Welcome to my music page!!
So, you're interested in what kind of music I listen to? You've come to the right place!
Here I will post music I enjoy :) Generally I like various combinations of prog, metal, video game soundtracks, and also stuff my friends show me that sticks sometimes.
If you have any recommendations for what I should listen to, let me know! It doesn't matter what genre it is, and I'll pretty much listen to anything. Feel free to use my neocities page as a music dump, if you so choose. I won't mind at all :)
Latest Scrobbles
my 2026 new year's resolution (which i decided on a whim like 6 days into the year) was to scrobble. that's right. please enjoy the latest from my last.fm
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Albums
Click one of the images below to pull up the Bandcamp (or Last.fm or fan wiki, if unavailable) page for the album, where you can view and listen to the album listing. You can also click the artist name to open up their Wikipedia article. All items will automatically open in a new tab, and are listed in order of how much I enjoy them :)
Miscellaneous Albums:
Original Soundtracks:
Concerts
This is where I will post about any concerts that I attend. I haven't been to many, and I'm kind of broke as shit, so this section will remain as short as it is for a long time.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Billy Idol
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Riverbend Music Center
I had the pleasure of being invited on an epic journey to an unknown world (Cincinnati, OH) for awesome music and fun :) and it ruled!!
I certainly would not call myself a "fan" of Joan Jett or Billy Idol, in the same way that I would not call myself a "fan" of any other musical giant I've been hearing on the radio since birth. I enjoyed the entire show and knew many of the songs, but I was mostly there to have a good time lol not like the several middle-aged women who were losing their minds nearby on the turf. Great venue, by the way!
Watching Joan Jett was really fun, partially because she's a rockstar in every sense of the word, but also because she did a lot of strange things that I guess you could expect from someone who's been doing this for as long as she has. She kept messing with wires on stage, presumably unhappy with how they were laying by her feet (you know, concerts can be cordless these days..) and alternating between wearing and not wearing her jacket. Just very interesting non-music things that I noticed lol the music was of course fantastic :)
Now I know I said I wasn't a "fan," so naturally I was without the prior knowledge that would have told me that Billy Idol's set was going to start with his head (huge) showing up on the backdrop of the stage but in a gradual way where I didn't realize it was his head until it Was His Head LMFAO extremely funny to me but also awesome. His set was of course fantastic and I really enjoyed his showmanship and interactions :]
If you wanna know the sets you gotta google lol because I have already forgotten and I don't feel like searching it up myself. But yeah :) Super cool and fun!
All That Remains - Mudvayne - Megadeth
Friday, September 13, 2024 - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
My sister and I went to a concert at Bethel Woods (AKA the site of Woodstock where there's a museum and an outdoor concert venue) and it was a lot of fun :) We saw a lot of old and middle-aged dudes and enjoyed some awesome music— on Friday the 13th AND the birthday of Megadeth's lead vocalist, no less! This is the first concert I've been to where I arrived before the first act and stayed until the very end, which was a lot of fun!
I like the bands that played, although I'm not an active fan by any means. It was just fun to go and see one of my sister's favorite bands live together for a second time over seven years later. We both enjoyed the show, but there were some other highlights for me besides the music.
BEFORE: So for those unaware, my sister is pretty smart and loves reading fine print. As it turns out, you can bring food into the venue, so long as it all fits in a closed one gallon zip-loc bag, as well as two factory sealed 20oz water bottles. This is per person, so we were allowed two bags and four waters in total. Additionally, while you can't bring your own chairs for sitting on the lawn (general admission gets you into the big open grass beyond the actual seating, and they rent out folding chairs to suckers), you are allowed to bring a blanket. Using this knowledge, we came up with the ultimate plan.
My sister arrived to pick me up from my house saying that she had purchased our water and a few snacks, but suggested that we go pick up sandwiches or something to add to our bags. At some point before we left, she made a joking comment that we could theoretically bring anything that fit in the bag, like Chinese food. We both had a laugh, and then we realized that that's the best fucking idea ever. Chinese food picnic for an evening at the Megadeth concert in the beautiful, rolling hills of Bethel, NY? The other patrons were going to WEEP. And weep they did.
Upon going through the metal detectors at the front of the venue, the person who checked our stuff joked, "Oh, good, you brought food for me. I really appreciate that." The jealousy was already showing its face and we hadn't even gotten to the pavillion yet. I did offer them some, but they said no thanks, presumably because they would get in big huge trouble lol. We moved on, making our way along the path to the stage, where we saw lots of shops (useless to us, as we left our money at home. we had brought everything one would need), a small stage where some other band was playing, and a deadlifting competition. Then, we found the stage and set up our picnic.
By the time we had laid out the blanket and organized our food, it was still a little early before the show. Still, we decided to start eating before the food went cold. On the way, we'd picked up our food from a Chinese restaurant not too far away, where we each got a combo meal of chicken (I had sesame, she had sweet and sour), pork fried rice, and an egg roll. We had eaten the egg rolls in the car, which were really good.
The whole time my sister and I were chowing down, people would walk by, see us with our food, and give one of two reactions: a smile, or the most insanely crestfallen look one could possibly muster. People kept coming up to us, asking, "Where in here did you get THAT?" to which we had no choice but to reply, "Sorry, we picked it up on the way here." That response only made them even MORE upset, but they all took it pretty well. It isn't every day you realize what a horrible oversight you have made, so I'm glad they were still able to enjoy the evening.
Anyway, onto the show!
All That Remains: I'm gonna be totally honest with you. I straight up did not check who the openers were before getting to the show. This one is a band I'd heard of but never bothered to listen to on my own. They sounded pretty good! The act was decent, and the few people who had shown up early enough to see them seemed pleased. I was mainly amused that the lead kept on shouting for everyone to stand up and shit while most of the venue was still empty lol I was sitting on the ground trying to my damn food!
First Intermission: For some reason, the intermissions at this concert were long as FUCK. I don't know what they were doing back there. My sister joked that Dave Mustaine needed intermittent nap times due to his now-increased age, but that doesn't explain why All That Remains and Mudvayne were taking their sweet, sweet time. I'm talking over forty minutes. Crazy! But eventually, the show went on.
Mudvayne: The second act was leagues stronger than the first. I knew of Mudvayne prior to the show, but I didn't know they had such great concerts! The showmanship was incredible! They had some sick facepaint and personality, the bassist is insane, and the lead vocalist earned a Much better response to his words than the first. My sister and I had finished all we were going to eat of our Chinese food, so we stood up for about half, before sitting back down when we started to get tired and sore. I'm definitely a fan now!
Second Intermission: Once again, a really really long intermission. I believe this one was longer than the first. Now is a good time to mention that for most of the show, we had these two weird middle-aged dudes talking to us. The one guy was pretty cool at first, but his friend showed up a bit later and he was soooo annoying. And then the first guy was getting free beers from one of the stands and He started getting annoying. During this intermission, my sister told them in passively harsh terms to leave us alone during the main event LOL and this went with moderate succcess.
Megadeth:Finally, the main event. Their set started with a plague doctor pushing a cart, shouting, "Bring out yer dead!" The fans loved that. By this point, the entire venue was finally filled, so the cheers were LOUD. Then, the lights went dark, and a few moments later they came back on and the band was there playing. They were, of course, excellent. I commented to my sister that Dave looks old as fuck, even though it's only been seven years since we last saw him, but apparently he just recently beat cancer so that'll do it. Anyway, as expected the music was awesome, even the newer tracks I'm not familiar with, the showmanship was great, and they didn't even use the wack ass background animations I remember from the Fillmore lol. Absolutely no complaints from me. I think they did two encores? Good stuff.
AFTER: So that's pretty much it :)! I'm super glad we went. My sister had a great time, as did I, and the tickets were suprisingly affordable! I hope we go to another concert together sometime soon :) Hopefully within the next seven years, that is.
Trope - Haken - Symphony X
Saturday, June 11, 2022 - Baltimore Soundstage
This was the first concert that I attended of my own volition. I went with Smiley, because we both love Haken! Here's what happened:
So we got there late and missed Trope entirely, which was fine, because we weren't going to see them anyway.
However, we DID miss the first three songs of Haken's set. But this was also fine, because that meant we skipped right to the best four songs, the ones we really wanted to see.
Those songs were:
• "Cockroach King"
• "Nil by Mouth"
• "1985," plus a cover of the beginning of "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes (up until the solo), played in the middle of the song
• "Carousel"
We got inside towards the end of "Cockroach King," but the show was awesome. Haken were even better to see live than I imagined, and I would love to see a concert where they are the main act.
When Haken finished their set, Smiley and I exchanged sentiments that we were tired and we didn't even come to see Symphony X, so we might as well leave before it's over. We did concede to stay for at LEAST the first song, because it was one of their only songs either of us could stand listening to.
While we were washing our hands in the bathroom, I joked that maybe they would be better live.
I was right.
First, Symphony X's light guy came over to where we were standing, behind his table, to set up his stuff, which was neat. Then, the lead singer of the band, Russell Allen, came up next to us to try to get his attention. I could have put my arm around the guy's shoulder, if he wasn't 6'3". So that was kind of wild.
Later, the band took the stage, and they were actually REALLY good live! We stayed for the first three songs, which were really fun, and Russell Allen had an incredible stage presence. And then we decided it was time to go (our feet were killing us).
Maybe sometime in the future I will have seen enough concerts to rank them all best-to-worst. For now, THIS is my favorite concert I have ever been to. 10/10 :)
Lillake - Tesseract - Meshuggah - Megadeth
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - The Fillmore
Okay, this was a long time ago, so I don't remember much, and I just found out there was a fourth band I didn't even know about because we arrived late (I hope arriving late to concerts doesn't become a theme for me...). I went with my dad and my sister, because they both like metal and I was 15. I'm glad that I went, because it was a really good first concert experience :)
I remember seeing the end of Tesseract's set, and then being surprised that they were British.
I remember absolutely nothing about Meshuggah.
I remember a lot from Megadeth's set! Mainly going, "Oh, I know this song!" and watching the funny graphics they had on the screen. I specifically remember the one for "Sweating Bullets" being REALLY funny, because it looked like they rendered it once twenty years prior and went, "Yup, this'll hold up for the rest of our career."
I know this block is probably underwhelming, but remember: this was five years ago at the time of writing this, I have a horrible memory, and I was only there to have a fun day with my family, so forgive me for the short summary.
It would be wrong to compare this experience to one where I was attending to see a band I follow, as an adult and with a friend. So, I rate this a golden, perpetual 10/10, specifically for being my very first concert experience and how fondly I look back on it :)