Chris "Professor" Black is the drummer for Pharoah who recently released the CD The Longest Night.. He's also the vocalist/bassist for Superchrist, whose CD Headbanger is due later in 2006.
Here are Chris "Professor" Black's Top Five Unforgettable Albums (That You Don't Remember) From the Late 1990s:
1. Candlemass - From the 13th Sun
A black-hearted doom metal epic that dies in your ears. Brilliant lyrics and a confronting production add to the sound of Tony Iommi crawling through the mist, bleeding from the head and gasping for help that still hasn't arrived. Would love to know where the rest of this line-up ended up. They looked like a bowling team but sounded like the future of Candlemass, releasing a 7" single a bit later before giving way to the band's reunion-ascension into legacy metal.
2. December Wolves - Completely Dehumanized
Thrash throws black metal into the mud and rapes it savagely. A perfect moment that no band has dared attempt to recreate, lest they lose limbs, lives, and the ability to sleep. The band spared nothing in creating this black-and-blueprint for hate, including their drummer's own heartbeat.3. Motorhead - Everything Louder Than Everyone Else
A 2 hour live immersion that captures the band with its best lineup playing its best songs with its best mix. "I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care)" on this album is alone scorching enough to make any competition barf their britches. The 2 CD configuration allows time for surprises like "Lost in the Ozone" and all of the so-called "classic lineup" standards, although the renditions presented here make it hard to argue that anything but Lemmy, Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell are the definitive Motorhead.4. Riot - Inishmore
A class-upon-class sleeper hit from these veterans, with Thin Lizzy guitars and impossibly superb drumming running wild. Oddly enough, the album and follow-up did earn the band some new support from younger fans, but their blue-collar imagery and ethic have since fallen under the shadow of dragons, elves, and other flavors of the day. Nevertheless, expect this cult band to live forever in its understated glory.