8.3
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RUN ZEUS RUN and Witchfang Reviewed

RUN ZEUS RUN – G.O.A.T. What about music that makes you fly? And what kind of musical gear do you need to create the sound that perfectly captures the feeling of being inside a big-budget action movie where superheroes light themselves on fire and then crash out of…
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Top 10 Songs by Blue Öyster Cult

Blue Öyster Cult was made up of serious artists and musicians who embraced what is, often, a juvenile genre of music – heavy metal. But in doing so, they became “the brains of hard rock,” and “the visionaries of thunder & lightning.” Blue…
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Top 10 Songs by Ronnie James Dio

Ronnie James Dio was obsessed with role-playing game-type fantasy, work-obsessed, and capable of outsinging a good majority of rock vocalists. He made over-the-top rock records. Dio, his solo vehicle, is one of the greatest heavy metal groups of all time. It’s…
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The Top 10 Songs by Scorpions: No One Like You!

Scorpions is a band that you’re guaranteed to have heard on the radio. But do you know them, really? The fact is that there’s much more to this Teutonic rock group than the couple of hit U.S. singles. Scorpions, when the facts have been properly assessed, will be…
7.8
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Belted Sweater and San Francisco al Sur Reviewed

Belted Sweater – Wilt Modern heavy music is, for the most part, deplorable. Why you can’t begrudge anyone for making a living, and you have to give it up to the people who manage to play festival crowds while promoting heavy music, it’s all rather…
7.5
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KIllJoy and Burning Leaf Reviewed

KIllJoy – Violence Cookie Rock n’ roll has been cleaning up its image for years. Its biggest stars are no longer on the back pages of greasy news rags being photographed stumbling through the streets at four in the morning. Nowadays, the biggest stars are…
7.8
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Reliquia and The Damn Devils Reviewed

Reliquia – The Graveyard School In truth, there aren’t many genres that go well blended together. That doesn’t mean that the majority of musical genres haven’t been forcefully glued by someone looking to churn out a new flavour. With the audience’s full…
7.8
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A Deer A Horse and Omsk Reviewed

A Deer A Horse – Committed If you’re reading reviews of the pop records made by the world’s trendiest stars, you’ll notice debates about what is in and what is out. They’ll be talking about the pop stars who are moving forward and about those who have lost…