by Alper | Dec 27, 2020 | Gear Talk
If you’ve been to this site before, then you know at the end of every year, I do a Gear Summary. I go back to some of my major purchases of the year – I usually don’t include smaller ones but there are exceptions – and write about why I made the purchase...
by Alper | Oct 28, 2020 | Opinion Piece
It took me a while to gather my thoughts on Eddie Van Halen. I try not to do quick, reactionary takes on here. Especially after someone who commands such high respect from his peers and fans has recently passed away. And to be honest with you, I don’t know that much...
by Alper | Oct 4, 2020 | Album Reviews
Dream Theater has been among my favorite bands for decades at this point. But I can’t really say I knew that much about each member’s solo career until much later. The guitar wizard in the band, John Petrucci, released his first solo album Suspended Animation back in...
by Alper | Aug 27, 2020 | Album Reviews
One of the benefits of running this site is that I get contacted by a lot of up and coming musicians about whom I wouldn’t have heard otherwise. I try not to do EPs on here because they often don’t present enough material to analyze, but I have made exceptions on this...
by Alper | Jul 23, 2020 | Rock/Metal News
When I wrote about Chris Adler’s departure from Lamb of God, a band he co-founded, I wrote about how interested I was in what he was going to do next. Now, we know! He surprised many people with the announcement of his new band, Firstborne, as well as the debut EP...
