Getting Lost in the World of Dream Pop — Like almost any genre worth talking about, Dream pop can be hard to define. There are many variations within it and many opinions on what exactly makes an artist dream pop. It tracks closely with shoegaze, noise pop, indie pop/rock, indie surf, and even synthpop. It can also be closely…

A musical tour around the world — I’m continuing my journey through every country that I own any band’s music from (even just one album) and attempting to choose my favorite. See Part 1 here. I’ll be including all genres — not just metal bands, although many of them will be metal. These will be in the…

A New Genre Taking the World by Storm — Over the past two years or so, I have become absolutely captivated by Sovietwave artists. It’s some of the most obscure music I’ve dived into, and it happened quite rapidly because it’s that captivating. …

Who needs vocals anyway? — Are you interested in the metal genre but just can’t get past the harsh vocals? Instrumental Metal may be a great way to dip your toes into the world of metal. It’s not how I personally got into it, but some of the albums here I discovered very early on…

A musical tour around the world — Since I’m a huge music nerd and keep track of each country artists I enjoy are from, I’ve decided to expand on my Metal Bands from Obscure Countries list. This time, I’ll go through every country that I own any band’s music from (even just one album) and attempt to…

Let’s Explore This Timeless Genre — Melodic death metal was one of the first sub-sub-genres of metal that started me on my long, endless path of discovering music. Although I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite, it played an extremely important role in shaping my taste into what it is today. …

It’s worth taking a look at — It might not be a great time to “promote” anything Russian, but there are an increasing amount of very talented musicians coming from here, and I thought they deserved looking at. After all, ordinary people do not necessarily mirror the government's actions. Why Russia, though? Well, it’s obvious that there…

It’s time for some variety — There are a lot of metal bands out there that go above and beyond in their musical abilities by using not-so-everyday instruments. And I’m not just talking about a violin, flute, and piano. Unless you’re a multi-faceted instrumentalist yourself, you probably didn’t know most of these instruments existed. …

Some of my Favorites — Clean female vocals in metal have been enjoyed for a long time. But why? It’s probably the juxtaposition of heavy, distorted guitars and passionate, melodic female singing, instead of everything being raspy and harsh like we’re used to. This isn’t a subgenre itself, but most bands with clean female vocals…