B-Side Guys

Joel McIver

Joel McIver

Joel McIver’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 29 reviews, going back to 2009, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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Writes for

What they review

  • Metal & Punk 69%
  • Rock 24%
  • Hip-Hop & Rap 3%
  • Pop 3%

Find Joel McIver

By the numbers

2albums given a perfect score
5years of their reviews we track, 2009 to 2013
2outlets their reviews here ran in
How their scores spread
  • 0–491
  • 50s0
  • 60s9
  • 70s1
  • 80s16
  • 90+2

Their favorites

  1. Cannibal CorpseEvisceration Plague 100 Record Collector
  2. DeathSymbolic 100 Record Collector
  3. PrimusSailing the Seas of Cheese 80 Record Collector
  4. OpethBlackwater Park 80 Record Collector
  5. Gary NumanThe Pleasure Principle 80 Record Collector

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

Every review

Outlet
PrimusSailing the Seas of CheeseRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/5802013
Cradle of FilthDarkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa“By now Cradle Of Filth, Britain’s most accomplished extreme metal band by some distance, have discarded their old, establishment-baiting antics and”Record Collector via Wikipedia60 3/5602010
OpethBlackwater ParkRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/5882010
MegadethEndgame“Megadeth have been trying to recapture their 80s glory for so long that most people have forgotten what the fuss was about. Here’s how it went: a”Record Collector via Wikipedia60 3/5742009
Gary NumanThe Pleasure PrincipleRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/5872009
MotörheadBad MagicRecord Collector via Wikipedia75 3/476
Type O NegativeBloody KissesRecord Collector via Wikipedia60 3/569
Judas PriestBritish SteelRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/575
QueensrÿcheDedicated to Chaos“One definition of prog is that you can do what the hell you want and nobody is allowed to complain. Nevertheless, there will be some raised eyebrows among”Record Collector via Wikipedia60 3/553
Mötley CrüeDr. FeelgoodRecord Collector via Wikipedia60 3/580
Cannibal CorpseEvisceration PlagueRecord Collector via Wikipedia100 4/483
AnthraxFor All KingsRecord Collector via Wikipedia60 3/573
VenomFrom the Very DepthsRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/560
DeathIndividual Thought PatternsRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/588
GhostInfestissumam“Satanic rockers take another step towards the mainstream”Louder via Wikipedia80 4/572
Cavalera ConspiracyInfliktedRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/577
Deep PurpleNow What?!Record Collector via Wikipedia80 4/579
SoulflyOmenRecord Collector via Wikipedia60 3/566
SlayerRepentlessRecord Collector via Wikipedia40 2/564
Cypress HillRise UpRecord Collector via Wikipedia60 3/556
SepulturaRootsRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/576
DeathSpiritual HealingRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/578
AnthraxSpreading the DiseaseRecord Collector via Wikipedia60 3/578
EurythmicsSweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)Record Collector via Wikipedia80 4/579
DeathSymbolicRecord Collector via Wikipedia100 5/578
Cannibal CorpseTortureRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/578
EurythmicsTouchRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/579
PanteraVulgar Display of PowerRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/586
SlayerWorld Painted BloodRecord Collector via Wikipedia80 4/578

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