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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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”
Best Rock & Metal Releases of August 2022
Perhaps I’m just getting pickier, but August had much fewer releases that I cared about than previous months this year. Nonetheless, there were still many quality albums and EPs that I did enjoy last month. August especially blew me away with the high caliber of death metal that came out. I originally thought that JanuaryContinue reading “Best Rock & Metal Releases of August 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 August 12, 2022
Last week was a great week for the heavy/alt music scene. I’m constantly in awe with how much great music continues to constantly come out. There were only a couple releases I was anticipating, primarily Norma Jean followed by Arch Enemy, and they did not disappoint! However, what really amazed me about last week wasContinue reading “Top 5 Rock & Metal Releases August 12, 2022”
Top 5 Rock & Metal Releases August 5, 2022
My apologies for posting this so late. I went to a concert on Friday and my ears and body needed a break afterwards. (In case you’re curious, I went to see August Burns Red, my all-time favorite band, in Sacramento. Void of Vision, Hollow Front, and We Came As Romans supported them and the showContinue reading “Top 5 Rock & Metal Releases August 5, 2022”
Best Rock & Metal Releases of July 2022
July was a huge month for the heavy music scene. From July alone I featured 97 albums and EPs, and that’s not including all of the ones that I sifted through to find the true gems. Again, I’ll reiterate that all of these releases have my stamp of approval. I’ve listened, at least in part,Continue reading “Best Rock & Metal Releases of July 2022”
Top 5 Rock & Metal Releases July 29, 2022
This week I was very much anticipating the new release from Anberlin, one of my very favorite bands since high school, and it did not disappoint. I also forgot that the new Dance Gavin Dance album came out this week, which was a nice surprise. DGD fans have been through a lot over the lastContinue reading “Top 5 Rock & Metal Releases July 29, 2022”
Starset ‘Horizons’ Mini Album Review
Originally posted on Instagram on November 21, 2021 Mini album review & recommendation: ‘HORIZONS’ by STARSET With all the craziness of life it’s been awhile since I wrote one of these so I figured it was about time. I wanted to do one on an album that I’ve been truly enjoying lately. @necro_reviews_666, forgive meContinue reading “Starset ‘Horizons’ Mini Album Review”
Phinehas ‘The Fire Itself’ Mini Album Review
Originally posted on Instagram on October 17, 2021 Album recommendation: ‘The Fire Itself’ by Phinehas This album couldn’t have come at a better time. Though Phinehas has been around for 10+ years, I only got into them back in February. They quickly became a favorite of mine. When I saw the announcement about their newContinue reading “Phinehas ‘The Fire Itself’ Mini Album Review”
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