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Year of the Metal Tiger (MVDaudio)

Best metal bar come-on: “Ozzy Osbourne sold his soul to the devil.” As shrieked by Dangerous Toys’ frontman Jason McMaster and borne out by his Austin fivepiece like Seventies hitmakers the Sweet, only heavier, “Heavy Metal Holocaust” ignites Year of the Metal Tiger: “Ozzy Osbourne’s said there’s no use in waitin’/The world’s got a date to be raped by Satan.” Futuristic graphic novel by way of Mercyful Fate, “Raiders From the Void” takes second place and six-minute fist “The Kaiser” gets bronzed. “Heavy metal holocaust – Ozzy wins, the devil lost.” ***

This article appears in August 10 • 2012.

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San Francisco native Raoul Hernandez crossed the border into Texas on July 2, 1992, and began writing about music for the Chronicle that fall, debuting with an album review of Keith Richards’ Main Offender. By virtue of local show previews – first “Recommendeds,” now calendar picks – his writing’s appeared in almost every issue since 1993.