Gygax

Hypnos – Set Fire to the Sky Review

By Huck N Roll on September 27, 2018 in 2018, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Retro Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal, The Sign Records, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Retro Metal, 77 comments

“In the vanguard of the retro rock/metal movement are High Spirits, Gygax, Audrey Horne, and Night Flight Orchestra: bands that wear their influences not only on their sleeves, but on their entire bodies. They pay loving homage to the sounds of the 70s and 80s, but their songwriting prowess sets them apart from the crowd. Rather than making a mockery of Thin Lizzy or Toto, they revel in the sound and chart their own path forward – either in earnestness or in ultimate cheese. Sweden’s Hypnos aim to join this exalted group with their third album, Set Fire to the Sky.” Fly to the past.

Gygax – 2nd Edition Review

By Grymm on March 16, 2018 in 2018, American Metal, Creator-Destructor Records, Hard Rock, Retro Metal, Reviews, Hard Rock, Retro Metal, 66 comments

“When we last saw California’s Gygax, the stalwart four-piece party encountered a cynical man-cat from the mountains of Blashyrkh, hoping to impress this grizzled wizard with Critical Hits, an album that sang the praises of Dungeons & Dragons with a sound that would make Phil Lynott proud.” They like big dice and they cannot lie.

Kabbalah – Spectral Ascent Review

By GardensTale on July 23, 2017 in 2017, Doom Metal, Occult Rock, Reviews, Spanish Metal, Twin Earth Records, Doom Metal, Occult Rock, 18 comments

“The formula for Spectral Ascent is quite simple. The music is rooted in classic, 70s style hard rock with a Coven-inspired occult atmosphere, draped over the bones of Black Sabbath and Blue Öyster Cult. If that makes you think: “Well golly gee, this here description sure do sound like Ghost,” I would tell you two things: learn some grammar, and you’re almost right.” Me fail English? Unpossible!

Record(s) o’ the Month – January 2016

By Angry Metal Guy on January 30, 2016 in 2015, 2016, Blog Posts, Record o' the Month, 124 comments

“It’s the new year! And that means new starts. What’s going to be new with the Record(s) o’ the Month in 2016? Well, pretty much nothing. I plan to be just as opinionated, stubborn, and unreliable as I can be. Because now I have Unimpeachable Scientific Proof™ that my choices are pretty much fucking representative of the choices of the entire staff at Angry Metal Guy. Yeah, sure, some people might not agree with me all the time, but in aggregate—which as we know from the rise of Big Data and the Technocratic Rule is the only data that matters—my opinion is still trend-setting and all-important. Put that in your pipe and smoke it I Give a 4.0 to Everything That Reeks of Nostalgia and Desperation Druhm. So my wimpy prog choices? Yeah, they’re gonna keep coming. My not caring about the newest super true Demilich clone? Oh, it will continue. My total disinterest in anyone’s opinion but my own? Yup, that’s the whole point of this blog.”

Gygax – Critical Hits Review

By Grymm on January 13, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Creator-Destructor Records, Hard Rock, Reviews, Hard Rock, 24 comments

“When AMG himself dropped a promo on me from a new band from former Gypsyhawk members called Gygax, named after the Godfather of D&D himself, E. Gary Gygax, I was both intrigued and skeptical. I love my metal and nerd tendencies, and Gygax had better come in with a decent THAC0 and saving throw if they wanted to withstand a lashing from yours truly.”