Showing posts with label Metal Friday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Metal Friday. Show all posts
Friday, April 3, 2026

Defender, Manowar

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"More emphasis on 'ride' here, Ross? This morning while working out under heavy-ish iron I found myself able to recite every li...
Friday, March 27, 2026

"Mountains," Manowar. RIP Ross the Boss

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RIP Ross the Boss/Ross Friedman, co-founder and ex-guitarist of the mighty Manowar. Ross played on Manowar's classic first six albums, B...
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Friday, March 20, 2026

The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune, Arkham Witch

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There comes, even to kings, the time of great weariness. Then the gold of the throne is brass, the silk of the palace becomes drab. The gems...
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Friday, March 13, 2026

Revelations, Judas Priest

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I've got to give Nostradamus a proper go one of these days. Proper go as in, listening dozens of times to the album in full, locked in a...
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Friday, March 6, 2026

Among the Living, Anthrax

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Not nearly enough Anthrax on the blog. Let's change that this Metal Friday. I don't listen to a whole lot of this band these days, b...
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Friday, February 20, 2026

Heavy metal, sword-and-sorcery, the Outsider ... and Iron Maiden's “Drifter”

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Anecdotally, readers of S&S listen to heavy metal in higher proportion than country or rap music. There are reasons for this. The sound ...
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Friday, February 13, 2026

Desert Plains, Judas Priest

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It's July, 7 o'clock in the evening. The New England night is warm. I'm sitting in my car, windows rolled down. The moon and sta...
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Friday, January 23, 2026

Judas Be My Guide, Iron Maiden

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I'm old enough to have bought Iron Maiden's Fear of the Dark on tape, very close to the day of its release  in May 1992. If I'm...
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Friday, January 9, 2026

Computer God, Black Sabbath

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I suspect Paul Kingsnorth isn’t a metal fan but he has an ally in the late Ronnie James Dio.  “Computer God” opens up the vastly underrated...
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Friday, December 19, 2025

Stonehenge, Spinal Tap

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Fuck... 2025 has been brutal. Rob Reiner deserved a much longer life. Horrible, tragic. In honor of the man who brought us the finest rockum...
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Friday, December 12, 2025

The Sentinel, Judas Priest

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If I were commanded by an extraterrestrial visitor to planet Earth, "Give me one song that best exemplifies this thing you call heavy m...
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Friday, November 28, 2025

Of Blind Guardian and The Quest for Tanelorn

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The City of Rest... Tanelorn. Michael Moorcock’s stories are populated with characters ill-fitted to their world, outsiders in lands where b...
Friday, October 24, 2025

Strange Ways, Ace Frehley

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Easy choice this week ... in honor of the eternal memory of Ace Frehley, buried this week in Brooklyn. "Strange Ways" appeared on ...
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Saturday, September 27, 2025

Atom and Evil, Black Sabbath*

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A day late on Metal Friday but today a close look at Ronnie James Dio’s lyrics for “Atom and Evil,” the opening track off The Devil You Know...
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Friday, September 12, 2025

Bruce Dickinson at the House of Blues, Boston MA Sept. 11, 2025

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If all Bruce Dickinson had was his solo career he’d still be remembered in the annals of heavy metal. Bruce’s best solo efforts— Accident of...
Friday, September 5, 2025

Hell on Earth, Iron Maiden

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Senjutsu has been out four years (Sept. 2021), long enough that I feel confident in selecting a favorite song. That song is "Hell on E...
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Friday, August 15, 2025

"Mystification," Manilla Road

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Dialing up a bit of Manilla Road this Metal Friday, one of the most swordly-and-sorcerous metal bands ever.  I love the atmosphere of "...
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Friday, July 11, 2025

Goodbye to Romance: Reflections on Black Sabbath, Back to the Beginning, and the end of the road

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This past weekend I was away celebrating the long July 4 holiday. My extended family is fortunate enough to own a seasonal camp on one of th...
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Friday, July 4, 2025

War Pigs, Judas Priest

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Easy call this Metal Friday. A fantastic Judas Priest tribute to the great Black Sabbath, who are playing their final show this weekend. Gle...
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Friday, June 20, 2025

"Powerslave," Iron Maiden

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Iron Maiden is so damned good and has so many damned good songs that I can't listen to them neutrally. I've lost track of the number...
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