Random metal related thoughts

[Mithrandir]

I can't get over this review of Covenant in Kerrang when it came out, outrageous!!

[Bürggermeister]

Kerrang was sucking the cock of pop punk and nu-metal at that time, very much trying to distance itself from its Metal roots. I'd be more surprised that they reviewed it at all.

[Eoin McLove]

What a clueless twit 

[KingHostile]

Remember it quite well..... laughable! Kerrang was a non event from that point in time.

Not the only bad review of an epic album either, in fact too many similar occurrences to even choose from!

Condescending, privileged, so called professionals, so called highly thought of critics and  music review morons.

Then they went brit pop!

[Maggot Colony]

They were giving out 5K reviews to dreck like Terrorvision at the time.

I have a Kerrang special at home which lists their best and worst albums from the 80s - bands like Hellhammer and Bathory featured in the worst list! I also remember Cloven Hoof getting some abuse, the pricks at Kerrang detested the band for some reason. I must dig it out next time I'm home.

I do remember a positive review for Covenant in Raw magazine, I'm pretty sure they gave it 4 stars. 

[open face surgery]

  Very bizarre review. Hard to understand the motivation behind it.

[astfgyl]

Black Sabbath - Sweet Leaf and Metallica - Bad Seed...

Is that the same cough sample? Don't think I've seen it mentioned anywhere ever so probably coincidence but I noticed it yesterday

[Ducky]

There's a tune on Emperor's IX Equilibrium that has to use the For Whom The Bell Tolls bell for sure.

[Sworntothecans]

They were giving out 5K reviews to dreck like Terrorvision at the time.

I have a Kerrang special at home which lists their best and worst albums from the 80s - bands like Hellhammer and Bathory featured in the worst list! I also remember Cloven Hoof getting some abuse, the pricks at Kerrang detested the band for some reason. I must dig it out next time I'm home. 

Kerrang journos were usually more inclined to be into whoever had the free booze for them at gigs so it was always gonna be the major mainstream stuff.
Tom & Quorthon wasn't gonna put Mick Wall etc up at the Savoy with the company card.

When Raw came on the scene and a few of the regulars jumped ship ,some of the younger hires started to bring in more heavier tastes. And super Indies like Roadrunner started to buy more as space too.

[astfgyl]

There's a tune on Emperor's IX Equilibrium that has to use the For Whom The Bell Tolls bell for sure.

There's also Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine, which uses the snare from Sad But True for most of it

[Thorn]

Pretty sure I read back at the time that it was a deliberate nod on their part

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

We were putting up me aul one last couple of nights before she heads back to Ireland, gave her our room as it was handiest. Yesterday morning she wandered down for breakfast in whatever she'd pulled off the back of the door to throw over her pyjamas. Which happened to be a black Emperor hoodie. Funniest sight I've seen in a very long time     

[Ducky]

We were putting up me aul one last couple of nights before she heads back to Ireland, gave her our room as it was handiest. Yesterday morning she wandered down for breakfast in whatever she'd pulled off the back of the door to throw over her pyjamas. Which happened to be a black Emperor hoodie. Funniest sight I've seen in a very long time     

That's gas     

Curse You All Mam!
Inno A Sat-Mama

[Trev]

Ye Entrancemperi-mum

[Maggot Colony]

Thus spake the aul lady