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My top 10 heavy metal albums for 2024

My top 10 heavy metal albums for 2024

December, a month of celebration, contemplation and some much deserved time off work. I'm a bit early with one bit of the contemplation, namely which heavy metal albums I consider my favorites of 2024. I lean towards death/black and doom metal, so don't expect Amaranthe

The synthesizer goes HARD in these 3 songs

The synthesizer goes HARD in these 3 songs

What is the most badass instrument on earth? No, not the guitar, not the drums: the organ. Just listen to this and tell me this does not reach your soul. Which instrument is a good second? The synthesizer. Just like the organ, it can go extremely hard and loud. So

Shure SE535 in-ears review

Februari 2015: So I had been looking to replace my in-ears with something new because the cable was getting worse and worse. I was getting used to my 50 euro in-ears breaking down at roughly two years of age; I had gone to like three or four pairs in the

Favourites in Music (2014)

Favourites in Music (2014)

2015, welcome! Time to reflect on things from 2014, make lists and all that stuff. So, without further ado my favourite discoveries in 2014. They aren’t necessarily new, but I just discovered them this year. I made a Spotify playlist of my favourites 2014: clicky Agalloch – The Serpent and

High on Fire zoals het hoort

High on Fire zoals het hoort

Dankzij Misha had ik ineens twee kaarten voor High on Fire! Dat was een hele aangename verrassing, ook al moest ik half Nederland door met het OV om bij de 013 te komen. Ik had Christiaan gevraagd me te vergezellen naar dit concert. Toen ik uiteindelijk door alle NS vertragingen

To which albums do I keep coming back?

To which albums do I keep coming back?

While driving I’ve been listening to an MP-CD I burned when I was about 17. It was a full blown trip down memory lane and I still love most of the albums on this MP3-CD! Muse – Origin of Symmetry Heard this album first when I was about 15 and

Roadburn 2014 Verslag

Roadburn 2014 Verslag

Roadburn 2014 Na de enorme teleurstelling van Roadburn 2013 (eerste dag: ziek, tweede dag: present maar half ziek, derde dag: kon niet komen doordat ik zelf een solo moest spelen ergens) was ik wel heel erg toe aan een volledige Roadburn. Samen met Gaby en Christiaan toog ik naar Tilburg