(TheBRHM.com) I’d opted to explore other debut albums from bands of varying importance and genres before finally getting to Metallica’s 1983 debut Kill ‘Em All. When I first listened to this album in 2006 and read about its importance to thrash metal and U.S metal at the time, I couldn’t ...
(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) So, Dartkthrone has another full-length album dropping in late April 2024. I’ve been going through the band’s late 2010s to present stuff—four albums since 2016—and there’s been a lot more re-listening to albums and songs than usual. I discovered Darkthrone’s 90s black metal era while they were in their ...
(TheBRHM.com) So, back in 2021, we featured three albums to check out before Darkthrone released Eternal Hails….Now we’ll look at a classic album from a band considered to be an inspiration on Darkthrone’s early sound. This is the 1984 self-titled debut by Bathory. What is Bathory? Bathory was a ...
(TheBRHM.com) When it comes to power metal—the strain of metal with a focus of fantasy and sci-fi themes, melody, and speed—Germany tends to be my go to region for some great bands. While power metal exists in many forms and tempos and features a variety of lyrical themes, it’s those ...
(TheBRHM.com) Hellhammer is the pre-Celtic Frost act that is cited as one of the influences on black metal. Established in 1982, the band delivered a mix of black metal, thrash, and doom metal with each of their tracks featuring at least two of these elements. What’s interesting about Hellhammer and ...
(TheBRHM.com) Like hip-hop, heavy metal has its own obscure bands in every subgenre. Unlike hip-hop, even if a band isn’t as popular as the more known names, they still get love because they may have been pioneers or were producing quality music during the peak of the genre’s popularity. Good ...
(TheBRHM.com) Listing a top five of anything is always hard but thrash legends Slayer is definitely a mid-lister on my top ten. This was the band that really made me a fan of thrash music. It—as well as Bathory and Hellhammer—were the next stage of speed metal in a similar ...
(TheBRHM.com) We’ve only done one “Head 2 Head” at this point and there are so many bands to compare! This time we’re looking at Motorhead and Venom, two bands with similar sounds and speeds of play. I’m excited about this one since speed metal and thrash are my favorite genres ...
(TheBRHM.com) New York-based act Riot V is a band that I discovered after delving into the act’s days as Riot and discovering Thundersteel. Released in 1988, Thundersteel would’ve made for a tremendous topic for our “Greatest Debut Albums” segment because of how strong of an album it is from start ...