“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

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...

It’s not all horrible and lame

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...

On your feet and doff the hats, boys…

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...

So this thrash band walks into a salsa club…

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...

Why modern pop music rapes your ears

Paul Joseph Watson posted a video earlier this year that does a rather good job of explaining precisely why it is that “pop” (((music))) these days is so unbearably stupid, vacuous, tedious, annoying, overly loud, and just plain unlistenable: You may have...

The Didact’s God-Emperor Victory Gym Playlist

With The Donald’s victory, it’s time to start celebrating, lads! Break out the beer and scotch and 120-proof rum! And what better way to get this party started than by cranking up some EPIC VICTORY SONGS!!! (Otherwise known as “music for breaking the...

Now it’s stuck in my head…

Everyone’s favourite “aerobic metal” band, AMARANTHE, is back with a new album. I just started listening to MAXIMALISM, and I have to say, it’s actually quite a bit better (so far- I’m only about four songs in) than its predecessor,...

We’re gonna have to ditch the umlauts…

Did you ever wonder what our favourite metal songs would sound like without all of that lovely distortion that gives really great heavy metal its eardrum-raping sound? No? Oh. Well, then, don’t wonder no longer: Bloody hell. That makes SLAYER sound like...

The Pacific Rim of heavy metal

I had the immense pleasure of going to see SABATON play live the other night as they tour North America in support of their (awesome) new album. Now, if you’ve never been to see a SABATON gig, and you like their music, you need to do yourself the favour of...

“Suckerpunch”

Symphonic-metal fans, like LastRedoubt, will probably appreciate this: That’s a single off their new album, Moonbathers, which despite the rather naff title is in fact not bad at all. I’m not yet convinced that it’s better than their previous...