Tag Archives: Marillion
Album of the Year 2016 – Number 19
Welcome to day 12 of my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. I trust you are all enjoying this endeavour of mine? There’s going to be no long-winded introduction today, just a quick reminder to those who are interested that links to all other posts in this series can be found at the Continue Reading »
Airbag – Disconnected – Album Review
Artist: Airbag Album Title: Disconnected Label: Karisma Records Date Of Release: 10 June 2016 I may be the Man Of Much Metal but occasionally, there’s nothing I like more than to dial down the extremity and indulge in something altogether more relaxed. The scratching post for this particular itch comes in the form of Norwegian Continue Reading »
Habu – Infinite – Album Review
Artist: Habu Album Title: Infinite Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 29 April 2016 It’s a rare thing for a decent band to come from my own personal neck of the woods. Aside from Cradle Of Filth, the pickings from Suffolk are pretty slim. But then, given our rural surroundings and relaxed pace of life, Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 13
Welcome back everyone and welcome to the latest instalment of my Album Of The Year 2015 top 30 countdown. I sincerely hope that you’re enjoying reading this series as much as I’m enjoying putting it together. Each day I’m getting to listen to the best that a strong year has delivered and I then get Continue Reading »
Lonely Robot – Please Come Home – Album Review
Artist: Lonely Robot Album Title: Please Come Home Label: InsideOut Music Year Of Release: 2015 Occasionally, an album will come out of nowhere and completely blow you away. That is exactly the case with Lonely Robot and their debut album, ‘Please Come Home’. It really is a stunning record. Of course, I’m aware of the Continue Reading »
Knight Area – Hyperdrive – Album Review
Artist: Knight Area Album Title: Hyperdrive Label: The Laser’s Edge Year Of Release: 2014 Around 2008/09, I developed a real love for ‘neo-prog’ music. At the time, I had that rarest of commodities known as a disposable income, so I eagerly bought up as much music from this genre as I could. In amongst my 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 »
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 »
The Magic of The Independent Record Shop
This is a topic that I know has been discussed many times over the past few years but it’s one that I still think is both sad and important: the decline of the independent record shop. As I have already alluded to in previous blogs, many of my positive experiences with music have in some Continue Reading »
