by Didact | May 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you actually bother to listen to mainstream “music”, you may have heard of a song called “Wake Me Up” by a Swedish bloke named AVICII. This song should officially be quarantined by the CDC- damn thing is catchier than crabs. Fortunately, for...
by Didact | Feb 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Let’s conduct a thought experiment for a moment. Suppose you were to take the best riffs and lyrics and themes from great old-school 80s metal and hard-rock bands like: IRON MAIDEN JUDAS PRIEST W.A.S.P. MOTORHEAD SURVIVOR HELLOWEEN ACCEPT SAXON JOURNEY MANOWAR...
by Didact | Oct 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
At long last, RUSH have released the remixed version of their comeback album, “Vapor Trails”: Rush fans were ecstatic when the group returned from a six-year hiatus with their 2002 LP, Vapor Trails, but some noticed that the record didn’t quite...
by Didact | Apr 13, 2013 | HALO, Uncategorized
There are many, many things to love about the HALOverse. The games are landmarks of the FPS genre; every single one of the original games is epic in scale and scope, addictive to play, and immensely good fun. Even HALO WARS, which most fans consider to be the weakest...
by Didact | Mar 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
I still can’t quite believe it… Clive Burr is gone: Former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr passed away last night peacefully in his sleep at the age of 56. Burr joined Maiden in 1979 and performed on the first three albums Iron...
by Didact | Feb 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Power metal is a much-maligned sub-genre of heavy metal; it’s known for being ridiculously over-the-top, full of swords-and-sorcery themes, and cheesier than a Swiss fondue. This is unfortunate, because the progenitors of the genre are true innovators, legends...
by Didact | Jan 17, 2013 | HALO, Uncategorized
As has probably become apparent by now, I am a massive fan of the HALO saga. I love the video games, but I’m also a big fan of the expanded HALOverse. This includes the novels, the art, and of course, the music. Up until the release of HALO 4, I thought it...
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