Another week, another 10 bands as we continue the trek through the 300 metal albums that hold a precious spot on my ever overflowing iPod. There’s some good variety on…
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Before getting Metafiction, I had never heard anything from Votum. It didn’t take a genius to at least have a starting base to knowing what I was getting myself into…
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I was bound to review Spacemaker no matter what genre the band was thanks to the intriguing information that Microtia create their own instruments and that this album cover and…
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Call me crazy, but I kind of liked the thought of a Popdose guide to Buckethead. Crazy of course because if you told me the guy recorded a new song…
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There’s kind of an interesting back story behind these old-school Swedish death metalers. They formed in 1988 as Beyond, released three demos and ended up breaking up in 1994 having not…
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We move into the 4th letter of the alphabet this week as we visit the letter D and check out songs that hit the Billboard Rock chart, but failed to…
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My fellow metal lovers, I am here to preach to you — to preach the truth! Proghma-C’s debut full length Bar-Do Travel has been out since 2009 oversees, but just…
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I don’t do too many non-metal reviews these days. I generally have a hard time coming up those creative $2 words to describe how moved I am by anything that doesn’t…
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In my latest series, bringing my inner metalhead out, we’re talking about the 300 metal albums that grace my iPod. And of course, if I think they are good, then I…
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Week #11 brings us to the end of the letter C as we take a look at a ton of songs that hit the Billboard Rock Charts but failed to…
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30 years. Jesus. Really? I was in Chicago earlier this summer and had a brief visit with my longtime frenemy and Popdose colleague Robert Cass. During conversation, I was expressing…
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280. Deicide, Legion (1992) I’ll tell you, ”Satan Spawn, the Caco-Daemon” is probably the first track to really scare the living shit out of me. Not only are Glen Benton’s…
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It’s about time Early Man put out a new full-length album. Their last one was Closing In, released close to five years ago on Matador records, which really wasn’t the…
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There are certain things that draw me to metal records from bands I’ve never really heard of before. The first is the name of the band — and we all…
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This week we continue on with the letter C and visit some more tracks that hit the rock charts but never crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 in the…
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I feel the need right up front to warn you to brace yourself before you listen to The Body’s All the Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood. I could…
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With my new series, False Metal, Dead! – I’m taking a look at the 300 metal albums that have a place on my iPod, ranked for your pleasure. Each one…
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It’s been 7 years since a Meltgsnow record, with the group having released their debut in 2003 and only getting to the follow up now. They are based out of…
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We’ve got a ton more from the letter C this week, as we take a look at the songs that hit the rock charts in the ’80s but never crossed…
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I’m honestly a little disturbed with myself right now. I don’t know if I’ve just been pummeling myself with so much new music that I can’t seem to tell the…
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So, I’ve listened to thousands of metal albums both old and new and at some point decided to start making a list of the top albums I’ve heard. It started…
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I’m finally getting around to reviewing a mess of albums that have come out in the first half of 2010 that I just couldn’t find the 1000 words needed to devote…
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This week in Bottom Feeders, Dave Steed serves up minor hits from the Cars, Camper Van Beethoven, and a certain man who will fight for your honor.
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So, I took at least an inital recommendation last week to listen to some Blue Oyster Cult and spun the record the vast majority said to listen to – Mirrors. …
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It’s another week for the letter B as we take a look at songs that hit the Billboard Rock charts but failed to cross over into the Hot 100 in…
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If this was June of 2006 and you told me that Vince Neil had a solo record out, honestly I wouldn’t have cared less. Although there were parts of MÁ¶tley…
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Dave Steed’s journey through the Billboard rock charts of the ’80s leads us to minor hits from Pat Benatar, Big Country, Black Sabbath, and more.
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Is anyone but me fascinated that Ozzy Fucking Osbourne is still making records? Maybe I shouldn’t be, though, as after reading his autobiography, it’s clear that he’s going to make…
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Over the past few years, Airbourne has gotten a lot of recognition by pretty much making music that sounds just like AC/DC. However, they sound downright pedestrian compared to Big…
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Black metal has never really been my type of music. I’ve been ruined by a bunch of bands that had no clue what they were doing and pretty much all…