lover in their own way, it all comes down to taste. I know there are […]

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Songs In The Key Of X. It is probably one of the most morose and dark albums to ever be created. It is still an album that I can put on today and I still find myself drifting off into a world of dark lyrics that to me show some kind of rare beauty. The […]

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My parent’s think I’m crazy! And they hate the things I do… It’s scary to realise that KISS Destroyer is 44 years old today. Even scarier to realise that yours truly was alive and kicking back then and this hot piece of wax was the first album the author owned and purchased with his own […]

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If you are a fan of Dio then you are about to be in for a very special treat indeed. BMG are about to release some very special remastered versions of Angry Machines, Magica, Killing The Dragon and Master Of The Moon in memory of the tenth anniversary of the passing of Ronnie James Dio. […]

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When one thinks of Rue Morgue Records it is a name that is usually associated with the harder and faster aspects of music. That's fine! That is pretty much who we mostly cater for, and have catered for, over the course of our existence. But that is not to say we don't dip the old [...] Continue Reading

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On July 25, 1980, AC/DC released their first album since the death of Bon Scott. It became one of the biggest selling albums ever. In 2000 Classic Rock looked at the making of this record. It was towards the end of February, 1980. Brian Johnson was staying in the spare room of his mum’s house […]

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Behemoth’s trajectory as underground black metal hopefuls to fully fledged scene leaders as been one of the most interesting of any band. Along the way their music – as expected, has shifted in style, but always maintain it’s vicious backbone. I Loved You At Your Darkest finds the band evolving once again. The songs ebb […]

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Photo By John Raptis One of the last remaining rock ‘n’ roll icons and a pioneer of theatrical shock rock; Alice Cooper is the quintessential entertainer in every sense of the word.

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He’s a guitar hero; a spaceman; a guitar-smoking, rocket-shooting hero from the planet Jendel, whose lead guitar wizardry defies generations and has solidified the original Kiss guitarist’s place in the ethos of rock ‘n’ roll history. Ace Frehley is back (and he told you so) with his new limited edition vinyl exclusive “Bronx Boy” EP!

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HOLY SHIT! Where the fuck did this come from? For one, I had no idea Dee Snider was releasing an album after the cessation of (the mighty) Twisted Sister. Yet, here we are with a balls-to-the-wall, bonafide loud-as-fuck and obnoxious classic piece of modern Metal! Foot-stomping, fist-smashing, head-banging Metal that leaves most of his contemporaries […]

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Out of the blue, (or is that black?) came forth Zeal And Ardor a couple of short years ago, an act that is sure to leave one scratching their head in wonderment. Created by Manuel Gagneux when taunted by 4chan website posters who suggested to him that he combine Black Metal and ‘nigger’ (sic) music. […]

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The veil of secrecy that had enveloped most of Ghost’s career has now well and truly been revealed. Through a very successful period of three brilliant studio albums, a couple of EPs, a live album and a Grammy Award coming their way, Ghost were and are paving the way for Metal/Hard Rock music the world […]

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Looking back over my top 10 albums of this year the word diverse certainly springs to mind. Whereas in past top 10 lists the Metal genre is always greatly represented, mostly over-represented – this year some different flavours have crept in and taken hold. Maybe this is an act of maturing but Metal and all […]

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Ghost have proving they are one of the hardest working bands on the planet. With an absolutely gruelling schedule of non-stop touring it seems the extensive time on the road is beginning to take its toll. Astute Ghost fans will have already noticed that rhythm guitarist ‘Omega’ is no longer part of the band. Guitar […]

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Where does one begin? Seriously, how does one even begin to compile such a list? I have thought about this many, many times over the course of several years and I end up frustrating the hell out of myself! I try to think back over a lifetime of listening to music and break it all […]

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