Red Hot Chili Peppers – By The Way
There is just no questioning the fact that Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the most important bands of the last 20 years....
Slayer – Reign In Blood
There are two types of metal music fans in the world. People who like Slayer, and actual Slayer fans. The single fact that Slayer...
Guns N Roses – Appetite For Destruction
There are very few albums which can transcend genres, define generations and still remain true to its original values to this day. Keeping this...
Saxon – Wheels of Steel
The Saturday afternoon of Download Festival 2013 was full of fantastic bands. However, when this writer walked into the main arena and saw the...
Judas Priest – Painkiller
Faster than a bullet. A terrifying scream. These may be the opening lyrics to this album's ferocious title track, but they also accurately describe...
Metallica – Load
Metallica. The single most successful heavy metal band of all time. There's just no disputing their commercial success while staying as true to their...
Def Leppard ‘Hysteria’
When I was deciding which album to review for this fourth instalment of the RAMZine Classics series, I enlisted the help of my friend...
Iron Maiden ‘Piece of Mind’
Iron Maiden are ‘that’ band for me. They’re my absolute favourite band in the world, and have become so important to me. They have...
Ugly Kid Joe ‘America’s Least Wanted’
“Are you the guys on the beach that hate everything?” asks the old woman at the start of Ugly Kid Joe’s biggest song. Judging...
Van Halen ‘1984’
Picture the scene. It’s 1984 in Hollywood, California. It’s 7pm on a Saturday night on the Sunset Strip. Queues are starting to form around...