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Perfect Storm – Stairs

Dutch band Perfect Storm, hailing from Groningen, surprised friend and foe with their great debut album No Air in 2020, and it even made it to my personal top ten that year. With their well-balanced mix of dynamic and adventurous…

Opeth – The Last Will And Testament

As a longtime Dream Theater fan, Opeth has always been on my periphery (pun slightly intended). From the start, they were billed to me as “more metal than Dream Theater” which put me off exploring them, as I’m more interested…

SBB – Przebudzenie

In what seems to be a never-ending stream of reissues from Poles SBB and released on the GAD Records label, this latest collection of music that first saw the light of day between 1975 and 1976. Przebudzenie consists of recordings…

Joan Armatrading – How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean

Joan started singing in the 60’s and released her first album in 1972. Since then, she has issued albums on a fairly regular basis, and this is her 21st studio release. She is no longer the name she used to be,…

Achelas – Echoes Of Virtue

The joy of progressive rock is that it can take you down many intriguing and different paths, and often with a surprise around the corner. This is very much the case with Echoes Of Virtue, the fifth studio album by…

Robert Reed with Les Penning & Angharad Brinn - Sanctuary | Covered

Robert Reed With Les Penning And Angharad Brinn – Sanctuary | Covered

Robert Reed has been releasing Sanctuary albums, inspired homages to his musical hero, Mike Oldfield since 2014. Sanctuary Covered is mainly a compilation of covers of songs Rob Reed has released on EP’s and bonus discs through the span of…

IQ

Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer [NL] Saturday, 14th December 2024 During the month of December the annual IQ Xmas Bash has become a regular occurrence, a true tradition, which began in the early 2010s. Halfway through tonight’s show, guitarist Mike Holmes reminds…