(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) 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 ...
(TheBRHM.com) Seattle-based band Skelator is one my favorite bands to come from the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. While I will do a dive into their work, this is about Holy Tyrant which is headed up by former Skelator bassist Rahsaan Davis. Who Are Holy Tyrant? Davis made the ...
(TheBRHM.com) The Memphis music scene is one that I always appreciated for its hip-hop side. On the rock side of things, I haven’t heard much from the scene besides Saliva and classic metal act Medieval Steel. You can now add all-Black hardcore punk band Negro Terror to that list. Rest ...
(TheBRHM.com) I’ve mentioned in previous articles on ThyBlackMan that Judas Priest is one of my favorite bands of all time. In a career that just crossed the 50-year mark Priest has dropped nineteen albums. Judas Priest: 19 Albums and Counting Of those nineteen, seventeen we’re headed up by my favorite ...
(TheBRHM.com) Black musicians can be found in any genre with rock and metal being no different. As we know, Black rockers were there since the infancy of rock music and even during some of the subgenres that would eventually see a decline. However, there are some genres where you see ...
(TheBRHM.com) Lord Ifrit is an enigmatic artist. It’s hard to find much on him and he prefers to keep it that way. What he wants you to know about him is expressed through his music. Ultimately, that’s what most musicians want: to express themselves through their music and for fans ...
(TheBRHM.com) Over on AfroGamers, I did two lists of heavy metal for nerds. It didn’t have anything elaborate for music nerds but if you enjoy comics, video games, and stuff of that nature, check the list out. One album I mentioned was Under Jolly Roger by Running Wild. Running Wild ...
(TheBRHM.com) Over on ThyBlackMan, I went into growing up a Black metalhead and finding my love for the genre during college. While my father didn’t push rock on to me, he was the main reason I really dove into rock music. The family home had a bar with an 8-track ...