What do you say about the album that changed your life? Other than school, where years can be easily delineated, I don't have many memor...

There's something about Ronnie Romero that has always gnawed at me. Since he became the vocalist de jour of rock and metal, it seems lik...

The world is a very different place than when The Flower Kings became popular in prog circles, and even from when I first discovered them. I...

I knew of Iron Maiden, but I was young enough I never really knew Iron Maiden before Bruce Dickinson returned to the band for "Brave Ne...

It's another two-for-one special today. Stitched Up Heart - To The Wolves I liked the previous Stitched Up Heart album. It did a lot of ...

Another album cycle brings the same issues it always has. Eclipse is a good band, and I like the music they make. They also remian the least...

To say this week's collection of songs is eclectic might be an understatement. Mary Spender - You Can Have Chicago Prominent YouTube per...

When people say that critics/commentators don't matter, what they're really saying is that they don't listen to those kinds of v...

As I have said many times, Soen is to me the embodiment of what modern metal is supposed to be. No one else has mastered the art of blending...

I consider myself fickle as a listener, so the fact that Soen made three straight records that won Album Of The Year from me is a rather rem...