The Metal Monologue
Monday, February 13, 2012

Van Halen: Fair Warning 1981

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Van Halen has been in the news quite a bit as of late. This is of course, due in no small part to a balls out marketing push behind their ne...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Anthrax: Worship Music 2011

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I was a huge fan when Joey Belladonna fronted Anthrax during their heyday in the mid to late 80’s. I can remember sporting a white “No Frill...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Mercyful Fate: Melissa 1983

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Metal music is hard to take seriously. Metal musicians tend to take themselves too seriously. Metal fans are often chest-beating, homophobic...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Ghost: Opus Eponymous 2010

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When I was in high School 1,000,00 years ago, I listened to a lot of Danzig. Which was great, because that was when he and his band were rea...
Sunday, November 6, 2011

Misfits: The Devil's Rain 2011

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I was at a buddy’s house in the early nineties when I noticed he had a copy of American Psycho sitting beside his stereo. I asked him if it...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Megadeth: TH1RT3EN 2011

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Megadeth’s thirteenth album is surprisingly called TH1RT3EN , which while admittedly lacking the humor or creativity of past Megadeth titles...
Monday, October 24, 2011

Lou Reed & Metallica: LuLu 2011

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This album is getting killed on the inter-webs. The folks over at Blabbermouth are having a field day, the comment board on MetalSucks is bl...
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A lifelong enthusiast of the darkly seductive, frequently juvenile, & always cheesy thunder that is Heavy Metal, Scott Rutan is a Rock God in clearance rack clothes. Which, of course, is why he is uniquely qualified to critique the creative endeavors of individuals far more talented than himself.
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