There are storytellers, and there are artists who paint vivid pictures with words and music. There are artists willing to look inward, and there are those willing to bare it all, exposing raw, vulnerable soul to the world around them. There are artists who can make you feel, and those that make you melt within … More Broads – Stay Connected
Welcome back for Part 3 of our 10-part series examining some of my favorite releases from Connecticut musicians over this last decade. 2012, like most years, was a bit of a blur. My wife spent most of it pregnant with our fourth (and final) child who we welcomed into the world on the same day … More A Decade of CT Music: 2012
We continue our look at this past decade of CT music with a dive into 2011. Honestly, I don’t remember a lot about 2011. I had to look up what major world events went down. (I remember where I was when they announced Bin Laden was dead. I was watching a Phillies game.) I do … More A Decade of CT Music: 2011
With this decade coming to a somewhat unceremonious close (or at least that’s how it feels to me), I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the last ten years in music, specifically the music from my backyard here in Connecticut. There are a lot of bands who have come and gone (and come again … More A Decade of CT Music: 2010
Our (not so) monthly look at the metal albums that have been destroying our ear holes in a good way. Immortal Bird – Thrive on Neglect This is a band I’ve been shouting from the mountaintops about for quiet some time. Since their debut EP in 2013 I’ve been captivated by Immortal Bird’s precision … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – August 2019
Our (not so) monthly look into the non-metal albums that we’ve been loving on. Mercy Choir – Upturned In Everest Long-running and highly prolific Connecticut act, Mercy Choir, returns with another jewel for the ever-growing indie rock crown that mastermind Paul Belbusti continually crafts. Belbusti has been writing intriguing and memorable music for longer … More More (Non-Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – August 2019
Iron Maiden is very much the ‘family band’ in my household. While all four of my kids like Black Sabbath and can all claim fandom on a handful of other metal acts, Maiden stands the tallest among them all. They are the only band (sans local acts) that all four of my kids have seen … More The Metal Dad’s Iron Maiden Album Rankings
Our (pseudo) monthly look at some of the recent metal releases that have been in semi-constant rotation in the Metal Dad household. Witchfinder – Hazy Rites Sometimes you just need an album to engulf you in heaviness. You just need a proverbial gut punch from a band that’s willing to deliver it with an iron … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – May 2019
Our pseudo-monthly dive into the non-metal albums that are locked into heavy rotation. Savannah King – Cliffrose It reads like the great American novel – young, talented musician hops in a camper van, leaves behind virtually everyone and everything in order to travel the back roads of America, while penning one of the best … More More (Non-Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – April 2019
Our (pseudo) monthly look at the new metal releases that have been in recent heavy rotation… Magic Circle – Departed Souls I’ve been contemplating proto-metal for what seems like an eternity. There is a never-ending well of bands from the late 1960s through the entire decade of the 1970s that one could wormhole through … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – March 2019
