by Didact | Dec 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Now that we’ve gotten the best books of 2016 (in my ever-so-humble opinion) out of the way, it’s time to tackle the best albums that I’ve listened to all year. Now, the thing is, I actually listen to quite a lot more than just heavy metal- but for...
by Didact | Dec 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Still good advice even as we call time on 2016: There is, by the way, a similar standard for blokes: The lesson to take away here is that you’re not going to impress anyone by being such a special snowflake that you end up simply doing whatever all of the...
by Didact | Dec 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
SABATON + God-Emperor Trump memes = AWESOMESAUCE: Holy shit, that was brilliant. I did NOT think it was possible to make AMON AMARTH’s “Twilight of the Thunder God” any more epic than it already is. Naturally, whoever created that SABATON/Trump...
by Didact | Dec 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sticking with the musical theme for a moment- there aren’t many songs that really get me choked up. But there are a few- and most of them have to do with pride, patriotism, and brotherhood. One of them is a song that every American knows the tune to and almost...
by Didact | Dec 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Our buddy LastRedoubt posted up some country music yesterday and mentioned in passing that I’m not exactly the genre’s biggest fan. He ain’t wrong about that- I am NOT a fan of listening to some berk wailing nasally to horribly tuned...
by Didact | Dec 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s the unofficial anthem of the South playing: I love that song- always have, from the very first time I heard it. It is a truly great anthem to the South and all that it stands for. Unlike quite a lot of foreigners who live in the northeast, I do not have...
by Didact | Dec 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
The more I see and hear of the likely future Secretary of Defence of the United States of America, the more I like him: “Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.” – from a speech Mattis delivered to Marines arriving in Iraq in 2003. This...
by Didact | Nov 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Question: what do you suppose happens when one of the greatest drummers ever to beat the crap out of the skins shows up at a drum-off expo to show off what he can do? Answer: something like THIS… I am going to commit heavy metal heresy when I say this, but the...
by Didact | Nov 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
TOP GEAR SERIES 24- er, I mean, um, THE GRAND TOUR- just gets better every time you see it. I cannot wait to plonk my arse down on the couch with a cold beer tonight and proceed to laugh myself into gasping, oxygen-starved paroxysms of hilarity watching Episode 2. I...
by Didact | Nov 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
The very first episode of THE GRAND TOUR finally hit Amazon Prime earlier this week, and of course I was practically bouncing off the walls in anticipation when I sat down on Friday night to watch it. I had some idea of what to expect, but what I actually saw...
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