Taking a deep dive into the latest Glass Hammer release, Black Light, has been quite a ride. Unsurprisingly for Steve Babb, the only remaining founder member of Glass Hammer, Black Light is a concept album, but before we get to…
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Isobar return with their fifth album, the cunningly titled Isobar V. Fronted by Malcolm Smith on guitars and Marc Spooner on keys, both previously from prog band Metaphor, they compose complicated instrumental flights of fancy which are performed with the…
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Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne Saturday, 5 September 2026 Many people think that I improvise everything, making it up as I go along and cross every bridge when I get to it. Mostly they are right, after all worrying about the future…
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Well, this was a long time coming, but it’s finally here! Square Wild have released their first album, Otherling. They have been racking up festival appearances for a number of years now, gaining a sizeable audience along the way, and…
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Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne Friday, 4 September 2026 The torrential downpour that had made its unwelcome presence loudly known in the early hours of the morning might have felt like it belonged in the Bible but it soon passed and by…
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Kraanerg is the title of a ballet written by Iannis Xenakis in 1969. It is derived from the Greek and translates as ‘accomplished action’. It seems like an apt name for Nat Bergrin’s outfit, as they are certainly accomplished, and…
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Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne Thursday, 3 September 2026 Introduction… Before I set off to the Nene Valley Rock Festival I began to think of all the music festivals that there are held each year, be they Prog, tribute acts or pop.…
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So three years ago, The Fierce And The Dead released News From The Invisible World, and perhaps confounded expectations by making a vocal album, after years of indie instrumental mayhem. Whilst this strategy could have been viewed as risky by…
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Nazareth, one of Scotland’s finest exports, were surely one of the hardest working in the Seventies. They spent most of the first half of that decade achieving some tangible success culminating with Hair of the Dog, their best selling album…
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Blindead 23 are a Polish band conjured from the ashes of Blindead, who it seems have gone their separate ways. Mateusz Smierzchalski (guitar) and Patryk Zwoliński (vocals) have regrouped however, and along with Roger Öjersson (ex-Katatonia: guitars, keys) and Pawal…
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