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Graveyard : Lights Out
Posted on November 1, 2012 | No CommentsWhen Swedish band Graveyard made a bit of a breakthrough with their sophomore record Hisingen Blues in the early part of 2011, I was absolutely spellbound. I had missed their... -
Wintersun : Time 1
Posted on October 31, 2012 | No CommentsOne of the things about being asked to review albums- apart from it being, on the whole, a massive and undeniable privilege- is that you’re asked to review records that... -
The Creptter Children : Possessed
Posted on October 30, 2012 | 1 CommentOk, first up, this isn’t a new album. It was actually released in 2010. That said, back then it was only released in the band’s native country, Australia. Two years... -
Beverley McClellan : Fear Nothing
Posted on October 29, 2012 | No CommentsNot being much of a follower of American reality television (or for that matter British reality television) I didn’t have any idea who Beverley McClellan was before I saw her... -
Ill Nino : Epidemia
Posted on October 29, 2012 | No CommentsIf there’s such a thing as a veteran of nu-metal, New Jersey’s Ill Nino are just that with 10+ years experience under their belts. I’m the first to admit that... -
The Prophets Of Addiction : Babylon Boulevard
Posted on October 26, 2012 | No CommentsWho? I hear you ask. Well that was my reaction when this CD popped through my letterbox. I do try to listen to everything I get, although it seems these... -
The Cory Smoot Experiment : When Worlds Collide
Posted on October 26, 2012 | No CommentsAs you may or may not know, Cory was one of the guitarists for the flamboyant horror themed band GWAR, who made the character of Flattus Maximus his own between... -
The Pineapple Thief : All the Wars
Posted on October 25, 2012 | No CommentsWhen you think of progressive rock; bands like Yes and Pink Floyd spring immediately to mind, but in this day and age the term often gets attached to bands by... -
Jon Lord : Concerto For Group And Orchestra
Posted on October 25, 2012 | No CommentsListening to this album was always going to be emotional. It was the very last thing Jon Lord recorded before he passed away earlier this year. In fact the mixing... -
The Procession : You Are Now Leaving The Future
Posted on October 24, 2012 | No CommentsMy first question when this dropped in my lap was “who?” as I’d never heard of them (although I get that a LOT recently), so as is normally the case,...