Recent content by Hammerlock

Surprisingly, that song got me interested in the new album. Nice riffs, and while the chorus isn't exactly breathtaking it's got enough of a hook there to get me at least to check out the rest of the album when it comes out.

I'm shocked the announcement hasn't come that it's sold out yet. Especially after how fast the first set of tickets went. At least I have my set!

Pardon me while I LOSE MY SHIT!

Some GREAT riffing on the new album. This came completely out of left field this year, but it kills.

I hope at least one of the headliners is pure power. The Main Fest top 4 bands are all prog, so hopefully there's something in there that I can lose my shit over while I'm over there enjoying all the power metal opening acts.

Double bonus for me, since I missed Pyramaze last time they played due to finances! Of all the bands I missed that year, that's the one that stings the most.

I'm just now realizing that I'm apparently the only one who thought War of Ages was amazing and a huge step forward. Their early stuff was good power metal, but War of Ages was really a next level piece of work, and I'm very pumped to see them go further down that road musically. I've been...

New album from the atmospheric death metal band! If anybody remembers Atoma, this is the melodic death metal project their guitarist started after the band went on hold. Sounds like a mix between Atoma and Insomnium, and it's dripping with atmosphere all the way through. I highly recommend it to...

Really good stuff. I found the last one to be pretty generic (I know I'm in the minority on that one), but this one really pulled me back in.

That one song, Forever, sounds fantastic! I can't wait to hear the rest!

I'm absolutely loving this right now. The vocals aren't exceptional but they're more than good enough for me. I've only gotten in two playthroughs but so far it's excellent. I'm definitely ordering this next paycheck (buying PPUSA tickets on top of last month's hotel bill leaves me with jack...

I pretty much liked it right off the bat. Iconoclast didn't do well after a year or two to sit with me, so this was a really great sign for me, something about Iconoclast just seemed slightly off. Underworld's not AOTY, but it's definitely top ten unless some real dark horses come in the next...

It's about time Australia got some love. Vanishing Point and Lord are two of the absolute cream of the crop over there, for sure, but there's a long list of stuff I want to see out of that part of the world.

I don't think of this as Queensryche, I think of it as a new band. QR was a band in the 80s that released a bunch of classics and then disappeared. I had already long given them up for dead so it's very easy for me to come into Condition Human with an open mind. It's a really solid album, lots...

Losing my shit right now. They've been a MASSIVE bucket list band for years. After Falconer and Grave Digger they're going to be #1 on my list by the time September rolls around again!