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 […]
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 […]
Looking at Meliora Ghost’s newest release Ghost is one of those bands that comes seemingly from out of nowhere and surprises the world. Their third release, Meliora, is a new entry into their discography. Their second album charted #28 on the Billboard 200 and this one will likely fare even […]
A Trip to the Underworld All transportation provided by Symphony X July 24, 2015, four years, one month, and one week exactly after the release of Iconoclast, Symphony X has followed up with their ninth studio album, Underworld. Like Blind Guardian, Symphony X employs a very meticulous approach to songwriting, […]
I have recently joined the team over at Double Exposure as part of their Envoy program. This wonderful program allows board game addicts, like myself, to obtain games for no cost upon agreeing to become certified in the game and perform a set amount of demos of the game. This […]
