This Week in my Music Saturday, July 3, 2021
Truth be told, I’ve been struggling a bit lately. Part of me wants to listen to more music, but I often find myself just not that interested. New…
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Source – Totality
Three years ago, thanks to a review at good old Angrymetalguy.com, I stumbled across a release from a three piece band from Colorado. The band was Source, and…
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Tool – Fear Inoculum
So far, all I’ve pretty much done is write about albums I like. And, well, that is fine to me. This isn’t a blog for reviews. I’ll leave…
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 ReadingCloudkicker – Beacons
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 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…
Continue ReadingNorma Jean – All Hail
The truth is, I like most subgenres of metal. However, anything that ends in -core, well, it just doesn’t usually click for me. As with everything in life…
Continue ReadingMechina – Realm Breaker
Every once in a while you experience something, and can just tell almost instinctively, that what you are experiencing is special. So it was for me when, in…
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