Older. Heavier. No apologies.
Every Friday, new music drops. Most Fridays, there is music that I am interested in. Each week that there are new releases that I find interesting—for whatever reason—I like to share those. Here are this week’s drops. Sevendust – One Yes, Sevendust is still around. If, like me, you cut your teeth on albums like…
Review: Archspire – Too Fast to Die I haven’t always like music as extreme as Archspire. It’s been a journey. I’ve always loved the sound of a distorted electric guitar. Drums fascinate me and I tried to learn to play the drums during a summer band camp my mother enrolled me in. Sadly, they didn’t…
I can’t pretend to list all the myriad albums that are released every week. Each week there are albums I am interested in checking out, I share those here. This week is one I have been looking forward to for months. And I think it would have resulted in my album of the year, except…
These last few weeks have really been a bit of whiplash. A couple of weeks ago, we had six big releases (all dwarfed by Neurosis), then last week, only one. This week, we are back to another six notable releases. Again, far more albums were released, these are just the ones that jumped out at…
Two things this week. Lifting and emotionally heavy and dark music. The lifting is the LoG, the Crescent, the Misery Index. Went to my workout playlist for the working out. Other than that, I listened to a surprisingly small amount of music this week considering I had time off and could have really listened to…
This was an odd week. I just really didn’t find myself drawn to that much in terms of music. Most of this was while operating. Some while working out (just can’t go wrong with Lamb of God while lifting weights), some while just listening to music. But overall, nothing really jumped out at me. The…
Writing about 30 albums in 30 days has been a good exercise for me. It has helped me dust off the cobwebs that have accumulated in the writing portion of my brain, and has given me the opportunity to perhaps think a bit more about why I like some of the music I like. I…
Black Friday can mean only one thing: Black metal. Not really, of course. But in my heart, maybe, just a little. After all, black metal has (had, maybe, as it has grown so far beyond it’s initial roots) some mighty rebellious roots as far as establishments go. And, well, after years of engaging in the…
We’ve all heard the advice to “trust your gut”. It is a time honored saying, and one I fully endorse. In my personal life, I honestly don’t remember a time a regretted trusting my gut. Perhaps that is some sort of memory bias at play. However, I can think of plenty of times I didn’t…
As I reflect on my musical journey over the past many years, it is difficult to overstate the importance of Blackwater Park by Opeth. Over time, my tastes in music had been gradually edging towards the more heavy. I was moving beyond the mainstream things like 90s and 2000s Metallica and Megadeth. I was exploring…
