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Happy Metal Guy Comments: On The Carry-Over Effects in Music-Reviewing And Other Scientific Mumbo-Jumbo

By Happy Metal Guy On June 19, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Blog Posts

"I guess you could say this is Happy Metal Guy’s version of Angry Metal Guy’s well-known article on objectivity mixed with Steel Druhm's rant about the trials of a music reviewer. In research methodology, there is a phenomenon called “carry-over effects”. This refers to the problem of a previous experimental treatment’s effects on research subjects carrying over to the next experiment the subjects are participating in, which is likely to confound the results of that experiment." In one of the strangest posts ever at AMG, Happy Metal Guy dons a lab coat and attempts to redefine the ongoing struggle for reviewer objectivity through the prism of science, scientology, phrenology, eugenics and other illegal human experimentation. In short, he aims to blind us all...with (junk) SCIENCE!

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Masterplan – Novum Initium Review

By Steel Druhm On June 18, 2013 · Add Comment · In 2013, 3.5, AFM Records, German Metal, Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Reviews

"Originally conceived as a super group-ish side project for Helloween's Uli Kusch and Roland Grapow, Masterplan soon became the duo's main gig after their ignominious firing by those silly Germanic Pumpkin rockers. Although they planned to have the Lordly Russel Allen as the singer, they instead released two solid albums of melodic power metal helmed by the mighty Jorn Lande (yes AMG, we know you don't think he's that mighty). While Jorn left, then rejoined to record the less than stirring Time to Be King opus, it appears he left yet again, as Novum Initium features the talents of the well-travelled Rick Altzi (ex-At Vance, ex-Thunderstone, Herman Frank)." Are you sick of hearing about how awesome Jorn is? Apparently Masterplan is too, since they seem determined to beat him at his own hard rocking game. But can they bring as much heavy rock to the land as Jorn can?

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Amon Amarth – Deceiver of the Gods Review

By Angry Metal Guy On June 18, 2013 · 24 Comments · In 2013, 4.0, Melodic Death Metal, Metal Blade, Reviews, Swedish Metal

"Amon Amarth. It should be no secret that the fanboys of Angry Metal Guy dot com love this band. With With Oden on Our Side ranking in at #12 on my Top 15(ish) of the 2000s list, and Steel Druhm popping an uncharacteristically exuberant and punny woody over 2011's Surtur Rising, it should come as no surprise to you that Amon Amarth's new record was definitely on the Angry Metal Radar™. In my opinion, though, Amon Amarth has been weak since 2006's extraordinarily mighty WOoOS (pronounced like it's spelled), which broke them for the world market. Follow up Twilight of the Thunder God was tepid and too clean, and Surtur Rising felt like an over correction and hasn't aged well, either. So color me skeptical: Amon Amarth hasn't done anything for me for two records and 5 years—would that change now?"

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Havok – Unnatural Selection Review

By Steel Druhm On June 16, 2013 · 9 Comments · In 2.5, 2013, American Metal, Candlelight, Reviews, Thrash

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Author & Punisher - Women & Children Review

On June 15, 2013 By Alex Franquelli

"There's a moment in time, at a certain point and it doesn’t even matter where, when one starts to wonder: how big is this machine? Does it have thoughts of its own? Where does the medium start and the human mind end? But does it matter, after all? Author & Punisher is a true son of post-industrial America: one of those people who may end up living their entire lives without having to turn the handles of a proper mechanical apparatus, smell the iron, wonder why its aroma is so similar to that of human blood and confuse form with substance. Machines – greasy joints dripping oil as if sweat – belong to zoos together with those strange animals (cows, goats, donkeys, etc.) young kids rarely see." I for one would love to visit a mechanical zoo! Anywho, Alex provides us with more of his thoughtful musings on life, machinery and metal as he examines the new Author & Punisher opus.

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Happy Metal Guy Comments: On The Carry-Over Effects in Music-Reviewing And Other Scientific Mumbo-Jumbo

Masterplan – Novum Initium Review

Amon Amarth – Deceiver of the Gods Review

Havok – Unnatural Selection Review

Author & Punisher - Women & Children Review

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