Audio-Technica VM540ML/H: A Turntable Cartridge That’s Worth Its Price (Trust Me)
“It is very hard to find any negative reviews or opinions at all when researching the VM540ML and its predecessors. It might be just perfect…” -VinylRestart.com
Phobophilic – Undimensionable Entities
“One may coyly ask: could anything GOOD come out of Fargo? The answer is: yes…good and rotten. But Phobophilic is more than just rotten; they are also decimating, cosmic, chthonic, and unmatched. I guess that is just to say that Phobophilic is very good.” -JDMP on Bandcamp
Nile – Vile Nilotic Rites (2019) #DoBuy
An instant favorite in my vinyl collection. This album is not to be missed, especially on vinyl!
Photo Gallery – Fire In The Mountains 2019 (Wyoming, USA)
The most epic metal music festival in the USA, featuring underground extreme metal bands performing in front of the Teton Mountains in Wyoming.
Hadit – With Joy and Ardour Through the Incommensurable Path [Death Metal]
With Joy and Ardour Through the Incommensurable Path by Hadit This album is on sale for a limited time (July 17-18, 2021, I think) at… Read More »Hadit – With Joy and Ardour Through the Incommensurable Path [Death Metal]
Swampbeast – Seven Evils Spawned of Seven Heads [Death Metal]
Seven Evils Spawned of Seven Heads by Swampbeast Blackened-yet-oldschool death metal of the finest kind. What a great find this band is! They absolutely nailed… Read More »Swampbeast – Seven Evils Spawned of Seven Heads [Death Metal]
Un – The Tomb Of All Things [Doom Metal]
Seattle’s finest re-released their sleeper classic “The Tomb Of All Things”, and I almost missed out on this reissue. One of the two color variants is now sold out, which is no surprise. The other will be sold out soon, no doubt, and I’m ordering a copy right now.
Featured Band: Fortíð (aka Fortid) [Melodic Black Metal]
What’s this, black metal with major chords and post-prog passages? Remniscent of Enslaved, and I know that’s a moving-target of a comparison. Fortid keeps their energy between uptempo and mellow, with a generally “bright” spin on things, in the underground metal sense, equal or greater to that of modern Enslaved (which I also love, by the way).
James Burke’s Connections [Science] [History]
Anyone who wants to add to their knowledge of science and/or history can find something profound in these . Even if you have reasons not to believe what Burke is teaching, you can at least understand the way the Western Academic World views recent and not-so-recent history. Just like athiests can read the bible without spontaneously lighting on fire (usually), non-believers can subject themselves to the teachings of another culture, if only to understand the world a little more.
Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” Series [Sci-Fi]
I’m only a handful of chapters into the original “Foundation” book, but I’m hooked. It was a great surprise to find out Apple TV had… Read More »Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” Series [Sci-Fi]