So called 17 years in the making, 15 years I have waited for another Guns N’ Roses fix, hell yes I have enormous expectation on “Chinese Democracy”. And the good news is, I am so delighted that this most expensive album never made has finally see the daylight. To the naysayers who toss a few [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Hard Rock & Metal'
Metallica – Death Magnetic – The Gigantic Metallic Beast Is Awakened
September 15th, 2008 8 Comments
If someone was to tell me a few years ago that Kirk Hammett would once again pick up his guitar and be the legendary guitar hero he once was, I would chuckle in disbelief. If someone was to tell me that the new Metallica album would sound like this, com’on! Are you for real? Blasting [...]
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A Def Leppard Marathon – From Hysteria to Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
June 3rd, 2008 No Comments
I have yet to figure out if each tragedy the band Def Leppard encountered leads to a success or each success curses them with a tragedy. In year 1983, the UK rock band Def Leppard became famous after their third album “Pyromania” reached 10 times platinum in US alone. In the following year, the drummer Rick [...]
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Velvet Revolver’s Libertad – A Sleek Rock Album By The Ex-Members Of Guns ‘N Roses and STP
October 9th, 2007 1 Comment
In case if you wonder what on earth is Velvet Revolver (VR), it is a super-group formed by the ex-gunners Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass), and Matt Sorum (drummer), the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots (Scott Weiland), and Dave Kushner (guitar) of the 80s punk band Wasted Youth. At first listen, “Libertad” can be [...]
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Untitled – Is This The End Of Korn?
September 2nd, 2007 4 Comments
Many see Korn as the “Father of Nu-Metal”, a band that has created and popularized the nu-metal genre since 1994. What is nu-metal you may ask? Linkin Park has enjoyed a commercial success with music of this genre and I am sure many of you have heard a track or two from them occasionally on [...]
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Within Temptation’s The Heart Of Everything – Yet Another Powerful Delivery From The Netherlands Band
August 2nd, 2007 No Comments
Not many of you may have heard of a symphonic rock band Within Temptation from the Netherlands as they are relatively quiet outside the European and Australian charts. Nevertheless, if you enjoy listening to Evanescence, Within Temptation may offer you a much better alternative in terms of consistent song delivery, richness of rock and metal [...]
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Marilyn Manson’s “Eat Me, Drink Me” – The Antichrist Superstar Turns Human (Or Not)?
June 14th, 2007 9 Comments
If I am to name five artists who inspire my music creation journey, that would be Tori Amos, Pink Floyd, PJ Harvey, Prince, and Marilyn Manson in no particular order. That explains the length of this blog and I challenge you to devour every word I wrote – the finest piece of review I have [...]
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Marilyn Manson’s New Upcoming Album
May 31st, 2007 1 Comment
It has been long overdue to categorized my music related blogs based on genres. So here I am, further categorize my blogs based on the genres they belong. I reckon unlike me, most people prefer to listen to certain types of music they enjoy while for me, I enjoy a wide spectrum of what different [...]
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Linkin Park’s Minutes To Midnight – A Change For The Good … Or Not?
May 29th, 2007 2 Comments
Right after I bought LP’s new album from HMV, my buddy TK asked me, “So how’s Linkin Park’s new album? They sound the same right?”. The problem is if I am asked to give opinion on an album that I have hardly listened to, you will probably get an insignificant opinion. That night I answered, [...]
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