HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Anarchy – Chumbawamba
In 1994, Britain was only just beginning to recover from the shockwaves of punk and its cultural impact when northern
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Heavy Music History
HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Lunar Strain – In Flames
Context changes everything. For melodic death metal, picturing the spawning grounds of its most successful progeny without geographical knowledge makes
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Parklife – Blur
When one thinks of Britpop, there’s always one of two bands that come up: Manchester’s proudest export in OASIS, and
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: How To Make Friends And Influence People – Terrorvision
“Doo Wop! Bop Ba Doo Wop! Bop Ba Doo Wop! Bop Ba Doo…” For those old enough to remember the
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: The Bleeding – Cannibal Corpse
At the dawn of the 90’s CANNIBAL CORPSE had only existed for a couple of years. Releasing their first album,
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Linkin Park
Tasked with piecing together LINKIN PARK’s first greatest hits album, Papercuts, band leader Mike Shinoda described the process as “a
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Kurt Cobain
“The lead-singer of American grunge rock band NIRVANA, Kurt Cobain, has been found dead in his Seattle home,” reported the
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Imaginary Enemy – The Used
Released back in 2014, Imaginary Enemy is THE USED’s most politically-charged piece, and the first album that saw the band’s
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: All You Can Eat – Steel Panther
Hold on to your pearls Mrs Lovejoy, we’re going on the prowl. Not with the STEEL PANTHER record which was
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Tears On Tape – HIM
In response to the prevalence of knuckleheaded nu metal at the turn of the century, with its sportswear aesthetic and
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