Name: Chris Akin
Weblog: www.pitriff.com
Articles: 88
First Published: Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Last Published: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Currently listing articles 88-51:
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Music Review: Nirvana - In Utero: Classic Album Under Review— Throughout the disc, you got the sense this was a band that was ready to implode.
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CD Review: Shot To Hell - Black Label Society— How could an artist this good put out an album so lame?
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CD Review: Mushroomhead - Savior Sorrow— Mushroomhead continue to evolve with each passing record.
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The Classic Metal Show Rocks The Internet On 4th Of July With Members Of Lynch Mob And King Kobra!— Ex-Lynch Mob and King Kobra members team up with Classic Metal Show Online for holiday listening party!
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CD Review: Paul Di'Anno - The Living Dead— This is the best work Paul Di’Anno has done since his departure from Iron Maiden over 20 years ago.
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CD Review: Def Leppard - Yeah!— The only entity saying “yeah” to this piece of garbage is the Def Leppard accounting team.
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CD Review: Zyklon - Disintegrate— Zyklon is one of the best bands out there, and they get stronger with each release.
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CD Review: Ted Poley - Collateral Damage— The ex-Danger Danger vocalist has found the right writing and performing partner in ex-Adriangale mastermind Vic Rivera.
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CD Review: Benedictum - Uncreation— They are proud of their old school sound and pay mass tribute to their heroes with two blazing Black Sabbath covers.
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CD Review: The Pretenders - Pirate Radio— This CD is good for the diehards, and for a fan of a song or two who wants to hear more.
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CD Review: Sadus - Out For Blood— It’s kick-ass metal for those who just want a sore neck at the end of their listening experience.
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CD Review: Dio - Holy Diver Live— Time is finally catching up to the great Dio!
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CD Review: Pure Inc. - New Day's Dawn— I really like this release, but would like to see a bit more of a focused effort.
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DVD Review: Gimme A Break! Season 1 Box Set— You’ve got a solid collection here from start to finish.
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CD Review - Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime II— An appropriate sequel to their best ever work, Operation Mindcrime II delivers as many had hoped it would.
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Morning Radio Show Wars: Which Are The Best And Worst?— If you are looking for the funniest, most appealing listening experience in the morning, start with Opie and Anthony.
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CD Review: Switched - Ghosts In The Machine— These guys must just cringe every time Taproot or Smile Empty Soul is played on any station.
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Howard Stern Debuts On Satellite Radio— Stern and company had very little new or interesting to offer.
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CD Review: Scott Reeder, Tunnelvision Brilliance— Tunnelvision Brilliance is just that – brilliance on disc.
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Xbox 360 Review: Amped 3— Amped 3 is as good as it gets.
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DVD Review - Roseanne: The Complete Second Season— Roseanne may have been the single best show ever made when it comes to character definition.
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DVD Review: ER - The Complete Fourth Season— This collection is 20 hours of the best television you will ever watch.
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DVD Review: Law And Order: The Fourth Year— This era of the show (seasons 4-8) were by far the best it had to offer.
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DVD Review: CSI - The Complete 5th Season— Proving once again why this show is so far above anything else on TV, the 5th season is amazing.
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CD Review: Korn - See You On The Other Side— This is Korn’s St. Anger. It’s their version of The Elder. Great band – horrible effort.
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DVD Review - Rush R:30— Time and time again Rush excel in both the live and recorded setting. R:30 celebrates a band that is stronger now than they were in
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CD Review: Johnny Cash - The Legend Of Johnny Cash— Johnny Cash – Legend, indeed.
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CD Review: The Darkness - One Way Ticket To Hell...And Back— Either way, it’s a dismal, pathetic effort that hopefully does away with this act. This sucks…period.
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CD REVIEW: Buckcherry - 15— Todd and company are much more focused on…well…to be blunt, they are focused on f*cking.
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CD Review: Doro - Classic Diamonds— I love Doro’s music from all points of her career, but this album sucks.
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CD REVIEW: XYZ - Forgotten Demos: 1985-1991— If you were a fan of the music of the hairband 80s, then you need to discover this virtually unnoticed band.
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CD REVIEW: Various Artists - Numbers Of The Beast: An All Star Tribute To Iron Maiden— Up The Irons!!
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CD Review: Helloween - The Keeper Of The Seven Keys: The Legacy— Grande, epic masterpiece that neatly ties up the eerie tale that has always maintained itself and the foundation of this band.
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CD Review - Nickelback - All The Right Reasons— Surprisingly, this is a really strong effort from this Canadian quartet.
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Review: Lil' Kim - The Naked Truth— Lil' Kim is still hard as ever!
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DVD Review - Charmed: The Complete Second Season— Season Two was the best season of the show in my eyes, and is well worth picking up if you are a fan.
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Review: Sevendust - Next— Sevendust is good. Period.
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Pamela Anderson - Star Struck: A Novel— This is a book that's more impressive than Penthouse Letters, but less impressive than Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive.
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