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  • Review – Glass Hammer – Valkyrie – by Progradar

    Review – Glass Hammer – Valkyrie – by Progradar

    What separates the bands that have longevity from those that are just a flash in the pan is the ability to evolve and progress while never losing sight of what endeared them to their fans in the first place. They take the basic ingredients of what makes them unique and then add new ideas and…

  • Glass Hammer talk about new album ‘Valkyrie’ – article by Progradar

    Glass Hammer talk about new album ‘Valkyrie’ – article by Progradar

    Glass Hammer are due to release their 18th studio album, ‘Valkyrie’, in September and I managed to grab a few words with main man Steve Babb and vocalist Susie Bogdanowicz. The follow up to last year’s ‘The Breaking of the World’ is a concept album in the vein of ‘Lex Rex’ and ‘The Inconsolable Secret’…

  • Glass Hammer announce new album – by Progradar

    Glass Hammer announce new album – by Progradar

    Renowned progressive rock outfit Glass Hammer have announced that 16th studio album ‘Valkyrie’ will be released this autumn. The new release will see Susie Bogdanowicz take lead vocal duties, along with support from founder members Steve Babb and Fred Schendel. A full on concept album in the vein of ‘Lex Rex’ and ‘The Inconsolable Secret’,…

  • Review – Glass Hammer – Double Live (Deluxe Edition)

    Review – Glass Hammer – Double Live (Deluxe Edition)

    I’ve never been a big fan of live albums, preferring the purity of the original studio release. To me, that is probably how the band intended the music to be heard in the first place, rather than in a live setting. There are, actually, plenty of studio bands who have never performed live and this…

  • Kinetic Element – Travelog – Review

    Kinetic Element – Travelog – Review

    Why do you listen to music? Think about it for a while, what are the main reasons you insert that CD and press play, or lower the needle onto the vinyl? (we’re going a bit more tactile than mp3 for this anology). There have to be a myriad reasons why different people will await a…