Dec
10
2010
Steel Druhm
Well, it’s been a very interesting year for me, Steel Druhm since joining Angry Metal Guy Industries in April. Despite the no pay, brutal hours, an Angry Metal Boss based overseas and enough hate mail to choke a Belgian aardvark, it’s been tons of fun and I wouldn’t trade one minute of it for a million Amorphis CDs. This year, like every other year, saw it’s fair share of shining metal moments and plenty of steaming crap as well. All things considered though, it’s a great time to be a fan of metal and there’s so much out there to choose from, it can get overwhelming trying to stay current and hear all the worthwhile releases. As the year winds down and we get set for the start of 2011, I want to wish all our readers a happy holiday season and give a big metal salute to all of you (and an extra big salute to the Angry Metal Guy himself for giving me a forum for my metal rants). I hope we were able to turn folks on to some quality music and generally entertain with our opinionated and self-righteous musings, ramblings, tirades, manifestos and diatribes.
Without further ado, here is my top 10 list for 2010 and my 10 honorable mentions. Up the horns and down with false metal!!
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11 comments | tags: 2010, Accept, Adrift, Allen/Lande, Angel of Babylon, Annihilator, Atlantean Kodex, Avantasia, Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, Blekinge, Blood of the Nations, Briton Rites, Burial Ground, Death Dealer, Demiurg, Doomsday King, Entrails, Fireball Ministry, For Mircalla, Godsaga, Grand Magus, Grave, Halford, Hammer of the North, Hooded Menace, Istapp, Kill the Betrayers, Made of Metal, Mastermind, Monster Magnet, Never Cross the Dead, Return to Zero, Self-titled, SIG:AR:TYR, Slakthus Gamleby, Spiritual Beggars, Star One, Steel Druhm's Top 10(ish) of 2010, Stormzone, Tales From the Morgue, The Crown, The Golden Bough, The Ordher, The Showdown, The Wicked Symphony, Top 10(ish) of 2010, Victims of the Modern Age, Volbeat, Wino | posted in 2010, 2011, Blog Posts, Releases
Sep
16
2010
Steel Druhm
Spiritual Beggars // Return to Zero
Rating: 4.0/5.0 — Who said doom couldn’t be fun?
Label: InsideOut [EU | US]
Websites: myspace.com/spiritualbeggars
Release Dates: EU: 30.08.2010 | US: 10.12.2010
A wise and Angry Metal Guy once said (earlier this week) that “retro is the new new” and the trends in the angry metal world are surely proving those prophetic words true. We are up to our collective arses in retro thrash, retro power and retro retro. While new is always great, even the “new” new can be mighty fine as with the latest release from Sahg and this wicked mother, Return to Zero from Sweden’s own Spiritual Beggars. This is the seventh full length from Michael Amott’s long running side project and respite from the melodic death metal world and although it’s as retro as retro gets, this is one slamming, jamming slab of heavy stoner/doom rock n roll! Continue reading
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2 comments | tags: 2010, 4.0, Apollo Papathanasio, Arch Enemy, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Firewind, Grand Magus, InsideOut, Michael Amott, Opeth, Per Wiberg, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rainbow, Retro, Return to Zero, Review, Sahg, Spiritual Beggars, Stoner Rock, Swedish Metal, Trouble, Uriah Heap | posted in 2010, 4.0, Doom Metal, InsideOut, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal
Jun
22
2010
Steel Druhm
Grand Magus // Hammer of the North
Rating: 4.0/5.0 — Sweden hammers the World!
Label: Roadrunner Records
Websites: grandmagus.com | myspace.com/grandmagusrocks
Release Dates: EU: 21.06.2010 | US: 06.29.2010 (?)
It seems a sad fact that when one anticipates something and really looks forward to it, the chance of being disappointed increases exponentially. After Grand Magus unleashed their wildly impressive Iron Will album in 2008 (which was one of my favorite albums that year), I was extremely stoked for a follow up by this cadre of Swedish metal mongers but wondered if they could match or top the quality of that massive platter. Now that I have the anxiously awaited follow up in the form of their fifth album, Hammer of the North, my fears of being let down seem silly, because once again Grand Magus shows that they know how to craft top quality traditional heavy metal songs with a slight doom tinged edge. Continue reading
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6 comments | tags: 2008, 2010, 4.0, Black Sabbath, Doom Metal, Grand Magus, Hammer of the North, Heavy Metal, Iron Will, Review, Spiritual Beggars, Traditional Metal | posted in 2010, 4.0, Doom Metal, Power Metal, Reviews, Roadrunner, Swedish Metal
