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2020 End Of Year Top Twenty

This seems to come around quicker every year! Despite the fact that 2020 was dominated by coronavirus, it didn’t stop the release of a bumper crop of truly great albums and here’s my favourites... - Read More

STARS IN THEIR EYES – interview with Mihály Szabó of The Moon And The Nightspirit

"We play ethereal pagan folk music inspired by Mother Nature. It is a musical journey to the depth of human soul, in search of the long-lost unity and the revival of the eternal link between man and nature." - Read More

A SHOT IN THE DARK – interview with Jonathan Edwards & Rachel Cohen of Three Colours Dark

We didn’t have a plan or musical agenda as such though. We just let the music develop as we sparked off each other’s creativity... - Read More

BADGE OF HONOUR – Badge

"I suppose you could say ‘Supernova’ started really at that first Brofest in Newcastle..." - Read More

WE TEND TO BE A ‘MORE IS MORE’ KIND OF BAND – Dakesis

‘Fractures’ is an immense body of work, a perfect blend of progressive metal, power and passion. - Read More

"A BRIT, A YANK AND A NORWEGIAN..." – Reism

“As an album ‘Dysthymia’ really lets the musicians shine...” - Read More

THE LAW OF GRAVITAS - Dead Kosmonaut

“I would describe it as a hard rock album that excites me...” - Read More

2019 End Of Year Top Twenty

For the first time ever, as far as I can recall, my favourite album of the year is an instrumental. - Read More

CLOUDBURST – Warmrain

“For me, ‘Back Above The Clouds’ is a healing tool. Every single person can relate to this – there isn’t one single person who doesn’t know what it feels like to experience loss." - Read More

RAGE OF AQUARIUS – Lee Luland

“The album had to have plenty of guitar work, epic orchestrations and enough technicality to keep things interesting." - Read More