Album Reviews


Morkobot – ‘MoRbO’

Two bass guitars and drums – this is the alchemy in Morkobot – not exactly the most conventional nor obvious choice for a lineup. Spawning from Italy, the trio (Lin, Lan and Len) have claimed…


Steve Hackett – Beyond the Shrouded Horizon

Steve Hackett returns with an album packed with not only sounds, but moods, styles and emotions all condensed into 13 tracks, which is no mean feat. Steve along with a collection of fantastic musicians and the always steadfast Roger King, who engineered and produced the album, managing to convey Steve’s thoughts into a huge tapestry of many themes.

Some of these tracks are full blown Rock, others are melodic and calm which take the listener further inside the mind of the artist. Every track seems to be the writer taking the listener through thirteen postcards of journeys from the creator in this case Steve.


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Neurosis – Sovereign

Post Metal band Neurosis have been going since 1985 and have had some well acclaimed albums. Their latest EP ‘Sovereign’ came through our door and we thought we would give it a go. ‘Prayer’ features…


Radiohead – ‘The King of Limbs’

The surprising announcement of ‘The King of Limbs’ back in February caused a stir just like ‘In Rainbows’ had back in 2007. When ‘The King Of Limbs’ was announced I felt overjoyed that I would be able to participate for once as an impartial Radiohead fan. I’d be getting a first hand experience and not a reflective one. I’d be in the mist of the action. At the time I did, however this review is a combination of both, leaning towards the reflective.


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Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Scream’

Ever since I first discovered Black Sabbath’s Paranoid album and Ozzy’s solo work I’ve had a love for heavy metal as well as hard rock, I have had the lucky opportunity to see Ozzy at…


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Slash – Self Titled Classic Rock Fan Pack

Artist: Slash Album Title: Slash Genre: Rock, Hard Rock Album Cover:  Release Date(s): Sunday, 8 August 2010, Monday, 10 May 2010 (Fan Pack) Format: Compact Disc (CD) Credits: Album Lineup: Slash – Lead & rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar on track…