On the Front Line: Baroness & Torche @ The Chance Theater July 12, 2019

Every once in a while, you come across a group that I like to call an “old sweater” band. You pop the album into your tape deck or catch them on tour and it just feels like home. To have one band on a tour fit this criteria is special enough, but to have a… Continue reading On the Front Line: Baroness & Torche @ The Chance Theater July 12, 2019

Yellow and Green: A Stale and Diluted Mixture

I’m all for an artist being open to progression. I stand firm to the notion that anyone has the right to pursue their own artistic experimentation, no matter what their followers may say about it. Playing it safe means eventually becoming stagnant and predictable, it’s inevitable. I suppose there are a few who actually enjoy… Continue reading Yellow and Green: A Stale and Diluted Mixture

Brutality, Beer and Bicycle Rides: A Review of Meshuggah, Baroness and Decapitated in NYC

The night started early, perhaps a bit too early. My plans for taking an hour nap or so before heading to my buddy Danny’s place had failed. We were both a bit beat, trying to suck down a couple of beers to wake ourselves up. The only thing that kept us going was the prospect… Continue reading Brutality, Beer and Bicycle Rides: A Review of Meshuggah, Baroness and Decapitated in NYC

My Lifelong Struggle with Metal Trivia

  At work, we talk a lot about how important it is for students to have background knowledge of influential people and important historical events – in other words, “No, sweetie, Michelle Obama’s mother couldn’t possibly have been a slave BECAUSE THE CIVIL WAR ENDED IN 1865!”  I’m finding that background knowledge is also helpful… Continue reading My Lifelong Struggle with Metal Trivia