New Years Resolutions

Now these are from me and just for this blog. I think I wrote some last year, but I am not even going to look to see what they were because I may be writing the same thing again this year. Still it applies again in 2012.

-I will be honest in all of my reviews. Expect it. I am not writing these to be liked, I write reviews to tell how I feel about an album. However if I find problems I will offer reasons why I felt that way. I never bash an album just for the sake of bashing it although had some thin skinned artists accused of me that before.

-I will try to write several reviews per week. Having Andy write here has helped because he is far more consistent at getting reviews than I am. I have no excuses for that, but I do hope to stick to getting several reviews done per week.

-If you write something nasty about a review we wrote then that's great. I welcome it. I post every comment I get unless it contains spam or links to illegal downloads. However if you rip us for something you don't agree with then give some reasons for why you think we are wrong. If you write something nasty and don't give reasons why you disagree or your reasons are something like "you are an idiot" or "you must be deaf" then I respond in a not so nice manner. Opinions I respect, but have some good reasons for your views. I love to debate about music, but if you post a comment talking like a jackass then I'll give you the response you deserve.

-I hope to continue to be as objective as possible when reviewing music. I review all kinds of metal, hard rock and punk rock. I give it all a chance, but I have my favorite styles. Still I hope to continue to be as objective as possible when reviewing any and all material.

There you go, hope you keep coming back in the New Year.

Reflecting on metal in 2010

So Andy posted best albums of 2010 and I'll get mine posted later this week once I figure out the last few spots. Overall it's been a very good year for hard and metal. Maybe not as many great albums as some other recent years, but a whole lot of good ones, lots of pleasant surprises and not very many weak albums either. Okay, there are albums I avoided like Vince Neil's disc because I knew if I listened to it that would be time that I would never get back. Still it has been a solid year for music. Now 2011 is almost upon us. As far as the new year goes I have already heard a solid debut EP from NWOBHM inspired Volture and I have downloads for 2011 releases from Onslaught and Wino. For re-issues in 2011 I already have some Primal Fear discs I will be reviewing soon and I just learned that Warlock and Bang Tango re-issues are coming out early in the year. So the beginning of the upcoming new year is loooking promising already.