Author: Justin Corbett
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Harsh Vocals – An Interview With Kyle Chapman of Blighted Eye
On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Kyle Chapman – The guitarist, vocalist, and one of the songwriters behind progressive death metal band “Blighted Eye”. We talk about Blighted Eye’s creative process, influences, future, and more! Of course we also ask some deep dive questions about their debut album – Agony’s Bespoke….
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 20 – Discovering New Music
For our twentieth episode, we decided to talk about how we discover new music. We go into detail about all the resources that we use to help us build our weekly playlists, as well as how we find worthwhile older music that we might have missed. We may have different methods, but we also both…
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Gaerea – Coma Review
2019 was a horrific year for many people. Myself included. I relied heavily on music to make it through that year, and no album was more important to my mental health, than the immeasurably cathartic Limbo, from Gaerea. Limbo was my introduction to the band, and from the first time I heard it, it meant…
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Concert Review – Fragmenting North America Tour
Featuring: Skeletal Remains/Bewitcher/Phobophilic/Torture Rack/Wülfskol This past Thursday, I had the opportunity to see this outstanding show at Scout Bar in Houston, Texas. The bands on the tour are a pretty varied mix of styles so I’m going to talk about each one individually. Wülfskol This was my first exposure to Wülfskol, but it’s very clear…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 19 – Religion in Metal
For our nineteenth episode, we decided to talk about Religion in Metal. As an atheist, is there any real difference between Christian metal and Satanic metal? How important is religion as it relates to the music? Should metal musicians be subject to scrutiny for their beliefs? We discuss it all at length. Of course, we…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 18 – Imagery in Metal
For our eighteenth episode, we decided to talk about Imagery in Metal. How important is the look of a band? How important is the art that is used for album covers? Does one approach give a band more or less credibility? How does that same imagery apply to the listeners? We discuss it all at…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 17 – Stereotypes in Metal
For our seventeenth episode, we decided to talk about Stereotypes in Metal. We discuss the few positive stereotypes, as well as the predominant negative ones. We even speak about our personal least favorites, and some surprising situations we’ve encountered recently that involved stereotypes. Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from…
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Concert Review – Manual Manic Procedures Tour
Featuring Upon Stone, Stabbing, Balmora, 200 Stab Wounds This past Friday, I had the opportunity to see a spectacularly brutal show at White Oak Music Hall in Houston, The Manual Manic Procedures tour – featuring Upon Stone, Stabbing, Balmora, and 200 Stab Wounds. I met up with my friend Brandon from The Metal Block Podcast,…