Category Archives: Great Songs

Did he?

Posted on March 11, 2020 by mccreadyandchess

This is important. Did Jesus ever build a hotrod and if so what colour was it?

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Modern times

Posted on August 8, 2018 by mccreadyandchess

The metal scene in modern times is hard to define and there are more than several reasons why. One of them, however, is the down to the ‘so-called’ digital revolution we are currently going through. Metallica sued Napster for good … Continue reading →

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Ricochet…

Posted on July 12, 2018 by mccreadyandchess

‘It’s always funny until someone gets hurt and then it’s just hilarious’? Is it always so? Well, try spending over a year expanding your music video library until you reach your desired target then try to put the brakes on … Continue reading →

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624 not yet 666

Posted on June 15, 2018 by mccreadyandchess

Don’t ask how or why but forgetful me somehow forget all about Flotsam and Jetsam, subsequently pushing videos to 624 not yet 666. As it stands Metal A-B –  89 videos Metal C-E –  89 videos Metal F-K – 120 … Continue reading →

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Why don’t you just become a machine? After all… .

Posted on May 8, 2018 by mccreadyandchess

The last revelation before the enforced hiatus in the music video expansion is this track by the Chicago-based outfit ‘Harm’s Way’. The way they end this track must be commended, great vid also.

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Everything dies…

Posted on May 7, 2018 by mccreadyandchess

The platitude ‘every picture says a 1000 words’, is of course a platitude only. Although pictures show a great deal, they hide a lot also. Here is a picture taken 2 days ago of myself sat on a stool at … Continue reading →

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Connecticut is where hate breeds…

Posted on March 23, 2018 by mccreadyandchess

Late last year, I discovered the band ‘Hatebreed’ whilst lazing around on a sofa in some hotel close to the airport in Muscat, Oman of all places. And my-oh-my, how the stomach churned when I learnt they are from Connecticut, … Continue reading →

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The broth of metal evolution…

Posted on February 22, 2018 by mccreadyandchess

Having too many cooks isn’t always a bad thing, especially when they come up with a strong contender for the greatest ‘cover song’ ever recorded… Back in the hallowed antiquity of 2015, a Metal Allegiance of singers and musicians formed … Continue reading →

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Cover songs and their purposes…

Posted on February 17, 2018 by mccreadyandchess

I take it that by now you have heard more than one or two cover songs but have you ever wondered why they exist in the first place? The obvious answer is that a band covers a song they like … Continue reading →

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Depression and its inescapability…

Posted on January 12, 2018 by mccreadyandchess

Pete Steele, once of Type O Negative,  is a tough character to understand. Over 2m tall and heavily tattooed yet a gentile soul. Successful, charismatic, very clever indeed, yet depressed…he was, to some degree, a victim of his own success. … Continue reading →

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