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RIDING LIGHTNING: A METALLICA RETROSPECTIVE part 2

December 3rd, 2011 by Greg | No Comments

Here, as a belated end point to our Thrash Month antics, is part Two of Greg’s epic Metallica piece… enjoy!


ARCHITECTURE OF AGGRESSION: A Look At Thrash

November 29th, 2011 by Simon | No Comments

Zombie Boy rounds out his Thrash Month contributions by sharing his thoughts and feelings on the genre…


RIDING LIGHTNING: A METALLICA RETROSPECTIVE part 1

November 28th, 2011 by Greg | No Comments

Greg Latham looks at the undoubted biggest name in Thrash and looks back at their career thus far…


SO FAR, SO GOOD SO WHAT’S NEXT? A History of Megadeth – part 3

November 24th, 2011 by Simon | 2 Comments

In the third and final part of his Megadeth feature, Zombie Boy follows the band from the turn of a new century through some ups, a few downs and brings things up to date!


SO FAR, SO GOOD, SO WHAT’S NEXT? A history of Megadeth – part 2

November 21st, 2011 by Simon | 1 Comment

Part two of Zombie Boy’s Megadeth retrospective takes us through the 90′s, line-up changes and some of the groups most impressive work!


RAMBLE ON… Thrash

November 20th, 2011 by Greg | No Comments

In the first of a semi-regular series of articles, Greg Latham joins the Call Upon The Author team to give us his thoughts on various genres of music and what they mean to him. Where better to start than with Thrash?


SO FAR, SO GOOD, SO WHAT’S NEXT? A History of Megadeth – part 1

November 15th, 2011 by Simon | No Comments

Throughout November we’re celebrating Thrash… and our own Simon “Zombie-Boy” Crampton is delivering a retrospective on the giants of the genre, Megadeth. Here’s part one!


LOU REED & METALLICA – Lulu

November 11th, 2011 by Simon | 1 Comment

Zombie Boy is back and pondering whether a Lou Reed/Metallica combination is amusing, amazing or somewhere in between…


MEGADETH – Th1rt3en

November 7th, 2011 by Simon | No Comments

Our redisent Zombie has given up brains for November and is instead sustaining himself on a diet of thrash metal, including this newie from Megadeth