CURRENT THOUGHTS…
I'm well acquainted with change and evolution, but it never made sense to me that as people grow older they slowly start to abandon so many positive things that were once a fixture of their past. It isn't a matter of growth, it's just abandonment. For example, it's easy to see what has value in other people's eyes when you examine their priorities. When some people prioritize their routine hobbies over positive, but infrequent traditions, you realize they cannot be trusted and it's time to put your energy towards more reliable people who stay true to themselves.
Art & Entertainment Archive
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Album vs. Live
Posted on April 20, 2014 | No CommentsA pet peave of mine: Bands who do something in the studio that they don’t reproduce live. First example: If you record two guitar parts on your album, for godsakes have two guitars when playing live. No one familiar with your album that enjoys it... -
Album Review: “The Sinister Supremacy” by Darkane
Posted on October 13, 2013 | No CommentsThe Sinister Supremacy is Darkane’s sixth album and finds them coming full circle with the re-introduction of their first album vocalist Lawrence Mackrory. While Darkane has always had a mastery of their instruments and the art of thrash/melodic death metal, their vocal output has sometimes... -
Album Review: “Disarm The Descent” by Killswitch Engage
Posted on August 19, 2013 | No CommentsBefore some of you metal heads blow off this review because of the “metalcore” implications, don’t be stupid. Keep reading. While Killswitch may have helped create the genre, they are by far the best example of it. So much so that the metalcore tag applied... -
Album Review: “Endlessly In Motion” by Moth
Posted on July 9, 2013 | No CommentsI have lived in Colorado for over 17 years and have seen a lot of metal bands come and go, including my own. I’ve known a small handful that never made it past the regional level or had full record label support, yet were as... -
Album Review: Silencer- “The Great Bear”
Posted on March 17, 2013 | No CommentsBeing a fan of a long-enduring band can often be a challenging task. In most cases it requires an open mind, and a willingness to evolve with the band as their music morphs through time. For a musician, inspiration and influences come and go, and... -
Album Review: In Flames “Sounds Of A Playground Fading”
Posted on July 20, 2011 | 2 CommentsIn my opinion there are two versions of In Flames: The original version, comprising their first four albums (Lunar Strain, The Jester Race, Whoracle, and Colony), and the modern version starting with Clayman and every album since (Reroute To Remain, Soundtrack To Your Escape, Come... -
THRASH!
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 2 CommentsLast night ended an over 20-year drought. There are not too many bands I want to see that I have not seen, but Forbidden is one of them. Of course, this would not have been possible were it not for the band reforming a short... -
CD Review: Times Of Grace “The Hymn Of A Broken Man”
Posted on May 15, 2011 | 1 CommentTimes Of Grace is a project by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz with material he wrote while recovering from back surgery. The reason I bought this CD, aside from the good reviews I read, is because Dutkiewicz recruited the help of former Killswitch vocalist Jesse... -
Concert Review: Death Angel, Denver, April 2011
Posted on April 25, 2011 | 4 CommentsI can think of plenty of places a great band like Death Angel should play at other than the semi-dive that is the Larimer Lounge, but at the same time, the smaller and unimposing nature of such a place can make such a show a... -
A Few Days In New Mexico
Posted on April 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsI was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1970. I only lived there for the first four years of my life, so I have few memories of the place. It wasn’t until I met my wife eight years ago that I returned to the state...