Revisiting Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? by Megadeth
The early days of Megadeth, the road from Dave Mustaine’s departure from Metallica to his new band’s critical acclaim in the mid-1980s, are well established in thrash metal lore.
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Revisiting Forever by Code Orange
Normally, we leave it a bit longer than two years to revisit an album. But the subject of this write-up is no ordinary record, so we don’t feel bound by our own rules.
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Revisiting Fire by Electric Six
What do sarcasm, disco, limitless sexual innuendo and an obsession with nuclear war have in common? Why, it’s the debut album by Electric Six, of course!
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Revisiting Permission To Land by The Darkness
I can pinpoint the moment I fell in love with Permission To Land, which, weirdly, came before it was released or before I would actually get to hear the whole thing.
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Revisiting Purple by Baroness
The fifth album is on the way in 2019. Somewhere between the third and the fourth I visited my uncle’s house and clacked my way through his CD collection and discovered, belatedly, Baroness.
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Revisiting The War Of Art by American Head Charge
Cast your mind back to 2002. In the world of heavy, guitar-based music, the freaks were in charge. Nu-metal’s rise had thrust the alternative forward and made it mainstream.
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Revisiting Silent Alarm by Bloc Party
It’s no exaggeration to admit that Bloc Party are outside my usual wheelhouse by some distance. Combined, their first two albums are a reminder to set aside bullshit genre politics and recognise that quality echoes through the noise.
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Revisiting Disintegration by The Cure
Not everybody arrives at metal music in the same way. Some grow into it. Some later grow out of it. Some discover it through friends, or anger, or tragedy.
Revisiting Say It Like You Mean It by The Starting Line
2002 isn’t exactly remembered as a vintage year for many in our musical bailiwick but to some it was a temporary interruption of the dark ages.
Revisiting Crimson by Alkaline Trio
Cards on the table. I’m a Matt Skiba acolyte. I’m a worshipper at the alter of the lyricist in black.