by Didact | Dec 31, 2015 | HALO, Uncategorized
As I did with books, so I will do with albums that I listened to and purchased this year. In descending order, here are my 5 favourite albums that I listened to this year. Note that one of the albums listed below was actually released in 2013, not 2015; the rest,...
by Didact | Dec 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
It had to happen someday. I just never quite expected to be around when it did- after all, Lemmy Kilmister drank so much that I figured his entire body was basically preserved in alcohol by now. But, very sadly, it had to end. A great man has left us- a party animal,...
by Didact | Nov 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
And I do mean OLD school: That song was recorded in 1982. Thirty-three years later, it has still lost none of its force and power. Neither, for that matter has this song: And nor has this one- which has to be pretty much the dictionary definition of an evergreen...
by Didact | Nov 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
This one is for a certain reader who had the very sad misfortune of celebrating his birthday the other day while laid up in bed with a horrible cold. He’s a big fan of this band- or at least, of its drummer. And with very good reason: I saw them play live...
by Didact | Nov 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
GRAVE DIGGER shows us why there is nothing quite as awesome as straight-up 80s power metal: I saw these guys play live opening for BLIND GUARDIAN (!!!!!!!!!!!) the other night. They absolutely KILLED. And they were just the opening act. What followed was...
by Didact | Oct 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
Man, this song never gets old: It’s so good, in fact, that HELLOWEEN recorded two separate follow-ups to it. And then they recorded an “orchestral” version of all three in a medley, which I personally think is some of their best work ever: If you...
by Didact | Oct 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
When some bands come out with new albums, you’ll listen to them a few dozen times, you’ll find them irresistibly catchy, and then you’ll put them away, out of sight and out of mind, for months or even years. That’s simply the nature of the...
by Didact | Oct 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Larry Correia has been described in many ways, each one funnier and more accurate than the last. He calls himself the International Lord of Hate, and with great justification. Vox Day has been known to call him “The Mountain That Writes” and, in his latest...
by Didact | Oct 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
I finally got my hands on the new IRON MAIDEN album yesterday, and got a chance to give it a proper listen during my usual long workout at the gym today. And I have to say… this is not at all what I expected. This is not the IRON MAIDEN of the early 1980s. It...
by Didact | Oct 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
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