Alestorm – ‘Sunset on the Golden Age’ (2014)
Alestorm honed their cutlasses to a razor-sharp point on ‘Sunset on the Golden Age.’

Alestorm honed their cutlasses to a razor-sharp point on ‘Sunset on the Golden Age.’

In another time, this “concept” might have been shocking. Not anymore.
A death-metal version of the signature song from Disney’s ‘Frozen’? Yep.

It was fast, heavy — and on occasion, gnarly and ugly, as metal should be.

An anthem, whether you know the source material or not, for those who love words.

This isn’t Ted Nugent’s strongest outing, but it’s a perfect example of what he does.

Judas Priest’s ‘Redeemer of Souls’ shows you don’t need new tricks if you can perform the old ones with the fire, passion and energy of 30 or so years ago.

I still can’t figure out why this wasn’t a huge summer hit.
Sturgill Simpson? The genuine article. Bob Wayne? Back with his best ever.

This is not how I want to remember a band that was so important in my life.