Music

– August 31st, 2026 – “How To Cast A Shadow” Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records Photo by Jeremy Saffer Watch/stream NORTH SEA ECHOES’ “Good Enough” HERE NORTH SEA ECHOES, the project featuring progressive metal pioneers, singer Ray Alder and guitarist Jim Matheos, of… Read More »North Sea Echoes: Project Featuring Ray Alder and Jim Matheos of Fates Warning Presents “Good Enough” Video

– August 31st, 2026 – JARI MÄENPÄÄ RETURNS TO ENSIFERUM FOR LIVE SHOWS – FIRST TIME OUTSIDE FINLAND For the first time since 2004, founding vocalist and guitarist Jari Mäenpää will reunite with Ensiferum (Markus, Petri, Janne, Sami, and Pekka) for very special live shows… Read More »Ensiferum – The Early Years

At the end of each month, I look back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists. I take my own ratings into account, but there’s a bit of wiggle room as certain songs tend to grow or fade. August 2026 Overall Thoughts The less… Read More »The Top Three K-Pop Songs of August 2026

There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of… Read More »NEXZ: A Career In Song Ratings