A Tale of Two Valefors
Given the thematic crossover among metal bands, duplicates in the name game are inevitable. There’s nothing quite like the shock and terror of searching for your new favorite funeral doom […]
Category Archives: Thirsty Thursday
The Toxicity of Metalcore and Its Loyal Opposition
Normally when I see toxicity and metal in the same sentence I think of System of a Down. Sorry to disappoint you, but we’re not having any type of […]
Victim Narratives Are Being Obscured: Dahvie Vanity, the Online Horror Community, and Beyond
When it comes to discussion of abuse of any kind, the abuser oftentimes tries to absolve themselves of blame by saying that their victim is telling stories. While this accusation […]
Rock and Roll Might Be Dying, But Its Spirit Lives on in Post-Metal
Chronically tardy to the party, the jimmy-rustling headlines of rock being dead is one I’ve just gotten around to consciously acknowledging. Before I even knew this was a widely-identified topic, […]
July Favorites: Bottled Up Drops (Feat. Lil Narnia, Bexey, Jay Vee, and More)
Well, looks like your girl Thursday decided to show up for class this week. While I can’t believe I’m already throwing down another payment on my brand-new apartment, I’m even […]
Experimental Post-Hardcore in 2018: The Case Studies of nothing,nowhere’s. “Rejecter” and Falling in Reverse’s “Losing My Life”
In the past couple of weeks, I have witnessed the very opposite ends of the spectrum of experimental post-hardcore’s current state (I’ve always understood that to be the politically correct […]
Coming up For Air: How Tana, and Ultimately, Tanacon, Proved Too Good to Be True
If you watch YouTube in the same fashion that old people watch the television set, you know that storytimer Tana Mongeau threw her own convention a couple of weeks ago […]
The Best of the Northwest: Bell Witch & Isenordal Live Reflections
If you follow me on social media, you know that I’m chilling with my family in Baltimore for a bit before moving to the Pacific Northwest (just a hop, skip, […]