As I was reveling in the glory of BABYMETAL music, my being (meaning my mind, body, and soul) wanted more Japanese female metallers in my life. And then God gifted me with BAND-MAID. Continue reading
Tag Archives: My Seven Bands
BABYMETAL!!!
In 2014, I found Babymetal. My friend forwarded me a link to their “Megitsune” video, and I was instantly hooked. Along with the link, he had typed something like: “Hey, I think I found your new favorite band!” Continue reading
C L U T C H
CLUTCH. The band. Yes, there is a BAND named “Clutch.” I got into this band so hard in the 90’s that my nickname became “Clutch.” Continue reading
Coroner – the Swiss Thrash Metal Trio
The first time I heard Coroner was on MTV of all places. Headbanger’s Ball, late at night. It seemed the last hour or last half hour of the Headbanger’s Ball program would feature more thrash bands. Continue reading
Celtic Frost
“What ever happened to Celtic Frost? Is it true that they got lost? In the Pandemonium, never to be seen again?” — S.O.D. May 18, 1999. Continue reading
V, E, N, O… fucking M!!!
I wrote about my general Metallica history, and we should really drill into my general Venom history next. I got into Metallica at age 13, and Venom followed pretty quickly thereafter. I don’t know if I was 13 or 14 to be honest, but I think I was 14, and it was maybe the summer just before high school. Continue reading
My Metallica story…
There was one band that changed my world for me, and that was Metallica. The album was Kill ‘Em All, released in 1983. I’d first heard of Metallica in 1985, when I was 12 and in 7th grade. But I didn’t actually hear Metallica or own a Metallica album until 1986, when I was 13 years old and in 8th grade. The Other heavy metal album I had at the time was Ozzy Osbourne’s Speak of the Devil live album released in 1982. Those two albums combined got me on the heavy metal path. Continue reading