September 2009 - Metal Review Features and Editorials

  • Metal Review Scoring Update

    We are experimenting with a new scoring scheme. Behind the scenes, our reviewers still use Production, Songwriting and Musicianship, but now we have a formula that molds those scores together, factoring in some "logic" and converting to a 0...
  • NEW Metal Review Website Status

    UPDATE: Most everything is working now... dashboard latest reviews/lashes will be coming later tonight. Please have patience while the forums/blogs get updated with the new design. In the meantime, feel free to browse the rest of the website and lashout...
  • Awesome Sloth's Awesome Songs, Vol. 4

    Anthrax 's State Of Euphoria was the first Anthrax record the Sloth ever picked up, and he loved it. So here we are with this track from that record, a kick-ass thrash record... 'Nuff said. I am one fuckin' well-dressed sloth...
  • Creeping Deaf (Metallica Concert Review)

    On Monday night, my buddies and I attended the Metallica show at Nashville's Sommet Center. We were twenty or so minutes late and missed the entire set by first openers Gojira , which was disappointing as I was really hoping to catch their set, but...
  • Awesome Sloth's Awesome Songs, Vol. 3

    This one's not metal, we know, but the Awesome Sloth noticed some debate over in the forums about the merits of Whitesnake , so let's settle this once an' for all... While it's certainly true that the bleached an' sprayed Whitesnake...
  • Awesome Sloth's Awesome Songs, Vol. 2

    This week's entry is from Florida's Savatage, taken off 1987's awesome Hall Of The Mountain King record. Backing vocals on this track were provided by late Badlands frontman Ray Gillen. And for shits and giggles, here's a live version...