Tag Archives: rock
The Excitement Of The New Album Release
Hands up how many of you still get that excitement from a new album release? You know the feeling – that eager anticipation which begins the moment you find out a particular band is going to be releasing a new album. The eager anticipation that begins to turn into barely controlled impatience so that, on Continue Reading »
If Only Everyone In the Music Industry Did It Right
The work that I do for Powerplay Magazine and to a slightly lesser extent ThisIsNotAScene and Ghost Cult, I do for the love of the music. I don’t get paid for it. Whilst I’d love to be remunerated for it, the biggest payment I get is non-financial. It’s the buzz of seeing my name in Continue Reading »
Big Big Train – English Electric (Part 1) – Full Album Review
The older I get, the more interested I become in prog music. Generally, that statement would require further clarification via the addition of the word ‘metal’. However, more recently, this has become less and less necessary as I have found myself taking great delight in some of the more laid back forms of the genre, Continue Reading »
My Top 20 of 2012 – Number 5
Now it gets serious, as we’re into the final five albums of my Top 20 rock/metal albums of 2012 countdown. Links to my picks from 20 down to 6 can be found at the very bottom of this post. So, who is at number 5?…. Threshold ‘March Of Progress’ Nuclear Blast Records I have been Continue Reading »
My Top 20 of 2012 – Number 6
Day 15 in my Top 20 rock/metal albums of 2012 countdown. As usual, links to the previous 14 days can be found at the bottom of this post should you have been naughty and missed any. Marillion ‘Sounds That Can’t Be Made’ earMUSIC Not only have I got more into melodic hard rock this year, Continue Reading »
My Top 20 of 2012 – Number 8
Unlucky for some, it is day 13 of my countdown of my 20 best rock and metal albums of 2012. Scroll down to the bottom of this post for links to all 12 previous posts. Big Big Train ‘English Electric (Part 1)’ English Electric Recordings Now, when I say that this has been a massive Continue Reading »
My Top 20 of 2012 – Number 11
Despite it now being 2013, we have reached the halfway stage in my top 20 rock & metal albums of 2012. How exciting! If you’ve missed any of my previous posts in this countdown, links can be found at the bottom of this post. Docker’s Guild ‘The Mystic Technocracy (Season 1: The Age Of Ignorance)’ Continue Reading »
My Top 20 of 2012 – Number 15
Can it already be day six of my Top 20 of 2012 countdown? Blimey, time flies. Missed Day five? Check it here. And whilst you’re at it, check out days 1, 2, 3 and 4 too. Devin Townsend Project ‘Epicloud’ HevyDevy Records/Inside Out Records The fact that this next album features in my Top 20 Continue Reading »
My Top 20 of 2012 – Number 16
After a two-day break for Christmas, I bring you day five of my Top 20 of 2012 countdown. Before continuing, have you checked out the previous four days in my daily countdown? If not, shame on you! Put down that half-eaten Turkey leg and giant chocolate bar and have a look at Day 4 (symphonic 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 »
