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Half-Way Through 2013 – The Best So Far – Part 2
Today I bring you the second part of my “Half-Way Through 2013 – The Best So Far” series. The aim is to re-cap on the year in rock and metal so far by highlighting some of the best releases so far. If you want to check out “Part 1”, it can be found here: Half-Way Continue Reading »
Being a Metal Head in the Middle of Nowhere
Today’s topic may resonate with many of you. I certainly hope so, anyway. It’s all about being a music fan outside of any of the big metropolis’ and the challenges this can present. Ok, so I don’t exactly live in the middle of nowhere, but I may as well do. I reside in Ipswich, the Continue Reading »
Unknown & Underrated – Part 4
In the fourth instalment of my ‘Unknown & Underrated’ series, I look at three very different bands, covering a wide range of genres. It is arguable that these bands are less unknown or underrated than others within the series but, from my perspective as a metal head in the UK, they are still in need Continue Reading »
Unknown & Underrated – Part 1
Recently, a group of fellow rock and metal fans made a new musical discovery and it got me thinking. The discovery was not of a particularly underground band. In fact, the name Soilwork is known quite extensively throughout the metal world. Contemporaries and compatriots of In Flames, Dark Tranquillity and a whole host of other Continue Reading »
The Man Of Much Metal – The Uni Years
As I was nearing the end of my A Levels, I discovered a band that changed the course of my music-listening forever. That band was the local Suffolk metal band Cradle Of Filth. The fact that the lead singer still lives at the bottom of my parent’s road in Ipswich had nothing whatsoever to do Continue Reading »
