Welcome back to my most infrequently occurring Monday feature! I’m speaking, of course, of Infrequently Occurring Fifth Monday (IO5M), where I come up with a new “top 5″ list on a quad-yearly basis. As someone who …
I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] Black …
Death metal has progressed a great deal over the years, adding new layers of sophistication to the compositions and performances. Of course, adding new layers of sophistication to the compositions and performances is a sure-fire …
I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] Black …
Welcome back to the final day of the Ulver holiday weekend! On Saturday I covered, their black metal masterpiece Bergtatt, on Sunday I covered their easy listenin' acoustic album Kveldssanger, and today I'll cover their …
Welcome to day 2 of my Mid-month Metal Masterpiece coverage of Ulver's classic series of releases otherwise known as The Trilogie - Three Journeyes through the Norwegian Netherworlde. Yesterday we talked about their black metal …
Ulver is one of those rare bands that loves to change their style completely from album to album. Which is to say, I tend to dislike about 90% of their discography. However, before they got …
I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] Black …
"Retro metal" has made a bit of a comeback in recent years. Bands like Black Trip (who graced my best metal albums of 2013 list) market that "classic" metal sound to a fan base that …
I've never been one for new albums. Partly because my taste tends to run "old school," and partly because there is so much older stuff that has withstood the test of time that I still …