The best video game soundtrack ever?
. . . When Brütal Legend, the upcoming video game with a metal soundtrack, was announced, I didn’t think much of it. I’m not a gamer, and the intersection of metal and video games (e.g., Guitar Hero and Rock Band) has not interested me. I’d rather play an actual guitar. But when I took a...
Post-metal giveaway
Isthmus What’s the state of play in post-metal? By post-metal, I mean the bands that have arisen in the wake of Neurosis, Isis, and Mono. I suppose I should know, since many of the genre’s releases cross my desk. But I’m also not a fan of the genre. My aesthetic preferences are sharpness, definition, and...