Rhapsody of Fire

A Bard’s Eye View: 70,000 Tons of Metal Recap (Day One)

This entry was posted in A Bard's Eye View and tagged 70000 Tons of Metal Ancient Rites At the Gates Carach Angren Delain DragonForce Iced Earth Katatonia Rhapsody of Fire Sodom on by

70,000 Tons of Recap Day One 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 […]

A Bard’s Eye View: 70,000 Tons of Metal Preview (Part 2)

This entry was posted in A Bard's Eye View and tagged 70000 Tons of Metal Eluveitie Epica Iced Earth Katatonia Krisiun Rhapsody of Fire Rotting Christ Samael Thyrfing Vader on by

70,000 Tons of… Oh my God, Holy shit Part II Last week I looked at Bloodbath, Insomnium, Carach Angren, At the Gates, Tyr, Turisas, My Dying Bride, Delain, Belphegor, and Sodom.  This week I look at ten other bands that I am excited to see (and by now already have!) […]

A Bard’s Eye View: Like a Butterfly?

This entry was posted in A Bard's Eye View and tagged a bard's eye view And Oceans Like a Butterly? metal Mirrorthrone music Rhapsody of Fire ryan The Mars Volta This Ending on by

Like a Butterly? Uh, sure As music evolves and things change, so too can change the name of a band.  I’m not talking about Prince, Snoop Dog/Lion/That Guy that Likes Gin and Juice (laid back), or Sean Combs StayPuft Daddy, I’m talking about when bands go through lineup changes or […]

A Bard’s Eye View: Mixtape 2015

This entry was posted in A Bard's Eye View and tagged 2015 Edition a bard's eye view Aborted Amon Amarth ARCH ENEMY Arcturus Avantasia Blind Guardian BORKNAGAR Candlemass Carach Angren Circus Maximus Corrosion of Conformity Crematory Dark Funeral Delain Destroyer 666 Dolan DoomTree Dragonlord Dream Theater ENSLAVED Entombed A.D. Fates Warning Fleshgod Apocalypse Gojira Hammerfall I Made You a Mixtape Ihsahn Jag Panzer Katatonia Kreator Kvelertak Lock Up Mashuggah megadeth metal Metal Church mix tape Moonsorrow Morbid Angel music Nightwish Obscura October Tide Omnium Gatherum Overkill Primal Fear Rage Rhapsody of Fire Rotting Christ ryan Samael Sodom Soilwork Solution .45 STEVEN WILSON Symphony X Textures the agonist Watchtower on by

I Made You a Mixtape 2015 Edition   2015 wouldn’t be complete without some kind of list of some of my favorite songs.  I’m not ranking them, though!  Instead, I’m creating what would be a pretty cool mix CD to put in your car and celebrate.  Now, obviously, I don’t […]