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April 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Metal on Metal – That’s What I Crave: Ten ‘Gateway Drug’ Metal Albums In My Life
Recently I posted this – about “Ten important hip-hop albums”. I’m going to repeat the opening paragraph from that post: We all know that lists are subjective – that is the point of them. So I’ve decided to do a series of top 10 albums across genres. They’ll appear sporadically. And rather than call them “Top 10” […]Archive
February 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Black Sabbath’s Paranoid and The Blueprint for Heavy Metal: How Black Is Your Sabbath?
The first thing I knew about Black Sabbath was the song Paranoid; as an avid fan of the Tour Of Duty soundtrack albums. I wasn’t sure if I liked the song or not – the voice was weird, the riff was relentless, but I did like the line about being called insane for frowning all […]Archive
September 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 638
Orb, Migration [Single] (2015) I loved seeing King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard on a recent trip to Australia and a big part of the treat of that was seeing another Victorian band, Orb – not The Orb – and nor do they sound at all like that other (great) band, The Orb. Instead this […]Archive
August 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 29 – Sylvie Simmons
Welcome to episode 29 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. This one is a chat with Sylvie Simmons – that’s Sylvie Simmons the music writer, Leonard Cohen biographer and MOJO staff writer, legendary rock writer who was on the tour bus with Black Sabbath and Van Halen, who published the first interview […]Archive
July 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 666
Ozzy Osbourne, Diary of a Madman (1981) I have very little to say about this album but was chuffed that I thought of it just in time for entry # 666 – well why not? I did like the early Ozzy Osbourne solo records and even some of the ones from a bit later on, […]Archive
November 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Philthy Animal
Phil Taylor (better known as “Philthy Animal” Taylor has died. He was 61. He was the drummer in the classic line-up of Motorhead. In fact he held the position twice – from 1975-1984 and then a second stint from 1987-1992. Motorhead were never my absolute favourite band and Phil Taylor wasn’t ever my absolute favourite […]Archive
September 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Iron Maiden: Two NZ Shows (April/May, 2016)
Iron Maiden will play two shows in New Zealand as part of its 2016 World Tour in support of brand new double-album, The Book of Souls. This means another trip to New Zealand for Ed Force One, Pilot Bruce Dickinson will then take to the stage as lead singer for the British metal stalwarts. The […]Archive
May 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
As The Palaces Burn: Film
As The Palaces Burn Director: Don Argott 9.14 Pictures/Epic Records Yes, As The Palaces Burn is a documentary about the metal band Lamb of God. But, crucially, you do not have to be a fan of the band to get something from this film – I couldn’t call myself a fan; I know they’re talented […]Archive
March 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Metallica: Through The Never
Metallica Through The Never Hopscotch I’ve already – recently – bemoaned the fact that Metallica continues to piss on whatever legacy it has with each and every release and yet, somehow, somehow, Through The Never – a concert film, released in 3D with a storyline about a roadie needing to save the day, which stands […]Archive
January 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Ulcerate: Vermis
Ulcerate Vermis Southbound Auckland death metal act Ulcerate has been at it for over a decade now and four albums, the latest Vermis, is a further improvement; this band seems to more popular overseas – and has received a heap of enthusiastic press, perhaps because metal hardly ever permeates the mainstream press here in NZ. […]Archive
May 5, 2013 by Simon Sweetman