Dear Zig and Arse:
I need some urgent tech advice. My 160GB iPod is now full. I don’t use any streaming services and hate new formats. The only solution I’ve come up with is to get a MacBook Air (256GB) and use it as an iPod. Is there any other way I can keep my entire iTunes library mobile? See the rest here
There is actually quite a number of female musicians embracing rock and metal music in Japan, so Audrey and Kate have company! See the rest here
The public relations flack still buried somewhere inside me couldn’t help but come up with talking points to help President-Elect Joko Widodo navigate through the hardest ‘gate of them all: “metalgate.” See the rest here
I kept worrying he was going to mash or cut his fingers! Agree about new Vader. Just picked up the new Septicflesh but haven’t had time to get around to it yet. See the rest here
Can I get the ukelele version of that? See the rest here
What is your favorite Soilwork album besides the new one? Can you point out some of their career highlights for me? I got a good deal on their back catalog and want to make the best choices. See the rest here
Thanks for another entertaining edition of the Arsies and the thoughtful summary of your views on the current state of metal! Both were thought-provoking and deserving of detailed responses…. See the rest here
Thanks for this. Having revisited these albums with the “Pathologist’s Report” reissues a few years back, I can say I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment.
As for Surgical Steel, although for nostalgic reasons alone I also would not rate it above Necroticism or Heartwork, I encourage you to give it more time. See the rest here
I only have In Rock and Machine Head. Both are okay, but sound pretty dated. Never heard the Mark III stuff (except an Opeth cover), so maybe I’ll check it out.
Question: How has “prog spring” been for you? Protest the Hero, Obscura, TesseracT, BTBAM, The Human Abstract? I like the PTH and BTBAM, but need more time to digest the rest. See the rest here
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