Anticipation is riding high as Saturday’s annular solar eclipse approaches, with millions across North America looking forward to the second to last such event for the next two decades in our part of the world. Ideal viewing conditions are forecast by the National Weather Service for the duration of the eclipse, with clear and sunny […]
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Isis — Live I-V
The appeal of Isis (and their oft-associated similar, Neurosis) is that they brand themselves “thinking man’s metal.” Other than the occasional unclean vocal performance, this is effectively the world’s loudest post-rock: metal-heavy guitars infused with a sense of ascendant melody and ominous mood, arranged in slow-building slabs that crest in moments of maxed-out guitar bliss. […]