Ryan Brummund


A Bard’s Eye View:The Impossible Kid

The Impossible Kid and the Not so Impossible Review Experiencing one of the greatest hip hop albums ever created I’m sure by now you’re aware that I listen to a lot of music.  I don’t know how many people read this or pay attention to it but I know that […]


A Bard’s Eye View: Like a Boss

Like a Boss Music Appropriate for Video Game Bosses   I’ve been working on this crazy tabletop RPG with a super overreaching story arc. While coming up with ideas, I’ve been thinking about a lot of music that seems to set the tone for a good boss battle. These songs, […]


A Bard’s Eye View: Religion in Music

Religion in Music   Whether you are religious or not, it is generally assumed that artists who make a lot of religious references in their music are going to be a little bit on the lame side. There are some notable exceptions, particularly if country music or gospel is your […]


A Bard’s Eye View: At Long Last

At Long Last Gaps Between Albums Before the internet, when album sales were a direct metric of musical success, it was common to expect an album an every year. Sometimes, you could expect an album twice in a year. This was actually quite common in the 1960s and 1970s with […]


Ode to Metallica Chat Part II

Ode to Metallica Chat Part II Last week, I talked at length about my musical upbringing as well as the development of my musical tastes to the point where I am now.  This is part two, which will discuss five additional artists that I discovered while vegging out in the […]


A Bard’s Eye View: Ode to the Metallica Chat 1

Ode to the Metallica Chat 2002-2006 Part I   This is an article I’ve been considering for a while.  This is a story about how I came to develop the musical tastes that I have today.  This is the building block that shaped by the people that I interacted with […]


A Bard’s Eye View: 70,000 Tons of Recap – Day Four

70,000 Tons of Recap Day Four For normal folk, the new year begins on 1 January of every year but for me, it doesn’t start until after the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise has completed its course.  I can officially say that we are now in the next season of […]