by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 8, 2020 | Album Anniversary, Lists
2000, the beginning of a brand new century struck fear in many as the Y2K panic spread. Luckily, no computers burst into flames, and it wasn’t the end of the world. It’s hard to believe Wilson, the Volleyball from the movie Cast Away, is turning twenty this...
by Alix Vallecillo | Aug 12, 2016 | Album Anniversary
Today marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most important metal albums ever made. Sure, it can and should be argued that it’s not Metallica’s best album. And hell, when you really break it down, it’s more of a rock album than anything else, but...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jul 26, 2016 | Album Anniversary, Releases
When you talk to any person, regardless if they’re a metalhead or not, you can be sure that person will know who Metallica is. The Black Album is the biggest seller of the SoundScan era and still sells a solid 5,000 copies a week. They’re pretty much as...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 21, 2016 | Album Anniversary, News
White it’s roots have been around for years, heavy metal as we know it has existed for 46 years now. It was ushered in on February 15th, 1970 with the release of Black Sabbath’s self-titled LP. And while many bands take years (or if you’re Tool,...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 18, 2016 | Album Anniversary
It’s hard to believe that Judas Priest wasn’t a commercial metal force to be reckoned with until 1982, but it wasn’t until 34 years ago yesterday that Judas Priest released their eighth album, Screaming For Vengeance. Sure, many Priest fans,...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jul 14, 2016 | Album Anniversary, Releases
There’s a considerable amount of bands that have changed their sound from their beginnings and explored other styles that may or may not have worked. UK’s doom masters Paradise List experienced the same transition when they morphed their sound from their...