The other night at work, at the bar, I had the good fortunate of meeting a hero of mine. It went like this. At the start of the shift, around 6PM or so, someone walks in who is clearly a metalhead. The place is rather dead, so I’m pleased, as I suspect he might sit … Continue reading →
I’ve posted before about the raging boner I have for MetalSucks, the greatest metal blog in existence. It was through them that I discovered awesome band Protest The Hero, and MetalSucks gave me free shit because I came up with a sweet pun about them. This year, MetalSucks is sponsoring a Protest The Hero tour, … Continue reading →
A friend recently shared a wonderful piece of music with me: a cover arrangement of the seminal melodic death metal album The Gallery by Dark Tranquillity, for piano. This is an album indescribably dear to me. Since I first heard the opening notes of this disc, I’ve never stopped wanting to engineer a way to … Continue reading →
Seeking distractions from packing up my things and getting out of this apartment by tonight, I decided to troll around on Last.fm and yell about things being tagged wrong. On the page for The Human Abstract, I found this. Well, I clicked. Turns out they’re a very, very small band out of Chicago. Only 97 … Continue reading →
The first of many to come. Thanks for the idea. I’m totally burgling the Roman numerals thing, too, because that shit looks sophisticated. Cradle Of Filth – Tortured Soul Asylum (#10, Midian, 2000) Dark Tranquillity – Nothing To No One (#1, Fiction, 2007) Paradise Lost – Illumination (#5, Believe In Nothing, 2001) Ozzy Osbourne – … Continue reading →
The metal blog world is a dark and lame place. I won’t even link to Blabbermouth; the commenters there bested only by YouTubers in terms of heart-wrenching hebetude. Sure, Invisible Oranges has the best title imaginable—and I do believe that 90% of having a decent website is the URL (yes, I fail that test)—but it’s … Continue reading →
A while back, I posted about an article in a major news outlet that attempted to draw a correlation between listening to metal and being smarter than normal. It generated a sizable debate among individuals who are all smarter than normal, and few of whom enjoy metal. I liked the article, despite its failings to … Continue reading →
One of the things I most dearly missed while away in Germany this past year was my assortment of guitars. I have one for everything: a flying V I tune down a whole step or to drop-C to play all the contemporary American metalcore and thrash revival stuff; a 7-string I keep either in standard … Continue reading →
Fuck hardcore. I’ve listened to hardcore, deathcore, and post-hardcore bands. They’re OK, they have their thing. Not really my style, but I understand that diversity adds to the scene as a whole, and obviously they believe in what they’re doing. But their fans can all fucking die, every one of them. At the Summer Slaughter … Continue reading →
This past year has treated me well, sated my appetite for epic concerts—Rock im Park was especially unforgettable—but now I’m back in the States and I want more. Fortunately, Summer Slaughter has my back. Check out this lineup: White Chapel Psycroptic Born Of Osiris Aborted Despised Icon The Faceless Cryptopsy Vader Kataklysm The Black Dahlia … Continue reading →