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A whole Load of shite
‘What are the worst Metal albums of all time?’ It’s a question that has been on the tips of Metal fans’ lips for a long time, but ask no more, as the prodigal Metal messiahs, Yahoo (yes, Yahoo – they really know their Metal), have counted down the top 10 worst Metal albums of all time.
So who’s in the list? for it to be a realistic interpretation of ten terrible Metal albums, it should in theory be full of a bunch of no names, that are so bad, no one has actually heard of them. But where would the fun in that be?
Nope, as you’d expect, it’s full of albums by Black Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Guns and Roses and other well known acts. The top spot is taken by not just one album, but three. Load, Reload, and St Anger all collectively take the number one position.
Should I be surprised? I guess not. But look, I’m not a fan of any of those albums, but the second you start telling me that they’re the worst Metal albums ever, well I just lose all interest in your opinion. Take Iron Maiden‘s Fear of the Dark which is number 5 in the list. Are you honestly telling me that tracks like ‘Fear of the Dark’ and ‘Wasting Love’ are worse than Korn‘s entire discography? Unlikely.
So to sum up, yes Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Black Sabbath have all released some “questionable” albums in their time, I’d still rather listen to them at “their worst” than listen to Revoker, Bullet for my Valentine, Korn, Within Temptation or any of the shite that was failed to be mentioned. But hey, what do I know?
Check out the full list after the jump.
Cult of Luna post an album update
Exciting shit right here, yo’.
“The past weekend was spent recording two songs in Umeå. A small pre-production to get the feel of how the actual recording process will work later.
Anders T are recording synthezisers from his studio in Gothenburg as we speak. Then there’s mix and evaluation on how to proceed.”
For more second-hand news (a bit like second-hand smoke, only cooler and less cancerous), stay tuned as I am one bored-ass mofo this morning.
A Spineshank huh?
I remember a long ass time ago, I posted about that certain Nu-esque-Metal band, Spineshank. I was happy to have forgotten about them, but it seems the band have been brought to my attention again.
According to Blabbermouth, Spineshank‘s forthcoming comeback album, Anger Denial Acceptance, originally scheduled for a late 2011 release, has been pushed back to 2012 whilst they search for a new label.
You’re out of a label? Well guys, it’s your lucky day then, as it just so happens that the highly intelligent Katie Price is recruiting!
Judas Priest press conference footage
Ever wondered what a press conference with Judas Priest would be like? Fuck, it’s like the band just read your mind, because guess what the video above contains? That’s right, it’s the 31 minute long question-and-answer session (courtesy of Pandemonium TV) in Costa Rica celebrating the band’s first time in the country.
Raise you devil horns to the Metal Gods! Well, unless other people are around, otherwise you might look just a little bit weird.
Machine vinyl Head
Machine Head fans and people above the age of 45 (AKA vinyl fans) will be excited to hear that the November issue of the UK’s Metal Hammer magazine will come loaded with a special 10-inch vinyl EP.
The EP contains brand new track ‘Locust’ taken from the phenomenal new album Unto the Locust (read our review here), as well as live recordings of ‘Beautiful Mourning’ and ‘Bite The Bullet’.
The magazine is out October 19 and will celebrate Metal Hammer’s 25th anniversary. Make sure you pick it up if you own a record player and love Machine Head (side note – if you don’t love Machine Head, please consider yourself nolonger a friend of mine. Thanks).
Fuck a MP3.
