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A Field Guide to Heavy Metal

Search 40 bands, 9 album reviews, 4 news stories and 4 contributors.

A Field Guide to Heavy Metal

The field guide

Album reviews

Every record reviewed in the guide, by the people who know them best. Agree or disagree on each one.

Newest Highest score Most agreed A–Z
All The first wave Alt Metal Doom Industrial Progressive Thrash

9 reviews

  • the first wave WHO MADE WHO AC/DC · 1986 · Atlantic Records A Stellar Soundtrack to a Shit Film Reviewed by Christian Francis 00
  • Alt Metal ANGEL DUST Faith No More · 1992 · Slash/Reprise Records Staggering In Its Awesomeness Reviewed by Christian Francis 00
  • thrash St. Anger Metallica · 2003 · Metallica An absolute fucking disaster. Reviewed by Keir Cleland 00
  • thrash Kill 'Em All Metallica · 1983 · Megaforce Records Whiplash! Reviewed by Keir Cleland 00
  • Industrial Demanufacture Fear Factory · 1995 · The All Blacks B.V Cold as a machine, heavy as a fucking wrecking ball. Reviewed by Keir Cleland 00
  • Doom October Rust Type O Negative · 1996 · The All Blacks B.V Gloriously over the top and absolutely fucking essential. Reviewed by Keir Cleland 00
  • Progressive Operation: Mindcrime Queensrÿche Utterly essential piece of progressive metal. A genuine masterpiece. Reviewed by Keir Cleland 00
  • Alt Metal Korn Korn · 1994 · Sony Music Ugly, angry, vulnerable and groundbreaking. Reviewed by Keir Cleland 00
  • thrash Divine Intervention Slayer · 1994 · American Recordings Sex. Murder. Art Reviewed by Keir Cleland 00
A Field Guide to Heavy Metal

A Field Guide to Heavy Metal

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