Review: Raphael Weinroth-Browne – "Worlds Within"
Reconsideration, at least in this writer’s case, has been very kind to Raphael Weinroth-Browne. I was introduced last year to the Canadian cellist and post-classical composer by way of Worlds…
Reconsideration, at least in this writer’s case, has been very kind to Raphael Weinroth-Browne. I was introduced last year to the Canadian cellist and post-classical composer by way of Worlds…
Light the tree and throw up the horns.
“Heavy Metal Lover” stands out as a sonic smorgasbord, a veritable heap of metal tropes packed tight (like leather pants) and tasty.
These are songs from the inside, a discovery of hope in understanding one’s own hopelessness.
If you’re not gonna write your umpteenth song about the devil, might as well do a suite about Thor & Odin instead, amirite?
And with “Demons on the Wall,” what heavy does is to twist common metal language about fallen angels and hellfire into a progressive panorama of the interior of a terrified…
Every element of the song is driving, loud, aggressive...what more do you want from classic thrash in 2019?
Alissa White-Gluz (Arch-Enemy) plays the demonic shadow shelf to Tarja Turunen’s radiant goddesshood...
There’s riffage galore and soaring melodic hooks—grab your blackest t-shirt and refill your lighter for this reminder of the joy of metal.
Chamber Prog Songstress (and frequent Metal Maven) Marcela Bovio tackles the big existential questions head-on in her newly released lyric video for “Scientist.” “Who’s spinning the earth/And igniting the sun/What…
Progressive Epics. Classical Suites. Extended Jazz Improvisations. Some songs are just long, y’know—a matinee feature all to themselves. In this ongoing series, MusicTAP presents the best of long-form musical accompaniment…
Marcela Bovio (MaYaN, Ayreon, Stream of Passion) talks Patreon, the fun of sharing vocals in a band, and the rewards of solo work. Thanks so much for taking the time…