Episode XIV - TDE's Rear View Mirror #1 - 1990

-1990-

The year before all hell broke loose. Pre-Black Album, Pre-Grunge explosion, pre-nu/groove metal, pre-second wave of black metal... This was a very fertile, yet peculiar, year in the history of metal and rock. We had 3 of the Big 4 of American thrash all release classic albums, we had the first gold record in the grunge movement released, death metal was burgeoning and on the brink of exploding, and for better or worse, we had a band from Texas and a band from New York that were setting the stage for nu-metal to explode a few years down the road.

This is the first in a series I'm calling TDE's Rear View Mirror. With each episode in the RVM series, we'll explore a particular year and the releases that had an impact on me and the heavy music scene in general.

As always, you can find the corresponding playlist on Spotify. Just search The Distorted Emporium Episode 12. You'll find all previous playlists there as well.

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