It's actually only around two years since Welsh rockers Panic Room served up their debut album, Visionary Position, but the wait for this follow-up seems longer than it actually was, probably because the band have been playing material from Satellite since their very first live gig in support of its predecessor. There are benefits to road-testing ( Read more... )

[Review coming soon]

[Review coming soon]

Considering that a few short years ago it looked like Megadeth were consigned once and for all to the annals of thrash metal history, their return to active duty has been truly spectacular. Megadeth fulcrum Dave Mustaine had suffered nerve damage to his arm and was unable to play guitar at all - disconsolate, he announced that Megadeth were no more ( Read more... )

Long-term Porcupine Tree fans have watched in a strange mix of delight and horror as Steven Wilson's chief musical endeavour has steadily accumulated a huge international audience. The more unkind amongst them have observed that this new-found popularity is almost entirely due to the band embracing a notably darker, more metallic feel to their ( Read more... )

Clarity In Darkness is The Resonance Association's third 'proper' album after the successful Failure Of The Grand Design and last year's impressive We Still Have The Stars, and is further evidence that the duo - Dan Vincent and Dominic Hemy - are, if anything, just getting started. After a succession of well-received material available for free ( Read more... )

Since the advent of MTV's popular Unplugged series, a new type of album has been birthed: the 'acoustic album'. Usually comprising a selection of popular songs by the artist in question that have been stripped down and/or re-interpreted wholesale in an acoustic format, there's no question that the idea has proved immensely popular with a great many ( Read more... )

Here's something you don't see every day: a truly self-produced album. This, Crimson Sky's debut full-length album, was recorded entirely via founding member and guitarist Martin Leamon's 24-track home studio after the band had an unfulfilling experience attempting to record their music at a pro studio. Hats off to Martin and the rest of the band ( Read more... )

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