A lot has happened within the Cobalt camp that has given them a lot of negative publicity. Since releasing their strange and vicious album Gin in 2009, the band remained musically quiet for a lot of years besides a couple of live performances. Founding member Phil McSorley created quite a bit of drama due to… Continue reading Monstrous Killer: A Review of Cobalt’s Slow Forever
Author: Christopher Baldwin
Throwback Thursday: Queensryche’s Promised Land
Queensryche were at the top of their game and at the peak of commercial success when Promised Land was released. It was received warmly, selling millions of copies and hitting respectable positions in the charts. This might have partially been due to residual interest in the band because of the platinum success of Empire before… Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Queensryche’s Promised Land
Wishing For Summer – A Review of Yndi Halda’s Under Summer
Yndi Halda was in no rush to give their fans a follow-up to their popular debut Enjoy Eternal Bliss. The English post-rock band went into quite a hiatus, to the point that I certainly questioned their return. It would have been a shame if they called it quits after releasing such a stellar debut. Enjoy… Continue reading Wishing For Summer – A Review of Yndi Halda’s Under Summer
Tradition Is Key – A Review of Venetian Snares’ Traditional Synthesizer Music
Aaron Funk (a.k.a Venetian Snares) has been quite the prolific electronic musician. He’s released a multitude of albums in the past decade and shows no signs of slowing down. Most of his releases fall within the margins of breakcore – a strange, loud, controversial and somewhat small faction of electronic music in which he’s an… Continue reading Tradition Is Key – A Review of Venetian Snares’ Traditional Synthesizer Music
Rejuvenated – A Review of Omnium Gatherum’s Grey Heavens
Omnium Gatherum happen to be one of my favorite melodic death metal groups. The reason for this is pretty simple, even if it goes against my usual listening habits. There’s nothing strange or even original about them. They’ve arguably been pumping out the same sort of encyclopedic melodic death metal since their inception. Yet despite… Continue reading Rejuvenated – A Review of Omnium Gatherum’s Grey Heavens
They’re Obscure, You’ve Probably Never Heard Them – A Review of Obscura’s Akroasis
I’m a bit stubborn when other people suggest music for me to listen to. I’d rather do the research myself instead of trusting someone else’s opinion. I don’t really know why I have this attitude. Maybe it’s because the experience of finding great music on my own is more rewarding. But there’s a risk to… Continue reading They’re Obscure, You’ve Probably Never Heard Them – A Review of Obscura’s Akroasis
Mourning Blues: A Review of Mammothwing’s Morning Light
Mammothwing is a doom band based out of Nottingham, UK. They’re a brand new trio to the scene, and I would have missed them had it not been for my relentless browsing of internet music sites. I liked the album cover, which is an album trait that dictates more often than not what I choose… Continue reading Mourning Blues: A Review of Mammothwing’s Morning Light