(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) In the 1980s, heavy metal really made use of emerging music videos to add visuals to their tunes. I also like that music videos remove some of the mystery and vagueness of some songs by showing the story or referencing imagery from the song. Sure, many artists leave their ...
(TheBRHM.com) We’re back for the “Best of the Decade” with the band that made me a metalhead: Judas Priest! We’ve done the 70s, we tackled the plentiful 80s, we dabbled in the 90s, and now we dive into the 2000s. Judas Priest Rolls into the 2000s The 2000s was kind ...
(TheBRHM.com) I love lists and going through albums but let’s go with something different: a head-to-head battle between two bands from Germany’s Big 4 of Thrash: Sodom vs. Kreator. Now, the original pick was Iron Maiden vs. Judas Priest but I figured “Our readers are probably all Priested out by ...
(TheBRHM.com) Let’s look at an underappreciated metal lead singer from days past that I really think need some shine. This time we’re looking at Guy Speranza of New York band Riot—now known as Riot V. While he passed in 2003, Speranza handled the band’s vocal duties from their formation in ...
(TheBRHM.com) Iron Maiden is one of the truly legendary acts of heavy metal. You could put them as an introductory act since they’re as synonymous with the genre as Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and Motorhead. We’re doing another “Best of the Decade” and ranking Iron Maiden’s best albums of their ...
(TheBRHM.com) Like most popular or known genres of music, there have been documentaries on musicians, scenes, feuds, and the overall history of a genre. Let’s look at four must watch heavy metal and documentaries. Get Thrashed (2006) Directed by Rick Ernst, Get Thrashed is about the birth, rise, and current ...
(TheBRHM.com) When discussing speed metal and power metal, there are a lot of bands that I’d mention are a favorite—especially if they were active during the 1980s. German power metal and speed metal pioneers Running Wild are legit top five in my speed metal books. Running Wild—taking its name from ...
(TheBRHM.com) Katherine “The Great Kat” Thomas is an odd character in metal. Born in Swindon, England in 1966 and graduated from Julliard specializing in multiple instruments—particularly strings. She began her career in heavy metal in 1986 and released her debut album Worship Me or Die in 1987. Let’s see if ...
(TheBRHM.com) Over on ThyBlackMan, we went into the Katon W. De Pena-led Hirax and the band’s debut Raging Violence, released in 1985. Formed in 1984 ended in 1989 but returned in 2000 with Katon as the lead singer and the album The New Age of Terror four years later. The ...