(TheBRHM.com) Country music isn’t one that I’m heavily into but some of the classic albums and songs hit. That’s either because the songs popped up in something I enjoy or I’ve seen a biopic—as was the case with Johnny Cash. I discovered “The Man in Black” back in 2008, an ...
(TheBRHM.com) We’ve discussed two previous Bad Brains albums over on ThyBlackMan via 1983’s Rico for Light and 1986’s I Against I. This time we’re getting into the band’s last release of the decade in Quickness. Released in 1989, Quickness continues in the same vein as I Against I with some ...
(TheBRHM.com) We’re at the third album of a very hot, creative period for hardcore pioneers Bad Brains. Three albums marked a major change in sound for the band. The first step came with 1986’s I Against I. Bad Brains Explored a Fusion with Metal This album’s sound saw the band ...
(TheBRHM.com) When we last dove into Judas Priest, it was to look at the band’s 1970s releases. How we look at the extremely hot 1980s. Not only was it a period where Priest put out a number of classic albums but it was a hot period for metal in general. ...
(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) 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) 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) 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) In 1984, Memphis act Xavion released their sole album Burnin’ Hot. They would release a video for “Eat Your Heart Out” which resulted in the band becoming the first Black rock act to be featured on MTV. Unfortunately, the band was out of the game before the decade ended. ...