Monthly Archives: October 2014

Judas Priest – Redeemer Of Souls (2014)

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

Redeemer Of Souls is an epic metal album. Not in the way of sprawling songs or overreaching orchestral arrangements but through a subtle recalibration of basic sound to comply with the ravages of time that have taken a toll on all members … Continue reading →

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The most pivotal metal songs

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

By pivotal is implied a genuine paradigm shift in how heavy metal came to be perceived by the masses and by the musicians themselves. This selection is kept strictly to metal only and does not include peripheral influences from other … Continue reading →

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Inquisition – Obscure Verses For The Multiverse (2013)

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

Inquisition hit a low with their latest album after the stellar songwriting of Ominous Doctrines of The Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm. The widespread acclaim that album gained has unfortunately spurred the band on to introduce far more accessible, rock-like structures into … Continue reading →

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Howls Of Ebb – Vigils Of The 3rd Eye (2014)

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

Perhaps the greatest contribution Howls Of Ebb make is to the topic of distortion in death metal. By largely taking the in-your-face but ultimately synthetic trickery offered by modern pedal and processor technology out of the picture for a far … Continue reading →

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Fan fiction based on Iron Maiden’s Still Life

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

One of the more atmospheric songs in Iron Maiden‘s vast catalog, ‘Still Life’ tells the tale of a man consumed by the faces he sees inside a magical pool and the spiral of self-destruction that commences thereafter. Attached in docx … Continue reading →

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Raped By The Light Of Christ

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

When the yellow dies under the velvet thoughts Blood-bubbles nestled in thorns I have traveled through suns, And the darkness of the end Now I surrender to the void And join with the pulse of the universe The world burns … Continue reading →

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