Bloodstock Festival has announced another re-jig to its previously announced line-up, with UK black metallers Cradle Of Filth replacing Dimmu Borgir, who have had to pull out due to ongoing travel restrictions in the special guest slot on the Saturday night (14 August).
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You know how sometimes there’s a time and a place for an album? Jonny B thinks this alum is definitely something that fell into that category for him until he found the right time and place for it. It wasn’t until he listened to this late in the evening while on the old wind down for the day that it finally sunk in and he realized that this is almost like a bedtime story of an album! So, for a change, let’s unwind and lie back to take in the story of ‘Cleo’ from Swedish duo Flight of Icarus.
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There are very few genres of music that connect with the audience well: country, punk, southern rock, classical are the ones that immediately spring to mind. The reasons for this are many, but inherently it is because it generally tells a story or links in with the mood of the audience. Punk linked with the disaffected youth of the late ‘70s where mass unemployment gave rise to the feelings of anger that was inherent at the time; country has always connected on the story telling side of things, and southern rock tips its Stetson hat to that side of things.
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Few things get John B’s hopes as high as seeing melodic metal and power metal as descriptors for an album he’s about to listen to. This is such a fun epic genre it is hard to not be excited especially when things open with that high “aaaAAAAAAHHHHH” building scream the genre is known for.JB was looking forward to a good time. That being said it is not an easy genre to really stand out in. It is hard to nail and there is so much competition. So, the question is how does ‘Flag of Hope’ do?
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Well, here’s a lass that doesn’t hang about! Dusting off the detritus from the implosion of L.A. Machina a mere seven months ago, Suzi Moon is back again, this time to launch a solo career with debut EP, ‘Call The Shots’. Bursting at the seams with excitement to be signed to her new label, they in turn describe Suzi as restless, ground-breaking and boundlessly creative. No pressure… although, judging from the album cover she isn’t about to shy away from the challenge.
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