A friend of mine recommended I listen to Amon Amarth’s album ‘Fate of Norns’ many years ago. I listened to it once. I didn’t like it. A month ago I listened to their album ‘With Oden on Our Side’ and I really liked it. Amon Amarth is plain and simple melodic death metal. Amon Amarth … Continue reading
I like listening to the music recorded by Rod Steward in the 70’s when he was part of The Faces. I like a fair amount of songs that he recorded in his Great Americain Song Book albums but a lot of those songs sound very similar to each other. His latest album is definitely a … Continue reading
I recently experienced the bliss of attending a finger style guitar gig in Toronto. I am not too big a follower of the genre but I do own all of Andy McKee albums and I have listened to a fair bit of Don Ross music as well. To my surprise the place was packed with … Continue reading
Last night I watched Opeth play live at the Sound Academy in downtown Toronto. The opening band, Enslaved, played progressive black metal. They played some good music but I was thinking about Opeth the whole time. The crowd started to rush in after the opening band finished playing. I was at the front left. Opeth … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I started listening to a band called Opeth. I would describe it as a progressive melodic death metal band. Most of their songs are over 10 minutes in length and combine soft acoustic and heavy electric guitar music. Their lead vocalist, Mikael Akerfeldt, often uses both clean and growling vocals in … Continue reading
