Older. Heavier. No apologies.
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…
Steve Von Till’s tortured screams rip open the wound we had forgotten we had, laying bare the truths we tried to hide. But there is no healing in hiding. No reconciliation in refusing to see the ugliness of our reality. And, as Neurosis has done time and again, they remind us that the harsh light…
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I find it interesting what this shortcut chooses when it decides what music to chose from as it makes these images. But, it is still fun to see what it pulls from. This week there was definitely some post-metal going on. Between Neurosis, Russian Circles, AMENRA, ISIS (the band, not the terrorist organization, RIP ISIS…
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 music has been coming out, but much of it just isn’t clicking with me at the moment. Not because I don’t think I will like it, but…
The genrefication of music has been argued to be pointless. And while I agree that the dogmatic genrefication of music is pedantic at best, harmful at worst, I do think that use of genre in discussing music can be helpful. It gives some type of context, some frame of reference for the listener. It helps…
I appreciate ambition. I really do. Ambition will take you a long way, as far as I am concerned. Even if that ambition doesn’t pay off, I appreciate when someone puts it out there and goes for it. Case in point, Schammasch and their 2016 release Triangle. Talk about ambition. Triangle is essentially 3 albums…
You know, some days are just lousy. They are. I don’t care how positive you feel, or how positive you try to be, some days just suck. It’s like life just wants you to know your place. And that’s okay. Really, it is. Life shouldn’t be perfect all the time. It can’t be, if we…
Formulaic isn’t necessarily bad. Especially when the formula works so freaking well. But a formula in music should be a skeleton, a framework upon which something better is made. Yesterday, I was harsh on Tool for being too formulaic on their latest album, Fear Inoculum. But today, I am going to praise a band that…
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 least for people who really love music, there are certain moments, albums, songs, that changed their musical lives as well. I wouldn’t be overstating it to say…
