© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-frenchieboy Recent reviews written by member frenchieboy en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_413266382468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Over twenty years after its release, SLAYER’s "Reign In Blood" is still one of the most cherished and important Metal releases of all time. To those who were interested, SLAYER had already proven that they could write long-winded progressive songs... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413266382468 Fri, 4 Jan 2008 15:50:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413266382468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399663009412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - I&#146ll be the first person to admit that my musical tastes aren&#146t very broad. You can catch me listening to Oasis or The Roots every now and then, but 98% of my music collection consists of heavy metal. Granted, metal is a fairly broad genre all on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399663009412 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:53:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399663009412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399298104964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - As much as I admire a band with the ability to lyrically transport the listener from this world, I have an even deeper admiration for a band that can do the same without words. When a band&#146s wordless music alone can conjure up fantastical images that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399298104964 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:31:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399298104964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_391192743556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - If there was one album this year that I was prepared to despise it was Black Rain. The fact that Ozzy Osbourne can barely scrap together a sentence should surely invalidate his musical qualifications. But it seems that whatever passion the man had... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~391192743556 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 01:11:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_391192743556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_381703786116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Much like a lot of zany spoof films, Mel Brooks&#146 Spaceballs isn&#146t for everyone. I enjoyed it thoroughly when I was a child, and never would I have thought any negativity towards it. It is easy to understand why a younger child would find... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~381703786116 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:23:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_381703786116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_364307385988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Most people who know me are aware of my history with Job For A Cowboy. I have a couple of friends who went apeshit over the songs on their Myspace profile back in 2006, but I wasn&#146t won over so easily. For starters, they were a christian... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~364307385988 Sun, 20 May 2007 00:33:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_364307385988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_364102651524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Hoo boy. Think of the worst song you&#146ve ever heard. Think of a song that really makes you cringe with displeasure, a song that conjures up the question &#148why was this even made?&#148 I can guarantee that after listening to any... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~364102651524 Sat, 19 May 2007 13:57:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_364102651524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_360909999748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Last summer I attended a local show that featured the subtitle &#147A Night Of Metal&#148. My most vivid memory from that night occurred about half way through the second act&#146s set. The dread-locked guitarist to the mediocre, third-rate The Black... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~360909999748 Sat, 12 May 2007 13:47:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_360909999748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_355044789892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Today marks one full year spent here at Epinions for me. I realize that lately my reviews have been few and far between, but I will try to work on that; life can sometimes be an inconvenience. I thought it would be appropriate to review this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~355044789892 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:01:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_355044789892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_354732576388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - What a ridiculous genre extreme metal has become. The bands that rule the current day &#147scene&#148 take overt pride in their own technical skill, often ending up in a pile of unlistenable filth. Simply put, it&#146s technicality for the sake of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~354732576388 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:03:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_354732576388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_346386173572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Amon Amarth are certainly one of the more interesting contenders in the metal scene these days. They are one of the few death metal bands with intensive Viking/Norse mythology themes, and with a name borrowed from Lord of the Rings (Amon Amarth is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~346386173572 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:44:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_346386173572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_345733500548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - 1992 was the last time any of us hardcore Dio/Sabbath-heads got any new material from the pairing (granted, I was only two years old at the time, but that IS NOT the point). I&#146m sure you can imagine the excitement felt by everyone with a slight... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~345733500548 Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:32:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_345733500548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_342692499076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Aside from maybe Risk, So Far, So Good…So What! probably has the most awkward place in Megadeth’s discography. So Far, So Good…So What! has been trashed by a lot of Megadeth’s critics, and it’s no wonder—being sandwiched in between... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~342692499076 Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:43:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_342692499076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_334668074628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - After the 007 franchise was given the sweet breath of life in 1995 with the release of Goldeneye (following a six-year hiatus), the filmmakers responsible for coming up with a follow-up were put under a lot of pressure to create something of equal... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~334668074628 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:35:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_334668074628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_334043909764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - I feel like the last metalhead on the planet to release his opinion on Master of Puppets. Buying the album is a right of passage of sorts for metalheads. It wouldn&#146t be a stretch to call this Metallica&#146s best album; at least 90% of their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~334043909764 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:06:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_334043909764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_331133652612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - I&#146m not going to make up stories and claim to be a long time Chimaira fan. My knowledge of Chimaira extends no further than the tidbits of information shared to me by Resurrection&#146s bonus DVD and wikipedia&#146s biographical write up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~331133652612 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:55:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_331133652612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_328302169732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Children of Bodom officially began their reign of terror in 1997 with the release of Something Wild. Bodom&#146s status as a legitimate force in the underground metal scene was secured through the release and promotion of that album. Most fans... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~328302169732 Sun, 4 Mar 2007 18:26:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_328302169732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_325197794948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Here is my Lean & Mean review for Iron Maiden&#146s Rainmaker single. Iron Maiden had already risen to fame, fallen from fame and reclaimed their title as metal gods by the time their 13th studio album Dance of Death was released... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~325197794948 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:35:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_325197794948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_325140385412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - The departure of former Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach was in many ways a benefactor despite being the end result of a period of deep sorrow for the aforementioned man. For one thing, new blood Howard Jones offered a vocal style filled... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~325140385412 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:52:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_325140385412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_322382630532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Dave Mustaine is a name that has become extremely well known among metal fans, and even outside the metal community. Some love him; some hate him, but most realize his importance in the shaping and progression of the thrash metal movement. Even those who... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~322382630532 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:17:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_322382630532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_319241293444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Do you believe in Aliens? Do you believe that we share the universe with another or even numerous different species? Beliefs regarding otherworldly life differ from person to person. Some people would never even consider opening their shallow minds... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~319241293444 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:07:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_319241293444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_317048327812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - You're probably wondering how on earth a Canadian kid who wasn't even born when Texas based thrash metal band Rotting Corpse ended their short five year, four demo career. Oh, who am I kidding? You aren't wondering that! You've never even heard of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~317048327812 Thu, 8 Feb 2007 00:10:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_317048327812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_312295919236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Christ Illusion has been sitting at the top of my &#147to-review&#148 list since the day it was released, but I just kept putting it off. I&#146m not entirely sure why a loss for words arises whenever this album is mentioned, and I can&#146t... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~312295919236 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:15:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_312295919236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_309855227524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - At the Gates had released three full-length studio albums prior to the release of their 1995 magnum opus and final studio record, Slaughter of the Soul. Despite this, many metalheads consider the band to be a &#147one album wonder&#148. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~309855227524 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:54:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_309855227524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_307180899972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author frenchieboy - Anthrax began their career in the early 1980s and released their first full-length album (Fistful of Metal) in 1984. Anthrax was a thrash metal group and in the 1980s was considered to be a part of the “big four of thrash”. The band’s first real... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~307180899972 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:49:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_307180899972?linkin_id=8003929