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  • Review – Frost* – Life In The Wires – by Kevin Thompson

    Review – Frost* – Life In The Wires – by Kevin Thompson

    After a busy weekend I now find myself sat at home full of cold and in need of cheering up. Ooh! What’s this in my inbox Ooh! It’s the latest Frost* album for review. Ooh! It’s a double album. Ooh! It’s a concept album. Can this be what I need to perk myself up. Let’s…

  • Review – A.C.T – Falling – by Kevin Thompson

    I saw the Swedish band A.C.T. a couple of times when they played for the old Classic Rock Society in Rotherham. Both were great performances and I have a lasting memory of them reminding me musically of one of my favourite bands, Canada’s very own Saga. I also remember lead singer Herman Saming being a…

  • Review – Lee Abraham – Comatose – by Kevin Thompson

    Review – Lee Abraham – Comatose – by Kevin Thompson

    So how does one of your favourite guitarists improve on his previous excellent releases How about making it a concept album What if it’s all one track Hmm, let’s see shall we? The haunting beep of a life support machine with mourning guitar introduces us to Numb-Pt 1 . Wait…I thought this was all one…

  • Review – Encircled – The Universal Mirth – by Kevin Thompson

    Review – Encircled – The Universal Mirth – by Kevin Thompson

    Time flies, this time last week I was home after a very pleasant trip to the launch party for Encircled’s new album ‘The Universal Mirth’, down in the deepest merging of the potteries’ ‘Five Towns’ so named by author Arnold Bennett (though it was actually six), in Stoke On Trent. I had the great pleasure…

  • Review – Downriver Dead Men Go – Departures – by Kevin Thompson

    Review – Downriver Dead Men Go – Departures – by Kevin Thompson

    The man called Gerrit rounded the corner, his earphones mingling the noises from the factory to his left with the music on his mp3 player, whilst the lost and lonesome dragged through another evening shift on minimum wage to keep the corporate wolf from the council house door. Under-appreciated he mused, he couldn’t, wouldn’t want…

  • Review – Long Distance Calling – Boundless – by Kevin Thompson

    Review – Long Distance Calling – Boundless – by Kevin Thompson

    There’s always the clamour to decide what has been album of the year every annum and the good and great are voted for. In conversation the other day it arose that what is voted best, may not always turn out to be the most played. Some albums push their way into your play-list and you…

  • Review – Galahad – Seas of Change – by Kevin Thompson

    Review – Galahad – Seas of Change – by Kevin Thompson

    A columnist from an upmarket daily mentioned recently, that this time of year isn’t good for new music. How do these people get employed? Two weeks into the new year and the quality of releases out and arriving are breathtaking, in scope and variation. Anticipation is at fever pitch at the expectation of numerous releases…

  • Review – Lunatic Soul – Fractured – by Kevin Thompson

    Review – Lunatic Soul – Fractured – by Kevin Thompson

    Life, like glass, is a fragile thing. Blows to both cause them to crack and fracture, delicately hanging the shards together as fissures creep across the surface, threatening to shatter at any moment. Sharp edges and words cut deep red like blood and run with the dark crimson of passion. The reflections distort and twist…

  • Review – Nordic Giants – Amplify Human Vibration by Kevin Thompson

    Review – Nordic Giants – Amplify Human Vibration by Kevin Thompson

    There have been many claims from people saying they have discovered our sixth sense and what it is. For me it’s the sense of wonder. From the moment I was old enough to remember, I have been imbued with this sense, from the warmth of the sun on your face on a hot day, to…

  • Review – Daniel Cavanagh – Monochrome – by Kevin Thompson

    Review – Daniel Cavanagh – Monochrome – by Kevin Thompson

    It’s been an eventful year so far for Anathema. Latest album, The Optimist , has been very favourably received by press and fans alike, winning “Album of the Year” at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards. With a stunning performance at Be Prog 2017 from the Poble Espanyol in Barcelona on 1 July gathering rave reviews,…