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TOP 10 - THRASH METAL ALBUM (YEARLY LISTS)
Yearly Top 10 Thrash Metal albums lists starting from year zero, 1983. 

TOP 10 - DEATH METAL ALBUM (YEARLY LISTS)
Yearly Top 10 Death Metal albums lists from the 1980's up until 1996.

1000 POSEUR-FREE OLD SCHOOL THRASH METAL ALBUMS (1983-1995)
I've compiled a list of 1000 thrash metal albums released roughly between 1983-1995.

HALL OF THRASH
Screw the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame, Here's the Hall of Thrash!

TOP 25 DOOM METAL ALBUMS
I've asked Per-Ola Nilsson, a former Sweden Rock Magazine journalist and the author of the official Candlemass book 'Behind the Wall of Doom', to compile his top 25 Doom Metal records of all time. 


RANK 'EM ALL
In these videos I go through the history of these bands and I rank their studio albums from the worst to the best. 


THE RULES OF METAL
Follow these rules or go back to your Justin Bieber collection!

THE SWEDISH DOOM METAL WONDER
Sweden had one of the worlds most prominent Doom Metal scenes that dates back to the early and mid eighties. Candlemass was of course the big band on the scene and the inventor of the Epic Doom Metal style. But there were other bands on the Swedish scene that made this a doom metal wonder like Mercy, Memento Mori, Sorcerer, Veni Domine, Nemesis, Count Raven and Faith to name a few. 

THE FIRST WAVE OF SWEDISH THRASH METAL
In this article I'm investigating The First Wave of Swedish Thrash Metal, a shortlived wave that lasted for about five years between 1988 and 1992.


THE CANDLEMASS CHRONICLES
The Candlemass Chronicles is a deep dive into the career of epic doom metal legends Candlemass, These chronicles tells the story how these Candlemass albums came to be.

A TRIBUTE TO JEFF HANNEMAN
This is a tribute to the late and great Jeff Hanneman. Guitarist and songwriter in Slayer. He was a founding member of the band and he stayed with Slayer until he passed away in 2013.

A TRIBUTE TO LEMMY KILMISTER
This is a tribute to Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead. Lemmy is a metal icon even if he considered himself to be more of a Rock 'n' Roller. He started his career in Hawkwind, After being fired from the band he went on and started the legendary Motörhead. Lemmy passed away in 2015.


METAL MASSACRE
The Metal Massacre compilations was a series of albums 
released by Brian Slagel and his Metal Blade Records. He gave a lot of unsigned bands their first chance to appear on vinyl including Metallica and Slayer.


THRASH OF THE TITANS
Thrash of the Titans was a benefit concert held on August 11, 2001 at the Maritime Hall in San Francisco, CA. The concert was a benefit concert held for Testament vocalist Chuck Billy, whom at the time was diagnosed with cancer and for Chuck Schuldiner of Death that unfortunately passed away a few months after the concerts were held.This is the story behind one of the defining moments in thrash metal history.


CLASSIC ALBUMS: METALLICA - KILL 'EM ALL
Metallica released their debut album in 1983 and it surely was a legendary album, some dub it as the worlds first thrash metal album, me included. So today we're going to take a deep dive into the early days of Metallica and the release of Kill 'Em All. 


CLASSIC ALBUMS: EXODUS - BONDED BY BLOOD
Bonded by Blood is Exodus legendary 1985 debut album and in this article we'll take a deep dive into one of the greatest thrash albums of all time: Exodus' Bonded by Blood.


CLASSIC ALBUMS: KREATOR - PLEASURE TO KILL
Kreator's sophomore studio album Pleasure to Kill is a legendary thrash metal record released in 1986. In this article we'll take a deep dive into one of the greatest thrash albums of all time: Kreator's Pleasure to Kill.


GOING VINYL?
If you're tired of listening to metal through some streaming app that keeps annoying you with ads between the songs and your old CD collection is just one big plastic mess. Then vinyl might be the thing for you. It's the format of the eighties and the obvious choice for the elitist, the collector and the serious listener. Here's what you need to know before getting into the analogue realm of vinyl albums.


THE A TO Z OF THRASH
One word per letter, this is the A to Z of thrash metal. 


Album of the Month - December 2023: Merciless Law - Grimoire for the Ultimate Sinner

AOTM Dec 2023: Merciless Law - Grimoire for the Ultimate Sinner Album of the month for December 2023 goes to Merciless Law for their EP Grim...