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Okay, pretty great album, late in the year so absolutely worth hearing, and now I've got something in my backlog recommended by a fri...

I'll admit there's a part of me that's still surprised to look back on 2017 and how much I really dug the fifth album Winter ...

And this is going exactly as I predicted... go figure. Anyway, the disappointments might keep coming here - and this one is going to st...

So last year I made a fateful hot take tweet that Tool would never make another album - or even if they did, it would never live up to the...

And here we go - a little late here, I understand, but still a really damn good album, and fascinating enough to be worth the time. Nex...

So I'll be very blunt here: I've long ago stopped having any expectations for a Devin Townsend album. I can't know how it'...

So this was a lot better than Weezer, but I wish I could have loved this one. Good, not great. Next we're going to Billboard BREAKD...

Am I the only one who feels like something weird is going on with the hype cycle for Dream Theater this time around? Seriously - I know ...

So here we go... yeah, kind of disappointing with this one, but it happens, I guess? Next up, new season of Billboard BREAKDOWN, and ho...

So it seems like for the past three or so years I've reached the end of the year to discover I haven't covered as much black metal...

I keep thinking that this review is going to wind up more controversial than it probably will be... eh, still interesting enough to talk ...

So I've made it no secret that I don't tend to be a huge fan of death metal, especially once we get to the more technical, punishi...

I have to keep remembering to post these video updates here... anyway, solid record, but it should be better - enjoy!

There's a part of me that finds it really weird how big Ghost are becoming as a band. That's not to disparage the talent behind ...

Well, this was... mostly disappointing, but I'm happy I got it off my schedule all the same. Eh, let's just move on. Next up, I...

So when a band gets twelve albums into their career... hell, what is even left to say? Their high and low points are well-known, as are th...

Ugh, I wish I had liked this more... but it happens, I guess... Anyway, next up is a record I'm a little unsure if anyone beyond th...

I get the feeling that just about every element of this particular act is going to require an explanation, including why in the Nine Hells...

Have to be honest, this one took a lot  out of me, but a worthwhile listen all the same. But now something light...

So here's one of the little benefits that comes with working in genres like black metal: given that you have no real obligation to fit...