Tag: Retro Music Review

Sacrifice: Torment in Fire (1986) – By Baron Craze

January 29, 2026
Music Reviews

I recall my first encounter with this brutal band, it was in the Deptford Mall, NJ in a store the Listening Booth when searching through countless tapes I discovered this band, the album looked so-so, but the track names caught my attention. It didn’t take long for me to enjoy the album, it helped me…

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Overkill: Feel the Fire (1985) – By Baron Craze

October 12, 2025
Music Reviews

Overkill, is honestly one of my favorite thrash bands their intensity with their music has increased its brutalization and style, never much wavering from their original foundation that harkens back to upbringing roots in New York and New Jersey. ‘Feel The Fire’ was the first album released on the label Megaforce Records in 1985. The…

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W.A.S.P.: The Last Command (1985) – By Baron Craze

September 20, 2025
Music Reviews

Every time I listen to this album it takes me back to 1985, what a great time, I played the tape (yeah, I’m aging myself) repeatedly later the CD on constant play. Since then, I return to hear many of the tracks, frankly a better sounding album than the first one ‘W.A.S.P.;’ the band delivered…

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Aerosmith: Done With Mirrors (1985) – By Vincent Mento

August 9, 2025
Music Reviews

On November 4, 1985, Aerosmith attempted a comeback with the first album for Geffen Records (overall eighth studio album) but met with a mixed bag of rocks. The plus side the return of guitarists of Joe Perry and Brad Whitford who both respectively left in 1979 and 1981. Don’t get me wrong I really like…

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AC/DC: Stiff Upper Lip (2000) Retro Music Review – By Vincent Mento

August 8, 2025
Music Reviews

On February 28, 2000, Malcolm and Angus Young had older brother George produce their 14th studio album; it would be the last AC/DC he did before his death in October 2017, which also one month later Malcolm would succumb to his ill-health in November 2017.  2017 – not a good year for those connected to…

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Helloween: 7 Sinners (2010) Retro Music Review – By Baron Craze

August 4, 2025
Music Reviews

Helloween is a band that continues through the pumpkin patches of the world now in their 47th-year since their original inception in 1978 with Gentry although truly 1983 would mark the official start as a power metal with progressive metal overtones. Honestly not all albums have hit the bullseye, but that is true any band…

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Alice Cooper: Brutal Planet (2000) Retro Music Review – By Baron Craze

August 3, 2025
Music Reviews

  This album was an instant shock for many as it was much heavy since the last studio release six years ago; and surrounded by conceptual design of a Brutal Planet his 14th-studio album. The songs as well as the lyrics took a multitude of subject material where everything has failed society, from the education…

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Whitesnake: Lovehunter (1979) Music Review – By Vincent Mento

September 20, 2024
Music Reviews

So, one might wonder how does this fit into the horror realm if at all, well the band’s music has been played in about three productions and David Coverdale lent his voice for another, and the cover-lp artist work was seen in the dark fantasy-sci-fi film Heavy Metal, and it filters back to Deep Purple…

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Great White: Twice Shy (1989) Music Review – By Vincent Mento

August 31, 2024
Music Reviews

With Baron and 3C doing the film reviews for the annual Chompfest I kinda felt left out, and since I cannot write film reviews to save my life, it is my kryptonite I thought how could I contribute, and then read about Jack Rusell of Great White passing away – BINGO, of course the band…

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Lita Ford: Dancin’ on the Edge (1984) Music Review – By Vincent Mento

July 15, 2024
Music Reviews

This album really carries me back in my memories hanging out, cruising about enjoying the pleasure of rockin’ metal music, and this was her second record since leaving the mighty Runaways long ago in 1979. As I recall it had a short-lived drummer Randy Castillo who later joined up with Ozzy and some research stated…

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