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Various Artists – ‘A Slight Disturbance In My Mind’ (Cherry Red/Grapefruit)

Various Artists – ‘A Slight Disturbance In My Mind’ (Cherry Red/Grapefruit)

Posted by | Jan 14, 2020 | ,

As a person who has been, at times, accused of living in the past with their music taste, the idea of a thee-disc, approaching four-hour compilation of neo-psych from the heady days of the ’50s and ’60s sounds ideal to our resident gigaholic. Add in some better-known artists to some that were previously unknown to the big lad – he’s not quite 40, after all – and it seemed like a good chance to expand my knowledge of those times.

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Nekrogoblikon/Harbinger/For I Am King/Footprints In The Custard – Manchester, Rebellion – 12 January 2020

Nekrogoblikon/Harbinger/For I Am King/Footprints In The Custard – Manchester, Rebellion – 12 January 2020

Posted by | Jan 13, 2020 | ,

Few bands can claim to be as self-deprecating and silly as Nekrogoblikon while still churning out some of the tightest and most frantic riffage around. A band known for having a literal Goblin run around on stage and messing with the crowd in some sort of demonic version of Happy Mondays’ Bez, Jase Walker had no doubt he’d probably end up getting messed with at some point during the show.

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Sons Of Apollo – ‘MMXX’ (InsideOut Music)

Sons Of Apollo – ‘MMXX’ (InsideOut Music)

Posted by | Jan 13, 2020 | ,

For five guys that are as prolific with both releases and supergroups as these guys, Astrocreep admits Sons Of Apollo had initially passed him by. One of our photographers wanted to cover their gig, so he agreed to review it. The big man sat to one side, the gig kicked off with the phenomenal ‘God of the Sun’ and he was instantly hooked. Fast forward a couple of years and we are on to their next full release in ‘MMXX’. How does it fare against ‘Psychotic Symphony’? Read on and find out!

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Mystic Prophecy – Metal Division (Rock Of Angels Records)

Mystic Prophecy – Metal Division (Rock Of Angels Records)

Posted by | Jan 13, 2020 | ,

Well, according to young Tim Bolitho-Jones, this one’s awesome. ‘Metal Division’, the eleventh album from German veterans Mystic Prophecy is joyous from start to finish. It’s a fist-pumping, rip-roaring, life-affirming belter of an album, full of skyscraper vocals and hard-hitting guitar riffs. It sounds like what it is; high quality metal recorded by seasoned professionals who still love their chosen genre and want everyone involved to have a good time. So, while it’s only early January, there’s a real risk that we’ve already heard one of 2020’s most enjoyable records.

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Wage War/DED/Thornhill – Manchester, Rebellion – 10 January 2020

Wage War/DED/Thornhill – Manchester, Rebellion – 10 January 2020

Posted by | Jan 12, 2020 | ,

His first gig of the year in 2020 sees Jase Walker returning to one of hisregular haunts in Manchester, Rebellion. To say he was a bit excited about this gig is a complete understatement as both Wage War and Thornhill released two of his favourite albums of 2019 and he’d been itching to hear more stuff from both of them. Bringing along a band he wasn’t previously familiar with, DED, this will definitely be a show that promised to blow the Christmas cobwebs off our resident Mancunian in spectacular fashion.

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