Saturday, 31 December 2016

My Top 10 Albums Of 2016

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So the year has come to a close and its been loaded with impressive releases, many of which were hard to cut from the list. Its surpris...
Friday, 30 December 2016

My Top 10 Music Discoverys In 2016

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Another year rolls by and the musical journey continues in full effect. There could of easily been another ten artists Id like to see o...
Thursday, 29 December 2016

Napalm Death "Fear, Emptiness, Despair" (1994)

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Birmingham's Grindcore legends Napalm Death have an extensive discography of seventeen full length records and that makes for quit...
Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Void Thru Materialism "Converge Into Unquiet Spaces" (2005)

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Opening with an almost acoustic, slightly distorted, quiet guitar being strum you might reach for the volume dial only to have the musi...
Tuesday, 27 December 2016

Low Roar "0" (2014)

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Low Roar's second full length album, simply titled "0" has gained significant exposure this year from its use in media ad...
Saturday, 24 December 2016

Brian Eno "Ambient 2 The Plateaux Of Mirror" (1980)

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A name maybe unknown to the masses, Brian Eno is an influential person in the landscape of music. His most known works are the Windows ...
Friday, 23 December 2016

Tycho "Epoch" (2016)

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Five years since his breakout record " Drive ", American, San Fransisco based musician Scott Hansen is back with Tycho's ...
Thursday, 22 December 2016

Common "Black America Again" (2016)

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Socially conscious rapper Common is back with another charged record thats very much relevant given the social climate and resurgence o...
Wednesday, 21 December 2016

The Dillinger Escape Plan "Dissociation" (2016)

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Announcing it would be their final record certainly enticed me to listen to Dillinger for the first time in many years. There reputatio...
Saturday, 17 December 2016

Saor "Guardians" (2016)

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Ive been awaiting this record for some time, Saor, a one man band, really impressed me with his last release " Aura ", a fine...
Friday, 16 December 2016

Suicidal Tendencies "World Gone Mad" (2016)

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Mediocrity is currently the theme but its not surprising when getting to the older acts who released new material this year. Its usuall...
Thursday, 15 December 2016

Helmet "Dead To The World" (2016)

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Helmet are an Alternative Metal band who had their moment of success in the early 90s among the grunge hype. They have been cited as a ...
Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Chance The Rapper "Coloring Book" (2016)

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I still can't get get my head around the difference between a mixtape and an album. Of the ones Ive listened to, a mixtape feels li...
Sunday, 11 December 2016

Avenged Sevenfold "The Stage" (2016)

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It was fifteen years ago I first heard Avenged Sevenfold, abbreviated as "A7X", the Californian rockers burst onto the scene ...
Saturday, 10 December 2016

In The Woods... "Pure" (2016)

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Surprises seem to be common this year and there is certainly a contest for most "unexpected". The news of a new record almost...