Not First Past The Post
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The prefix 'post-' is usually a danger sign. In music, as in politics, it often means somebody...
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Ready For A Magic Carpet Ride With Shaman Elephant?
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In the typical hyperbolic language of press releases, Shaman Elephant describe their six-track...
Read moreSHVPES Test The Hybrid Theory
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If the reviewer was half as modern as this album, this piece would begin with a meme, captioned:...
Read moreDon't Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here
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It was with some apprehension that I awaited Ghost's latest EP, after an interview a few months...
Read moreAmaranthe Seek To Divert The Mainstream
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At first glance, one might be forgiven for doubting Olof Mörck's claim that 'Maximalism' is...
Read moreThey're Gonna Do To You What They Can Do Best
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Let's get one thing straight at the outset: if you're reading this to find out 'where Airbourne...
Read moreBrutal Is The New Black
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'Brutal' seems to be the trendy adjective for modern metal at the moment. All are brutal, but...
Read moreThey Want To Be Big, So It's Not Clever
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As a rule of thumb, any subgenre with the prefix 'post' tends to have intellectual (some would...
Read morePeriphery Make Difficulty Rewarding
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It's perhaps surprising that no tech-metal band has picked the title 'Select Difficulty' before. ...
Read moreMore Profanity Than Profundity
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According to Vinnie Paul, being undeniable means not letting other people's opinions confine you,...
Read moreStill Fit To Boogie, Still Fit To Rock 'N' Roll
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With a title like 'Seal the Deal and Let's Boogie', you might think Volbeat were planning to aim...
Read morePleasure Trip From A Band On A High
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Don't worry, the sense of disorientation is normal. When the most psychedelic of young British...
Read moreDesigned To Ease Rock Virgins In Gently
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Guilty confession time. When I was a teenager, I went through a phase of being into Bon Jovi. ...
Read moreAnvil Are Back To Set The World Straight
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What makes Anvil Anvil? According to Lips Kudlow, the band's songs all start with him coming up...
Read moreStriker Take Long Shots And Still Score
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If a thrashy opening track like 'Phoenix Lights' can be said to lull one at all, it might be into...
Read moreMistake Listening To It Sober
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Well, at least they're honest about it. When asked how they've progressed over their musical...
Read moreNot 'Raw', But Cooking With Gas
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Definitions are funny things. James Paul Luna is on record as saying that the new Holy Grail...
Read moreNot absolutely good or bad
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There is something odd about an album proclaiming on its skull-filled cover that there are no...
Read moreGhostlights begin to dawn
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Countless technology writers talk about the importance of the "Aha moment" where somebody starts...
Read morePolitics is much better with great guitar chops
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There are times when Dave Mustaine reminds me of Frazer from Dad's Army. Whether the White House...
Read moreOrangefall Produce Radio Friendly Album
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If you have ever listened to classic rock radio (as Orangefall sound like they do day in, day...
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