Neurosis – Through Silver in Blood
We all know that life can change in a moment. Sometimes those moments are major events. Other times, they are less so. I’d wager a guess that, at…
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Bell Witch – Mirror Reaper
Doom metal. It is epic, often majestic, heavy in the ponderous sense of the word It tends to be on the slower side, often with powerful, soaring vocals.…
Continue ReadingAllegaeon – Apoptosis
Three years ago I had a video recommended for me on Facebook. It was of a cover of the Rush classic “Subdivisions” but a band named Allegaeon. I’d…
Continue ReadingSecond to Sun – Legacy
This is a bit of a mix-up today. I hadn’t originally planned to write about this album. In the list of 30 albums for the 30 days of…
Continue ReadingFates Warning – Disconnected
It’s almost difficult for me to talk about Fates Warning. On the one hand, it is because they are, in my opinion, the single most underrated band in…
Continue ReadingMammoth Storm – Alruna
Heavy. What does it mean when discussing music? It is a nebulous term at best. For some, it is hyper-fast, aggressive, with harsh vocals. For others, it is…
Continue ReadingGentihaa – Reverse Entropy
Years ago I fell in love with the first few albums from the band Pain of Salvation. I fell off hard with the release of BE, and honestly,…
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At some point (I’d like to think I’m not alone here), I started to dive down the djent rabbit hole. I don’t remember what started that dive, but…
Continue ReadingLacuna Coil – Black Anima
I can’t really tell how it happened, but many years ago I happened to stumble across a couple of bands that mixed up my thoughts on heavy metal.…
Continue ReadingGuilt Machine – On This Perfect Day
Arjen Lucassen is many things. But boring will never be one of them. I first became familiar with Mr. Lucassen when the release of the Ayreon album The Human…
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