Rage has been consistently creating ass kicking powerthrash since they arrived on the scene as Avenger in 1984. Shortly after their debut, they changed their name to Rage and have been a staple of the European metal diet ever since. Although they are virtually unknown in the U.S., they have amassed 19 albums and 7 EPs over the last 25 years. This Barking Chicken Production shines a light on the most memorable moments.
01 Don't Fear The Winter 02 Invisible Horizons 03 Ashes 04 On The Edge 05 Enough Is Enough 06 Refuge 07 Raw Caress 08 Sent By The Devil 09 Black In Mind 10 Sign Of Heaven 11 Back In Time 12 Paint The Devil On The Wall 13 Set This World On Fire 14 War Of The Worlds 15 Speak Of The Dead 16 Carved In Stone
With the reunion tour on the horizon, this Barking Chicken Production contemplates what a Phish album would sound like if the writing team had been working together instead of independently over the last few years.Most of the songs here were written by Trey, which is consistent with most Phish albums.There are a few tunes from Mike and from Page’s solo album there is the basement jam involving both Mike and Trey.Finally, there are a few from Phish lyricist / collaborator Tom Marshall’s Amfibian with lead guitar by Trey on “Skip The Goodbyes.”Without a new studio album, there are no clues as to whether or not the band will include any new material in their sets.Perhaps some of these tracks should work their way into the rotation.Who cares what studio album they appeared on?On stage, they would become Phish songs.The future is live.
Doom hath many faces, but rarely does it come as sickly despondent as My Dying Bride.Compiled by guest contributor Dorky Ned aka Pestilence, this Barking Chicken Production plays like the soundtrack to your darkest day.
‘Welcome To Stockholm’ was inspired by the legendary ‘Welcome To Venice’ compilation which was released in 1985 and gathered tracks from bands in the Venice Beach, CA area including Suicidal Tendencies and Excel.Sometimes a geographic area develops its own sound like “Bay Area Thrash” or “Florida Death Metal.”In this case, we celebrate the “Stockholm Sound.”This particular brand of death metal, generally recorded by Tomas Skogsberg at Sunlight Studio in Stockholm, Sweden, peaked between 1988 and 1994.The unique "buzzsaw" guitar tone was created by a combination of heavily detuned electric guitars and a 60 watt Peavey amp exclusively miked from behind the speaker cabinet, thus prioritizing the low frequencies in the recording process; sometimes also maxing out the Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal. In the intervening years, there have been many imitators, but these are the progenitors of the sound.The artwork uses a piece by Dan Seagrave whose work graced many of the classic albums spawned by this scene.
Led by vocalist/guitarist Mille Petrozza, Kreator is one of the “Big Three” German thrash bands alongside Destruction and Sodom.If you are not familiar with Kreator, you are either on the wrong website, or are young, ignorant and need to be schooled on the classics.The band’s 80’s output was unrivaled in terms of speed, chaos and violence.Highlights of this period can be found on many compilations and live albums.This Barking Chicken Production gathers tracks from the albums that have been released since 1992’s ‘Renewal’ to demonstrate that the controlled chaos of second-era Kreator goes toe to toe with the output from the early years.
Before forming Mastodon, drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Kelliher were members of the Rochester-based band Lethargy, and they played on the album ‘In the Eyes Of God’ by Today Is The Day. Mastodon was formed in late 1999 when Dailor and Kelliher moved to Atlanta and met bass bassist/singer Troy Sanders and guitarist/singer Brent Hinds at a High On Fire show. They discovered they had a mutual appreciation of sludge metal bands Melvins and Neurosis and 70s hard-rockers Thin Lizzy, and shortly thereafter formed Mastodon.Since then, each release has brought them increasing critical acclaim and mainstream success.As metaljudgment.com’s Requiem once noted, “These guys are a force of metallic catchiness and are most likely going to blow minds across the map, and multiply their fans at a rate faster than Gremlins in water.”This has proven to be true.Current rumors indicate that the band’s sound has moved in a more classic rock direction for the upcoming ‘Crack The Skye’. It is likely that this album will bring them to a new group of fans and the next level of commercial success.Whether the album is judged as a creative victory or a major sellout remains to be seen.Regardless, it will be an historic album.Chuck requested this Barking Chicken Production in order to further his studies on the ‘Prehistoric’.
Before the birth of Coroner, Tommy T. Baron (guitar) and Marquis Marky (drums) were roadies for Celtic Frost. They eventually formed their own band and recorded their Death Cult demo in 1986 with Tom G. Warrior on vocals. Bassist Ron Royce took over the vocal slot for the first and all subsequent studio albums. The band developed a technical thrash metal sound with dark industrial twists, colorful leads and odd time signatures that fell somewhere between Voivod and Watchtower.With their increasingly complex style, they were often labeled as "the Rush of thrash metal" by music critics. All fans of thrash and extreme progressive music should take this Barking Chicken out for a walk.
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