I remember back in 2000 when I was getting drum lessons and a friend of mine lent me Slipknot's self-titled album. I was talking about KoRn and he said he'd 'moved on' to heavier music. I was naturally curious. When I got home and pressed play, I heard something unlike anything that I'd ever heard... Continue Reading →
A bunch of rock albums to review...! Let me know your thoughts below. Greta Van Fleet, Anthem of the Peaceful Army (2018) Greta Van Fleet turned up last year to both praise and scorn. Their almost too on-the-noise Led Zeppelin influence resulted in many 'which band?' tests, with some unable to tell the difference. Everything... Continue Reading →
'I talk to the wind, my words are all carried away, the wind does not hear, the wind cannot hear.' Years ago when I was deep into discovering all of the musical gems of the 1960s, this album came up. In the Court of the Crimson King has an iconic cover, with its grotesquely disproportionate facial... Continue Reading →
The lords of metal return with their first album in 8 years. Back in primary school when I was still into whatever was on the radio like The Spice Girls or Shawn Mullins, Metallica was one of the first bands, along with Korn, to move me from the darkness into the light. It was around the period... Continue Reading →
Catharsis. Crescendo. Introspection. Reverb. Texas post-rock band Explosions in the Sky (EITS) finally return with a brand new album, The Wilderness - their first in 5 years. But was their venture out of the wilderness worth the wait? One of the issues with post-rock music is that is can quickly become formulaic and predictable. EITS reached their peak... Continue Reading →
Through the Eye of the Needle 