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Review – Mary Reynaud – Make It Together – by Progradar
As I travel though this world full of incredible highs and unbelievable lows my companion has always been music. The type of music has changed through the years but one thing has been constant, it is music written not to make money but to enrich the lives of those that would hear the notes. Obviously,…
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Review – Children In Paradise – Morrigan – by Gary Morley
Another day, another new treat via cyber mail from the wallet emptier. This time, I chose the album on the basis of the beautiful artwork. See what I mean? So, as per standard operating procedure, I magically converted the ones and zeros Mr WE sent me and stuck them to shiny metallic disc, inserted said…
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OPETH RELEASE 5TH STUDIO BLOG FOR ‘SORCERESS’
Swedish experimental heavy-rock pioneers OPETH have released the fifth instalment, Studio Report – Episode 5,? of their in-depth, behind the scenes series on the making of their 12th studio album, ‘Sorceress‘. In this new trailer, frontman Mikael Akerfeldt talks about the vocal recordings in the legendary Rockfield Studiosand the writing process for his lyrics. The…
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MESHUGGAH POST FIRST TRAILER FOR ‘THE VIOLENT SLEEP OF REASON’
The Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH recently revealed the title of their upcoming eighth album, “The Violent Sleep Of Reason”. Today, the band released the first trailer where Tomas Haakediscusses the title and cover artwork for the eighth album. Watch the video on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel: Tomas Haake comments, “Basically, the whole idea…
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New lyric video from The Tangent – article by Progradar
Progressive rock stalwarts and innovators The Tangent return, after main man Andy Tillison’s heart attack last year, with ?a great lyric video for single A Few Steps Down The Wrong Road and you can watch it here: Andy wanted to return to the more socially aware music that he has generally written since he was…
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SONATA ARCTICA ANNOUNCE FIRST TRAILER FOR “THE NINTH HOUR”
After announcing the new album ‘The Ninth Hour‘, due on October 7th, the Finnish melodic metal quintet SONATA ARCTICA now present the first in a series of album trailers. Check out the first one here in which the band talk about the first single, ‘Closer To An Animal’: Pre-order the album digitally here: http://nblast.de/TheNinthHouriTunes Nuclear…
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Review – Nosound – Scintilla – by Progradar
The power of music, whether joyous or cathartic must steal on one unawares, come spontaneously as a blessing or a grace–? – Oliver Sacks, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain I write reviews and run this website purely for the love of music. I don’t get paid for anything I write or publish and…
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BRUJERIA – BAND DEBUT BRAND NEW TRACK, “BRUJA-“
Extreme metallers BRUJERIA will release their fourth full length album, entitled Pocho Aztlan, on Mexican Independence Day (September 16) via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Today, the band has debuted a new track from that album entitled “Bruja-” Pocho Aztlan is now available for pre-order on Limited Edition Neon Yellow Vinyl, Limited Edition Orange Vinyl and CD/T-Shirt…
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Review – Circuline – Counterpoint – by Progradar
“What do you get when you take two theatrical lead vocalists, a keyboard player from Juilliard, a jazz-rock genius on guitar, a bass player from Monster Island and a drummer with progressive rock in his DNA? The modern cinematic ProgRock band Circuline.” That’s a pretty impressive opening gambit from the press blurb for Circuline’s latest…
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Review – Tarja – The Shadow Self – by Craig E. Bacon
There is a darker side of us all…Every one of us, we have a darker side that we should probably just appreciate that it exists…I believe it’s a beautiful darkness…The Shadow Self, it is a creative force in all of us.? –Tarja Those familiar with Tarja’s solo work, or with the symphonic metal genre, will…