It appears that this has indeed become one of those sad sack weblogs.  One where I infrequently write in it and start the entries with sente...

The year treated me well with countless albums that I simply could not put down.  Albums that I would daydream about.  Records that I antici...

If you chose to release a new metal album in 2014, I admire your cojones.  I don't aim to turn music into a sport here, but the more you...

Album reviews have pretty much become moot these days.  It takes less time to go to youtube and listen to any album than it does to read a...

Today I am feeling relieved.  My trouble began when I met Tanner Anderson in the winter of 2007 and soon after was the first time I'...

I am drawn to things and people that don't sell themselves or put on a show to attract your attention.  I don't need to sell this ...

Neseblod records of Oslo Norway recently moved from their original spot to the former locale of Euronymous' infamous Helvete shop.  Over...

Every year it gets worse and worse. I compile my list of potential candidates for my top ten metal releases of the year, then I comb throug...

Almost as a metaphorical personification of his human voice, the music of Old Man Charlie teeters a ponderous edge between lovable frailty a...

Hello again followers.  I am checking in again with a brief update and a playlist.  I have been very busy working a new job and travelling a...

Hello again friends.  I haven't had anything remarkable fall into my lap since Darvulia, and I haven't felt compelled to write about...

First of all, I wouldn't read this post if it were your on your stupid blog, so don't feel guilty for completely ignoring this post ...

So I bought this tape in 2003 or so on the suggestion of my good pal Wayne Sarantopoulos with the intent of ripping it to MP3.  Fast forward...

I am certain that there is no way I'm going to easily sell you on this album.  My goal here is to tell you why I love this band so ...

My Favorite Metal Albums of 2012 1. Panopticon - Kentucky 2. Germ - Loss 3. Demoncy - Enthroned is the Night 4. the Kill - Make 'em ...

Whenever I have the pleasure of waking up in Kentucky, I stretch my arms out to greet the day. Invariably I then hear the opening banjo...

The other day a coworker looked at my last.fm page and called me a hipster. I seriously dont mind, but a true definition of this term has ...

While some band's demos can wind up being their best recording (Cromlech), the intent of a demo is to lay forth a simple framework upo...

Sorry for the absence. Ive been making my own music again. If you care to listen to it, its all free for download here: www.fallutin.com ...

Darkthrone achieved so much in the early 90's with no motivation but to make purely satanic black metal. First they helped germinate...

So today I was doing some browsing and I happened upon an MP3 blog and I saw that it offered the new album from Amorphis. I've never re...

I was listening to Death Grips' "Exmilitary" album the other day. This is an album I'm still struggling to decide if I ev...