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Riffology 113 – All Your Sins
As promised, we return to normal format for this lesson, covering just one tune. The tune in question is “All Your Sins” by Maryland doom metal godfathers Pentagram. “All Your Sins” comes from Pentagram’s self-titled …
Six Thoughts On The Gates Of Slumber’s Stormcrow EP
I don’t know a damned soul who drives a Scion, but I sure do know a lot of folks who’ve reaped the rewards of their completely bizarre heavy metal marketing scheme. Whatever the reason(s) behind …
Six Thoughts – Meshuggah’s Pitch Black EP
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Because this is 2013, Swedish progressive-bjrkenkt-metal supermen Meshuggah announced a few weeks ago that they were putting out an album through Scion A/V, which is a car company that also puts out metal albums …
One-Hundred Percent – How Metal Stands In The Way Of The Abyss
Originally written by Ian Chainey I. I want you to know the majority of this piece was written between bouts of staring out the train window, trying to look through my reflection, but always catching …
Riffology 112 – Kreative Evolution: Part V
I would like to offer my apologies, dear readers, for Riffology’s long absence. I did not intend such an extended break between lessons, but work, side-jobs, deer season, holiday season and illness combined to sap …
A Devil’s Dozen – Judas Priest – Volume 2
As mentioned in our first installment, Judas Priest’s catalog is so large and so full of timeless metal that 13 tracks would barely scratch the surface, so we doubled down. Part Two features thirteen more …
A Devil’s Dozen – Judas Priest – Volume 1
When it comes to bands that should need no introduction to metal fans, Judas Priest is near the top of the list. In terms of shaping the sound — and indeed, the image — of …
KK’s Best Of 2012: Fuck Hope And Godspeed
For the sake of brevity, I’ll spare everyone the details of what went on in my life this year, how the weather is, how I feel about current global economic difficulties, etc. etc. etc. Like …