NLTM Nov/Dec Update

Cool fact. Thanks.

Another error in your Bathory review: "thrash-influened" should be "thrash-influenced".

Got it. Thanks.

I've noticed on a couple of pages some spam links or something like that. For example, the beggining of Sabbath page comes with: Drug addicted celebrities and rock stars can easily afford the cost of drug rehab programs, but not too many of them are seeking help. There's more, I remember some link to grill equipment (!!) but cannot remember where ...

Yes, those are paid links. I hate them but I couldn't afford to keep the site up without some help. There's about 10 of them scattered throughout the site. The one on the Kreator page is the one I dilike the most.

Kind of ironic that one of those paid links about rehab is on the Ozzy page though   

Nice Gilmour review. Great album.

Very good reviews, though some things aren't really revirews but more of a biography. HAHA You definitely need more Bathory and Venom albums though!

Lurideath wrote:

Very good reviews, though some things aren't really revirews but more of a biography. HAHA  You definitely need more Bathory and Venom albums though!

My site isn't really a review site. It's just my collection. Sometimes I review the music, sometimes an album just seems to require more history than review. It just depends on the album and band I guess.

More Venom? Haha! I have probably 14-15 albums. I'll be adding The Waste Lands review soon. (Thanks to Vexer6.)

Yes, only have the one Bathory at the moment.

ultmetal wrote:

Lurideath wrote:

Very good reviews, though some things aren't really revirews but more of a biography. HAHA  You definitely need more Bathory and Venom albums though!

My site isn't really a review site. It's just my collection. Sometimes I review the music, sometimes an album just seems to require more history than review. It just depends on the album and band I guess.

More Venom? Haha! I nearly probably 14-15 albums. I'll be adding The Waste Lands review soon. (Thanks to Vexer6.)

Yes, only have the one Bathory at the moment.

So you'll have to forgive my curiosity but did you like the Bathory? I've always found I have to be in the mood for it.

Yes, I liked it. It's mood music, but a lot of music is mood music.

ultmetal wrote:

Yes, I liked it. It's mood music, but a lot of music is mood music.

True, true. For me it's also the best "black" music I've ever heard.

ultmetal wrote:

Lurideath wrote:

Very good reviews, though some things aren't really revirews but more of a biography. HAHA  You definitely need more Bathory and Venom albums though!

My site isn't really a review site. It's just my collection. Sometimes I review the music, sometimes an album just seems to require more history than review. It just depends on the album and band I guess.

I like your site. I turn to it quite often. The history part is very appealing. Your take on a lot of the music is spot on. Not very often do I read your take and think, "wow, not true". I also like that your fair about how an album fits into the discography of a band/artist. Dio comes to mind. Keep it up. I've purchased quite a few albums because of what I read on your site.

Do you have any more Theocracy albums? I'd like to know your opinions on Mirror of Souls and (especially) When the World Bleeds.

I do not have any more Theocracy. I've heard that the newer albums are better than the debut, which I thought was underwhelming, though certainly not bad.

Ult, have you heard any Steve Jones,the ex-Sex Pistols guitarist? He did two hair metal albums in the late '80s.




Also, Andy Taylor of Duran Duran fame released a pretty decent melodic hard rock album Thunder in '87 that was co-written and produced by Jones.

Nope, never heard the Steve Jones albums or Andy Taylor.

Journeyman wrote:

I've purchased quite a few albums because of what I read on your site.

Oh same here. Quite a few actually.

ultmetal wrote:

Nope, never heard the Steve Jones albums or Andy Taylor.

I never cared for Jonesy first album, but the follow-up, Fire & Gasoline, is worth tracking down. Catchy 80's hard rock. Lotsa guests on it too. Nikki Sixx, Axl Rose, Ian Astbury of the Cult.

Don't mind the goofy fan-made video...

MetalGuy71 wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Nope, never heard the Steve Jones albums or Andy Taylor.

I never cared for Jonesy first album, but the follow-up, Fire & Gasoline, is worth tracking down. Catchy 80's hard rock. Lotsa guests on it too. Nikki Sixx, Axl Rose, Ian Astbury of the Cult.

Don't mind the goofy fan-made video...

Fire & Gasoline is a good album. Definitely worth tracking down.

Thanks.

ultmetal wrote:

Yes, those are paid links. I hate them but I couldn't afford to keep the site up without some help. There's about 10 of them scattered throughout the site. The one on the Kreator page is the one I dilike the most.

Do you have to write those or do they give them to you to put in?

I wonder if you could just do ad banners to earn money instead, from like Google ads or something?

Chairman_Smith wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Yes, those are paid links. I hate them but I couldn't afford to keep the site up without some help. There's about 10 of them scattered throughout the site. The one on the Kreator page is the one I dislike the most.

Do you have to write those or do they give them to you to put in?

I wonder if you could just do ad banners to earn money instead, from like Google ads or something?

I could do banner ads I suppose. I really don't want a ton of advertising on my site. (Actually I don't really want any. Haha!)

We could host a break-dancing competition to raise money for the site.

In case it isn't obvious, I'm referencing a movie. Huzzah for pop culture references.

Hadley wrote:

Do you have any more Theocracy albums? I'd like to know your opinions on Mirror of Souls and (especially) When the World Bleeds.

I would HIGHLY recommend As the World Bleeds. Everything about it is top notch.