Despite having been one of the stalwarts of the Northern Ireland metal scene for close on 20 years, Skypilot are a relatively reticent band, as evinced by the fact that this is only their third full-length album. But, with reticence comes consideration, and once again the trio from the otherwise relatively peaceful County Antrim village of Doagh, have delivered a considered and, yes, reticent album.
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Rock ‘n’ roll and warfare are very similar, in that they are littered with the stories of casualties, the victims, the cannon fodder. In the case of rock ‘n’ roll, it is also peppered with the has-been wannabes, the wannabe has-beens, the coulda/shoulda/woulda soldiers of misfortune. The acts/artists who weren’t quite in the right place at the right time, but rather in the wrong zone in either regard. The “he’s missed a sitter” penalty kickers wearing the wrong boots in that vital final shoot-out… bands like Jones Street, if you want to look for a case in point.
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Jase W was back in Manchester infamous Satan’s Hollow venue to catch a band he was intending on seeing at 2000 Trees but sadly couldn’t make it in time, RXPTRS. But then, it’s not a particularly hard sell to make it to a venue that’s barely 20 minutes walk from his flat, and not only that they’ve got local lads Ventures in support who our resident gigaholic had not seen on stage for a pretty long time.
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The 2022 Rockin’ The Bowl – Forged In Fire Set In Steel festival has been cancelled.
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We continue to receive a veritable tsunami of video clips – another 150+ of them in the past week alone – being sent our way in a bid to be the latest recipient of the coveted title and virtual gong of being named our favourite… Believe us, we do watch all of the submissions, and, apart from those which don’t meet our criteria – i.e., no lyric videos, no straight performance clips and no “playthroughs” – most of them are of an extremely high quality, but there can only ever be one winner… And, to that end, this week’s selection sees us returning to our geographical roots…
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