(ThyBlackMan.com) We’re going to look at a cult piece of Black rock in A Contract With Satan by The Impaler. I first discovered Anison Roberts—who performs as The Impaler—by chance while looking through playlists on Spotify. Anison Roberts AKA The Impaler It was both different and familiar. The Impaler’s approach ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last time, we went into five metal albums for our fellow nerds, Blerds, geeks, and gamers. That list was leaned more towards fantasy fans so here are seven more metal albums for nerds—with more sci-fi themes. A Refresher on Speed Metal and Power Metal Speed metal is basically traditional ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the many benefits of teaching at an HBCU is that it forces you to remain abreast of popular culture trends. There is rarely a week that passes that some new “trend” reminds me that I am now a middle-aged man who has almost, I do emphasize almost, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As with any genre of music, metal and rock has songs that didn’t age well. This can be in part because the production makes them sound outdated or attitudes towards this kind of content changed with the times. In the latter’s case, it’s often that the content wasn’t acceptable ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, a documentary series on a network that I won’t name because of my long standing dislike for the network. The recent documentary series is called “The No Limit Chronicles” which talks about the rise, fall, & rebirth of one of the greatest dynasties in rap music history with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Kanye West held his first campaign rally this week in South Carolina. The clickbait headlines splashed across the internet are characterizing the event as “bizarre,” “chaotic” and “rambling.” But Americans might want to take the campaign seriously, even if they shouldn’t take the man himself seriously. Since West announced ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) So, having attended a high school where most students rocked more with hip hop, R&B, etc, I assimilated. I started to enjoy hip hop. Before high school, hip hop was the house but since MTV still showed music videos a lot—so was every other kind of popular music. You ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Here we go again, Ahmad Aubrey and George Floyd. I told everyone this would keep happening, that it happens more often that you know. That it could happen to ANY African-American. And that without video of these murders, nothing would have been done. So here we are right back ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s time for another 5 Dive! This time, we’re going into Wu-Tang Clan’s debut album from 1993: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). As I’ve mentioned before, I’m big on groups as opposed to duos or solo artists. Sometimes it’s like you’re getting more than just the one album when ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This past Friday, rising hip hop star Lil’ Baby released the deluxe edition to his No. 1 album My Turn. Lil’ Baby has come a long way since his breakout hit “My Dawg,” but his hit song “Yes Indeed” with Drake in the spring of 2018 set the course. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This was going to be another five dive on Metallica songs from the debut album but I decided to up the challenge and do several albums. As a refresher, Metallica is a heavy metal band with roots in the early 1980s thrash metal scene in California’s Bay Area. As ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In January of 2014, I visited the doctors’ office. I just turned 22 on December 15th, was back in school, and just got promoted at my job. Life was good, so I thought. I weighed 292 pounds and was pre-diabetic, according to my doctor. I could not believe it; ...