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35 Years Later, Morbid Angel’s Altars of Madness Hasn’t Lost an Ounce of Steam
An iconic debut that paved the way for an ongoing dynasty.
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Today In Metal History 🤘 May 12th, 2024 🤘 RAY GILLEN, ERIC SINGER, JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, MORBID ANGEL, IRON MAIDEN, MESHUGGAH
MUSICIANS WE LOST R.I.P. Singer Raymond Arthur "Ray" Gillen (BADLANDS, BLACK SABBATH): 1959 – 1993 (aged 34; photo above courtesy of Mark "Weissguy" Weiss; visit TheDecadeThatRocked.com for more info!) R.I.P....
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Today In Metal History 🤘 May 9th, 2024 🤘 IRON MAIDEN’s Trooper Beer, LITTLE RICHARD, BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE, MORBID ANGEL, CLUTCH
HEAVY HISTORY 11 years ago today (2013), IRON MAIDEN launched Trooper Beer, brewed at Robinsons Brewery in Stockport, England...
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Stupid IRON MAIDEN Plagiarism, Cheap Concert Tickets & Other Top Stories You Might've Missed This Week
Also stories about Slipknot. A lot of them.
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Today In Metal History 🤘 April 22nd, 2024 🤘ANVIL, VENOM, MORBID ANGEL, VICIOUS RUMORS, STRATOVARIUS, FATES WARNING, OPETH
TALENT WE LOST R.I.P. Carl Spencer Albert (VICIOUS RUMORS): 1962 - 1995 (aged 32) HEAVY BIRTHDAYS 74th PETER FRAMPTON - 1950 63rd Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (VENOM / VENOM INC.) - 1961 66(6)th Robb Reiner (ANVIL) - 1958...
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A death metal recording studio is being recognised as a historical landmark in Florida
The spot where Death, Cannibal Corpse, Sepultura and more recorded their classic albums is getting a commemorative plaque from Hillsborough County, Florida
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Today In Metal History 🤘 March 26th, 2024 🤘 AEROSMITH, BOSTON, METAL CHURCH, MORBID ANGEL, OZZY OSBOURNE, VAN HALEN
TALENT WE LOST R.I.P. Randolpho (Randy) Francisco Castillo (OZZY OSBOURNE, MÖTLEY CRÜE): 1950 – 2002 (aged 51) HEAVY BIRTHDAYS 76th Steven Tyler (AEROSMITH) - 1948 75th Fran Sheehan (BOSTON) - 1949 62nd Jeff Plate (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA,...
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12 'Must Listen' Albums from the Last Ten Years
The last ten years have seen some truly innovative, kick-ass releases from bands of all genres.
We seem to have entered MA’s “tone down the intensity and vary the musical style” period. This is sometimes a disaster but here I’d say it works about 60% of the time. Could definitely see this being the one my opinion changes of the most in future.
Current ranking: 1) Altars of Madness (5*) 2) Covenant (4*)
3) Domination (3*) 4) Blessed are the Sick (3*)
I was expecting a much faster decline but MA continue to pump out solid albums. I’m not sure how much I would go back to this but it had some moments of brilliance.
Current ranking: 1) Altars of Madness (5*) 2) Covenant (4*)
3) Formulas Fatal To The Flesh (3*) 4) Domination (3*) 5) Blessed are the Sick (3*)
For some reason I’d never listened to any MA album other than Altars.
Surprise surprise, Blessed is also good! Not as good of course, but very solid. More thrashy so almost feels like it should have come out first. Decent amount of variety and doesn’t outstay its welcome.
First ever #Metaljourney ! Getting started with #MorbidAngel and first up is #AltarsOfMadness. Not much to say really - absolute cornerstone of the genre and for good reason.
Current ranking:
Altars of Madness (5*)
(Cheating slightly because I already listened to this earlier)