Metallica Vinyl Release

So I’m wandering through my local Virgin Mega Store the other day and noticed that the selection of vinyl records has gone from a virtual non-existence to quite a large selection of the store.  I began thumbing through the little gems and became very excited as I ran through the “M” section and found………….drumroll………….the first (4) [...]

Ikonic KISS - Gotta Love It!!!

Just wanted to drop everyone a quick line to let you know the new KISS “Ikons” CD set is a must-have for ALL KISS fans!
The 4 CD set embodies everything that we all love about KISS and none of the “lost” KISS years.  Each disc is devoted and an individual KISS members’ songs and the [...]

Uh Oh No Ho-Hos….In School!

Here’s an apple. But I want a cupcake. But here’s an apple. But I want a cupcake. But here’s an apple. But I want a cupcake. But here’s an apple. But I want a cupcake.

Sorry kids, no junk food in school anymore.

Back N’ Black…Ice!

We Go AC/DC, Do You?

Agnostic Front

Warriors
Nuclear Blast
You know what you’re in for so prepare for battle when putting the latest 14-track disc from NYHC stalwarts Agnostic Front in the player, as just as you’d expect, WARRIORS is jam packed with the trademark tough guy bravado that reigned over the CBGB matinee set this band was such a huge part of. [...]

Diablo Royale

Diablo Royale
Self-Released
Heavy metal soaked in whiskey suits the properly-monikered NYC quintet Diablo Royale best, as their eponymous 10-track introduction to the world provides the generation-spanning hard rock histrionics over rhythmic sludgery formula that cries for stereos to be cranked to the max for total rock immersion.
Wah-wah guitars over catchy yet simple rhythms highlight much of [...]

Spiderman 3 - Soundtrack

Record Collection

3 Stars
Music from and inspired by Spiderman? Really?? The Spiderman franchise certainly has some hipster tastes. But if you’re expecting songs like “Spiderman Blues,” “The Venom Twist,” or “Thwip Thwip,” then you’ll be sorely disappointed. Stand out tracks on this record include Wolfmother’s “Pleased to Meet You,” The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s “Sealings,” and Black [...]

Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain

Epic
2 Stars
Not to be confused with the 1989 Michael Douglas thriller of the same name, Ozzy returns with his first album that he claims he recorded sober. Zakk Wylde’s wife said that Ozzy got a hearing aide and it’s totally helped his voice and that this might be his best record ever. Unfortunately her better [...]

Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris

Interscope
3 Stars
Josh Homme and company seem to have settled into a nice groove after ousting original bassist Nick Oliveri. Like last year’s Lullabies to Paralyze, this album features plenty of guest appearences from rock royalty like the Strokes’s Julian Casablancas, Mark Lanagan and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top fame. The album’s absent title track, “Era [...]

CELTIC FROST - Monotheist

Century Media

5 Stars
How many years have Celtic Frost fans been waiting for this? This is the first new album from Switzerland’s extreme avant-garde metal pioneers since 1989’s Vanity/Nemesis. What you want to know is, is this a disgrace to the hallowed CF brand name or did they manage to live up to their idiosyncratic and [...]