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Metallica: Black Album (Remastered) – 3-CD Expanded Edition Review

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As the 80’s shifted into the 90’s, I was a metal obsessed teenager. I proudly grew my hair long, wore my leather jacket, and scribbled the Metallica logo on my school notebook. In those pre-internet days, I’d check the record store weekly for signs of a new Metallica album. The process seemed to go on forever, until the summer of 1991 when the self-titled Metallica album landed in shopping malls across America. I’m not sure I hated the Black Album at first. It was certainly different. I wanted the speed,…

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Slayer – Live Undead Vinyl Review

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Decade of Aggression may be regarded as the quintessential live Slayer record. To this old school headbanger, Live Undead will always be THE document of a Slayer show. Which, honestly, is a strange stance to take, considering that Live Undead captures a “fake” concert. Live Undead isn’t a “real” live record in the sense that the recording does not capture a traditional concert.  Instead of a packed, sweaty nightclub, Slayer tore through select songs inside the clinical atmosphere of a recording studio. The official story was that a dozen lucky…

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Iron Maiden – Senjutsu Vinyl Review

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Senjutsu is a fitting title for an Iron Maiden album. The Japanese word is translated to “strategy,” a concept that Iron Maiden knows well. After all, how does an 80’s metal band avoid becoming a novelty act relegated to rehashing canonical classics? With a carefully balanced touring schedule built around new album cycles and classic hit tours, Maiden have established themselves as a contemporary act that consistently creates quality music on their own terms. 21 years after Brave New World, a new Iron Maiden album is regarded as inevitable and…

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FORBIDDEN – FORBIDDEN EVIL VINYL REVIEW

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Buying modern vinyl is a gamble. As overbooked pressing plants struggle to meet demand, quality control suffers. Receiving a flat, noise-free record feels like a stroke of good fortune. So, it was with a sense of trepidation that I ordered the reissue of Forbidden’s classic, Forbidden Evil. Visually, the infamous album art was stunning. It was obvious that Century Media cared about their product. Forbidden Evil will always be among the greatest thrash albums in my mind and I was thrilled to upgrade my old cassette tape. Breaking the shrinkwrap…

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Forbidden – Twisted Into Form Vinyl Review

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1990 was an exciting time to be a purveyor of the metal scene. As a 13-year-old thrash-obsessed teenager, I distinctly remember flipping through a metal magazine and seeing a full-page ad for Twisted Into Form. That timeless artwork prompted me to purchase a cassette of Forbidden’s second album. I was immediately blown away by the guitar harmonies and melodic, Halfordish wail of Russ Anderson. Twisted Into Form found heavy rotation in my humble Walkman and I still conjure memories of walking around my hometown, completely absorbed in this melodic thrash…

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