Tag Archives: Def Leppard

Artist: Def Leppard Album Title: Diamond Star Halos Label: Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury Records Date of Release: 27 May 2022 I thought long and hard before writing this review. Does the world really need yet another two-bit hack writing a review of the latest Def Leppard album? Probably not. But, in the end, I thought ‘why not?’  Continue Reading »

Artist: Def Leppard & Cheap Trick Venue: O2 Arena, London Date: 6 December 2018 When a colleague offers you the opportunity to see one of your all-time favourite bands live, you have to accept. When it transpires that the band in question would be playing their best album from start to finish, you don’t just  Continue Reading »

One of the most fascinating conversations I have with fellow music lovers and metalheads in particular is about the route they took when discovering this magnificent genre of music. Everybody has a different journey, one that inevitably leads to a different ending. Sure, we may all like roughly the same bands, but it is rare  Continue Reading »

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 »

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 »

There are many great things about writing for a music magazine. From getting to hear albums before their official release, to gaining entry to gigs on press passes and getting access to the photo pit, it’s all good. However, the one aspect that I both love and fear the most is the interview. Over the  Continue Reading »

As you may be able to tell from my previous blogs, music is just about the most important thing in my life. Of course, my family will always come first but unless my football team is doing exceptionally well (that never happens!), music takes up every spare minute of my time. I suppose therefore that  Continue Reading »

Right at the end of my last blog yesterday, I fleetingly mentioned my CD collection. Now, at risk of sounding like I’m bragging or full of puffed-up pride, this is a collection of which I am very proud. But then again, I bet I’m not saying anything that surprises you; indeed, I am sure that  Continue Reading »

Before I get on to some more meatier topics that are of interest to me, I thought I’d try and flesh out a little of my musical background, giving you a bit more of a personal insight into the Man Of Much Metal… I first got into music through my Dad, who loved the usual suspects  Continue Reading »