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We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year


We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year - Various Artists
Armoury Records - October 14, 2008
by Melanie "Sass" Falina

I'm not exactly one who's into the holidays. When I see stores stocking their shelves with garland for the trees and wheeling out the barrels full of rolls of wrapping paper I kind of simultaneously shudder and groan. Recently, a coworker of mine brought a radio in to work simply to listen to Christmas songs and I kind of stared at the back of her head for a few moments just sort of mystified. However, I understand that I'm in the minority when it comes to levels of excitement about the holiday season.

But if anyone can soften my jaded attitude it's the particular group of musicians on the We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year CD. Alice Cooper singing "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," Motorhead's Lemmy singing "Run Rudolf Run," and in the loudest, hardest, most brutal version of "Silent Night" EVER -- Testament's Chuck Billy. Are you kidding me?

Read the full review at UnRatedMagazine.com

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