Death is bewildering. Something beautiful, precious, is gone never to be seen again. Our cries of anguish, the wrenching pain of our dejection, the awful agony of our newly discovered and unwanted aloneness is a heartbroken call to anyone and…
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The third long-player from this gathering of Polish potheads is a bewitching listen that demands repeated tokes at regular intervals. A moniker like Weedpecker automatically brings with it certain expectations of sound, style and the accompanying trappings. However, this 4-piece…
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When I first learned Anette Olzon (former vocalist for Nightwish) and Jani Liimatainen (founding member and guitarist for Sonata Arctica) were collaborating on a project called The Dark Element, I jumped at the chance to review it. Olzon is one…
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Murder & Parliament is a project by Tom Slatter, a Bad Elephant Music artist. The eponymous debut album has been out for a little while now and there have already been reviews. I was busy doing things. And stuff. Consequently,…
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The second “songs” instalment of Mr Minister’s chanelling his Great Aunt Coleslaw’s muse into an expected 26 albums spread over the year – that’s an infeasible one a fortnight for anyone slightly math-headed – arrives with all the fanfare of…
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Überblick When purchasing a career-spanning box set of a band that you’re not overly familiar with, you have to keep an open mind and expect the unexpected. For me with Schmetterlinge, the gargantuan 15CD/1DVD box set including every studio and…
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Babis “Bob” Katsionis may not be household name to most people, but in his native Greece he is pretty much a rock superstar. Playing guitar and flashy keyboards for various metal bands, he has cleaned up in the Greek Metal…
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John Wenlock-Smith A new live 2CD/DVD set from Steve Hackett, recorded at Birmingham Symphony Hall in May 2017, Steve and his band celebrating 40 years since the release of Genesis’ Wind And Wuthering album, alongside solo material taken from his…
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From Oslo in Norway, Jordsjø started as a side project for multi-instrumentalist Håkon Oftung (Tusmorke, Black Magic) in 2014, but developed into a two man venture with Kristian Frøland. They are currently a four man band, with the aim of…
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Gleb Kolyadin will be familiar to fans of Russian chamber prog duo iamthemorning, whose three studio albums have earned them increasing critical acclaim amongst fans, critics and musicians alike. The respect and admiration that pianist Kolyadin and singer Marjana Semkina…
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