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So fresh: 10 Black Sabbath songs that will never get old

Chris Holmes
posted on November 14, 2011February 28, 2013
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Last Friday the original, legendary Black Sabbath lineup — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward — announced that they are reuniting once again for a tour and a 2012

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My favorite music: 1983

Chris Holmes
posted on September 7, 2011August 31, 2011
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There was a lot of great music released in 1983. This is a list of my favorite albums and songs from that year, with .mp3

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Cross-pollination: The Popdose Guide to Megadeth

Chris Holmes
posted on February 16, 2011April 8, 2011
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I want to blame writer’s block for the fact that it took me a few years to finally write my promised guide to thrash metal legends Megadeth, but that’s not really true. I think the real

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Listening Booth – Testament, “Trial By Fire”

Chris Holmes
posted on April 29, 2010April 29, 2010
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Today sure feels like a thrash metal kind of day, so here’s a nice one from the ’80s heyday of the genre. It’s Testament with “Trial By Fire”, from their 1988 release

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2008 – The Year in Recorded Musical Performances

Chris Holmes
posted on December 23, 2008June 16, 2014
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Album review: Metallica – Death Magnetic

Chris Holmes
posted on September 12, 2008June 18, 2013
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Meme time: Pick an album for every year you’ve been alive

From Idolator via the AV Club comes a pretty cool music meme - compile a list of your favorite albums, with one for each year you've been alive. Sounds easy enough, but some years are positively