Heavy Metal

Megadeth | Ride The Lightning

Megadeth's "Ride the Lightning" cover - Dave Mustaine reclaims the Metallica song he co-wrote 42 years earlier on his band's 2026 final album.

Feb 1 • The Sound Vault

#70 - Black Sabbath - Headless Cross

Black Sabbath's "Headless Cross" comeback story - how Tony Martin and Cozy Powell created the band's finest post-Dio album amid label troubles and…

Jul 23, 2025 • The Sound Vault

#68 - Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers

Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers" reunion story - how the classic lineup's 11-year feud created their biggest 80s hit with groundbreaking digital…

Jul 21, 2025 • The Sound Vault

Megadeth | A Tout le Monde

Megadeth’s “A Tout le Monde” - Dave Mustaine’s dream about his dead mother inspired this misunderstood 1994 power ballad that MTV banned, yet became the…

Nov 29, 2024 • The Sound Vault

Metallica | My Friend of Misery

Metallica’s “My Friend of Misery” - from Jason Newsted’s bass riff to James Hetfield’s added vocals, how the Black Album’s most undersold track was…

Nov 17, 2024 • The Sound Vault

Ozzy Osbourne | Perry Mason

Ozzy Osbourne’s “Perry Mason” - how a comeback album with Geezer Butler brought heavy rock sophistication and an improvisational riff that became a…

Nov 5, 2024 • The Sound Vault

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