The Sword

A dingo took my bass player...

Presented by Faster Louder and Soundwave Touring, Saxon, along with The Sword are hitting up Melbourne and Sydney for sidewave shows

Here they are, BTTF 's platters that mattered from 2010. You won't agree with most, if any, of this list - but isn't that why we love lists and charts? The debate! the cut and thrust of discussion! But enough of this chirrupping. Here, in our opinion, are the discs that represented the best of 'our kind of music' over the last year...

Combining this frenzy with Metallica’s bombastic appearance on stage made for a powerful jolt to the senses. For a minute, I forgot why I was there – so overwhelmed I was by the band before me. Last time I saw them was in the 80s on the ‘And Justice For All’ tour; and now, here I was, in the pit, feeling James Hetfield’s stare cut right through me.

Combining this frenzy with Metallica’s bombastic appearance on stage made for a powerful jolt to the senses. For a minute, I forgot why I was there – so overwhelmed I was by the band before me. Last time I saw them was in the 80s on the ‘And Justice For All’ tour; and now, here I was, in the pit, feeling James Hetfield’s stare cut right through me.