Category Archives: Music Commentary and Criticism

Scandinavian Black Metal/Seasonal Affective Disorder

February 5, 2009 – 3:36 PM

Not a lot of people realize this, but Norway and the surrounding area is widely considered the birthplace of true black metal, a sub genre of heavy metal which focuses on exploding double bass drums, highly distorted tremolo guitar picking, odd rhythm changes, and chilling vocal screams and growls venerating the many charms of satan. [...]

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The Meaning of Rock

February 2, 2009 – 3:44 PM

Anyone who seriously loves rock music would agree that, although theories abound, there is no one way to define the soul of the genre. From the somber crunch of Black Sabbath, to the endless wisdom of Dylan, to the all-encompassing everything which is Zeppelin, the spirit behind rock music is as endlessly complicated as the [...]

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One Thing Leads To Another: Metallic and Killing Joke

January 30, 2009 – 3:38 PM

Don’t listen to what the media tries to tell you. For the most part, punk is pretty much dead. I’d love to see it come back, but you know. There’s a lot of things I’d like to see happen that never will. In my opinion, one of the very last great punk records is, oddly [...]

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Philip Glass Could Have Been a Shredder

January 26, 2009 – 3:52 PM

You might think from looking at the above headline that I am about to send huge props out to Philip Glass. This is not the case. If you love all things Philip Glass passionately and feel that he is the God Penis Incarnate, I suggest you move on. If you have never experienced Philip Glass, [...]

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