The Future of Music
This seems as good a time as any to note that the music industry, which peaked in 1996, has since died from a lack of ideas. We all know metal is in trouble and has been since a couple years before...
View ArticleHow to kick metal into overdrive
In a saner world, all children approaching the age of purchasing their own music would be given the 2-disc set of Andres Segovia entitled The Art of Segovia and made to listen and understand it before...
View ArticleHelp death metal ascend the throne again
“If you live under a rock…” the old cliché begins, but the truth is that you can live in a glass house in the center of the world’s biggest city and still miss the obvious. Denial is the most...
View ArticleOn the difference between art and propaganda
When issues arise like those of ideological fascists in metal, whether of the SJW or far-right types, the inevitable division between art and propaganda arises. Having written about this for over two...
View ArticleHuman Mediocrity and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence
Article by David Rosales As technology progresses, machines are increasingly able to replace humans when it comes to menial jobs such as those that take place inside factories, where often repetitive...
View ArticleUpcoming Dan Seagrave – Migrators Exhibit
Renowned death metal cover painter Dan Seagrave has an upcoming exhibit of his Migrators September 17th at Eridanos Tattoo and Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. More information may be found on the...
View ArticleNegra Modelo Rebrands
For some time, Negra Modelo has been my go-to beer. The shelves are stuffed with variety, but much like metal, most of it straight-up fails by being too proficient. The big box American beers fail by...
View ArticleMusic, Musick and “Ick”
by Andreas Languetus Music serves many roles in our lives, but the one closest to our sense of well-being is a rediscovery of beauty and purpose in the world. While neither is universal, or...
View ArticleGoatcraft Unveils Artwork For Upcoming Album
“Necroclassical” artist Goatcraft unveiled art for his as yet untitled fourth album on his Facebook page this week. Here’s the artwork for the next Goatcraft album. This was done by Paul Gerrard...
View ArticleMountains
Climbing a mountain is a noble struggle and it is metal as hell. It contains ebb and flow, within and without; without, one finds conflict and peace in nature, in the rocks, in the animal kingdom,...
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