7/10 Fervent fans of this website know that I’ve spent a significant amount of digital ink waxing philosophically about the role genres and sub-genres play in how we think about music, especially when artists or […]
7/10 Scot McFadyen’s 2007 documentary Global Metal confirmed what many fans of the genre already knew to be true; extreme music is a true worldwide pandemic. Modern technology has opened the global metal archives to any initiate […]
6.5/10 A recurring narrative afloat in the fetid, turbulent sea of popular music discussion is the lament that rap music, especially contemporary rap music, is superficial braggadocio. In other words; “It’s all just guns, drugs, […]
6.5/10 Melancholy tends to be a familiar emotional port of call for the post-metal sub-genre. The combination of hypnotic, atmospheric sonic textures with a focus on emotional introspection leads many groups of this ilk down a wonderfully […]
8/10 Ask the average Joe Six Pack what they know about Swedish music, and you’ll probably be treated to a monumentally cringe-worthy rendition of “Dancing Queen.” It’s true that ABBA remain a global sensation, but Sweden’s […]
Everyone loves a good story. Beyond a simple conveyance of information— stories educate, entertain, and most importantly, inspire our imagination. While there are many types of stories and almost as many ways to tell them, […]
I’m afforded a huge privilege living in Montreal when to comes to live music. Beyond being a large, geographically well-positioned city, and thus a prime stop for most North American tours, Montreal boasts a robust […]
Death is, without question, the most powerful and pervasive theme throughout extreme music. While metal’s treatment of the subject frequently consists of anatomically precise depictions of creative vivisections or treatises promoting the total eradication of the human race, there […]
Prolonged membership to any particular genre of music fandom has a tendency to turn even the most enthusiastic devotee into joyless, jaded misanthropes. Think Comic Book Guy rocking a band t-shirt. It is a hellish existence; every […]
“Here man, you should probably listen to this” When Slayer announced in January 2018 that their upcoming global tour would be their last trek around this hunk of rock we call home, it triggered an important memory. […]
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