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Posted on February 14, 2010 by victhortheviking

Positiva is an incredible bad from Spain.  Their new album Prodigal Songs is an incredible musical masterpiece.  From start to finish it is nonstop rock ‘n’ roll.  Below is a excerpt of a review of the album at the Obelisk: … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Albums of the Decade – Honorable Mention

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Victhor The Viking

I could not close out the year without adding a few albums that are pretty damn good. Astra‘s debut album The Weirding is an incredible album.  Astra is a straight up progressive rock band from San Diego.  And when I … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Albums of the Decade – Diagonal S/T

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Victhor The Viking

There is prog and then there is prog. During the 80′s and 90′s prog kinda went on the wayside. There are bands out there that are called prog, but none of it really jumped out at me and said, “Wow … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Albums of the Decade – Trinacria “Travel Now Journey Infinitely”

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Victhor The Viking

From avant jazz to avant metal, if you do not have Trinacria‘s Travel Now Journey Infinitely, then you are missing out on something unique and spectacular. Trinacria was originally a composition by Ivar Bjørnson of Enslaved and Maja S. K. … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Albums of the Decade – Tom Waits “Alice” and “Blood Money”

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Victhor The Viking

What can I say about Tom Waits that hasn’t already been said. An incredibly prolific songwriter of Avant-garde and strangely beautiful jazz (and I use jazz lightly). I put Alice and Blood Money together because seem to be from the same mold. Alice is … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Albums of Decade – Radiohead “Kid A”

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Victhor The Viking

When I first heard Kid A I was like, “What the Fuck?” I was not sure if a dug it or not. I listened to a few times and then put it back on the shelf. Then about 6 to … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Albums of the Decade – Lurker of Chalice S/T

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Victhor The Viking

Lucker of Chalice is the shit. Period! Wrest (Jef Whitehead) is one of the best all around musicians in extreme metal. He is one of the best drummer out there. His blast beats are fucking insane! His guitar work is … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Albums of the Decade – Ryan Adams “Easy Tiger”

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Victhor The Viking

Out of all the country artist out today, Ryan Adams, in my opinion, is one of the most prolific and talented artist out there.  His album Easy Tiger is not only one of my top albums of the decade but … Continue reading →

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