The bulk of this article ran roughly two years ago on the blog, Lonesome Noise. With a new series about to launch us back into the Lynchian abyss of Twin Peaks, it’s not a bad time to look back once again on the music that helped make the original series the iconic cultural phenomenon we’ve … More The Music of Twin Peaks
The continuation of our (sort of) monthly series focusing on recent non-metal releases that have been in constant rotation. This month we play some catch up and revisit albums from the beginning of 2017 through this past month… Ak’chamel, The Mythik Tricksters – Transmissions From Boshqa There are few bands in the world that … More More (Non-Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – May 2017
I believe many things are possible. It’s possible in a moment of introspection, of quiet reserve, to feel something with every fiber of your being. It’s possible to find that note, that word, that smile, that scent to send you reeling back to your happiest memories. Laying in a field, watching the clouds shift and … More Review: Broads – Vacancy
The return of our monthly series looking at recent metal releases we’ve been digging… The Ominous Circle – Appalling Ascension Completely brutal. Completely unrelenting. Portugal’s The Ominous Circle unleashed a hellish torment of death metal blasphemy back in January through one of our favorite labels, 20 Buck Spin. Combining a hammer-to-the-face approach with malevolent … More More (Metal) Guitar in the Monitor – February 2017
It’s no secret that in our household very few bands are held in as high regard as Iron Maiden. The announcement that Maiden would be coming back to the U.S. this summer, and would be playing within driving distance of us, was met with sheer glee. A promise had been made many moons ago that … More The Iron Maiden Wish List
Psst…You want to feel really old? Maybe nothing in the world will make a person feel the crippling reality of time slowly fading away like finding out that one of their favorite albums has hit the quarter-century mark. 25 years is a long time, roughly a third of the average life cycle. But a 25th … More 25 Metal Albums From 25 Years Ago
2016 may not have been the best year we’ve experienced for a host of reasons, but there’s no denying that 2016 produced some truly amazing metal records. All over the metal pantheon there were some stellar releases. As with the ‘non-metal’ version of this list, this is not to be considered a “best of” list. … More The Metal Dad’s Favorite Metal Albums of 2016
For a variety of reasons 2016 was a tough year. Thankfully we had a ton of great music to help get us through it all. Below you’ll find (in alphabetical order) 30 of my favorite non-metal albums of 2016. This is by no means a “best of” list. I make no claim that I’ve somehow … More The Metal Dad’s Favorite Non-Metal Albums of 2016
As we continue to trudge towards another year end (and year end list) we offer our final 2016 installment of our monthly metal albums round-up… Bethlehem – Bethlehem In 1996, Germany’s Bethlehem released their Dictius Te Necare album. It was then, and still is one of the greatest black metal album ever released. (Or … More More (Metal) Guitar In the Monitor – December 2016
As we wind our way towards another year end (and year end list) here’s the final 2016 installment of our monthly round-up extolling the virtues of some killer non-metal releases. Klimt1918 – Sentimentale Jugend This is a two for the price of one, as Italy’s long-running Klimt1918 pack 19 songs into a double album … More More (Non-Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – December 2016
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