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Beethoven

What? Did he say Beethoven? …is he serious? Yes; yes I did, and yes I am. There’s a reason why we’ve all heard his name and excerpts of his work – it’s because he freakin’ rocks. But I bet most of the people reading this have never actually listened to one of his symphonies from start to end. In fairness, neither had I until this past summer.

S.U.S.A.R. | Indukti

S.U.S.A.R. - Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction – at first it just sounds like a nonsensical and possibly contradictory phrase, but it’s actually a real medical term. It’s also an album by the Polish prog rock band Indukti; an album that I thought was good after the first listen, but after the subsequent few listens it just seemed to get better, and better, and better.

Worlds Collide | Apocalyptica

Most people have listened to music containing classical string instruments, whether it was as a complement to a rock/metal band or as an added effect used by groups in various progressive genres, or simply in the form of classical music. But have you ever encountered a group in which the strings are the band, and they play some damn good metal? Well I had not… then I heard Apocalyptica.

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