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VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER (ATCO, 1992) This Love is the fifth song from Vulgar Display of Power, which, at least to me, is the Pantera album. The song is slow, moody, and as heavy as it gets — supported by a really good video. The version in the video is slightly edited, but it still …
DISKOVIBRATOR (OSASTO-A, 2015) Lataa ja Varmista is a magnificent song by Turmion Kätilöt. It’s the sixth song on their sixth studio album. The song, which translates to “Lock and Load“, also comes with a rather disturbing video — although, to be honest, I’m not sure Turmion Kätilöt have ever made a video that could be …
ACTIVE: 1984– Obituary are among the very first, actual death metal bands I ever heard. To this day I’m not sure which came first — Obituary or Entombed. But it was in 1991. In this case Obituary has to win, since the very first album I heard from them was Cause of Death (1990), while …
ACTIVE: 1985–1996, 2007- Carcass is a grindcore, then death metal and after 1993 “just” a metal band from the United Kingdom. Tango introduced their music to me in late 1991, when he got their then brand-new album Necroticism in his hands. Back in 1991–1992 we were discovering so many new bands while also putting a …
L.A. WOMAN (ELEKTRA, 1971) Riders on the Storm is a brilliant song by The Doors. It is known for being the very last song that Jim Morrison recorded. What can I say, it is a really good song, although it’s not my favorite song by The Doors. Yes, that spot is reserved for When the …
CHAOS A.D. (ROADRUNNER, 1993) Refuse/Resist is the very first track from Sepultura’s brilliant album, Chaos A.D. The song was also available as a single. Oh, there’s an official video for it too. It’s one of the band’s best-known songs and remains a concert staple to this day. Even though Arise is my favorite Sepultura album, …
CHAOS A.D. (ROADRUNNER, 1993) Chaos A.D. from Sepultura is considered as one of their best records — and with their follow up album, Roots, a true landmarks in heavy metal. The album is filled with killer tunes but what I personally love, as much as the music itself, is the album artwork by Michael Whelan! …
ACTIVE: 1984– Sepultura is a thrash metal band from Brazil and they’ve been around for +40 years. The 1st album I heard from them was Beneath the Remains, released in 1989. This too was introduced to me by my crew mate Tango. But the time I actually heard it must have been late 1990 or …
ACTIVE: 1972– Twisted Sister is a band from the States. They had a long career from the early 70’s to the late 90’s, then they more or less withdrew from the spotlight. Most people my age are very familiar with their 1984 release Stay Hungry, since both I Wanna Rock and We’re Not Gonna Take …
WARPATH (METAL BLADE, 1997) Nonexistence is a song from Warpath, Six Feet Under’s 2nd album. It’s also my favorite from the band. The track is, to me, a perfect death metal song: a mid-tempo, low-tuned, not too long, with straightforward riffing and ultra-low growls holding it all together. I enjoy death metal across different tempos, …