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(TheBRHM.com) This music had me before I had the words to explain why, and the band has held my attention long enough that honesty about them feels earned rather than borrowed. So here is the truth of it. A Brother who came up on loud guitars, often the only face ...
(TheBRHM.com) 3 Inches of Blood is a Canadian power metal act from British Columbia known for their fast tempo of use of two vocalists. That was probably the main thing that gave 3IOB that little extra umph. In each of their full length releases the act always had the goods ...
(TheBRHM.com) Some records you listen to. A few of them hit you. Back in Black did the second thing to me before I even understood what was happening. Somewhere in my teenage years, standing over my uncle’s milk crate of vinyl, flipping through it, and I slid that one out ...
(TheBRHM.com) Let me set the scene for you. I’m sixteen, headphones busted on one side, volume shoved way past any safe level, and the opening of Battery comes creeping out the speaker all gentle and Spanish guitar pretty. Then the riff drops and my whole spine snaps straight. I had ...
(TheBRHM.com) At the time of this piece, the 20th anniversary of VH1’s “Metal Month” would’ve just passed. You could also look at it as a way to use all those music videos and films that weren’t aired on VH1 Classic at the time. Maybe it was a vehicle for their ...
(TheBRHM.com) I’m a fan of those 80s Canadian metal bands such as thrashers Razor, Voivod, and Strappado but we’re going to get into a band we’ve touch on with Thor. The band goes back to 1973 as Centaur and began playing under the Thor name in 1977. Centered around the ...
(TheBRHM.com) During VH1’s 2006 “Metal Month”, the network ran several documentaries and a few films such as Spinal Tap and Rock Star. It was a given that I was going to enjoy Spinal Tap and at the time I thought Rock Star was something entertaining to watch. Having watched it ...
(TheBRHM.com) While looking around on Apple Music for some older power metal to listen to, I noticed that Jag Panzer were missing their 1984 debut Ample Destruction and the 1994 release Dissident Alliance. Now, there was an album that was recorded in 1987 but that wasn’t released until 2004 as ...
(TheBRHM.com) While listening to Invincible Shield, I realized that I hadn’t done a review or album dive into Redeemer of Souls or Firepower for The Black Rock and Heavy Metal. Now, I find it very easy—and even relaxing—to look at older albums from decades ago and decide what albums were ...
(TheBRHM.com) This time we’re looking at extremely strong debuts! We’ll start with a band we’ve discussed a bit before in Blind Guardian with their 1988 debut Battalions of Fear. What Type of Vibe Is Blind Guardian? To be honest, there are different vibes with Blind Guardian’s music. It can depend ...
(TheBRHM.com) We’ve touched on the late Thin Lizzy lead singer and bass player Phil Lynott several times. Now, it’s time for an ultimate list! Here are five greatest Thin Lizzy songs that cemented Lynott’s name in Black rock and heavy metal. Most of these songs are from the band’s hot ...
(TheBRHM.com) We’re getting into a bit of hard rock for “Greatest Album Debuts” with the 1973 self-titled release by Queen. On this release, you’ll get a mix of 70s hard rock and progressive rock but the prog element when mixed with that hard rock gives us something similar to speed ...
(TheBRHM.com) I often dive into funk, quiet storm, trap and something of the Latin persuasion when I’m not listening to rock and heavy metal. When you take in different genres, it’s not usual to see influences of some act on another or elements from one genre having a home in ...
(TheBRHM.com) Let’s go a little more modern with a great debut album from the past eight years. This time it’s Burn the Night, the 2019 debut from Riot City. What Kind of Vibe is Riot City? At first, I was thinking “Wow, Riot City gives me Riot vibes.” Riot is ...