1990. The last year that thrash reigned supreme. Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax put out what many see as their last great records. Pantera begin to carve the new wave of thrash, Priest releases their last record with Halford and Swedish death metal hits with Entombed’sLeft Hand Path. The metal world was on the cusp of a change to the extreme.
Lost in the Twilight Hall (5:25) Blind GuardianTales From the Twilight World TALKSET 1 Blood and Tears (4:19) DanzigII Lucifuge The Wolf (4:34) TroubleTrouble We Die Young (2:32) Alice in ChainsFacelift Domination (5:00) PanteraCowboys from Hell Born of Fire (3:08) SlayerSeasons in the Abyss TALKSET 2 Between the Hammer and the Anvil (4:49) Judas PriestPainkiller Belly of the Beast (4:48) AnthraxPersistence of Time Take No Prisoners (3:29) MegadethRust in Peace People of the Lie (3:16) KreatorComa of Souls The Awakening (3:11) MercilessThe Awakening TALKSET 3 But Life Goes On (2:59) EntombedLeft Hand Path Memories Remain (3:44) Obituary Cause of Death Day of Darkness (2:05) Deicide Deicide OPTION/CLICK TO DOWNLOAD or PLAY HERE SUBSCRIBE THROUGH ITUNES REQUIEM RSS FEED
In the spirit of the good old days, my buddy Kevin Cross and I just finished up a new zine about all things crucial rock n roll. A continuation in a way of the punk episode of the podcast. Both metal, punk and all forms of rock n roll will be addressed in Radio, along with a sense of humor and tons of illustrations.
RADIO: Truly Crucial Rock n Roll(Fall 2010) 5.5×7″ 24-pages with cardstock cover.
Features essays on Entombed, Dead Kennedys, and Mark & Kevin’s personal music journeys. Also packed to the gills with original illustrations, Rock n Roll Haikus and much more. The only zine that covers all truly crucial rock n roll!
1991. The year extreme metal really gained ground in the music world. No longer relegated to the the import bins, this new wave of metal really started penetrating record stores, or at least in the small Midwestern town we came from. Sweden hit us with Debuts by Grave, Dismember and Unleashed, while Entombed delivered their sophomore LP. The US scene was also firing on all cylinders with Morbid Angel, Autopsy and Death, while the last bastions of thrash slowly faded away.
Reign of Fire (3:57) Armored SaintSymbol of Salvation TALKSET 1 And the Psychic (4:48) AtheistUnquestionable Presence Lack of Comprehension (3:43) DeathHuman Involuntary Slaughter (3:03) SuffocationEffigy of the Forgotten Brainstorm (2:35) Morbid AngelBlessed are the Sick Twisted Mass of Burnt Decay (2:15) AutopsyMental Funeral TALKSET 2 And So is Life (3:11) DismemberLike an Everflowing Stream Stranger Aeons (3:26) EntombedClandestine Haunted (3:39) GraveInto the Grave Twisted Truth (4:04) PestilenceTestimony of the Ancients Infected Voice (3:19) SepulturaArise Lavaging Expectations… (4:03) CarcassNecroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious TALKSET 3 Shreds of Sanity (3:27) Bolt ThrowerWar Master Soul Sacrifice (2:54) Cathedral Forest of Equilibrium Falling Forever (3:35) Paradise Lost Gothic OPTION/CLICK TO DOWNLOAD or PLAY HERE SUBSCRIBE THROUGH ITUNES REQUIEM RSS FEED
1986. This is the year of thrash. Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth all put out what many see as their quintessential records, King Diamond goes solo and Repulsion erupt on the scene. Not to mention hidden gems like Sepultura’sMorbid Visions and Infernal Majesty’sNone shall Defy continue to broaden metal’s ever-diversifying cannon.
Solitude (5:38) CandlemassEpicus Doomicus Metallicus TALKSET 1 Orgasmatron (5:26) MotörheadOrgasmatron Wasted Years (5:08) Iron MaidenSomewhere in Time Dressed in White (3:08) King DiamondFatal Portrait Wake up Dead (3:41) MegadethPeace Sells…But Who’s Buying TALKSET 2 Battery (5:11) MetallicaMaster of Puppets Merciless Death (4:00) Dark AngelDarkness Descends Ripping Corpse (3:36) KreatorPleasure to Kill Restless Dead (2:58) PossessedBeyond the Gates Troops of Doom (3:18) SepulturaMorbid Visions TALKSET 3 Stench of Burning Death (1:33) RepulsionHorrified S.O.S. (4:50) Infernal Majesty None Shall Defy Raining Blood (3:30) Slayer Reign in Blood OPTION/CLICK TO DOWNLOAD or PLAY HERE SUBSCRIBE THROUGH ITUNES REQUIEM RSS FEED
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1984. The rise of thrash, Germany entering the thrash fray with what was arguably the start death metal and established acts like Dio, Maiden and Priest continuing to dominate.
Egypt (The Chains Are On) (6:58) DioThe Last in Line TALKSET 1 The Sentinal (5:04) Judas PriestDefenders of the Faith Back in the Village (5:03) Iron MaidenPowerslave Gypsy (3:09) Mercyful FateDon’t Break the Oath Escape (4:23) MetallicaRide the Lightening TALKSET 2 Haunting the Chapel (3:56) SlayerHaunting the Chapel Mad Butcher (3:31) DestructionSentence of Death Witching Metal (3:13) SodomIn the Sign of Evil Sacrifice (3:17) BathoryBathory Morbid Tales (3:29) Celtic FrostMorbid Tales Drop Dead (1:08) SiegeDrop Dead TALKSET 3 Atom Smasher (4:12) Cirith UngolKing of the Dead Psalm 9 (4:50) Trouble Psalm 9 OPTION/CLICK TO DOWNLOAD or PLAY HERE SUBSCRIBE THROUGH ITUNES REQUIEM RSS FEED
We’re back after a little hiatus with a big transition year in metal for established acts…1995. It was the year many underground mainstays spread their wings a bit. In some cases refining their sound, in others pushing the limits of their genre. Enjoy 1995.
Bored (4:06) DeftonesAdrenaline TALKSET 1 Self Bias Resistor (5:14) Fear FactoryDemanufacture Negasonic Teenage Warhead (4:28) Monster MagnetDopes to Infinity Hail the Leaf (3:29) DownNOLA From Darkest Skies (6:20) My Dying BrideThe Angel and the Dark River TALKSET 2 Once Solemn (3:04) Paradise LostDraconian Times Bioshere (5:08) In FlamesSubterranean The One Brooding Warning (4:14) Dark TranquilityThe Gallery Suicide Nation (3:36) At The GatesSlaughter of the Soul Born in a Mourning Hall (5:14) Blind GuardianImaginations from the Other Side TALKSET 3 At The Stormy Gates of Mist (3:00) ImmortalBattles in the North Retribution…Storm of the Light’s Bane (4:59) Dissection Storm of the Light’s Bane OPTION/CLICK TO DOWNLOAD or PLAY HERE SUBSCRIBE THROUGH ITUNES REQUIEM RSS FEED
Continuing our countdown of ten crucial years in metal we come to 1992. The 2nd wave of black metal has landed, metal starts making it’s way into the mainstream, and another wave of underground acts begin to gain prominence.
Hammer Smashed Face (4:04) Cannibal CorpseTomb of the Mutilated TALKSET 1 Them Bones (2:30) Alice in ChainsDirt Fucking Hostile (2:49) Pantera Vulgar Display of Power Psalm 69 (5:30) MinistryPsalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs
Arise Above Oppression (1:52) Fear Factory Soul of a New Machine
Sign From The North Side (4:57) Amorphis Karelian Isthmus TALKSET 2 Streams of Ancient Wisdom (3:37) Asphyx Last One on Earth Windows (3:54) At The Gates Red in the Sky is Ours Mortals Watch The Day (5:12) Paradise Lost Shades of God Paragon Belial (5:27) Darkthrone A Blaze in the Northern Sky Ea, Lord of the Depths (4:35) Burzum Burzum TALKSET 3 Green Machine (3:38) Kyuss Blues For the Red Sun Left to Starve (3:09) Eyehategod In the Name of Suffering Ill Neglect (4:57) Brutal Truth Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses
Continuing our countdown of Crucial Years in Metal, we arrive at 2001. It was a year of reinventions and innovation that the metal world greatly needed to maintain relevance in critics circles. Bands like Cathedral came back with a fusion of all their various styles consolidated into a stripped down, crushingly heavy magnum opus, Pig Destroyer had refreshed grind, Enslaved had taken their songwriting to the next level and Katatonia refined their style into a perfect amalgam of indie rock, metal and everything in between. Add to that Converge’sJane Doe and 2001 stands out in the annals of metal history as a banner year.
Kissing the Shadows (4:35) Children of Bodom – Follow the Reaper TALKSET 1 Bleak (9:16) Opeth – Blackwater Park Melancholy Emperor (5:32) Cathedral – Endtyme Vision: Sphere of the Elements – A Monument Part II (4:58) Enslaved – Monumension Trojan Whore (1:35) Pig Destroyer – Prowler in the Yard TALKSET 2 The Broken Vow (2:13) Converge – Jane Doe
Passing Bird (3:37) Katatonia – Last Fair Deal Gone Down This is Where I Am (4:49) Rapture – Futile From Where Its Roots Run (3:41) Neurosis – A Sun That Never Sets Stellar Master Elite (3:53) Thorns – Thorns TALKSET 3
Infernal Rites (4:30) Akercocke – Goat of Mendes Ticks and Leeches (8:10) Tool – Lateralus OPTION/CLICK TO DOWNLOAD or PLAY HERE SUBSCRIBE THROUGH ITUNES REQUIEM RSS FEED
Continuing our countdown of Crucial Years in Metal, we arrive at 1988. A year when thrash was approaching it’s zenith and grindcore and death metal were beginning their rise. The rapidly approaching reign of Earache Records was only a few years away and the tent pole bands of Carcass and Napalm Death were changing as quickly as they released records. Within a few short years we’d see the rise of Swedish Death Metal scene, black metal’s second coming and the apparent decline of the whole genre. Turbulent years are on the horizon, but 1988 marked a year of beginnings and endings in the various genres and sub-genres of the metal umbrella.
Blackened (6:40) Metallica – …and Justice For All TALKSET 1 Spreading the Disease (4:07) Queensryche – Operation: Mindcrime Tribal Convictions (4:52) Voivod – Dimensional Hatross Lucid Fairytale (1:02) Napalm Death – From Enslavement to Obliteration Burnt to a Crisp (2:35) Carcass – Reek of Putrefaction Concession of Pain (2:58) Bolt Thrower - In Battle There is No Law TALKSET 2 Read Between the Lies (3:21) Slayer – South of Heaven Trial by Fire (4:14) Testament – A New Order Born Dead (3:25) Death – Leprosy For All Those Who Died (4:58) Bathory – Blood Fire Death The Missing (2:54) Ministry – Land of Rape and Honey TALKSET 3
Beyond The Wheel (4:20) Soundgarden – Ultramega OK Mother (3:26) Danzig – Danzig OPTION/CLICK TO DOWNLOAD or PLAY HERE SUBSCRIBE THROUGH ITUNES REQUIEM RSS FEED
In the spirit of the good old days, my buddy 
