The legendary Kayak made an appearance in European venues in early 2019. With an excellent new CD, Seventeen (not entirely coincidentally also the seventeenth studio album from the band), well received by both press and public. Revolving around founder/composer/keyboardist Ton…
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Incongruous, innovative, insane. Three words that sum up French experimental/avant-garde metal act Igorrr to a tee, and their latest release, Spirituality and Distortion, sits comfortably within that description too. This is my first album review for TPA, but that aside,…
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I listened to a band called Low Pop Suicide, formed by Dave Allen (Gang of Four and Shriekback), and released by Allen’s record label, World Dominion. I loved Low Pop Suicide…
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To pinch a quote from fellow TPA scribe Graham Thomas… So the burnin’ question on your lips must be… “Do we need another ELP compilation release?” Well having waded my way through this release, several times now, I’m inclined to…
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Italian band Void of Sleep chose to release their third album in late March this year, which was potentially a brave thing to do, considering the pandemic gripping the world and tightening the wallets of the music-buying public. I hope…
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Frank Zappa only recruited the best players into his band, as there were exacting standards expected of any musician who passed through the Zappa band ranks. One of those was guitarist Mike Keneally, who having since had a long and…
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There is always a danger when one has been anticipating a release for a long time, and it felt like a long time waiting for the debut release from Quel Che Disse Il Tuono. Actually, the album was put together…
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“In the Vales of Pagarna there is a doom-haunted city where no man dreams; for dreams are the price of entry”. That’s the intriguing opening line of the accompanying notes for Dreaming City, the new release from Glass Hammer, their…
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“There’s no point in just ripping something off, but if you hear something and think ‘I like what that guy is doing; I know what I could do with that’, it’s like having a new colour to paint with, and…
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All transmissions received from the distant galaxy of Ozric Tentacles are welcome, and this one is no exception. The debut release from Silas & Saski features a trio of delights brought to life by Ozrics’ keyboard man Silas Wynne together…
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