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Posted on August 20, 2025July 27, 2025 by Alexander Case

In Memoriam: Ozzy Osbourne

One of the defining voices of heavy metal music has passed away, and I give my thoughts on what his work has meant to me.

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Posted on October 19, 2024October 19, 2024 by Alexander Case

Photos from Iron Maiden and The Hu at the Moda Center

I’ve had a busy week so I’ve fallen behind on getting blog posts prepped, so here are my photos from when I went to see Iron Maiden and The Hu at the Moda Center. Iron Maiden puts on a really good show, and The Hu had a great set and I look forward to having an opportunity to see them live on their own at some point in the future.

Posted on September 26, 2021September 4, 2021 by Alexander Case

Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Live: Album Review

When I listened to Apocalyptica’s first album when I was in high school, I was impressed. I’d listened to classical re-arrangements of rock music in the past – my parents own “The Baroque Beatles Book” – but I’d never been impressed by them. It always felt like they (whoever did the arrangement) mapped the various notes 1-for-1 with other parts from the original performance (with either brass or violins for vocals). Apocalyptica, on the other hand, felt like more of a clear re-interpretation.