Hey everyone! My name is Kennedy, and I am the creator behind None More Metal. My goal with this channel is to foster a community focused on Heavy Metal and Hard Rock music, with a particular emphasis on bands from the 80's and 90's.
Think: Metallica, Machine Head, Slayer, Alice In Chains, Megadeth, Anthrax, Pantera, Danzig, Fear Factory, etc...
Anything that gets a discussion going about these bands and this music is fair game for this channel: reviews, rankings, in depth analysis, etc...
My hope is that I can share what it is I like (and possibly, dislike) about Metal/Rock from this era, and maybe have my ears opened to some stuff I previously didn't appreciate enough.
Interesting. Sound of White Noise was the onky era i really got into. I've seen many comments claiming the polar opposite to you, that firing Joey killed their momentum and they would have been significantly more popular. That theory makes no sense to me.
I was just a fan of the band before they fired Joey. John made me a die hard fan. With John leaving Anthrax, I stopped being a fan of the band. Thanks to that, I can look at things from a different perspective now: I totally understand the fans who didn't like the John Bush albums. (Not only) Anthrax were influenced by new musical trends when writing songs for the new album (SOWN), unfortunately parting ways with music companies and poor album promotion broke the band's neck and caused huge debts. It's hard to say how it would have turned out if they hadn't been fired by the new management of Elektra Records. Metallica released the Black Album in 1991, which made them fucking famous, and even though they recorded crap albums after that, they survived and are still one of the most famous metal bands in the world. I don't think John Bush was a mistake by any means and in my opinion any album with John is better than any Metallica album from that era.
Honestly Anthrax was a step down for Bush. He was so good during that time he should have been A superstar but it is what it is I will always scratch my head on that one.
I was a fan of both Anthrax and Armored Saint before John Bush joined Anthrax, I loved the albums he did with them, more than anything they did previously. I still listen to Armored Saint, in fact I just saw them live the other week and they were amazing. So much energy on stage and Bush's vocals were stellar. I haven't listened to much of Anthrax for years, I've no interest in the new Joey stuff while Armored Saint just keep getting better. Bush made them more credible in my book, I cringe at some of the Belladonna stuff now. I'm glad he refused to return to Anthrax, his old band are better.
Probally going to get some hate 9 - dawn patrol 8 - five magics 7 - poison was the cure 6 - rust in peace 5 - take no prisoners 4 - hanger 18 3 - holy wars 2 - lucretia 1 - tornado of souls
When I first listened to leviathan i was so impressed i re-listened the album two more times (which i never do) and that album alone made Mastodon one of my favourite band ever, so, to see it only at n°5 really set the bar over the moon for crack the sky (I've still hasn't found the time to listen to hit as I impose myself to listen albums in one take)
I like Belladonna and Bush eras. Ive never heard volume 8. But agree with the rankings overall. WCFYA I absolutely loved when it came out but doesnt hold up very well imho.
I just finished listening to Category 7. Although I'm glad Anthrax is still making music - there was almost a decade without them between WCFYA and Worship Music and it's been nearly decade once For All.Kings - Bush's voice on Category 7 will remind you of just how much his talent and intensity are missing from their recent albums.
For the M72 show I saw that at Sofi stadium in California and took my oldest daughter with me for her third and fourth Metallica shows. I sent my younger daughter with her mother to night one in Arizona the week after. That was her 10th birthday gift. That was her first Metallica show. That show they had to cut short a few songs because James got sick. the second night was rescheduled for the following week
My bucket list show for Metallica was at the Rose Bowl. That was by far my favorite show and I was on the floor for that one. So humbling being in such an iconic and huge venue
I've got you beat on ticket cost, I got to see Metallica for free at University of Phoenix stadium 7 or 8 years ago. You're $6 show most definitely was a way better show. That would be super cool up close and personal.
The show that machine had opened I saw in Las Vegas at the Thomas and Mack Center. Pretty sure that is the one where they faked technical difficulties as one of the crew members fell from a rafter swinging on something. And then they pretended to play on a backup generator. Volbeat also opened.
The one where Danzig opened up I saw at Darien lake. And the one where Jerry Cantrell opened up I saw in Las Vegas at Cashman Field which is a AAA baseball stadium. I was lucky enough to see Metallica at 2 AAA baseball parks. 1 in Rochester New York and the other in Las Vegas
