I put this up there with some of At The Gates best stuff. #MetalSky #NowSpinning #Vinyl

Hidden gem of radio friendly metal from ‘85. If anything probably too ahead of the curve for the times. 3 or 4 years later it might have gotten more traction as this style took off. Whole album is strong. Nothing weak or filler IMO #NowSpinning #Vinyl #MusicSky #HiddenRockGems #80s

It used to be better the real golden age #Nowplaying #Cassettes #MusicSky #Rap #80s

Like every cover record ever…..it works best when they deconstruct the song to sound like it was theirs to begin with. Here the straight up renderings are just not as interesting as when the songs become almost unrecognizable from the originals. #NowPlaying #MusicSky #CoverAlbums #MetalSky

This is the one that I officially consider my first purchased #Vinyl. All began from this. And really it was the “Rage in the Cage” that made me want to seek out full albums. “What other great songs am I missing out on and need to hear” - 11 year old me #NowPlaying #MusicSky

This was technically the very first #Vinyl I ever bought. Memorial Stadium! O-r-i-o-l-e-s! Something magic happens!

Waiting on storms rolling in from the south. Monsoon season! With some live Scorps Not much of a live album guy (overdubs👎). But this one is a favorite. Even with the overdubbing #NowPlaying #Vinyl #MusicSky

Can’t let Vinyl Day pass without at least playing some .45s #NowSpinning #Vinyl

Nefarious Spirit - Final Breath A band named Nefarious Spirit pretty much already has my money. Be as punishingly dark and thrashing as this album is you have my fandom. Plus that cover art. A retroactive top fiver for ‘24 #NowPlaying #MetalSky #MusicSky

A great slab of 90s altrock On Taang! Records #NowPlaying #MusicSky #AlbumsThatNeedMoreLove

Australia’s gift to the world. Hard-Ons - Love Is A Battlefield #NowPlaying #MusicSky

If Taang! was selling it, I was buying it. And when those Boston bands hit DC for shows it was something else. They loved antagonizing the local scene. Hard-Ons shows were fun too. The pit was always crazy but not dangerous or hostile. Friendly moshing. #MusicSky #GreatRecordLabels

The flows on this. A great of the golden age. Jungle Brothers - Done By The Forces of Nature #NowPlaying #Rap #MusicSky

The Brit music press wasn’t wrong about this one. It would even reach the outer limits of my top hundred of the 90s. #NowPlaying #MusicSky

As a young person I naively believed that this fight would be won. Definitively. Only to realize that the fight is never ending.

From their crust punk beginnings. Easy to see where they’d go from here. Has the meanness that was the come. Sound quality is terrible. Static tape hiss through the whole thing. #NowPlaying #MetalSky #Demos #MusicSky

I’ll always be indebted to #MuchMusic for turning me onto so much at a time when I really needed a new music scene. 🇨🇦 Love for all time. #NowPlaying #AltRock #MusicSky

Threw this in an order because it looked interesting and was really cheap. Now it’s an AOTY contender. Blind buying can still be the way. #NowPlaying #MetalSky #MusicSky #CDCollection

From when the dump bins (Sam Goody. University Mall. 80s) were filled with the back catalogs of popular bands. My big ? was why is Peter Gabriel on this. And how come it doesn’t sound like the Genesis on MTV? To be young and naive. #NowPlaying #Cassettes #MusicSky

Possibly the best sounding #Reggae album in the collection. A masterwork production wise. Album is a strong too. Black Sheep - Gathering On Ras Records. DC representin’ #NowSpinning #Vinyl #MusicSky #NowPlaying #SundayMusic

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Playing very loud. Reminding me I used to be a lot more fun. #NowPlaying #MusicSky #90s

Not as into it as when it was released. But this is still a decent Crue album. As good of an effort as could be expected for the time. Holds up okay. #NowPlaying #MusicSky #SaturdayJams

One for the under-mentioned thrash from ‘91 file. More bounce to it than heaviness but this is where my thrash fandom really lived at the time. #MetalSky #NowPlaying #CDs #MusicSky

From the albums I bought because I thought it was “punk” file. And ended up discovering something I didn’t know I needed. The Country Dick songs are what hooked me The big mystery is why teenage me could look at that cover and think “punk” #NowSpinning #LPs #Vinyl #MusicSky #DiscountBinFinds

Was at one of my favorite LA shops and had the joy of coming across a fairly big VC youtuber. For some reason Poison Idea’s E.P. came to mind. Insufferable & Judgmental. And wanted everyone to know it. #NowPlaying #VinylCommunity #MusicSky

Finally scored a copy of this speed metal classic. Took me long enough. Glad I held off on the boots and grey market versions around out there. #MetalSky #NowPlaying #CDcollection #MusicSky

Cool thrift store find on my trip to Pasadena. Buried amongst the Anne Murray and Nutcracker Suite vinyl. Slight warp on both LPs but plays VG+. Reminds me of the summer of 97 when I was into Texas. Killer best of. No weak tracks to be had. #NowSpinning #Vinyl #ThriftStoreFinds #MusicSky

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38 years ago this summer. My friend’s older brother drove us. He got so wasted that I had to drive us home. No license. No problem. Getting him into their parent’s house was another story. I can safely say I was the biggest fan for Kingdom Come that day. Good times. Fun show #MetalSky