Dream Theater – Parasomnia Review: A Nostalgic Return to Form

I’ve been a huge Dream Theater fan since their landmark album “Images & Words” in 1992. I never missed in tuning to their every single albums. Always watch their concerts when they come to Indonesia. Although I find them greatly consistent in delivering excellent prog-metal music, but I somehow feel their recent albums missed a…

Van Halen: A Different Kind of Truth Review

First, I need to make one confession: I grew up listening to ‘Van Hagar’, i.e. Van Halen with Sammy Hagar as vocalist. Their first album I listened to was ‘5150’, and it remains as one of my favourite rock album. And given that background, for years I believed that Sammy is much better vocalist than…