I’ve been doing these lists on tumblr since 2009, but I started moving them over to my new blog back in 2018. I do a full written blurb on each album over there, otherwise the list is the same.
As with every year, a lot of these albums came out way before 2020. These are just my favorite albums that I’ve found over the course of this year. It’s been a shitty year, but at least there’ve been plenty of good tunes to get me through.
In addition to this list, I’ve also made a Favorite Songs 2020 Playlist that’s streaming on Apple MusicandSpotify.
Exhorder -Mourn the Southern Skies
Deftones - Ohms
JJ Wilde -Ruthless
Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue
Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle
Orange Goblin - Back from the Abyss
Alanis Morissette-Such Pretty Forks in the Road
Fates Warning - Long Day Good Night
Trivium - The Sin and the Sentence
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
Honorable Mentions:
St. Beauty - Running to the Sun
Amythyst Kiah and Her Chest of Glass - Self-Titled
The brick wall out front of the legendary Rainbow Bar & Grill on the Sunset Strip, where Led Zeppelin used to party and Lemmy sat at the bar every night.
On this day in 1988, Judas Priest released their 11th studio album, RAM IT DOWN. Back in 1986, the band wanted to release a double album called Twin Turbos, half of which was supposed to feature mainstream hard rock, while the other half would showcase a much heavier (and synthesizer free) sound. The record company hated the idea and made the band release them as two separate albums. Not surprisingly, the more commercial sounding tunes ended up on Turbo in ‘86, while the heavier tracks made their way onto Ram It Down in '88. Aside from the band’s awkward cover of Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode,” Ram It Down proved to be a solid piece of work with a number of searing riffs from Tipton & Downing. American audiences appeared to embrace it wholeheartedly, as album sales were strong enough to garner a gold certification in less than two months.
Rob Halford Is Going to Photobomb Dolly Parton at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Rob Halford Is Going to Photobomb Dolly Parton at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
This November, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will induct Dolly Parton into its ranks, and will (sort of) induct Judas Priest, who are receiving the ‘Musical Excellence Award.’ Now, Priest frontman Rob Halford has revealed that though he is 70 years old, he still intends to photobomb Dolly Parton like a metal-loving teenager, bless him.
Speaking to Metal Crypt, Halford said (good-naturedly, of…
In some magazines they have a section where people can write in. You can either put your name or keep anonymous but some people like to spice it up and make up some names. I’ve gone through some early 90s RAW mags and here are some of my favourites:
