Recent content by MrKnickerbocker

Tyr is a good record. I ranked it at #9. I think the overall vibe, though a departure, is a good one. Some of us ranked it in our top 3… ;)

But is there rain on it?

Once again voting for Megadeth and Clutch. Listen to this album, y’all! Have a beer first. I tried both Ayreon and Wintersun, but couldn’t get into either. I’ve liked other Ayreon I’ve heard, but this one just felt like endless exposition with little to offer other than hearing Akerfeldt sing...

Hell yeah! A couple great takeaways: - he thinks it's going to be a long set and he wants to do some deep cuts! That's awesome, because there's about 30 songs from those 4 albums I'd be happy to hear. - he wants to have some people come onstage for guest spots on a couple songs (not...

The U.S. Constitution website has removed important sections limiting states rights and removing Writ Habeas Corpus or the right to due process. https://web.archive.org/web/diff/20250601021212/20250806023110/https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/

Voting for: Clutch - amazing album! It might not be strictly metal (hard rock/heavy blues/whatever) but it rules. Give it a listen, folks. Megadeth - the first half of this album is incredible! Probably Dave’s best songwriting and performance in the last 30 years. The second half falls off...

Doubtful.

We’ll see what the competition looks like for future years, but I can see a Maiden album losing out from the top spot again. The fan base is pretty divided on the reunion albums going forward except for AMOLAD. I don’t think any other Dream Theater album is going to take a top spot, though...

Would’ve certainly been Maiden’s best instrumental! Unfortunately the vocals make it a 7/10 at best.

This may explain why I enjoy a lot of what is classified as epic doom while finding most traditional doom a bit boring.

Apparently this band is “epic doom”? IDK. Just sounds like good trad metal to me.

This is the President of the United States. Absolutely despicable. Despite everything pathetic about this post existing, it’s even more pathetic that so many people in this country are taking pointers from a 79-year old convicted felon, convicted sex offender and definite rapist about what is...

I can clarify! When listening to Iron Maiden instrumentals, my thoughts are “this is pretty cool” and then “but where are the vocals?” When listening to Ktulu or Orion my only thought is: “this is amazing!”

Another Monday, so it’s always a good time to remember that Donald Trump is in the Epstein files, has been found guilty of sexual abuse, and has almost certainly raped a 13 year old girl.