Rate-A-Record: Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Volume
Rate these hard-hitting tracks
As the title suggests, we’re rating some straight-edge heavy metal. Don’t worry, no screaming (though the hard rock song contains growls at the end.) As much as I love a good guttural scream and pig squeal, I can listen to them in my spare time.
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This article is no exception.
The rules for Rate-A-Record are simple. As explained by nonfiction and music extraordinaire Terry Barr,
A place where two teens stood there with Dick [host of American Bandstand], listened to snippets of two songs, and then rated them anywhere from 35–98.
Those are the rules. These are my songs.
Starting with,
Planet B–King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard
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