by Didact | Jan 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
THE HU – The Gereg (4.0/5) INSOMNIUM – Heart Like a Grave (4.5/5) SABATON – The Great War (4.0/5) ORDEN OGAN – Gunmen (4.4/5) GLORYHAMMER – Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex (3.3/5) SCANDROID – Monochrome (3.2/5)...
by Didact | Sep 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
So there I was, cocking about on YouTube on a lazy day, listening to various metal songs, when I ended up clicking on this rather odd-looking thumbnail for a song by a band called HEIDEVOLK. The name sounded vaguely familiar… Where had I heard that one...
by Didact | Aug 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Longtime reader and friend of the blog Dire Badger had a very good musical recommendation to add to my epic Monday linkage and videos post, in the form of a new musical project called THE HU. Now, as far as I can tell, this is not a pun based on the name of one of the...
by Didact | Jul 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
I do love me some power metal, but this is a bit too much cheese even for me: This is the inevitable and logical result of unleashing bands like ALESTORM, GLORYHAMMER, and GRAILKNIGHTS. God help us, what have we done?!?! THE WORLD SHALL DROWN IN GLORIOUS EPIC...
by Didact | Jun 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
I was planning to start this post off with a couple of videos from a really great melodic black metal band – steady, boys, they’re actually very good – called BELZEBUBS. Now, I know this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea; they ARE a bunch of...
by Didact | Jun 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
I did not expect to wake up this morning and discover that Andre Matos, who was possibly the most famous power metal vocalist in all of Brazil, had died at the age of 47: Former Angra frontman André Matos, who made his start with Viper in 1987, has died at age 47....
by Didact | May 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ve been listening to the latest album by German melodic death metal outfit PARASITE INC. on repeat for a few days now. This band is what IN FLAMES could have been if only they hadn’t… well… done every single thing that they’ve...
by Didact | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
This might just be the greatest power metal video ever made: This, my friends, is what we have been waiting for. It is a power metal song about lifting heavy weights and building muscle, and the video features a bunch of guys in really cheesy 80s superhero costumes...
by Didact | Jan 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
In descending order (i.e. latest listened to first): DYNAZTY – Firesign (4.6/5) SINBREED – IV (3.8/5) AMARANTHE – HELIX (2.8/5) BRAINSTORM – Midnight Ghost (4.5/5) TESTAMENT – Brotherhood of the Snake (3.0/5) ENSIFERUM –...
by Didact | Dec 31, 2018 | Das Beste Aus, Uncategorized
This year wasn’t a big one for me in terms of music, for a number of reasons. Most of them had to do with the fact that, after I lost my job, I pretty much stopped buying new music for a little while. On top of that, I spent a lot of time traveling, and –...
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