by Didact | Aug 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
SABATON’s latest album is finally out, and it is indeed very damn good. I find it difficult to choose the “best” track off the whole thing, but if I were pressed, I would probably pick the title track: It’s not often that you hear a metal band-...
by Didact | Aug 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Normally, I absolutely LOATHE rap. I do not consider hip-hop to be “music”- in my arrogant opinion, for something to be considered musical, it must actually be bearable to the human ear. Hip-hop and rap and most forms of similar music cause me to...
by Didact | Aug 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
In that I’m warning you that I’m about to play a really great death metal song by IN FLAMES. See what I did there? Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)...
by Didact | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you are a fan of good old-fashioned hard rock and heavy metal with an epic feel to it- I’m talking the likes of IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, SAXON, DIO, and MANOWAR- then I have just the band for you: GRAND MAGUS first came to my attention via probably my...
by Didact | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
You get this wonderful slice of batshit insanity: Has anyone seen this film? I’ve been looking for it on streaming video but it doesn’t seem to be available yet. I have to say, it looks spectacularly silly- and since it was produced by and stars...
by Didact | Jul 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hey Ginger Snap, don’t let the door hit you in the arse on the way out, mate: Chris Evans says he’s quitting BBC’s car show Top Gear for the good of the show. The show has struggled to draw an audience since it relaunched in May, with Evans and...
by Didact | Jul 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Seems appropriate given the day, eh? Happy 4th of July to all of my readers, wherever y’all are. It is not my custom to celebrate this day much beyond writing and maybe drinking a beer or two, but it is a day worth celebrating nonetheless, no matter what you...
by Didact | Jul 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
New song off the latest VOLBEAT album- when these guys get things going, they really know how to string together a great tune: VOLBEAT, of course, are known for this sort of thing- great catchy well-crafted songs with powerful, uplifting lyrics. See also: And, of...
by Didact | Jul 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Have you ever heard of the Jaguar E-Type? No? This is it: By the Holy Virgin, that is… I mean… just… Words fail. That’s enough to give any red-blooded petrolhead (“gearhead” to you Americans) an immediate semi. That thing is just...
by Didact | Jun 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
I woke up this morning to the best news that I have heard since The Trumpinator became the Republican candidate for President: The English shires and Labour’s northern heartlands led Britain out of the European Union in a victory for middle England. ...
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