Scars

Two years and four days ago, a wound was inflicted. Two years and four days later, all that remains is a scar. It is a symbol that although the physical, immediate pain has subsided, the memories associated with the gash still linger. Sometimes we can even forget about our scars and carry on life as per normal, until we take a good hard look at ourselves and see again the mark that history has left on us. It is not the same intense, stabbing pain of a fresh injury, but strikes beneath the thick, calloused skin and reaches the very soft, very vulnerable heart.

So once again, I look upon this old scar of mine and see the same things: failure, disappointment, regret.

Moonlight Sonata

The Human Abstract decided one day that they were not being awesome enough since the release of Digital Veil, so they decided to release a cover of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, and you can bet that it's every bit as awesome as "amazing neo-classical progressive metal band covers famous piece from genius composer" would imply.



On a related note, after last year's flurry of amazing albums from The Human Abstract, Protest The Hero, Last Chance To Reason, Iwrestledabearonce and Mastodon, the music scene in the months ahead seem depressingly bleak. It's time for me to start looking out for new bands to get into to fill the void. Suggestions are welcome and I promise to be open-minded enough to give every band a listen, at least for 2 or 3 songs.

That's right, let's just keep soliciting feedback from my amazing readership of awkwardly loud crickets.