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Skindred – ‘Roots Rock Riot [Reissue]’ (Self-Released)

Skindred – ‘Roots Rock Riot [Reissue]’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Apr 21, 2021 | ,

Picture the scene: Thousands of people taking their shirts off and whipping them around in the air like they just don’t care. Now you all know what this means, it’s the Newport Helicopter! Which can only mean one thing, Jonny B is going to be talking about South Wales’ greatest (and maybe only?) “Ragga Metal” export- the almighty Skindred! Don’t get your hopes up too much though, as this isn’t an unexpected new album drop; instead what we’ve got is a re-issue of the album that arguably cemented the band’s position on the metal scene, the 2007 sophomore release ‘Roots Rock Riot’.

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Liquid Tension Experiment – ‘LTE 3’ (InsideOut Music)

Liquid Tension Experiment – ‘LTE 3’ (InsideOut Music)

Posted by | Apr 21, 2021 | ,

Having listened to the likes Rick Wakeman, Genesis, ELP, Yes, and Pink Floyd for a long time, the chance to review the modern-day equivalent of a prog band “supergroup” in LTE was one that was too good to pass up for David O.Neill. Listening to multiple genres of music for the best part of 50 years, there are times in everyone’s existence where life “gets in the way” of aural experimentation. Bands such as Dream Theater and LTE would fall into one of those periods along with Seattle grunge scene of Nirvana and Alice in Chains. This is as a result of boxing up your vinyl collection and exchanging it for videos of Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder – yes kids.

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Dead World Reclamation – ‘Aura of Iniquity’(Self-Released)

Dead World Reclamation – ‘Aura of Iniquity’(Self-Released)

Posted by | Apr 21, 2021 | ,

We know John B says this in almost every review but he’s going to say it again. One of the most important things for music to do for him is telling him a story. It does not necessarily have to be an actual story through lyrics though. It can also just be the music itself that evolves and changes making the experience feel like it is taking him somewhere. Sure, there are albums and even whole genres that don’t do this that he still likes but his single favourite aspect of music is the ability to tell a story and make you as the listener feel invested on a deeper level that only music can really do. Not many artists can really pull this off – but Dead World Reclamation knocks it out of the park with ‘Aura of Iniquity’. This is a masterclass on how to do melodic death metal right!

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The Flaming Sideburns – ‘Silver Flames’ (Svart Records)

The Flaming Sideburns – ‘Silver Flames’ (Svart Records)

Posted by | Apr 20, 2021 | ,

It’s twenty years ago now since Finnish garage rockers The Flaming Sideburns released their acclaimed debut album ‘Hallelujah Rock’n’Rollah’, now considered a classic of the early 2000’s garage rock revival. Twenty years later, the original line-up of the band are back together with ‘Silver Flames’, the album they consider to be the true follow-up to ‘Hallelujah Rock’n’Rollah’.

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