Well, it’s December and you know what that means – every music critic, YouTuber, and overzealous blogger (including myself) are just days away from proclaiming their controversial opinions on what albums deserve the title of 2022’s “Album of the Year” and which ones belong in the garbage. But before we get there I want toContinue reading “2021 Revisited”
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Best Rock & Metal Releases of October 2022
I’ve gotta say, October was probably the best month for releases so far this year. (Don’t I always say that?) There were several that could’ve been in my top 3 any other month, and many more that I found highly enjoyable. My release list is smaller this month since I’m narrowing down my focus andContinue reading “Best Rock & Metal Releases of October 2022”
Best Rock & Metal Releases of September 2022
I usually try to get my monthly “Best Of” posts out within a week of the month ending, but for right now I’ll settle for just within a month. (Literally.) September was an odd month, in my opinion. It had a lot of albums that I was not expecting whatsoever. Most of my top weeklyContinue reading “Best Rock & Metal Releases of September 2022”
Top 5 Rock & Metal Releases September 2, 2022
This post is a bit of a first for me. This is the first time a symphonic metal album has made it into my top 5 of the week. Also, the majority of my favorite releases this week are not from more popular bands, but are actually from smaller lesser-known artists. In fact, with theContinue reading “Top 5 Rock & Metal Releases September 2, 2022”
Top 5 Rock & Metal Releases August 26, 2022
What a week! Becoming The Archetype is back and I am not disappointed! Expect to see them in my Top 3 of August post coming later this week. We also got some cool new albums from long-standing bands like Machine Head and Muse as well as some really awesome newcomers like Nightlife, Ghost in theContinue reading “Top 5 Rock & Metal Releases August 26, 2022”
Top 5 Rock & Metal Releases July 8, 2022
Well, I said I would get this up on Sunday and it’s still Sunday here in California, technically. This week had some incredible heavy releases from new deathcore and metalcore bands as well as some really fun and heartfelt alt rock releases. Almost all of these groups were new to me, some of which IContinue reading “Top 5 Rock & Metal Releases July 8, 2022”