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As I have stated in a couple of previous reviews of Sacred Reich’s albums, The American Way is their masterpiece according to me. There is really no comparison to the previous album. The sound quality is exactly as I like it. There is not too much bass and just the right amount of heaviness. The lyrics themselves reflect society’s concessions, which is no surprise. And the music has just the right amount of hit quality,...
Surf Nicaragua was probably not the first album I got with Sacred Reich. If it is an album that is. I guess it’s really an EP or a min album or something. There are six tracks on it and two are new if I’m not mistaken. Two original Sacred Reich songs that is. There is the title track – Surf Nicaragua, which is the whole point of owning this. Not to say that the other...
I recently had a discussion with Micke from TPL Records. We meet once a year and he’s always great to talk metal with. I would like to say that he knows everything about metal music. That’s not entirely true of course. No one knows everything, but it’s safe to say that he knows more about it than me. But then again, he has been dealing with Metal for 40 years, selling albums and keeping track...
Kardinal Sin is a Swedish Power/Heavy Metal band and their latest album, S.A.L.I.G.I.A., is the first I hear with them. At least the first that I can remember or is conscious of hearing. You get to hear just about what you expect from the genre, noting more and nothing less. It tends to get a bit boring after a few songs and it’s quite monotone in the song structure and sound for me. There are...
When I wrote about Nita Strauss’s latest album, The Call of the Void, I knew that she had another album out there already – Controlled Chaos. I hadn’t listened to it but since I was so happy with the sound on the new album I decided to give it a spin. Controlled Chaos is actually a very good album name. Because that’s what it sounds like. Nita is a mean guitarist and she lets the...
The Call of the Void is Nita Staruss’s second solo album. I, of course, know her best because she’s been touring and playing with Alice Cooper for a few years. As a huge Alice Cooper fan I was very interested to hear this album as soon as possible. I did hear the single (featuring Alice Cooper) – Winner Takes All, a couple of months ago. I wasn’t that impressed but I thought I’d let that...
I listen to very different music depending on my mood. As an old metalhead, I tend to lean towards Metal (duh!) though, and sometimes, as in Nowhere Fast by Asylum, there are really nice discoveries. Of course, there are loads of bands called Asylum. It’s just the same with movies. There are more than I care to count. When I checked out this band on Discogs.com I found that is was the 27th band with...
Anvil is one of those bands that has been around forever but never really gotten the recognition they deserve. I think that this has changed a bit in later years though. I really enjoyed their last album Legal at Last. Of course, I realize that that is a horrible way to start a review. But I can’t help it, Impact is Imminent is just not an album that suits my ears. There are not enough...
I think that From the Very Depths, was the first album that I really listened to after I was discouraged by one of the more commercial albums where Cronos wasn’t present. I can’t remember which one though. But back in the day I really didn’t like it. But on the other hand, I didn’t really like the Black Metal album back in the day either. And, I don’t know why I started to listen to...
Saxon has been around forever at least in my life. Carpe Diem is their twenty-third studio album if I’m counting correctly. They released their first one in 1979 and I was nine years old. No wonder they have always been there for me. They started putting out records before I had a clue what Hardrock or Heavy Metal was. There have been some amazing songs of the years but as a whole, Saxon kinda suffers...
I think the cover art of Youthanasia is the beast of all Megadeth’s releases. That, together with the title pun speaks to me. It’s unclear why the title is not written on it. Anyway, this album came out when Megadeth was in a particularly good place. The previous album Countdown to Extinction was a masterpiece in my mind and I think they wanted to do another album with that style. That’s pretty catchy melodies and...
Too mean to Die might not have the coolest cover art ever but it might very well be the best album ever from the German rockers! Nowadays there’s really only one original member in the band since Peter Baltes stepped down the Bass duties a couple of years ago. I couldn’t tell anyway, it’s as good, melodic, aggressive, and energetic as ever. They have also added another guitar. So, just like Iron Maiden, they now...
