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Tarja – ‘From Spirits And Ghosts (Score For A Dark Christmas) 2020 Reissue’ (earMUSIC)

In the interest of full disclosure, there are a couple of things you should be aware of. First, as a rule, John B doesn’t like Christmas music. He finds that there are too few songs and everyone that sings them tends to not get very creative and makes it sound too much like everyone else who has sung it before. Second, he absolutely loves Tarja. His love for metal started with her while she was still singing with Nightwish. So, JB will admit that he has two very strong biases that come into play here. While he knows this is a reissue this is his first time hearing it as, like he said before, he doesn’t like Christmas music. So that all being said what did he think?

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Dropdead – ‘Dropdead’ (Armageddon)

It’s a big year for fans of Rhode Island based phenomenon Dropdead. Having just released their epic ‘23 Songs in 24 Minutes’ third album last month, they have also been busy upgrading the sound quality and artwork of their first two LPs. The new versions will be self- released through the bands own record label, Armageddon Records in November. Lesley M was excited to have a listen to the remastered version of their first LP, first released 27 whole years ago… 

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