THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Deep Calleth Upon Deep» by Satyricon
Satyricon is one of the leading bands in the Black Metal genre. For the vast majority of the band’s lifetime since it was formed in […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Stone Cold» by Rainbow
Rainbow is an interesting band in that there are several very different versions of it. Each version of the band is more or less defined […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Childhood’s End» by KISS
The 1990s were strange times for many bands. Fashion and tastes seemed to change almost overnight. The colourful, carefree, fun parties of the 1980s had […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)» by Cinderella
The 1980s was a great time for fans of heavy metal. Albums now regarded as classics were released almost monthly, and metal music enjoyed a […]
The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2022
Here we are again! Another year, another batch of released music box sets. 2022 did not disappoint, even if we saw more of a normalized […]
LARKIN POE – «Blood Harmony» (2022)
Blood Harmony is the sixth studio album from the guitar-slinging sisters Megan and Rebecca Lowell, collectively known as Larkin Poe. Those familiar with their progression […]
STAR ONE – «Revel In Time» (2022)
Star One is a Dutch progressive metal outfit, probably most correctly referred to as a side-project for Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon fame. Some of […]
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – «Return of the Dream Canteen» (2022)
When John Frusciante returned to Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2019, new music was high on the agenda. They had planned to enter the studio […]
Hällas – «Isle of Wisdom» (2022)
Set the controls for the heart of the sun! The adventures continue as the retro-progtastic Swedes in Hällas are back with yet another helping of […]
Satin – «Appetition» (2022)
Norwegian multi-instrumentalist artist Satin, a.k.a. Tommy Nilsen, is back with his third album Appetition. It has been a five-year break since his previous album It’s […]
Ghost – «Impera» (2022)
Please be seated. You are about to receive the fifth sermon from our honourable Swedish clergymen Ghost. For they have returned, and this time Papa […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers – «Unlimited Love» (2022)
…and then he was back. This album is all about the return of ‘The Froosh’, or John Frusciante if you will. The mastermind behind the […]
SAXON – «Carpe Diem» (2022)
Saxon is probably the biggest remaining torchbearer for bands still associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement which sprung forth in […]
When Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins road-tripped across America to visit Pantera’s strip club
In 1998, the music festival Ozzfest was arranged in England at the Milton Keynes. The band Korn had been booked to play, but circumstances forced […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «My Old Friend» by Carl Perkins
It was 1981. Paul McCartney was trying to cope with John Lennon’s recent death the only way he knew how: by making another album. Tug […]