Opinions Are Like

If there were ever a band that received an unwarranted cold shoulder from metal fans, it would be Avenged Sevenfold. Yes, they suffer from the Hot Topic Effect™ (having their merch purchased en masse by mall rats and teenyboppers) and perhaps [...]

As a guy that’s been a Black Sabbath fan since high school, I’m thankful that the band is no longer solely judged by the albums featuring Ozzy Osbourne. Whether it was spearheaded by the Heaven & Hell reunion with Ronnie James Dio or just a gradual [...]

Angry Machines is often seen as the epitome of mid-90s metal desperation. It is likely the most obscure album that Ronnie James Dio ever released and is solely remembered as a time when one of the biggest metal legends was reduced to chasing contemporary [...]

Welcome to the first installment of “Opinions Are Like,” a new column focusing on bands and albums we believe have been unjustly ignored, completely forgotten, or needlessly shat upon. Popular opinion may not hold these things in very high regard, but at [...]