Category: Music Reviews

Kvity Znedolenykh Berehiv: Za Nebokray Mriy (2014) [Ukraine] Music Review – By Baron Craze

Za Nebokray Mriy Hail From: Ukraine Genre: Doom Metal Biography: Dmytro Pryymak, serves as the only member of the band, performing all instruments, of a doom metal album with layered atmospheric. Additional Information: The band name roughly translated as The Flowers of Crestfallen Shores and this album recorded at Blacklight Studio, it is a 2-track…


Deep Purple: Machine Head (1972) 50th Anniversary Review – By Vincent Mento

There’re so many great bands celebrating lots of good and cool albums this year, with each passing one of them brings back the glory days of youth and wonderfully fun memories, the music for me keeps it fresh without me feeling too old. WOW that’s deep. This is probably my favorite Deep Purple album that…


Tragedy: Disco Balls to the Wall (2021) Music Review – By Vincent Mento

Discovering new bands and music is a treacherous path, but thanks to the Bandcamp and Spotify sites there’s less risk one must open themselves to what new discoveries possibly exist. I recall when Baron told me to listen Psychostick it’s considered comedic-metal music, and was huh, but it’s so fun and entertaining, proving music doesn’t…


Mötley Crüe: Too Fast For Love (1981) Music Review – By Vincent Mento

I gotta say most readers clearly by now know the differences between Baron’s musical interests and mine, and some of our similarities, while I know he’s heard this album, and likely owns a copy of it, it was one of a few that gave me insight to the heavy metal genre some of the bands…


Dark Funeral: The Secrets of the Black Arts (1996) – By Baron Craze

This true classic black metal, and not intended for those new to the extreme genre, and while it was reissued in 2013 as a 2-disc CD, this review is purely about the original release from 1996 and was likely considered one of the best albums of the blackest intensities from Sweden. Although some criticize the…


Alice Cooper: Constrictor (1986) – By Baron Craze

The early eighties were heavily unkind to Alice Cooper, releasing four albums that which would have sunk other artists’ careers, he had struggled to survive the blackout drinking and the dismal and atrocious records Flush The Fashion (1980), Special Forces (1981), Zipper Catches Skin (1982), and Dada (1983); however he worked hard to regain his sobriety (still never…


Burning Witches: Dance with The Devil (2020) – By Baron Craze

The band formed in 2016 and clearly raising hell with a solid fanbase, hailing from Switzerland, returned with a new lead singer as Seraina Telli left in 2019, and as many know they released an EP entitled ‘Acoustic Sessions’ (2020) and then a full length album called ‘The Witch of the North’ (2021). This album is…


Morbid Angel: Covenant (1993) – By Baron Craze

Morbid Angel was such a great band, their first three albums captured some of the finest and thoroughly viciousness terms of playing style and vocals in regard to death metal subgenre with a firm nod to satanic image, which later transfers more to another death metal band Deicide. In fact, in the late 80s and…


Rush: Moving Pictures (1981) Music Review – By Vincent Mento

While I was born in the very early 70s my musical tastes were not affirmed until the 80s learning that not one single decade hones my ear for input, rather what the musicians create that captured my attention. There’s obviously The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult, and plenty…


Mystic Prophecy: Metal Division (2020) Music Review – By Baron Craze

A cool feature of running a metal radio show such as Shredding Metal Beasts for the past 6-years (7 in August) is I get the opportunity to listen to a lot of bands, promoting so many of them, exploring tons of subgenres and crossovers it’s incredible, and while I’ve heard a track or two from…