1994 feels like a lifetime ago. That was the year I got my very first cassette of metal music – Master of Puppets by Metallica. The tape, however, was longer than the album itself, and the friend who gave it to me decided to fill the extra space by recording two bonus tracks, one on each side.

This was the first one:

So, in a sense, my metal journey started with Tiamat as much as it did with Metallica. So this Swedish group, I largely forgot existed, is coming to Sofia on November 15th.

The other song I had as a bonus to Master of Puppets was this joyful piece by the German band Crematory. That band later changed their style and are still active with more ordinary rock music.