There can be no light without darkness. There can be no joy without pain. It is the way of the universe, the juxtaposition of our brightest days and our darkest nights keeping the Earth spinning in perpetuity. But beauty does not exist in a vacuum. On the contrary, our bleakest hours can at times be … More Review: Amber Asylum – Sin Eater
Another weekly installment of some highlights from what we’ve been rocking on the family iPod… Alice In Chains – Them Bones I honestly believe that one of the most important albums the 1990s ever produced was Dirt by Alice In Chains. This album had a huge impact on multiple scenes, not the least of which … More Notes From the iPod Vol. 4
Everyone who listens to metal music has a Gateway Band. Honestly anyone who listens to any style of music that doesn’t get constant mainstream media attention has a Gateway Band. That’s because you need to start somewhere. You need that one band/artist that makes you want to dig deeper into a certain style of music. … More AC/DC: The Gateway Band
I know a place in my dreams where you can be a star… Do you believe in destiny? Do you believe that some things are just meant to be? We travel through life making left and right turns, careening around corners, often mistakenly avoiding what we need the most. But what if some paths are … More Review: Violent Mae – Kid
Another weekly round up of select tracks from the family iPod. This week includes punk rock, death metal, bluegrass and more… Broads – The World May Be Over One of my current favorite acts in the world is Australia’s Broads, a duo comprised of songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, Kelly Day and Jane Hendry (who performed as … More Notes From The iPod Vol. 3
A monthly wrap up of the recently released albums we are digging but didn’t have a chance to review in full. This time around the non-metal version… Tuesday Saints – Hard Luck Town The collaboration between Connecticut multi-instrumentalists Jeff Burnham and Nanette Addesso, Tuesday Saints has spent the last year or so refining their sound. … More More (Non-Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – November 2015
We created a lot of fun features in my nearly two years writing for Lonesome Noise. One of those features I’d like to revive here for your viewing/listening pleasure is called More Guitar In The Monitor. This was a monthly wrap up of recently released albums I didn’t get a chance to review in full. … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – November 2015
The second post in an ongoing series featuring select songs that we shuffled through in our family travels… Amorphis – Into Hiding As I mentioned in a previous post, it took awhile for the 11 year old to come to the Dark Side when it came to the gruff vocals. She’s still not completely sold … More Notes From The iPod Vol. 2
One of the unwritten rules of reviewing albums, or really of most any ‘journalistic’ piece, is to not write in the first person. Over the last few years I’ve reviewed hundreds of albums for multiple sites and until this review I’ve never felt the need to break that proverbial fourth wall. But when sitting down … More Review: Kristian Harting – Summer Of Crush
There’s something almost primordial about a good riff, something that shakes the very core of our beings when the right notes hit the right timing. Some bands toy with the riff, use it as an accessory. It’s the fancy china hidden away and revealed for only special occasions. Other bands use the riff as the … More Review: Wizard Eye – Wizard Eye
