Metal Reviews

What do you guys think of this sort of layout for my website (these were just whipped together in Photoshop recently):



This would be the review layout (the bulk of the site). You click a letter link above, the frame on the left shows all the bands. Click a band name, the albums show up on the right frame, click an album cover and the reviews shows in the middle. I'll probably have the default set to the band's latest release, so when you click the band name there's not a blank space in the middle; it will show the latest release I've reviewed/added.

The interviews and editorials and concert reviews won't be so common, so I'll have just one frame on the left and all text to the right of it. Like this:



The same will go for the news/updates part, but I think the default left frame will always show the # link (311, 3 Inches Of Blood, etc.) when the news/updates page is up (which will be the default page). So that would look like this:



Not sure if I like the frame on the left, though. I was thinking of maybe an RSS feed from Blabbermouth in the left frame on the news/update page. Not sure, though. Also, the real site will obviously be much bigger (wider) and such, this was done on a tiny scale, quickly, so I could post it and e-mail it around.

Any comments/opinions are welcome. There are additional things I want the site to have, but these are the very basics.

I like the narrower (than here at least) review field, except with the album art right there the first couple of lines seem kinda squished.

Also will you have like a "new reviews posted" thing in the News section/ ;o

Are you hiring reviewers?

Looks good to me

Avoid frames? Other than that it should look fine, maybe a bit dull with all the gray, but once it is at a full screen's resolution it won't look as cramped. I really would avoid frames and just use tables.

I like it. Obviously it'll look better when it's a proper web page.

The colors aren't set in stone, just the layout (for the most part). And no, not hiring reviewers. This site will solely be base on my collection, basically. Sort of like BNR Metal and No Life Til Metal. And yes, there will be an updates section where I post what's been added.

I'll visit/post there. I like the layout. I think it flows really well.

Ditto, looks good. I don't like garish background colours, the grey works fine imo.

I'd post there only if Ken apologizes for calling me fat.

And BNR is an awesome site, I don't like the new look too much though...

There may not be a forum either, tubbs. Not sure yet if I want to deal with that. Haha. I may just link some forums I like.