Mark’s Review:
I’ve pretty much hated every album that has come out this year. Well, maybe hate is a strong word, but I’ve either been disappointed or underwhelmed by a vast majority of the metal offerings in 2010. The new Nachtmystium wasn’t metal enough for me, the Meshuggah DVD was slick but lifeless and Until the Light Takes Us was far from [...]
Editor’s note: It’s not too often that the words “Honeymoon” and “Wacken Open Air” get used in the same sentence. Luckily for us… Ed bagged a good one. Read on friends…
This year’s decision to attend the Wacken Open Air festival came about under some excellent circumstances. My wife and I set our wedding [...]
Mark’s Review:
Maiden’s latest studio effort profiles a disturbing trend which began when Bruce and Adrian Smith rejoined the band in 1999: Long, aimless songs that attempt to be epic, but come off as unnecessarily long-winded. I attribute this to the band’s endless search for a new, modern Hallowed Be Thy Name (or an epic stadium anthem [...]
