Articles by Sean Palmerston
Mercury Tide
Why?
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003
Why? is the debut album of the metal super-group Mercury Tide, which features in its ranks members of Angel Dust, Tiamat and Flowing Tears....
Love
The Forever Changes Concert
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003
Live albums are usually the bane of my existence. There are so many deliberate rip-offs and plain boring live albums put out every year tha...
Arch Enemy
Anthems of Rebellion
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2003
The fifth album overall by this Swedish metal band, led by former Carcass guitarist Michael Amott, has managed to incorporate enough change...
Iron Maiden / Dio / Motörhead
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto ON - August 3, 2003
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003
This triple bill was made for old school metal-heads. Motörhead kicked things off, storming the stage early and sending the crowd scramblin...
The Dead / Bob Dylan / Robert Hunter
Darien Lakes PAC, Darien Lake NY - August 8, 2003
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003
Kicking off with less than 300 inside the amphitheatre, Dead lyricist Robert Hunter played solo, accompanied only by his guitar. Proving to...
Curse of the Golden Vampire
Mass Destruction
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003
When I finally got around to listening to the new Curse of the Golden Vampire album, I had to check my CD player to make sure I had the rig...
Hidden Hand
Divine Propaganda
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003
The Hidden Hand is the new vehicle that heavy guitar hero Scott "Wino Weinrich is currently driving. After the disappointing dissolution o...
Khanate
No Joy (remix)/Dead
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003
Doom quartet Khanate, which features former OLD members James Plotkin and Alan Dubin along with Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley is one of the...