by Didact | Jul 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
F**k yeah! Pretty much every country song, ever. The non-stupid, non-sarcastic, far more AWESOME metal version of this is, naturally, a MANOWAR song: This band, by the way, is featured in one of the best near-future military fiction books ever written, John...
by Didact | Jul 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
God have mercy on us all: The announcement ends months of speculation about the trio’s future after they left the BBC amid much controversy following the incident at a hotel in North Yorkshire in March. Mr Wilman said today how the former Top Gear team...
by Didact | Jul 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
That’s what I think EVERY TIME I see the legendary DEEP PURPLE play live in America: DEEP PURPLE holds a very special place in my metalhead heart. The very first rock gig that yours truly ever went to was DEEP PURPLE’s gig at Fort Canning Park,...
by Didact | Jul 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
A reader (and fellow Vile Faceless Minion) emailed me recently to express appreciation for my taste in music (!!!). He also mentioned in passing that his tastes tend more towards symphonic metal. Since I am nothing if not obliging toward my readers (yeah, OK, even I...
by Didact | Jul 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Maybe not quite as epic as a Derek Riggs creation, but still not bad Canadian metal act UNLEASH THE ARCHERS just released their new album, Time Stands Still, last Friday. I’ve been listening to it pretty much non-stop for the past 3 days, alongside LOST...
by Didact | Jul 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
If I still used social media, I’d think strongly about making this my profile picture You know the old saying, “a conservative is a liberal who got mugged by reality”? Well, an ex-CNN anchor discovered just how true that saying is, the hard way:...
by Didact | Jun 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
So there I was, rocking out to some awesome power metal and generally enjoying life with a decent bottle of alcohol handy, when I stumbled across something that made me sit up and question my own sanity: After recovering from the initial shock of WTFness, I had...
by Didact | Jun 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
I discovered this forgotten yet amazing band a few days ago while rocking out to the new track from UNLEASH THE ARCHERS. These guys could have been the next HELLOWEEN or GAMMA RAY, back in the day, but for whatever reason, they stalled and crashed after just two...
by Didact | Jun 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
… and treat this announcement with the decoHOLY MOTHER OF GOD THE NEW IRON MAIDEN ALBUM IS FINALLY GOING TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY!!! IRON MAIDEN’s eagerly awaited new studio album, “The Book Of Souls”, will be released globally on September...
by Didact | Jun 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Can’t believe I’d never heard of these guys before today: DAYYYYYYUMM. That woman can SING. Reminds me a lot of Kobra (aka Brittany) Paige from KOBRA AND THE LOTUS. Another chick-fronted band with great music and killer vocals. In my opinion, there...
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