A Case of the Sads For when life is being a dick to you Sometimes elements of your life aren’t going so well. You try and try to find ways to cheer up and you just can’t. I know the feeling. Sometimes, you just WANT to be sad. Just to […]
A Concert for the Ages Blind Guardian In my formative years of experiencing the side of European metal, Blind Guardian was one of my earliest discoveries. In my days of the chatrooms, Blind Guardian was described as “Power metal, but for men” and also as the only power metal band […]
Satisfying 15-year-old Me Seeing Sevendust perform live for the very first time I’m often known for being critical of music that is consistently on the radio. I’m not a big fan of choruses and the music I listen to tends to be a little more aggressive than the average person […]
Starting off with a Bang Some intense songs that begin an album More often than not, lead singles from an album are typically the second, third, and fourth songs from the album as many artists have opted to begin the album with something a little more obscure to help you […]
Devastation on the Nation Getting my death metal fix On September 19, 2015, I decided to go see another show. With Epica dropping off on their tour, it seemed unlikely for me to have another concert to see in September. I may still go and see Eluveitie and The […]
Riding the Majestic A look at Soilwork’s 10th Studio Album Before I begin, I need to preface this by saying that Soilwork is THE band responsible for opening up my perspective to European music and heavier music in general. At 17-years-old. I was convinced that I had pretty much heard […]
Why So Serious? Some of the Sillier Acts in Music To many, music is a very serious expression of the self and is used by listeners to identify commonalities in theme and feeling. Sometimes we are more inclined to look for music that isn’t entirely based on anything important. It’s […]
I am happy to welcome Ryan to our team of crack writers. Ryan is a friend of mine that I was introduced to for the first time over a game of Talisman. Yes, we were still friends after that so it says a lot about our relationship. We are excited […]
