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Crom – ‘Into The Glory Land’ EP (From The Vaults)

Crom – ‘Into The Glory Land’ EP (From The Vaults)

Posted by | Jan 7, 2022 | ,

Crom, the gloomy god worshipped by the Cimmerian people, is an instantly recognisable name that conjures up images of… Arnie punching a camel. If that hasn’t triggered your memory, we’re of course referring to ‘Conan The Barbarian’. But the important question is: if a band were named in his honour, what would they sound like? Well, fortunately that’s something we can answer as Crom has been right in front of us since 1997. Led by the eponymous Walter ‘Crom’ Grosse, who is responsible for, well, just about everything, they sit proudly among the German powers of power metal.

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After The Fall – ‘Isolation’ (SBÄM Records)

After The Fall – ‘Isolation’ (SBÄM Records)

Posted by | Jan 5, 2022 | ,

If there is one word which can possibly summarize what many of us have felt over what is coming up to be the past two years, it is most likely isolation. Isolation from our family. Our friends. Our loved ones. Even our passing acquaintances, to whom we might have nodded knowingly across the pub. Isolation from reality. From the facts. Isolation in a world of social media. A world of algorithms. A world of unreality. A world where our true isolation has been in music, and the catharsis and redemption which it brings.

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Various Artists – ‘Dominance & Submission: A Tribute To Blue Öyster Cult’ (Ripple Music)

Various Artists – ‘Dominance & Submission: A Tribute To Blue Öyster Cult’ (Ripple Music)

Posted by | Jan 3, 2022 | ,

There aren’t many artists who deserve a decent tribute more than New York’s mighty Blue Öyster Cult, together for over 50 years and, as proved in recent years, still going strong. This new tribute gathers together numerous artists from the worlds of hard rock, punk, stoner, doom and occult rock, all of whom have digged deep into the extensive BÖC back catalogue to pick a suitable tribute. Now sometimes these kinds of albums can disappoint, but here it’s most definitely a case of a ‘(Don’t Fear) The Tribute Album’!

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