I seem to have a lack of ideas to blog about, so I thought I’d start a series of reviews of heavy metal albums. In the past year or so, I’ve gotten way into metal, and I’ve discovered some pretty good bands in the process. Here are a few of the sites that have broadened my horizons:
MySpace is a cheesy site, but I really do like MySpace Music. It’s a an easy way to hear a few songs for just about any band, and most bands tend to link to bands they are associated with, so it’s a good way to discover new bands, and immediately write them off after hearing 3 songs.
Last.fm has the widest selection of music that I’ve come across on the intraweb. The similar artists feature is another great way to find new bands. I’ve also tried Pandora, but they just don’t have the selection.
I started using this site to keep track of the albums I’ve started to collect. It also has a wishlist feature, which is useful for keeping track of bands that you heard at some point, and might want to hear again. It also has a pretty useful ratings system where users can vote and submit reviews, which is useful for deciding which albums to start with for a particular artist. This site also made me realize that I’m a bit of an OCD collector. I’ve purchased a few albums to complete a collection and proceeded to never listen to them… stupid.
There are probably sites out there that are more elitist than this one, but Metal Crypt is pretty elitist, which I think is pretty funny. Their reviews are usually pretty spot on though, I must admit. They also have a good page that attempts to describe all the sub-genres of metal. Just be sure to not try to talk about any of the sub-genres of metal with any of your non-metal friends, because you’ll end up looking like a tool.
This site is okay, but it almost suffers from “too much data” syndrome, or something like that. Maybe it’s just too fact-based – it has no personality. It does have some good info I guess.
Anyway, I might add to this list later, but this is a good start.
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