Wedding Playlist Competition: Help Us Choose & Win Vinyl
One metalhead, one music-loving bride, and three wedding songs they can’t agree on! 🤘💍 We’re calling on the Crimson Vinyl community to help Jamie and Aggie choose the perfect wedding soundtrack. Think you can find songs that will impress the metalhead, win over the bridesmaids and survive the infamous Aggie veto? Enter Jamie’s Last Chance for your chance to win vinyl prizes!
Exploring Vinyl Records in Australia
If you’re anything like me, the crackle of a vinyl record spinning on a turntable is pure magic. There’s something about the raw, analog sound that digital just can’t touch. And when it comes to heavy metal, punk, and classic rock, vinyl is where the soul of the music lives. Lucky for us, Australia’s got a killer scene for vinyl collectors who crave those gritty, rare, and limited-edition gems. So, buckle up. We’re diving deep into the world of Australian vinyl record stores,
The 2000s: A Strange, Brilliant, Soul‑Rebuilding Era for Heavy Metal
The 2000s were a weird time for metal. The 90s had blown the hair‑metal scene to pieces, grunge had rewritten the rules, and the genre was left standing in the rubble trying to figure out what came next. But metal is nothing if not resilient. The 2000s became a decade of rebuilding credibility — a decade where new giants emerged, old legends proved they still had fire in their veins, and fans like me rediscovered what made heavy music feel like home. These are my personal Top
1987: The Year Metal Took Over My Life (and My Car Stereo)
By a 17‑year‑old kid from Launceston with a fresh set of P‑plates, a bass guitar he barely knew how to play, and a glovebox full of cassettes! 1987 wasn’t just another year — it was a cultural explosion. It was the year I got my P‑plates, rolled down the windows of my first car, and blasted whatever cassette I’d taken a chance on from the “New Release” rack at the local record store. No Spotify. No Apple Music. No algorithm. You discovered bands by flipping through shelves, s
Did Grunge Kill Heavy Metal?
A Deep Analysis From a Launceston Metal Kid Who Lived Through It Introduction — The Myth That Refuses to Die For decades, one of the most persistent myths in rock history has been the claim that grunge “killed” heavy metal. It’s a neat story: Nirvana releases Nevermind in 1991, MTV changes overnight, and metal supposedly vanishes. But myths are simple. Reality is not. I lived through this transition. I wasn’t reading about it years later — I was a young metal kid in Launcesto