Jibbies & Loond – Episode 006 – K.K. retires, Dokken doesn’t

  Well here we are, 1/111th of the way to our epic Episode 666 blow out, and just when you thought everything was going to turn normal, J&L get served the surprise retirement of founding Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing to dissect . Along the way Loond also checks out Dokken live, the duo give Startruckers a listen, Loond goes  retro connoisseur with …

Jibbies & Loond – Episode 002 – Death Angel to Angel of Death

Hey. We're starting to get out into the world now. Well, one of us anyway. Loond reports on the Death Angel show while Jibbies sits on the couch. We also dissect the Gary Holt-as-Slayer-sub situation and generally bring you everything on our minds in the world of metal: from lame TV shows, to recreational drinking practices, and …

Dave Mustaine is mentally ill

Or at least that's what I'd call it.  Anybody who has followed Megadeth for any length of time knows that Mustaine = the band and vice versa. He's pretty much spent the last 20 years making sure of it. Just ask any of his former bandmates.* Fair enough. But after all that time can Dave still not share …

Metal Masters Tour – the review

Hey man, don't criticize the Black. - Bryan Rabeaux, Lafayette, Louisiana 1981 Saturday night, Chris and I headed out to the Woodlands to take in the spectacle that was the Metal Masters Tour.  Headlined by Judas Priest and featuring Heaven & Hell (aka Black Sabbath the Dio Years), Motorhead and Testament, it promised to be …