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Kiss: More than Just MakeupKiss have been at it for over 50 years now and have divided opinions about them. Some call th...
05/09/2022

Kiss: More than Just Makeup

Kiss have been at it for over 50 years now and have divided opinions about them. Some call them sellouts and on the other side, you have the diehard Kiss Army. People see in them some sort of superheroes of the music kind and have been very important in the lives of millions of fans everywhere in the world. They have had several band members changes in five decades but they have stayed true to their identity. There is much more than Makeup about these 4 guys…

Aside from the glitz, glamour and pagentry, you have 4 very good musicians, underrated per say. The original four members being Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss comprised of some very decent musicians behind all that smoke and mirrors. Ace Frehley is a guitar master and has shown the broad array of his talent throughout his career in Kiss and beyond. Peter Criss is a great songwriter as well as a great method drummer, he reminds me of the staying power of a Ringo Starr. Gene Simmons is the imposing beast on the bass and reminds us that he can still play at a very high level. Last but not least, Paul Simmons is a great rhythm guitarist that can put up with Ace Frehley’s more elaborate style.

Each member of the band has his own thing going on and each have a role to fill in the band. Ace Frehley was Kiss through and through, Gene Simmons is the larger than life character, Paul Stanley is the heart and soul and Peter Criss was the driving force of the band. Their egos clashed and songwriting claims have been disputed since their inception but when these guys were together it was pure magic. The reunion back in the late 90’s was something that put Kiss back on the map after years of going through the motions and showed how fans from the first hour still cared deeply about the band. Now we may have only 2 original members, yet they still have that passion.

They are cited as inspirations for many Metal musicians including Scott Ian, Vinnie Paul, Dimebag Darrell, members of Metallica, Megadeth, Dream Theater, the list goes on and on. It’s the little things and what they did with it that has inspired countless others. They wanted to make it, they wanted to be the hottest band on the planet and they did it with flying colors.

Behind all that look and style they have conveyed the finer points of being a band. They showed how timing and choreography can be important in a band and when to do you solo live. They are on the clock and everything is precise and has meaning. Don’t do anything without being something important, something meaningful about your stage presence. They are a very meticulous band and everything is planned with everything thought out. This has impacted so many bands after them and showed that live shows are the way to make yourself known. The Alive albums were a stepping stone for the band and they may have done a lot of studio work to rehash some things they didn’t like, yet these live albums are still some of the best of all time.

One another thing is they were some of the first bands that included some solos in their live tours. They spotlighted Ace’s wild style or Peter Criss’s underrated drumming. There was always time for them to really shine, it could be in a middle of a song of just part of the flow of the show. Also, each band member had songs recorded on pretty much all albums so when it was time to play Beth, the spotlight was on Peter Criss. When they played Shock Me or Parasite, Ace Frehley was front and center and as for the rest of the songs, we all know it’s double duty between Gene and Paul.

We absolutely must talk about merchandising, making your presence known. They literally marketed everything about them in every imaginable way. They put their name out there and branded shirts, action figures, condoms, caskets and the list go on and on. They weren’t afraid to put their money where their mouth was and created such an array of products with their painted faces on them. The knew how to market everything and where they could profit from it. There still had their diehard fans behind them and they wanted to show them everything and anything they could buy with a Kiss logo on it. A lot of bands out there get more revenue from their merchandise (shirts, mugs, etc) than the actual gigs and Kiss were the first band to w***e themselves in a way and make an immediate impact on the market and in stores. I know for a fact that bands (and even other walks of life like sports) took a thing or two from Kiss.

They didn’t shy away from taking risks in their music. They might have stayed the course and their style remained mostly intact but they took calculated risks (I Was Made for Loving You) to establish something different. They had some outside songwriters help them out and it showed that they could trust other people with their work. I mean Forever was co-written by Michel Bolton of all people. They probably wanted a number one hit but still, they could do something vastly different and go in another direction. We could say Music from The Elder was a monumental flop but they decided to do something out there but nothing stopped them from doing it. They have dipped their toes in different styles, from power ballads (Beth, Sure Know Something, Forever), to Disco (I Was Made For Loving You), to downright Grunge in the album Carnival of Souls. Calculated or not, the risks were done in fine fashion.

The stage presence is probably the most cited as influences for a lot of bands out there. They gave you a freaking show, they really did. It’s an experience, something you will never forget for the rest of your lives. I saw them twice and still to this day, are some of my favorite concert moments in my life. You have the pyro, the fireworks, the works per say! They showed you can have fun and invest in your live shows to make it such a worthwhile experience.

They are bombastic and Paul can dance around the stage and Gene can be a menacing figure on a platform singing God of Thunder. The spotlight can be on the piano when they play Beth. You have everything for everyone and their exuberant style resonates in fans and bands alike and still to this day, bands take note of what they did and incorporate in their style. There is no denying their appeal and the influence they have had on a generation of musicians after them. You might like them or hate them, but you cannot deny their staying power and overall impact in the last five decades.

04/07/2022

Sorry about the long delay, got hired by another review site called Metal Wani and it's been a whole lot of fun to come back to a site!

New Music 2021-2022

From here on out in 2021 we are going to have several great releases coming and loads announced for early next year. It’s been a tough last two years and many bands have stayed away from releasing new music because extensive touring is out of the question. You want to tour everywhere and promote your new music but in these difficult times, it’s obviously not easy. There are some bands that decided to hell with everything and released great new music and they will tour whenever it’s going to be safer.

Dream Theater are going to release ‘’A View From the Top of the World’’ very soon and even though they had to reschedule their North American tour, we will be having another full-fledged album. They have been consistent to say the least and the two first singles ‘’The Alien’’ and ‘’Invisible Monsters’’ are a great throwback to a mix of Train of Thought and Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. They never shy away from experimenting and these two songs are amazing and can’t wait to hear the rest of the album. Their last album ‘’The Distance to Here’’ was a shoutout to their evolution as a band and taking bits and pieces of their albums and making a masterpiece. It was an homage to their path and the distance they came from the early days to now. The progressive metal giants are at it again and it’s one of the most anticipated albums of the fall.

Megadeth are supposed to release a new album coinciding with the Metal Tour of the year with Lamb of God and Hatebreed. ‘’The Sick, the Dying and the Dead’’ is supposed to release late 2021 or early 2022 and their isn’t much music or snippets out there to get a taste of their new music. I feel it’s been way too long we have not had a new album since the great ‘’Dystopia’’ album and a new song here and there would help to ease and fulfill our metal appetite. Dave Mustaine posted a few snippets here and there and it’s very good but not much is known on this new album. Hell, we do not even know who the new bassist is and it’s a long time coming. We all know what happened with David Ellefson and his Countdown to Er****on controversy and a little light on a the new album would be a great way to start the fall.

Anthrax. I have to talk about Anthrax! Well they are in studio and they are supposed to release their long awaited new album in 2022 and buy am I tired of waiting 5-6-7-8 years between albums. I am a huge fan, they are my favorite band but it always pi**es me off to wait so much between albums. I know it’s going to be great and they work extremely hard in the studio. The last two albums with the returning Joey Belladonna are awesome but how about a few details on what’s going on? I know they do not want to release new music until they can tour without limitations or when it’s safe to do it. It’s one of the most anticipated albums to release in 2022 and I just cannot wait.

The underrated Battle Beast will be releasing a new album in January called ‘’Circus of Doom’’. After the success of ‘’No More Hollywood Endings’’ and that momentum that gave the band, well I can’t wait to hear this new opus. Noora Louhimo and the gang are back and the Traditional heavy Metal meets Symphonic Metal band is ready to take the next step. I cannot wait to hear the evolution of the band and they have been a blip on the radar for years but now it’s their time to shine. One of the best frontwoman in all of Metal and a very underrated band that is so close to reaching their full potential.

Sabaton are releasing a new album next spring titled ‘’The War to End All Wars’’. It’s a sequel to the ‘’Great War’’ speaking about events from World War 1. I know a lot of people don’t like this band and feel they are very stagnant but I don’t mind if they don’t reinvent the wheel altogether. I don’t expect each band to change the recipes and do something different, they have their sound and they stick to it. I really enjoy the energy of the band and their catchy songs. Their brand of Heavy Metal has spoken to me since the ‘’Heroes’’ album and I have become a huge fan ever since.

Judas Priest are supposed to be releasing a new album in 2022. I think most of the songs are already recorded and they are working out the kinks during their downtime of their tour. Unfortunately, Richie Faulkner had to have emergency hearty surgery and the tour is on hold for a long time obviously. I think they already did most of the work and probably will have the time to really get a hold of things while Richie recovers. I feel that the new album is really close to be done and after the incredible Firepower album, I sense that the fans are really upbeat with the upcoming release. Rob Halford has been singing at his very best and the band has still a lot to offer even after 50 years of Heavy Metal.

There are so many rumors out there of bands working in the studio and going to release new music. It can catch us by surprise like Iron Maiden did this summer or simply be announced sooner rather than later. I hope that bands like Symphony X can deliver new music because it’s been several years since the great ‘’Underworld’’ album and I know the horrific injuries of the Adrenaline Mob band left a lot of emotional scars in Russell Allen and I hope this album will be his solace and will mark a turning point after that horrific event. I think Amaranthe is also working on new stuff and they are on a roll after the amazing ‘’Manifest’’ album and they are ready for the world. As for bands like Slayer or Metallica, time will tell if we are going to get new music from two of the Big Four.

What If? The Concert EditionI guess you can say that it’s a blessing and a curse to have been to so many shows while mis...
02/06/2022

What If? The Concert Edition

I guess you can say that it’s a blessing and a curse to have been to so many shows while missing out on others but what if I could go back in time and go see shows I missed or was way too young or never even alive! It’s a fun exercise and I wont blabber on about 20 or 30 shows but will highlight some artists I would have enjoyed seeing at one time or another.

I was born in 1981 so I did miss out in the golden era of shows in and around of Montreal or was too young to see shows. As a matter of fact, I did develop my taste in music a bit later than most people so I became fan of bands later, even after the disbanding of some of them. I discovered my taste in music later on and I do regret not seeking out bands beforehand but hey that’s life.

The biggest concert in the history of the Olympic Stadium (former home of the Montreal Expos) was back in 1994 and it was Pink Floyd and the touring cycle for The Division Bell. They took two weeks to do the setup of the sound system so everything sounded great. We had so many bands coming to the Olympic Stadium throughout the last three decades but the sound of the instruments always drowned the lead singer but not this time. I may have not seen that show but I was able to see Roger Waters about 10 years ago and it was awesome yet I missed out of the best show in the 90s.

I have seen three out of the 4 bands of the Big 4 of Thrash Metal, the only one missing is Metallica. I missed out on all shows here but the one that I regret the most is the On Demand Show at Heavy MTL in 2014. The fans chose the setlist of the band for that show and it was impressive because we have some passionate fans here. They did play one new song (Lords of Summer) but all the rest were absolute classics. Some people just wanna hear the first four albums and that’s fine by me. There is a lot of people that hate the Black Album but that album defined a generation so it was fun to have some songs on that setlist. It was a celebration of the 30 first years of the band and I heard great things about the show but money was tight back then.

Ronnie James Dio, good old Dio. Well I did see him with Heaven and Hell in his last tour but I would enjoyed seeing him live with this solo band. I love his solo career and became a big fan in the late nineties with the Dio’s Inferno Live Album. How awesome would it have been to hear Holy Diver live or Don’t Talk To Strangers and all of his other great songs. He did come here pretty often, he opened for an outdoor Iron Maiden show (the Blaze Bayley era) and Iron Maiden years later with Motorhead during the Brave New World tour I believe. His solo career is great and the pagentry and stage decorations would have been great to see in person. He did slay the dragon every night, it was his right!

Motorhead…enough said. I saw them opening for Kiss but a two hour show would have been awesome because they were always touring and were here at least 2 times per tour and they loved playing here. I don’t know which tour would have been better but something during the Everything Louder than Anyone Else could have been a great experience. I loved their Heavy MTL set and they gave an hour of blood, sweat and Jack Daniels. The loudest band on earth always gave great shows and never did anything half-assed and I tip my hat to that.

I think I would have loved to have seen Queen back in their heyday, you know during the Live at Wembley era or Live Aid. There will never be another Freddie Mercury and no one has that charisma to carry a crowd in the palm of his hand like him. They give one hell of a show and they seem to give everything they have to their final breath. They have so many classics and they have done a live DVD from a show here in Montreal so how about hopping in the time machine again and see what is all about.

How about Jimi Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughn, for me these are the new best guitarists of all time and would have enjoyed a show of both of them together (if Jimi would have lived on obviously) or two separate shows with both artists. There is nothing better than these two guys and their music is full of soul compared to much of what is on the market right now. The well-established artists were great yet they were not only amazing guitarists, they were great vocalists and lyricists. The best of their generations and they influenced so many guitar players after that and it’s still ongoing.

Last and definitely not least, White Zombie or Rob Zombie. I think it would be awesome to see such a show live. It’s a bit of everything, macabre theater, a horror movie and a music show all wrapped in one. I know Rob is not the best vocalist live and he gets out of breath easily yet I would enjoy listening to the old school White Zombie Stuff. La Sexorcisto and Astro Creep 2000 are still great albums 25 years later and his has so much great material, even though his last few solo albums have been disappointing. How about a tour with KMFDM? I mean they did remixed versions of White Zombie songs back in the day and I think a co-headlining tour that would celebrate Industrial/Techno Metal would have a nice touch to it.

01/21/2022

Upcoming Shows!

Hi gents, this is a quickie article speaking about the upcoming shows in Montreal for the next few months. I thought it would be a good idea to roll them up in one single list, so people know what to be expected. We all know that a lot of shows will be postponed or moved because of the actual restrictions here in Montreal but this is a condensed list for everyone in the know!

Baroness – Bar Le Ritz PDB – 18th of February 2022

Sepultura with Crowbar and Sacred Reich – Corona – 17th of March 2022

Immolation – Piranha Bar – 17th of March 2022

Extinction AD – Foufs – 18th of March 2022

Mayhem with Watain – Club Soda – 22nd of March 2022

Omnium Gatherum – Bar Le Ritz PDB – 25th of March 2022

Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats – Club Soda – 2nd of April 2022

Powerglove and immortal Guardian – Foufs - 5th of April 2022

Dance with the Dead with Magic Sword – Foufs – 15th of April 2022

Arch Enemy, Behemoth and Na**lm Death – 26th of April 2022

Dragonforce with Battle Beast, Visions of Atlantis and Seven Spires – Corona – 3rd of May 2022

Rotting Christ with Wolfheart and Borknagar – Foufs – 4th of May 2022

Apocalyptica with Lacuna Coil – Mteleus – 4th of May 2022

Nightwish – Mtelus – 6th of May 2022

Symphony X with Haken – Corona – 14th of May 2022

Primus – Olympia – 16th of May 2022

Deftones with Gojira – Place Bell – 21st of May 2022

Bloodbath with Deicide – Astral – 24th of May 2022

John 5 – Foufs – 6th of July 2022

Rammstein – Parc Jean Drapeau – 21st of August 2022

Heilung – Mtelus – 3rd of September 2022

01/18/2022

Sifting through the CD Store

Who remembers going to the good old music store and just spending hours looking for a particular CD? I remember vividly being 11 or 12 years old and just seeing all those album covers and knowing nothing about any of these bands. My parents have been collectors of music since the 60s so we were literally born into this but other than listening to the radio, you still don’t have your own taste yet.

I was able to visit so many great cd stores like Phantasmagoria, HMV, Sam the Record Man when I was very young and learned to love the experience while growing older.

I remember going with my parents in the early 90s at Club Biz, it was a store that had a lot of school supplies but there was an electronic section in the store. It was obviously not a big part of the store but I was really intrigued by what I was seeing. While my parents were shopping other stuff, I took a gander with my older brother Eric in the CD section and something really caught my eye. I was in the metal section because my brother was such a big fan of Metallica and Megadeth back then so I started off alphabetically. I came across Anthrax, Live the Island Years, it was recently released in 1993 and I liked the name of the songs and cover and asked my parents to buy it for me.

This became my favorite band back in 1993 and I was blown away with the band and I was instantly hooked. It became a love affair with Anthrax that has lasted ever since. I wanted more, it’s like eating candy for the first time, you want more and more. We regularly went to the flea market in the east end of Montreal and there was a few vendors that had used cds and I found Sound of White Noise but when I came back home to listen to it, I was saying to myself, what the hell, this is not Joey Belladonna. I found it different but man John Bush was so good and I got used to the change of direction of the band but it made me a bigger fan and wanted to find older CDs in their discography.

Then I got much older and went regularly alone by bus to CD stores and I was gathering my money and started to buy more and more CDs from pawn shops and the bigger chain stores. I could go to HMV and see the new releases because it was before the internet and you could listen to CDs before buying so I was able to discover bands like Dio amongst countless others.

What really changed my perspective of collecting CDs was the discovery of the stores on Mount-Royal street. It was a busy street in a hip part of town and there was several stores that had a tremendous selection of used CDs. L’Échange was the place to be, you could ask advice and the sections were full and I was drifted towards the Metal section obviously. I was able to listen to some stuff and discover so many bands while sifting for hours at end at that place.

You got the arrival of the internet and napster and all that stuff starting in 1996. It changed the whole business persay and CD stores still thrived but the new information highway brought us a bit more than we could believe. You had a plethora of news sites that brought us snippets of bands and made us discover so many bands but you could not buy music over the internet so people went to the CD stores and bought the new stuff they discovered.

It was such a cool thing to see honestly but illegal downloading and torrent sites definitely killed the hype of the big CD stores like HMV that closed their doors after 40-50 years in Montreal, it sucked but business is business. They were replaced in the smaller stores by Sunrise Records and there is a lot of good stuff there, same thing for Archambault that was able to survive all of this new generation of music. They have novelty stuff and movies but still a great collection of CDs and I would say the last 2 or 3 years, people have been buying more and more CDS.

We all know about the vinyl revolution that happened over a decade ago, there are so many people that fell in love again with that particular music media and I love that we came back to the roots of music. The last decade had a great boom in vinyl records and fans have played their part in the renaissance of all of this. People are having so much fun sifting through those stores, some almost vinyl exclusive and it was such a comeback nobody saw coming. It’s the same thing for CDs right now, I see more and more people buying CDs at shows or stores and they want to invest their hard earned money in buying music legally.

With the pandemic, so much stores were completely closed for months on end and some unfortunately closed but when things started to open again, I saw a lot of people came back to CD stores. In the meantime people seemed to buy a lot of CDs online which is pretty cool and they haven’t stopped since. I have not been to many stores since the last 18 months but when it’s gonna be more calm, I will come back to Mount Royal street with a huge smile on my face. I want to revisit those stores and sift hours at end in the sections for the rareties that I am looking for and anything that will catch my eye.

I miss the experience of discovering new bands by the people that worked at those stores and spending time looking in all sections and making mental notes of new bands to check out. I think young people will never be able to experience everything I did when I was younger and it really sucks honestly. It’s a whole new world and a new generation of fans have their way to listen to music but I am happy that people haven’t forgotten about the mom and pop’s CD stores and pawn shops vendors and whatnot. People, just have fun buying CDs and cherish the moments buying these CDs.

12/30/2021

LiveNation Covid Protocols

It has come to the attention that a lot of bands have dropped off from tours all around the world because of health protocols. These health protocols have been enhanced and enforced even more than in the beginning. The 3rd wave and even the 4th wave has made it difficult for bands to tour but LiveNation made it possible to start it off again. Yet not everyone has been happy about all of this…

I saw that Code Orange dropped off from the Slipknot tour because protocols were strengthened lately. There is never a real clear explanation from bands that drop off tours like that and it’s been happening more often in the last few weeks. The only real explanation is done is that they are not inclined to respect the new measures and that’s a crying shame.

LiveNation has the heart at the right place and they have balls and they want to be sure everyone is safe in a controlled environment. I mean c’mon bands, do you want everyone to be safe around others in small confined venues? Don’t you want your fans to feel like they can have fun and be sure that infection is not spread out? I mean it’s common sense, you want the good of the many to outweigh your own personal ego. We want to come back to normal or normalcy as soon as we can but so many people are making it hard to do so.

Live Nation and the live music industry are about uniting people. After nearly two years apart it has been incredible to see artists on the road, fans in the crowd, and crew back to work. I mean they want all that staff behind the scenes come back to work for their families and support them as well.

Vaccines are one of the greatest tools for making sure that everyone can continue to enjoy live music together – and Live Nation rolled out new vaccine and testing protocols to support that effort. They want to be sure everyone has tested negative or they are twice vaccinated to come in a venue and see a concert. I mean, this is absolutely the way to go and here in Montreal, even though we have had a lot of cancellations, to access all venues you need that vaccine passport and with that you feel like you can dodge a bit of the problem at hand. I went to a bar for my 40th bday and I felt at peace with that passport in hand.

As the global leader in live entertainment, Live Nation has been doing shows around the world throughout the summer where we put vaccine and testing protocols into practice, including Lollapalooza, Latitude, Camp Bestival and Wilderness. In Canada it’s a bit different but it’s getting better because the organization of concerts is much more micromanaged. Data has continued to show the approach successfully allows everyone to enjoy live music, while also inspiring more people to get vaccinated. For example, at Lollapalooza 90% of the festival’s 400,000 attendees showed up fully vaccinated, with 12% of those fans reporting that Lollapalooza was their motivation for getting vaccinated. Isn’t that great?

It feels like bands don’t want to respect that protocol and would make fans take unnecessary risks beyond reason.

It’s the same thing about the bands or artists that don’t want to play places that require vaccination. Why? For god’s sake, what is your problem, don’t you want us to get out of this sooner rather than later? You want to play music, you want to earn an income, make sure everyone around you is vaccinated and that your fans as well. You don’t want to create chaos in both of the cases. If you decide that everyone is allowed, this makes people uneasy and on the other side of the table, if you decide to not got places where they ask vaccination proof, well it’s even worse.

And fans out there, don’t you want to go see concerts again? I am still uneasy and I want to be sure that the state of the world is much better. Please make sure you are vaccinated, beyond your cryptic thoughts and conspiracy theories, a concert is a celebration of life and communion with other fans. You want to stay home forever? It’s a win-win situation, you get the vaccine, you come closer to a normal-ish life. I just want to go to shows and for people to stop acting like idiots and do what it takes so that can happen, fans and bands alike!!!

Leave your ego and thoughts at the door, life is music and music is life.

12/20/2021

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Is there something more irrelevant than the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame especially the last two decades. It’s painful to see who is inducted and who is left out in the dust. It’s not the be all and end all to make or break a career. It’s more smoke and mirrors than a real institution with real values that reflect the history of Rock and Roll Music. There is so many people that should not be in the Rock and Roll hall of Fame and the election process is flawed to say the least.

You would be so surprised to see who is in there and who has been shut down so many times. I don’t know who votes for these artists but sometimes you would think they would respect every style of music (yes..even though it’s ROCK AND ROLL and shouldn’t be much more than that honestly). I feel Pop Music and Rap has gotten much more recognition the last decade or so while Metal artists have been completely ignored or mentioned sparsely. I still can’t comprehend Judas Priest not being in the hall of Fame but some artists that did not have the same impact on music are in there without a hitch.

I think it should be voted by people from all music genres and music professionals and not necessarily fans because it’s almost a popularity contest at times. I feel it’s like those reality TV shows where fans vote from home (like American Idol, or some awards shows in the film industry), it’s so flawed it’s disgusting. I mean there is probably more Pop and Rap fans out there in the world than Metal and it foreshadows the future of the hall of fame in a sense.

I don’t want bands to feel that their career hasn’t gone as planned because you are not in the Hall of Fame. It’s like the WWF Hall of Fame, so many people are not there and some that are in it should never be in it. It’s a game of politics and being on the good side of the higher ups. It’s sure as hell not related to talent, it’s more who you know and it’s annoying. You are friends with the right people and you can have a place in the Hall of Fame even if your impact is far less than many other people that have been groundbreakers.

I think it should be all about the music, the impact you have had on the music industry and fans worldwide. Unless you can have a Hall of Fame for each genre to be able to compartmentalize everything as a whole because it’s so out of left field at times. You have Funk, Rap, Rock, Pop, Disco artists, it’s a whose who but it does not reflect the basis of Rock and Roll. Rock and Roll should be all about Rock, Hard Rock and Metal and not the rest. I take it as an insult when you have artists from Pop music in something that should celebrate the legacy of the genre.

I love the fact that the Foo Fighters were inducted this year and they are so deserving and one of my favorite bands since I was 16 or so. I mean there is a lot of bands that belong there but what about Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Megadeth? These bands have transcended the genre and should be recognized as impact players. I am honestly perplexed why they haven’t been inducted yet and I feel Metal has been snubbed far too long and so many people hate the genre and think it’s nothing more than noise. I know higher ups have utter dislike for the genre and it’s like fighting against a brick wall. We will never get the recognition we should have and it’s not going to change anytime soon. It’s not a make or break situation, it’s not worth it and the Hall of Fame is more a Hall of Shame unfortunately.

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