by Alper | Aug 8, 2017 | Gear Talk
I mentioned this in an earlier article, but a huge influence of rock and metal on me was how these genres made me a fan of guitar oriented music in general. At age 14, I first wanted to learn how to play bass. Until that point, music was something that I just enjoyed...
by Alper | Jun 2, 2017 | Featured, Opinion Piece
To be perfectly honest, I’ve been meaning to write an article about Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) for a long time. TSO evolved from one of my favorite heavy metal bands, Savatage, and I thought it would be a great way of introducing people to Savatage since TSO is so...
by Alper | Apr 14, 2017 | Album Reviews
I don’t remember exactly when I discovered Mastodon. I think it was 2008 but I’m not sure. I was always interested in discovering new bands – ones that were at least “new” to me – and Mastodon was getting an increasing volume of attention from rock and metal...
by Alper | Mar 26, 2017 | Opinion Piece
On this post, I’d like to do something different. So far, I’ve focused on in-depth articles on musicians, or reviews on certain albums – but when it comes to music, there’s another dimension: instruments. I want to dedicate this article to Elliott “Dean” Rubinson, who...
by Alper | Feb 22, 2017 | Opinion Piece, Other Reviews
I thought this would be a good time to write about Metallica’s highly controversial documentary Some Kind of Monster for two reasons. One, I recently published my take on the band’s newest studio album Hardwired… To Self-Destruct and it would be good to connect some...
