It's time again for my silly little game where I compare a bunch of different songs with the same name. This current edition crosses genre lines and is a true cross-section of music from several parts of the soundscape. It also has a blatantly obvious winner before I even begin typing so I'll just save …
Month: August 2022
Album Of The Week – August 15, 2022
This week I want to have a look at an album that was commercially successful, has some divided fan opinion though is generally looked on fondly, but is completely disavowed by the artist. Ozzy Osbourne – The Ultimate Sin Released February 22, 1986 via Epic Records My Favorite Tracks – Lightning Strikes, The Ultimate Sin, …
Tales From The Stage – Crowbar and Spirit Adrift
Back on Tuesday, July 26th, I took in what was – uh, I guess it's actually my first metal show since the pandemic. Probably since some time in 2019. Some kind of metalhead I am, right? Anyway, so I drug my poser ass out to a show. There was no way to ignore this one …
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Voivod and At The Gates – We Are Connected/Language Of The Dead
Today's single is another split release. It features two bands both well-known and heralded in metal's lexicon, though in different aspects. Both bands were labelmates with Century Media Records in 2015 and that is the likely reason for this single being in existence. (Both still are with CM, as far as I can tell). One …
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S-Tier Songs, Vol. 13
It's time yet again for another edition of S-Tier songs. Here's a list of who's in so far and the criteria behind it all. It looks like unlucky number thirteen is up. What against the odds, damn it all band could possibly live up to that distinction? Motörhead – Ace Of Spades https://youtu.be/3mbvWn1EY6g This homage …
Album Of The Week – August 8, 2022
This week it's back to 1993. It was a bit of a strange time, the vacuum left after the events of 1991 wound up being filled by some interesting stuff. One consequence for the years after was that heavier music was getting noticed and would even see mainstream chart success. Today's album is from a …
Emperor – Thus Spake The Nightspirit/Inno A Satana
Today I'm gonna dig out a single I've had since its release in 2009. So 13 years, if my math is right. It's one of those “fun” but totally unnecessary things that was put out as a “limited bonus.” I was very, very excited about the albums being released and so I went whole hog …
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Upcoming Releases – The Next Few Months
I set this aside for a moment as the new stuff wasn't coming out with as great a frequency, but of course I wait a little more than a week and it all hits at once. Plenty from across the spectrum to talk about this time around. Dieth – In The Hall Of The Hanging …
One Year In
All right, everyone. It's time for a bit of a party – today marks the one-year anniversary of my first “real” post on this blog. I did a since-deleted “getting ready” post and a welcome post, but on this day last year I posted my first Album of the Week. A great album and also, …
Album Of The Week – August 1, 2022
Last week I covered one of the most significant albums in heavy metal history. Let's go 2 for 2 on that front. Iron Maiden – Powerslave Released September 3, 1984 via EMI My Favorite Tracks – 2 Minutes To Midnight, Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Aces High This release marks Maiden's fifth studio album and …
The Crooked Wanderer 