January 3, 2015 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: #2, All Time, Best, Guitarists, Heavy Metal, TOM WARRIOR, TONY IOMMI, Top 10 • 1 Comment
TRIPTYKON (has fronted CELTIC FROST/HELLHAMMER/CORONER) – The Swiss master changed Heavy Metal forever in 1983/84 when the primal, honest superdoom-supercharged notes rang out on the “Apocalyptic Raids” record. It was followed by CELIC FROST’s amazing journey on “Morbid Tales”. Shortly after, Thrashmeisters CORONER’s “Death Cult” featured Warrior on vocals. It upped his profile. He helped […]
January 3, 2015 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: All Time, Best, Guitarists, Heavy Metal, Jimi Hendrix, Top 10 • 1 Comment
Already I can see the shouts of “no, no — Jimi wasn’t a Heavy Metal guitarist”. Oh yeah, just say that sentence again and listen to yourself. Jimi Hendrix played loud and distorted and the music of the JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE was something never heard before. Without Jimi Hendrix I would have been lost. I […]
January 3, 2015 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: All Time, Best, Guitarists, Heavy Metal, Introduction, Top 10 • 0 Comments
I don’t know how many of you have had a musical listening journey like I have had. I’ve been a guitar player since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I have tended to want to find the most progressive and/or the most heavy, most outrageous, music I could clamp my ears on. Getting the first […]
January 3, 2015 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: brooklyn, concert, live, Manilla Road, New York, performance, Saint Vitus Bar • 0 Comments
Manilla Road, Sunday 11/23 circa 10:30pm @ Saint Vitus Bar played the following songs: 1. “Open The Gates” 2. “Masque of the Red Death” 3. “Death by the Hammer” 4. “Hammer of the Witches” 5. “Witches Brew” 6. “Only The Brave” 7. “Stand Your Ground” 8. “Far Side of the Sun” 9. “Road of Kings” […]
December 31, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: At The Gates, Best of 2014, Blastfest, death metal, Gothenburg, Grotesque, Heavy Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Sweden • 0 Comments
I have come to the conclusion that being clued in to the often disparate listening habits of the musicians I listen to, will lead my brain to a big “?”. When I saw that Tomas Lindberg had for January 2015, a recommended list for/on Spotify — posted at the top of the band’s official website […]
December 28, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: CD, Debut album, Editor's Pick, Germany, Melodic Metal, Premortal Breath, THEY • 0 Comments
With vinyl, both 180G and regular good old style thickness too, re-appearing in Barnes & Nobles throughout New York City; it is in keeping with the flow of things that I review a hand-delivered 2014 album by Premortal Breath. Okay, it’s not on vinyl — but they sent a CD. The band is from Germany. […]
December 27, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Interviews Tags: Heavy Metal Interviews, Manilla Road, RICH CASTLE PRESENTS • 0 Comments
Pre-show interview – 2014 World Tour Ending Gig in New York City on Sunday, November 23rd 2014 @ Saint Vitus Bar venue in Brooklyn. Manilla Road are Epic/Fantasy Metal superstar veterans of circa 16 studio albums since 1980. Frontman Bryan Patrick starts off the answers for Manilla Road and is soon joined by the gruff-voiced […]
December 24, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Abbath, Dagbladet, Geeks, Immortal, KING DIAMOND, Metalheads, Norway • 0 Comments
The black-and-white face-painted Immortal have gotten very colorful of late. Abbath, 1/3 of the trio wants the band to himself and is going through courts to do it. The drama flaring around the Norwegian Black Metal band, sheds light on just why a special new deluxe re-edition of Immortal’s current-and-8th studio album, “All […]
December 23, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Leprous, Manilla Road, Obscura, Scorpions, UDO • 0 Comments
Tuesday EST USA 12/23/2015 update: 1. Scorpions — February 20th, 2015: They just couldn’t resist. How could the Scorpions quit on the cusp of a 50-year anniversary. Answer: They couldn’t. The Germanic quintet isn’t going to retire, just yet, after all. “Return To Forever”‘s cover art is sporting a suitably-fashioned Metal Scorpions’ crown. […]
The Top 10 Best Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time – #3 ALEX LIFESON
January 3, 2015 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: #3, Alex Lifeson, All Time, Best, Guitarists, Heavy Metal, Top 10 • 1 Comment
Haven’t I written enough about Alex Lifeson, 1/3 of the Heavy Rocking Progstravanga band RUSH, without writing a book?!? Alex Lifeson may not be suitable on his own, as the album “Victor” he made in 1986 tried to make a lyrical subject statement about the dark side of Love. Victor is a weird album (Weird […]