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Stoned Stoned Jesus are a new name to this writer. The 3 piece outfit come from Ukraine and are described as “prog-doom-grunge“. Which is actually a pretty good description. This is the band’s 5th album and took longer to record due to their country being invaded. They had to stop in March but due to liberation…
As Good As Their Word: US Rockers The L.A. Maybe left their home country to kick UK arses in some of the coldest and snowiest conditions imaginable. The last time the band were here in the UK they played Call Of The Wild festival and I think one other show (Blackpool I believe). They were due to…
Introducing The Band A couple of weeks ago I received a recommendation for a band called EBB who were described as “art/prog rock”. I checked out a couple of tracks, was very impressed and a few days later I went to see them play in a pub/club in Edinburgh which is not a pay-in venue. Folks go…
All Important History Lesson British prog rockers Threshold return with their 12th studio album Dividing Lines on Friday 18 November on Nuclear Blast Records. This is their first since 2017’s conceptual album Legends Of The Shire. The band are describing this new album as the “darker, moodier older brother” to that. This album is shorter in length…
The Backstory Cydemind were a new name to me when I received a link for reviewing them within my inbox. As a bit of a backstory, I was in hospital at the time when it was sent. I had been woken by a nurse for observations at 2am having only just got to sleep about an…
A Little Background About The Band: The last time this reviewer saw The Damn Truth was supporting blues rockers King King back in February. On that occasion, the band were playing the UK for the first time (in fact first time outside of their homeland of Canada). They went down very well not just with myself…
The Lady, The Band Samantha Fish brought her new band to Edinburgh as part of the tour to promote her newest album Faster after having to change dates twice (to my recollection) due to bloody Covid. However, the people of Edinburgh obviously kept their tickets as they wanted her back in town. The last time she…
A Walk Down Memory Lane Ugly Kid Joe return with a new album this autumn with the title Rad Wings Of Destiny, a pun on a Judas Priest album of almost the same name. Singer Whitfield Crane has never hidden his love for the Priest (and old-school metal in general) and the fact that folks where he comes from say “rad” a lot…
Are We Ready For Dark And Mysterious? Avantasia are releasing their brand new album A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society on Nuclear Blast Records on Friday 21 October. The album which is the band’s ninth and the follow-up to 2019’s Moonglow is according to mastermind, vocalist, also bassist, keyboardist and co-producer Tobias Sammet about “the weird characters I populate my…
An Interview That Came Out Of Nowhere! Whilst up in the media area I was asked if I could do an interview with a young band who were due to play Call Of The Wild. When I heard the name Archy And The Astronauts I was very confused as I didn’t recognise the name from the lineup…