TOP TEN METAL ALBUMS OF THE '70s
There was a sense of purposefulness in defying '67's Summer Of Love’s proposition of soft, mellow things to come (from James Taylor to Cat Stevens). In this regard, over-amped guitars and chords ringing ripe with fat layers of harmonic distortion and fuzz-tone became cogent symbols (common denominators) of an upright rebellion.
March 2, 1985