Category Archives: black metal
Enslaved – “Utgard”
For me, Enslaved can do no wrong. But still, many artists have come to disappoint me (you know who they are). Fortunately with “Utgard,” Enslaved continue to be one of the great bands of our time. The band seems to … Continue reading →
Oranssi Pazuzu – “Mestarin kynsi”
Oranssi Pazuzu are not going to be for everyone. If you aren’t into wretched black metal vocals like Ihsahn or Enslaved do, then you can skip this review. But if you do like those style of vocals and love the … Continue reading →
Ihsahn – “Telemark” EP
Ihsahn is one of my favorite artists. In my book, he is a musical genius that can do whatever he wants and pull it off. His plan now is to release two EPs with the first one being “Telemark,” named … Continue reading →
Rob’s Top 20 of 2019
I announced this live on the recent radio show but here it is (officially), my top 20 studio albums of 2019! No EPs, no live albums and no compilations allowed. I left off A LOT of great albums and my … Continue reading →
Rob’s Recommendation Roundup: Volume 15
Borknagar – “True North” Label: Century Media Release Date: 27 September 2019 Borknagar should be much more popular than they currently are. For me, they are every bit as talented musically as Opeth. While Opeth has steered more toward … Continue reading →
Rob’s Recommendation Roundup: Volume 7
For my seventh recommendation column, there’s some music here that will challenge the term “prog” and yes I acknowledge that Soilwork is not a prog metal band. I do think many fans of prog metal and extreme metal like or … Continue reading →
Rob’s Recommendation Roundup: Volume 5
I have a very odd relationship with Andy Tillison and The Tangent. It seems that with the Tangent I either love the album or really dislike it. And to make it more confusing, it seems to change album to album. … Continue reading →
Traun – “The Lilac Moon,” “The Black Metal Princess” and “Escape from Spa Nine”
For all intents and purposes, the trilogy of releases from Traun called “The Lilac Moon,” “The Black Metal Princess” and “Escape from Spa Nine” make up three parts of a full album. Each of them are roughly 20 minutes long … Continue reading →
Ihsahn – “Ámr”
In my opinion, Ihsahn is a musical genius. I don’t use that term lightly either. The list of people that I classify as a musical genius is short. It’s much shorter when I limit it to living legends. Every album … Continue reading →
Progressive Music Planet Top 40 Albums of 2017 Part I: 21-40
The rules for my list are no live albums, no EPs (separate list), no compilations. Most albums are purely progressive while some have hints of prog on them. The bottom half of my favorite 40 albums of 2017 are as … Continue reading →
