by Didact | May 14, 2018 | Mondays, Uncategorized
Not to state the obvious or anything – at least, anymore than usual – but it is Monday. Yeah. I know. It sucks. So to make that particular bitter pill go down just a little bit more easily, here is some supremely ridiculous and cheesy happy power metal to...
by Didact | May 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Seeing as how today is Victory Day in Europe and Russia, I figured that it might be worth acknowledging that fact by showing you a badass video of the Russians holding their annual parade in Red Square, set to “Hell March” from the Command and...
by Didact | May 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
As we all know, if you are going to march off to war – or do anything manly and therefore worth doing – it always helps to be in the right frame of mind. And the best way to get into that frame of mind is through using music designed specifically to put...
by Didact | Apr 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
The lovable bastard just got me hooked on this great new GHOST song, which will be released on their upcoming album: The chorus… the riff… the tune… This song is so catchy, it needs to be quarantined by the CDC. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new...
by Didact | Apr 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
First, there was BATMETAL. My readers – all 3 of them at the time – and I promptly plotzed. Then, BATMETAL returned, and it seemed as if the gods themselves had decreed the perfect alignment of heavy metal (supplied by DETHKLOK, natch) and bonkers...
by Didact | Apr 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
That is a polite form of the description often given of bagpipe music. But I have to admit, I am actually quite partial to the stuff – it is very much an acquired taste, but then, so too is heavy metal. And of course, since my taste in music is exquisite,...
by Didact | Apr 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of my all-time favourite goofball metal bands is releasing a new album later this year, and I have to say, the album artwork alone looks amazing: DAAAAAAAAMN… Reminds me a lot of the truly amazing artwork from IRON MAIDEN’s The Number of the Beast,...
by Didact | Mar 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Leo covers DIRE STRAITS, and… well, this: Actually, I find it better than the original in most respects – except for the solo, which still sounds better the way Mark Knopfler played it in the original, no matter what: And of course the ending, in...
by Didact | Feb 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Yep. POWERWOLF. Enough said, really: I really do love these guys. Yes, they are incredibly goofy and silly, and yes, the corpse paint shtick is a bit weird in what is, effectively, a power metal band. But it is undeniably effective. Share this: Share on X (Opens...
by Didact | Feb 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Normally I regard techno, disco, and most forms of house music to be little better than noise. There are, however, some exceptions that I am willing to consider- especially when the videos involve cute girls cutting impressive moves. One of them involves an ancient...
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