Magnum – ‘The Serpents Rings’ (Steamhammer)
When a band has a career that stretches back more than four decades, there are inevitably moments therein that veer from those of sublime genius to those of “wtf were they thinking”… Brummie pompadours Magnum most definitely fall into that category, having released 21 studio albums that have raised the bar of excellence (‘The Eleventh Hour’, ‘Wings Of Heaven’), have seen them treading water (‘Sleepwalking’, ‘Sacred Blood “Divine” Lies’) or just been downright awful (‘Rock Art’, ‘Princess Alice…’).
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