(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 ...
(TheBRHM.com) One of my mother’s favorite rock bands was the folk/hard rock band Heart which originated in Seattle, Washington in 1970. The band was headed up by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson who both performed lead vocals and guitars—with Nancy being the main lead guitarist. My mother passed in January ...
(TheBRHM.com) It’s March 1992 and Ice T just had a strong 1991 with the success of New Jack City, the solid performance of Ricochet, and a landmark album in O.G. Original Gangsta. His 1992 would kick off with his band Body Count’s self-titled debut. This was an album I saw ...
(TheBRHM.com) I’m not the biggest doom metal fan. The tempo is often too slow and plodding for my liking and depending on the band, the lyrical content can be too depressing and devoid of energy. That doesn’t take away from the musicianship or songwriting, I’m into faster, aggressive, energetic music. ...
(TheBRHM.com) Nu-metal was an odd wave of rock music. As with any wave, you’ll have bands that really standout and are the best representatives of the sound. Then you have the bands that make up the rest and are decent at best. Bands are included or considered as nu-metal tend ...
(TheBRHM.com) We’re diving into the band Skunk Anansie headed up lead singer and guitarist Skin (Deborah Anne Dyer). Established London in 1994, the band called it quits in 2001 before reforming in 2008. In 1999, the band dropped its third album Post Orgasmic Chill. This is the album that turned ...
(TheBRHM.com) Among 1980s hard rock and heavy metal bands with either an entirely Black roster or featuring Black band members of some tenure, a few bands immediately come to mind. There’s Hirax headed up by Katon W. de Pena. You also have Black Death out of Ohio, New York City’s ...
(TheBRHM.com) German band Sacred Steel dropped their tenth album Ritual Supremacy in late April 2025 and we’re going to check it out by look at the A-side and B-side separately, highlighting the standout tracks on both sides, and looking at the strength of the opening track—the first impression. A-Side of ...