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EP Reviews 2017 & Before

EP Review – B-Side Ourselves by Skid Row (Atlantic Records/Rhino Records)

25/11/201724/11/2017 Brendan 'Unholydarklotus' Fisher 0 Comments 1992, Atlantic Records, B-Side Ourselves, Covers, Dave Sabo, Dressed to Kill, EP, Faster Pussycat, Jimi Hendrix, Judas Priest, Kiss, Ramones, Rhino Records, Rob Halford, Rush, Scotti Hill, Sebastian Bach, Skid Row, Taime Downe

B-Side Ourselves is the name of an EP released by Skid Row back in 1992. A few weeks back, on October 17th, Rhino Records re-issued it as a grey vinyl.

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Album Reviews 2017 & Before

Album Review – Reaching into Infinity by DragonForce (earMusic)

28/05/201720/12/2019 Brendan 'Unholydarklotus' Fisher 0 Comments Dragonforce, earMusic, Frédéric Leclercq, Gee Anzalone, Herman Li, Marc Hudson, New Metal, New Music, Power Metal, Reaching into Infinity, Sam Totman, Sinsaenum, Skid Row, Vadim Pruzhanov, ZP Theart

DragonForce have released their latest album called Reaching into Infinity, their seventh studio album which sound just like the previous six.

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2017 Single Slam

Single Slam – Judgement Day by DragonForce (Reaching into Infinity)

20/04/201719/04/2017 Brendan 'Unholydarklotus' Fisher 0 Comments Dragonforce, earMusic, Frédéric Leclercq, Herman Li, Judgement Day, Marc Hudson, New Metal, New Music, Power Metal, Reaching into Infinity, Sam Totman, Sinsaenum, Skid Row, Through the Fire and the Flames, ZP Theart

DragonForce return with a brand new song called Judgement Day. It comes from a new album called Reaching into Infinity due out on the 19th of May.

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Opinions

UnholyDarklotus: 5 Metal Disappointments of 2016

20/12/201627/03/2017 Brendan 'Unholydarklotus' Fisher 0 Comments Abba, American Idiot, Bono, Brexit, Calvin Harris, Corey Taylor, Donald Trump, Donny Osmond, ghost, Green Day, Kerry King, Lars Ulrich, Last Christmas, Lemmy, Metallica, papa emeritus, Phil Anselmo, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Robb Flynn, Sean Paul, Skid Row, Syria, Taylor Swift, Tears for Fears, The Getaway, Wham

Unholydarklotus takes us through his 5 most disappointing moments in the world of rock & metal from 2016.

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Top Lists - Music

UnholyDarklotus: Top Ten albums that got me into Heavy Metal

13/03/201527/03/2017 Brendan 'Unholydarklotus' Fisher 0 Comments Burton C Bell, Cradle of Filth, Dimebag Darrell, Drilling the Vein, Faith No More, Fear Factory, Guns 'N Roses, Lita Ford, Max Cavelra, Metallica, Nirvana, Pantera, Phil Anselmo, Sepultura, Skid Row, The Offspring, Ugly Kid Joe

Often in metal, it is a softer, alternative sound that starts the love of “being different” and “guitar driven” music.

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(Metal) Years In Brief

Heavy Metal: A Year in Brief – 1995

20/02/201527/03/2017 Brendan 'Unholydarklotus' Fisher 0 Comments AC/DC, Alice In chains, Alien Ant Farm, At The Gates, Blind Guardian, Def Leppard, Deicide, Down, Enisferum, Faith No More, Immortal, Kreator, Kyuss, Living Color, marilyn manson, Megadeth, Motörhead, Rammstein, Skid Row, Slipknot, Staind, Suicidal Tendencies, System Of A Down

There are many big and important years in the history of heavy metal although 1995 was probably not up there

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Festival Reviews Live Reviews 2015 & Before

Live Review: Hellfest Festival 2014

27/06/201415/11/2017 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher 0 Comments 1349, Behemoth, black sabbath, Brutality Will Prevail, Camping, Clutch, Crowbar, Dark Angel, Deep Purple, Electric Wizard, Emperor, Enslaved, Festival, France, Gorguts, Hatebreed, Hellfest, Misfits, Miss May I, Monster Magnet, Philip H Anselmo & The Illegals, Rob Zombie, satan, Scorpion Child, Skid Row, Slayer, Soulfly, Soundgarden, The Black Dahlia Murder, Turisas, Watain, Zodiac

Hellfest 2014 marked my first foray to a metal festival outside of the UK, something I had never really considered.

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