Author: Steve DiMatteo

Credit: Gudellaphoto – stock.adobe.com We know when you think of holiday cheer, Metallica is the first thing that comes to mind, so we’re doing a Metallica-themed Advent calendar to help put a little metal up your ass as we make our way to Christmas. There is a lot going on with …And Justice for All, Metallica’s fourth studio album. Most notably, it was the first album with new bassist Jason Newsted, who came on after original bassist Cliff Burton tragically died in a bus crash in 1986. Speaking of the bass, this album has also been occasionally panned for having…

Source We know when you think of holiday cheer, Metallica is the first thing that comes to mind, so we’re doing a Metallica-themed Advent calendar to help put a little metal up your ass as we make our way to Christmas. Lars Ulrich has always been a controversial figure in the metal community for a lot of reasons. But it took me a long time to learn that Metallica fandom has a real beef with him over his actual drumming talent. Though Ulrich would be the first to admit he isn’t the most talented drummer in the world and doesn’t…

Credit: Gudellaphoto – stock.adobe.com We know when you think of holiday cheer, Metallica is the first thing that comes to mind, so we’re doing a Metallica-themed Advent calendar to help put a little metal up your ass as we make our way to Christmas. Here it is: the greatest metal album of all time. Now, just a couple days ago I did profess my love and personal preference for Ride the Lightning, but I can recognize that Metallica’s third studio album Master of Puppets is widely known as the pinnacle of the genre, which came at the height of the…

Credit: Fox TV We know when you think of holiday cheer, Metallica is the first thing that comes to mind, so we’re doing a Metallica-themed Advent calendar to help put a little metal up your ass as we make our way to Christmas. In one of the best post-Golden Era Simpsons cameos, Metallica had a guest spot in season 18, opening the episode “The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer.” At the beginning of the episode, Otto is driving the school bus and comes across Metallica, whose own tour bus has broken down on the side of the…

Credit: Gudellaphoto – stock.adobe.com We know when you think of holiday cheer, Metallica is the first thing that comes to mind, so we’re doing a Metallica-themed Advent calendar to help put a little metal up your ass as we make our way to Christmas. For me, this is the good shit, the pinnacle of Metallica’s early days of thrash. Obviously all of their four thrash albums – Kill ’em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, and …And Justice for All – are incredible, but Ride the Lightning is where I find most of my enduring classics. Between “Ride the…

Credit: Gudellaphoto – stock.adobe.com We know when you think of holiday cheer, Metallica is the first thing that comes to mind, so we’re doing a Metallica-themed Advent calendar to help put a little metal up your ass as we make our way to Christmas. “Blackened” isn’t a song that I’d consider one of my favorites; really, for whatever reason, …And Justice for All as a whole just hasn’t resonated with me as much as Metallica’s other stuff. So while it’s a good album opener – and of course a kickass song live – it’s sort of gotten lost in the…

Credit: Gudellaphoto – stock.adobe.com We know when you think of holiday cheer, Metallica is the first thing that comes to mind, so we’re doing a Metallica-themed Advent calendar to help put a little metal up your ass as we make our way to Christmas. Here it is – the birth of thrash metal. With all of the many eras of Metallica, its constant evolution, and its occasional steps out on a limb that typically result in near-universal fan revolt, it’s sometimes easy to forget that this band helped usher in an entire genre of music. Originally titled Metal Up Your…

Credit: Gudellaphoto – stock.adobe.com We know when you think of holiday cheer, Metallica is the first thing that comes to mind, so we’re doing a Metallica-themed Advent calendar to help put a little metal up your ass as we make our way to Christmas. Everyone has that one band. The band you grow up with, the band you’ve listened to millions of times and somehow it still feels as fresh as ever each and every time you put it on. That band for me is Metallica, and as we wrap up this hellscape of a year, I figured I’d do…

Some of you out there don’t want to count The Silence of the Lambs as a true horror movie, citing it more as a thriller, a procedural, or a mystery. BUT TOO BAD, WE TALKED ABOUT IT ANYWAY. There isn’t much scarier than Anthony Hopkins’ performance as forensic psychiatrist-turned-cannibal Hannibal Lecter, and the tension of Clarice Starling’s race against time to catch Buffalo Bill, combined with her final showdown with him in his labyrinthine basement, is more than enough horror for most people I’d say. So with that in mind, be sure to check out our Revenge of the ’90s…

Michael J. Fox is, and always will be, Marty McFly, but The Frighteners is a great example of a movie that showcases his non-McFly chops and makes you wonder of a later career that could have been. Directed by Peter Jackson, this 1996 cult favorite features innovative CGI work, Jeffrey Combs doing wonderfully insane stuff, and a great cover of “Don’t Fear the Reaper”! If that doesn’t get you ready for spooky season, I don’t know what will. Join us as we kick off our Revenge of the ’90s Halloween Spooktacular with a special guest, comedian Bill Squire!