Album Review: Fear Inoculum
I'll try to keep this short. I have written before about music as magic before, and I think that this Tool album, as a whole, fits within that framework (and…
Helvegen: An Analysis
Kalandra recently covered Wardruna's song "Helvegen," and damn near surpassed the original in quality. I had been planning on writing about this song for a while, but the discovery of…
An Answer For the Bear
Owen Benjamin asks about whether it is okay to listen to songs written by evil people: I want to know -- and feel free to tell me your exact opinion,…
Experimenting with Magic
When I was in High School, I broke my wrist. The injury temporarily prevented me from doing my ordinary activities, which included soccer, martial arts, and a free-form variety of…