Michael Kizer
@michaelkizer.com
Music [ Prog | Metal | Rock ]
Webmaster [ https://fateswarning.com | https://jimmatheos.com | https://tuesdaythesky.com | https://kingsofmercia.com | https://northseaechoes.com ]
Working in IT [ AWS | OutSystems ]
San Diego, CA
https://linktr.ee/mkizer
Webmaster [ https://fateswarning.com | https://jimmatheos.com | https://tuesdaythesky.com | https://kingsofmercia.com | https://northseaechoes.com ]
Working in IT [ AWS | OutSystems ]
San Diego, CA
https://linktr.ee/mkizer
Einar Solberg + Orchestra = awesome new track from his upcoming solo release.
EINAR SOLBERG feat. The Norwegian Radio Orchestra – Stella Mortua
Ashes of a dying star
I’m so paralyzed, paralyzed
Their ascent became my scar
I’m so paralyzed, paralyzed
EINAR SOLBERG feat. The Norwegian Radio Orchestra – Stella Mortua
Ashes of a dying star
I’m so paralyzed, paralyzed
Their ascent became my scar
I’m so paralyzed, paralyzed
EINAR SOLBERG feat. The Norwegian Radio Orchestra – Stella Mortua (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by InsideOutMusicTV
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Einar Solberg + Orchestra = awesome new track from his upcoming solo release.
EINAR SOLBERG feat. The Norwegian Radio Orchestra – Stella Mortua
Ashes of a dying star
I’m so paralyzed, paralyzed
Their ascent became my scar
I’m so paralyzed, paralyzed
EINAR SOLBERG feat. The Norwegian Radio Orchestra – Stella Mortua
Ashes of a dying star
I’m so paralyzed, paralyzed
Their ascent became my scar
I’m so paralyzed, paralyzed
Instrumental track for the day:
Tuesday the Sky - The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You
"Indoor Enthusiast" the third album from Jim Matheos' post-rock project, Tuesday The Sky, kicks things off with this song.
Tuesday the Sky - The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You
"Indoor Enthusiast" the third album from Jim Matheos' post-rock project, Tuesday The Sky, kicks things off with this song.
Tuesday the Sky - The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You (Official Video)
YouTube video by Metal Blade Records
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Instrumental track for the day:
Tuesday the Sky - The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You
"Indoor Enthusiast" the third album from Jim Matheos' post-rock project, Tuesday The Sky, kicks things off with this song.
Tuesday the Sky - The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You
"Indoor Enthusiast" the third album from Jim Matheos' post-rock project, Tuesday The Sky, kicks things off with this song.
This beautifully mournful track from his latest album Lifeblood could easily find its home on a future Ridley Scott Viking epic. Luckily, we don't have to wait since the amazingly talented Owl House Studios crafted an animated video that perfectly captures the theme and emotions of the song.
Raphael Weinroth-Browne - Pyre (Official Video)
YouTube video by Raphael Weinroth-Browne
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 AM
This beautifully mournful track from his latest album Lifeblood could easily find its home on a future Ridley Scott Viking epic. Luckily, we don't have to wait since the amazingly talented Owl House Studios crafted an animated video that perfectly captures the theme and emotions of the song.
Here's an interesting live looping cover of "Thrill of the Chase", by Envy of None's very own Maiah Wynne.
youtu.be/KRTKq4lLIFU...
youtu.be/KRTKq4lLIFU...
Thrill of the Chase - [Envy of None] Maiah Wynne LIVE Looping version
YouTube video by Maiah Wynne
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Here's an interesting live looping cover of "Thrill of the Chase", by Envy of None's very own Maiah Wynne.
youtu.be/KRTKq4lLIFU...
youtu.be/KRTKq4lLIFU...
Instrumental track for the day, "A Dance with Death" by Australian band "We Lost The Sea".
[Video and more in the comments]
[Video and more in the comments]
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Instrumental track for the day, "A Dance with Death" by Australian band "We Lost The Sea".
[Video and more in the comments]
[Video and more in the comments]
The first new video from Vsauce in a couple of years and he hits with us with some philosophy and a bit of existential dread. Well worth the watch.
"We're not the Universe experiencing itself, we're the universe 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 itself."
youtu.be/xHd4zsIbXJ0...
"We're not the Universe experiencing itself, we're the universe 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 itself."
youtu.be/xHd4zsIbXJ0...
All The Ghosts You Will Be
YouTube video by Vsauce
youtu.be
September 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The first new video from Vsauce in a couple of years and he hits with us with some philosophy and a bit of existential dread. Well worth the watch.
"We're not the Universe experiencing itself, we're the universe 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 itself."
youtu.be/xHd4zsIbXJ0...
"We're not the Universe experiencing itself, we're the universe 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 itself."
youtu.be/xHd4zsIbXJ0...
This is a fun video... Leprous is tasked with creating a cover version of a popular song on the spot, but it must also reflect that core Leprous sound. The video is cued up to the final take, but the whole video is worth a watch.
youtu.be/Te2MR6j5Qhg...
youtu.be/Te2MR6j5Qhg...
Norwegian Prog/Metal Band LEPROUS Covers "Take On Me" On The Spot
YouTube video by Musora
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 4:18 AM
This is a fun video... Leprous is tasked with creating a cover version of a popular song on the spot, but it must also reflect that core Leprous sound. The video is cued up to the final take, but the whole video is worth a watch.
youtu.be/Te2MR6j5Qhg...
youtu.be/Te2MR6j5Qhg...
"The Beauty of Grey" by +Live+
The message is still just as poignant as ever.
[video and lyrics in the comments]
The message is still just as poignant as ever.
[video and lyrics in the comments]
July 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"The Beauty of Grey" by +Live+
The message is still just as poignant as ever.
[video and lyrics in the comments]
The message is still just as poignant as ever.
[video and lyrics in the comments]
Beautiful new single from cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne
with an amazingly produced video.
“... I’ve spent my life chasing these fleeting moments where the music seems to play itself and have attempted to capture this in my performance on Lifeblood.”
with an amazingly produced video.
“... I’ve spent my life chasing these fleeting moments where the music seems to play itself and have attempted to capture this in my performance on Lifeblood.”
Raphael Weinroth-Browne - Lifeblood (Official Video)
YouTube video by Raphael Weinroth-Browne
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Beautiful new single from cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne
with an amazingly produced video.
“... I’ve spent my life chasing these fleeting moments where the music seems to play itself and have attempted to capture this in my performance on Lifeblood.”
with an amazingly produced video.
“... I’ve spent my life chasing these fleeting moments where the music seems to play itself and have attempted to capture this in my performance on Lifeblood.”
The Gathering - Heroes For Ghosts
My heart is drifting through all shades of green
My head is thinking through meadows of the sea
Lonely as I am
A great atmospheric song, that builds slowly like wave, crashing down, then slowly retreating.
[video/lyrics in the comments]
My heart is drifting through all shades of green
My head is thinking through meadows of the sea
Lonely as I am
A great atmospheric song, that builds slowly like wave, crashing down, then slowly retreating.
[video/lyrics in the comments]
May 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Gathering - Heroes For Ghosts
My heart is drifting through all shades of green
My head is thinking through meadows of the sea
Lonely as I am
A great atmospheric song, that builds slowly like wave, crashing down, then slowly retreating.
[video/lyrics in the comments]
My heart is drifting through all shades of green
My head is thinking through meadows of the sea
Lonely as I am
A great atmospheric song, that builds slowly like wave, crashing down, then slowly retreating.
[video/lyrics in the comments]
If it all comes out
We could never take it back
Where does that leave us then?
One more step, in the wrong direction
Until it all, all comes crashing down
youtu.be/joIswXB7Cis...
We could never take it back
Where does that leave us then?
One more step, in the wrong direction
Until it all, all comes crashing down
youtu.be/joIswXB7Cis...
Empyre - My Bad (Piano Acoustic) - Live - October '24
YouTube video by EMPYRE
youtu.be
May 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
If it all comes out
We could never take it back
Where does that leave us then?
One more step, in the wrong direction
Until it all, all comes crashing down
youtu.be/joIswXB7Cis...
We could never take it back
Where does that leave us then?
One more step, in the wrong direction
Until it all, all comes crashing down
youtu.be/joIswXB7Cis...
Promise me this, sever the ties and rise up
Don’t resist, persist
Or you’ll never grow to see the waking light
youtu.be/cn5gyF9_T0g...
Don’t resist, persist
Or you’ll never grow to see the waking light
youtu.be/cn5gyF9_T0g...
Waking Light - Live at Junction 2, Cambridge
YouTube video by EMPYRE
youtu.be
May 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Promise me this, sever the ties and rise up
Don’t resist, persist
Or you’ll never grow to see the waking light
youtu.be/cn5gyF9_T0g...
Don’t resist, persist
Or you’ll never grow to see the waking light
youtu.be/cn5gyF9_T0g...
Now don't hang on
Nothin' lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away
And all your money won't another minute buy
Pain of Salvation performing a live cover of "Dust In The Wind" (Kansas).
[Sveriges Radio P4 Sörmland on April 15. 2011]
youtu.be/n5TVrT4W8gU...
Nothin' lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away
And all your money won't another minute buy
Pain of Salvation performing a live cover of "Dust In The Wind" (Kansas).
[Sveriges Radio P4 Sörmland on April 15. 2011]
youtu.be/n5TVrT4W8gU...
Pain Of Salvation - Dust In The Wind
YouTube video by JoeBart
youtu.be
May 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Now don't hang on
Nothin' lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away
And all your money won't another minute buy
Pain of Salvation performing a live cover of "Dust In The Wind" (Kansas).
[Sveriges Radio P4 Sörmland on April 15. 2011]
youtu.be/n5TVrT4W8gU...
Nothin' lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away
And all your money won't another minute buy
Pain of Salvation performing a live cover of "Dust In The Wind" (Kansas).
[Sveriges Radio P4 Sörmland on April 15. 2011]
youtu.be/n5TVrT4W8gU...
Chris Cornell (7/20/1964 - 5/18/2017) RIP
You say that midnight opens its arms to me
Leaving you alone, and then I fly so far away
Until the light blurs my vision and I have nowhere to roam
I only love you when I'm down
You say that midnight opens its arms to me
Leaving you alone, and then I fly so far away
Until the light blurs my vision and I have nowhere to roam
I only love you when I'm down
Chris Cornell - When I'm Down - Troubadour, January 29 2010
YouTube video by Chris Cornell
youtu.be
May 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Chris Cornell (7/20/1964 - 5/18/2017) RIP
You say that midnight opens its arms to me
Leaving you alone, and then I fly so far away
Until the light blurs my vision and I have nowhere to roam
I only love you when I'm down
You say that midnight opens its arms to me
Leaving you alone, and then I fly so far away
Until the light blurs my vision and I have nowhere to roam
I only love you when I'm down
Kevin Gilbert (11/20/1966 - 5/18/1996) RIP
Well something snaps and then you learn
Chasing words is no concern
Then one by one they die and turn
To mild regret and hopeless yearn
Blank page
Numbly staring up at me
Escaping by apology
From a blank page left unsigned
Well something snaps and then you learn
Chasing words is no concern
Then one by one they die and turn
To mild regret and hopeless yearn
Blank page
Numbly staring up at me
Escaping by apology
From a blank page left unsigned
Blank Page
YouTube video by Toy Matinee - Topic
youtu.be
May 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Kevin Gilbert (11/20/1966 - 5/18/1996) RIP
Well something snaps and then you learn
Chasing words is no concern
Then one by one they die and turn
To mild regret and hopeless yearn
Blank page
Numbly staring up at me
Escaping by apology
From a blank page left unsigned
Well something snaps and then you learn
Chasing words is no concern
Then one by one they die and turn
To mild regret and hopeless yearn
Blank page
Numbly staring up at me
Escaping by apology
From a blank page left unsigned
New song from Raphael Weinroth-Browne - Speed of Light, a visceral reworking of J.S. Bach’s Prelude to the G Major Cello Suite.
Prog Metal Cello perhaps? 🤘
Prog Metal Cello perhaps? 🤘
Raphael Weinroth-Browne - Speed of Light (Official Video)
YouTube video by Raphael Weinroth-Browne
youtu.be
May 16, 2025 at 4:21 AM
New song from Raphael Weinroth-Browne - Speed of Light, a visceral reworking of J.S. Bach’s Prelude to the G Major Cello Suite.
Prog Metal Cello perhaps? 🤘
Prog Metal Cello perhaps? 🤘
This is an oldie, but a goodie... The Angry Birds theme covered by Pomplamoose.
ANGRY BIRDS theme!!! covered by Pomplamoose
YouTube video by PomplamooseMusic
youtu.be
May 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is an oldie, but a goodie... The Angry Birds theme covered by Pomplamoose.
A great track from Finnish prog-metal band Wheel's first full length album, Moving Backwards.
Just like back in 84
There are eyes on every wall
It might be time to learn to crawl
When privacy becomes a product to be traded for another
They know everything about you
wheelband.net
Just like back in 84
There are eyes on every wall
It might be time to learn to crawl
When privacy becomes a product to be traded for another
They know everything about you
wheelband.net
Wheel - Wheel
YouTube video by Wheel Band
youtu.be
May 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A great track from Finnish prog-metal band Wheel's first full length album, Moving Backwards.
Just like back in 84
There are eyes on every wall
It might be time to learn to crawl
When privacy becomes a product to be traded for another
They know everything about you
wheelband.net
Just like back in 84
There are eyes on every wall
It might be time to learn to crawl
When privacy becomes a product to be traded for another
They know everything about you
wheelband.net
A little 5/4 trivia:
The theme music for the long-running TV series Mission: Impossible is a distinctive tune written in the uncommon 5/4 time signature. Not only does the 5/4 time signature make the composition unique, the meter (dash dash, dot dot) is Morse Code for the letters M and I.
The theme music for the long-running TV series Mission: Impossible is a distinctive tune written in the uncommon 5/4 time signature. Not only does the 5/4 time signature make the composition unique, the meter (dash dash, dot dot) is Morse Code for the letters M and I.
Lalo Schifrin - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
May 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A little 5/4 trivia:
The theme music for the long-running TV series Mission: Impossible is a distinctive tune written in the uncommon 5/4 time signature. Not only does the 5/4 time signature make the composition unique, the meter (dash dash, dot dot) is Morse Code for the letters M and I.
The theme music for the long-running TV series Mission: Impossible is a distinctive tune written in the uncommon 5/4 time signature. Not only does the 5/4 time signature make the composition unique, the meter (dash dash, dot dot) is Morse Code for the letters M and I.
This little guy cracks me up. 🤣
April 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This little guy cracks me up. 🤣
Another great track from the new Spiritbox album Tsunami Sea -- Ride The Wave
Musically inspired by the soundtrack from the film "28 Days Later". A beautiful chorus and multi-level lyrics keep this one spinning in my head.
[song, lyrics, and info in the comments]
Musically inspired by the soundtrack from the film "28 Days Later". A beautiful chorus and multi-level lyrics keep this one spinning in my head.
[song, lyrics, and info in the comments]
April 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Another great track from the new Spiritbox album Tsunami Sea -- Ride The Wave
Musically inspired by the soundtrack from the film "28 Days Later". A beautiful chorus and multi-level lyrics keep this one spinning in my head.
[song, lyrics, and info in the comments]
Musically inspired by the soundtrack from the film "28 Days Later". A beautiful chorus and multi-level lyrics keep this one spinning in my head.
[song, lyrics, and info in the comments]
What it sounds like when half a dozen guys in a group greet each other. 😂
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April 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
What it sounds like when half a dozen guys in a group greet each other. 😂
#CokeNames
#CokeNames