Crank_It_Up_To_666's profile

Your humble scribe welcomes all.



I write for Soundshock UK, an excellent webzine covering all things metal. My reviews will come from there.



If you wish to contact me about my submissions to MA for any reason, send a message to the listed e-mail address. Any praise/criticism/scorn/offers of cheap whiskey you may wish to bestow are welcome.



RATING SYSTEM:
100: A perfect album.
95+: A genre-definer and instant classic.
90+: Just short of the big time.
80+: Highly recommended.
70+: No masterwork, with noticeable shortcomings, but good additions to a collection nonetheless.
60+: Good, but perhaps try a sampler before committing yourself.
50+: An average record that may disappoint.
40+: Poor, but listenable.
30+: One for completists.
20+: You're advised to avoid.
10+: Actively discomfiting.
0+: Put it back on the shelf, delete it from your download queue, and walk away.



TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS (In no especial order):
Metallica - 'Master Of Puppets'
Judas Priest - 'Painkiller'
Slipknot: 'Iowa'
Terrorizer - 'World Downfall'
Carcass - 'Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious'
Dio - 'Holy Diver'
Iron Maiden - 'Brave New World'
Morbid Angel - 'Altars Of Madness'
Entombed - 'Left Hand Path'
Black Sabbath - 'Paranoid'



LISTENING TO (29/10/12): Triaxis, Stone Sour, Pain, Onslaught

READING: 'The Dance of Death' by Algernon Blackwood