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Porcupine Tree – Closure / Continuation – Album Review

Artist: Porcupine Tree Album Title: Closer / Continuation Label: Music For Nations Date of Release: 24 June 2022 I want to start this review by being completely transparent and honest. I have never been a particularly big fan of Porcupine Tree. I have a few of their albums in my collection, but I cannot remember  Continue Reading »

The Mute Gods – Tardigrades Will Inherit The Earth – Album Review

Artist: The Mute Gods Album Title: Tardigrades Will Inherit The Earth Label: InsideOut Music Date Of Release: 24 February 2017 The debut album from The Mute Gods, ‘Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me’ was an album that tore me in two. On that record, there were some very good songs and a few that  Continue Reading »

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 »

The Mute Gods – Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me – Album Review

Artist: The Mute Gods Album Title: Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me Label: InsideOut Music Year Of Release: 2016 The Mute Gods is the moniker afforded to a new project that features a trio of well-known and revered names in the world of progressive rock music. The catalyst for the project is Nick Beggs,  Continue Reading »

Waken Eyes – Exodus – Album Review

Artist: Waken Eyes Album Title: Exodus Label: Ulterium Records Year Of Release: 2015 I don’t like the description ‘super group’; it conjures up too many negative connotations including the falsehood that the group of musicians themselves subscribe to the notion of being super or better than other bands. Occasionally, this might be the case but  Continue Reading »

2013 – The Best Of The Rest (Part 1)

Now that my 2013 ‘Album of the Year’ countdown is complete and I have given you the 20 albums that have had the biggest impact upon me, I thought that I would write a couple of posts about the other albums that didn’t quite make it into my Top 20. You can read my full  Continue Reading »


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