The sophomore album from Portland, Oregon’s Blackwater Holylight, Veils of Winter (RidingEasy Records), is, like the quintet’s debut, a bewitching, mesmerizing effort that marvelously marries the earthy and the ethereal. Heavy guitar-rock influences from the 1960s and 1970s hard rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, and doom metal (think Black Sabbath and early Blue Oyster Cult […]
I know many of you are reading that headline and saying to yourself – “that damn fanboy Dreher – Stephen King could shit in a bag and throw it at him and he would find a way to praise it” – and you wouldn’t be wrong – I love Stephen King, his literary voice, his […]
There are many festivals during the summer vying for your time and money – we here in the Northeast Ohio area are fortunate to be home to one of the most unique and well-run events in the country. Around here we call the venue by a few different names – The Ohio State Reformatory – […]
The latest from director Ari Aster – Midsommar – lands in theaters this week. Many stood in awe at his freshman effort, last years hit Hereditary – I was not one of them. As you might guess – I’ve been approaching Midsommar with more than a fair share of trepidation, while others in my small […]
“Between the cosmic wake of a thousand solar nightmares, chaos will reign eternal!” Yeah, it’s silly. Let’s get this out right up front. If you are familiar with Gloryhammer, you expect this. You have been looking forward to this. But if, like me, you are new to this experience, it might be a bit jarring […]
As some of you may already be aware – for the last six years or so I have also written and taken event pictures for a handful of music sites. Rock Revolt Magazine, The Rust Belt Chronicles and most recently NEO Music Scene – all of these experiences hold special places for me and I […]
Spoiler Alert! I don’t think I included anything that could ruin the film for anyone but out of an abundance of caution – if you don’t want to possibly read anything that could give any plot points away – go away till after you see it. Here – I’ll give you my short […]