Iron Reagan - The Tyranny of Will (2014) - Half hour of power - 88% (10/02/15)

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Iron Reagan is a quintet from Richmond, Virginia, consisting of band members from groups such as Cannabis Corpse and Municipal Waste. Since its foundation three years ago, the band plays an energizing mixture of hardcore punk, thrash metal and a shot...

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Anthrax - Spreading the Disease (1985) - Please look after Mister Brown - 96% (02/02/15)

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"Young and free, something you'll never be!". The first lines of Anthrax's sophomore output resume the band's spirit back in the days very well. The East Coast thrash metal legend performs carefree songs full of enthusiasm without any compromises. Stylistically,...

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Destruction / Kreator / Sodom / Tankard - The Big Teutonic 4 (2012) - Tankard comes along with the biggest surprise - 68% (07/12/14)

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After the massive success of the concert series of Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer under “The Big Four” banner, German metal magazines started some hype around Germany’s oldest and probably most famous thrash metal bands by calling them “The Big...

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Metallica - Load (1996) - Bore Inc.: Oddballs in a wasted space - 33% (08/11/14)

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Five years after a repetitive and dull but commercially successful groove metal release in the form of "Metallica", the same band comes around with a headless and boring but once again well selling successor entitled "Load". At least Metallica didn't...

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Metallica - ReLoad (1997) - A stripped down southern rock roller coaster ride - 83% (07/11/14)

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Even though the experimental rock album "ReLoad" consists of leftovers from the controversial and inconsistent "Load" release, I actually prefer this record to the predecessor. This album may be a lot of hit and miss but it has an uncompromising and liberating...

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Metallica - Garage Inc. (1998) - No "Tabaluga tivi" on James' stereo - 45% (28/10/14)

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Metallica's "Garage Inc." is only interesting for collectors and die-hard fans as it's a rather odd mixture of newly recorded cover songs and cover songs recorded over more than one decade prior to this release. Even though these are cover songs, they...

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Exodus - Blood In Blood Out (2014) - Snort in, spit out - 14% (11/10/14)

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Over the past few years, I’ve really grown into the thrash metal scene and adore several records by the Big 4 Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer, the Teutonic three with Destruction, Kreator and Tankard and other honorable mentions such as New Jersey...

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Metallica - Metallica (1991) - Chugging groove metal meets mallcore pioneer work - 40% (24/09/14)

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Metallica’s black album lacks so much originality that it isn’t even worth a proper name. The band kept only the worst parts of the great predecessor “…And Justice for All”, namely a very clinical production and the groove metal influences. Instead of...

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Metallica - Metallica (1991) - Chugging groove metal meets mallcore pioneer work - 40% (24/09/14)

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Metallica’s black album lacks so much originality that it isn’t even worth a proper name. The band kept only the worst parts of the great predecessor “…And Justice for All”, namely a very clinical production and the groove metal influences. Instead of...

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Metallica - Metallica (1991) - Chugging groove metal meets mallcore pioneer work - 40% (24/09/14)

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Metallica’s black album lacks so much originality that it isn’t even worth a proper name. The band kept only the worst parts of the great predecessor “…And Justice for All”, namely a very clinical production and the groove metal influences. Instead of...

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