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March 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Getting Ready For Freddy

A Nightmare On Elm Street was the one that cured me from getting scared – or worried at all – by horror films. The entire franchise, I mean. Not just the first film. But certainly the first four are the ones I adore. Well, number two is a bit shit (sorry!) But it gets a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Nightmare On Elm Street, Anthrax, Are You Ready For Freddy?, Freddy Krueger, Friday The 13th, Getting Ready For Freddy, Halloween, Horror Films, Megadeth, Metallica, Poem, Poem: Getting Ready For Freddy, Slayer ·

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December 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 109: Anthrax– “Among The Living”

You know this thing of The Big 4 – the thrash kings, Anthrax and Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer…well, if you’re gonna pick one, the correct answer is: “Slayer”. You’re allowed to pick any of the others, sure, it’s The Big 4. But Slayer is the correct answer for top pick. Second pick, for me anyway, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums Challenge, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1980s, 1987, 80s, Among The Living, Anthrax, Anthrax– “Among The Living”, Bring The Noise, Eighties, Megadeth, Metallica, Public Enemy, Slayer, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 109:, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 109: Anthrax– “Among The Living”, The Big 4, The Big Four, Thrash ·

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November 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 603

Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill (1986) Easily one of the most important, influential albums for me – one of the things I could point to and say “I discovered this!” Actually, my friend Aaron had it first. Probably from his older brother. But as soon as I heard it I was sold. I remember exactly […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1986, 30th Anniversary, Ad Roc, Beastie Boys, Fight For Your Right To Party, Hip-Hop, John Bonham, Kerry King, Led Zeppelin, Licensed to Ill, LP, MCA, Mike D, Rap, Record, Reissue, Rock, Sampling, Slayer, Slow Ride, The Vinyl Countdown # 603, Vinyl ·

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May 5, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman

Jeff Hanneman, guitarist for Slayer, died in hospital on Thursday. He was 49. He suffered liver failure, connected with the rare flesh-eating disease he contracted a couple of years ago, said to be from a spider bite. He had stopped performing with Slayer because of his illness. The band had hired a replacement guitarist for […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Angel Of Death, Big Four, Dave Lombardo, Decade of Aggression, Eulogy, Heavy Metal, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Obituary, R.I.P., Reign In Blood, Seasons In The Abyss, Slayer, Thrash, Tom Araya ·

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