The Brighton pop punk quartet will be sharing #AllThatRemains when they release their new album at the beginning of October, but in the meantime they are similarly sharing that sense of #Dislocation we all feel (some more than others, it has to be admitted) from time to time.
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Originally rising from the ashes of Godspeed, New Jersey’s Solace celebrate their 30th anniversary this year with the release of their fifth studio album ‘Fading Failing Ruin’, their first in seven years. They’ve just completed their biggest run of gigs in those 30 years with a successful European tour including a prominent appearance at the Desertfest, so fans may already be familiar with one or two of the new tracks from what is a huge new chapter in the band’s career.
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The Von Hertzen Brothers’ 25th anniversary editions of ‘Stars Aligned’ (originally released in 2011) and ‘Nine Lives’ (2013) are more than nostalgic callbacks. Reissued as remixed and remastered double-vinyl sets with previously unreleased tracks, they underline just how naturally this band fuses progressive heft, melodic punch and emotional lift.
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The recent European blast furnace of heat continued while Jase W in Tilburg for a night at the 013. While the mercury outside peaked at 32c, our man could only hope for a venue that has turned its air conditioning up to 110 per cent because he was absolutely roasting. But what better way to deal with this than to reject the sun, stand in a dark room and listen to a prog band sing about how dire this all is? A wonderful accompaniment to his dystopian reality and need to get the hell away from the burning hellscape outside.
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One thing above all, we are music fans, and occasionally we like to be that, going to a gig or a festival without our critics hats on… Jase W did just that last weekend, when he hot-trained it down to the annual Graspop Metal Meeting… but, he was also closely observing how things were organized to make the experience the best it could be for the thousands in attendance…
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