Intronaut is an interesting band. They’re certainly metal, but I don’t really know how to classify them. I almost call it jazz metal. The bass is very prominently featured, and plays a lot of jazzy counterpoint lines under the guitars. The guitars are very distinct, playing two different lead lines that have strange and interesting…

I’m admittedly not a gigantic Nile fan, but holy shit does this song kick ass. It’s pure speed from the moment it starts. The absolute barrage of double bass powering the entire song is somehow perfect. In other songs, it may feel overused, but here, it’s just keeping up the frenetic pace from start to…

So I only really learned this recently, but the intro to Blackened by Metallica, also from And Justice For All like yesterday’s recommendation, is actually played in reverse. This clip plays it both ways, and its glorious to hear. I’m not sure who in the band decided that perhaps the intro would work better backwards,…

When I was young, my aunt bought me And Justice For All by Metallica. It was the first CD I ever owned, back when CDs were new and cool. The entire disc blew me away, but One was the standout track the first time through. An almost 8 minute metal song? And not only that,…

There is only way to kick off Metal March is with Zero Signal by Fear Factory. This is the song that got me into modern metal back in 1995. This song was on the soundtrack to the Mortal Kombat movie that had come out, and my brother picked it up. It was full of a…

GET. FRIGGIN. READY.

I love martial arts. Do I do any? No, I don’t. I probably never will. But I have insane respect for martial artists. Aside from Wor Wednesdays, we’ll be dedicating February to some of my favorite fight scenes of all time. Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Tony Jaa, Bruce Lee, and a hundred others all deserve…

Since physical media is king again in my mind, lets talk music. Records have made a huge comeback over the past decade or so, and having recently gotten back into collecting them myself, I can affirm that it’s a total blast. There is something really nice about having the physical album, and getting to enjoy…

What a kick ass synthwave track. Enjoy. This song features thick, gorgeous synth chords layered into an almost foreboding sound collage. The sparse use of some kind of Japanese movie clip gives this tune the perfect feeling to start it off… chill, but with some kind of undercurrent of threat? The drums here are understated,…