by Bram Teitelman | Jul 7, 2016 | Album Anniversary, Interviews
On July 7th, 1992, Dream Theater released their sophomore album, Images and Words. Their debut for Atco Records and first album with James LaBrie on vocals, there were modest expectations for the album, even though the progressive metal band was proud of the album....
by Alix Vallecillo | Jul 5, 2016 | Album Anniversary, News
Slayer’s impact throughout the metal community is undeniable, and if there’s any day other than 6/06 that should be a national holiday, why not extend the 4th of July an extra day and give Slayer a second holiday? That’s the release of their fourth...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jul 1, 2016 | Album Anniversary, Releases
There’s no need to make an introduction about a band like Norway’s Immortal. Either by all the silly internet memes going around, their light-hearted attitude in a genre known to be too serious or their catchy music, Immortal has made their impact in black...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jun 27, 2016 | Album Anniversary, Releases
Sweden is known for their extreme metal, particularly their death metal from the early 90’s, but they also have calmer styles, like power and heavy metal. A good example of that is HammerFall, whose debut album Glory To The Brave is turning 19 years old today....
by Alix Vallecillo | Jun 23, 2016 | Album Anniversary, Releases
Albums are considered to be classics after a certain amount of time and influence, but while most of them take time to reach that level, others become instant must-haves. One of those is Gorguts’ third album Obscura, which was released 18 years ago today. If...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jun 16, 2016 | Album Anniversary, Releases
When you speak about a band like Type O Negative, just about everyone will have an opinion of them, no matter what. That’s because Type O Negative was an immense contributor to a new wave of gothic metal by incorporating intense sounds borrowed from doom and...