Carl Clements: A Different Light (2024)

Carl Clements: A Different Light (2024)

by | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews

I have reviewed many albums released by Greydisc over the years but am sure this is the first one I have ever been asked to write about which does not involve Kevin Kastning. Mind you, I have previously reviewed some of Carl’s collaborations with him but this time...
Anette Olzon: Rapture (2024)

Anette Olzon: Rapture (2024)

by | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews

In some ways I have always felt a little sorry for Olzon, as she was the filler in the sandwich between Tarja Turunen and Floor Jansen, and people tend to forget that her two albums with Nightwish, ‘Dark Passion Play’ and ‘Imaginaerum’, are very fine indeed. But since...
Stray: About Time (2023)

Stray: About Time (2023)

by | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews

I was more than a little surprised when I came across this release, as I remember Stray from years ago and had not realised they were still going. I did wonder if Del Bromham was still at the helm given he originally formed the band all the way back in 1966, but he is...
Pestilence: Levels of Perception (2024)

Pestilence: Levels of Perception (2024)

by | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews

I must confess to have never seen an album so universally slammed as this one, and while I do understand where the reviewers are coming from, I do believe it has been somewhat over the top. Encyclopaedia Metallum has had 11 reviews for this album, average rating 0%. I...
Medicine Head: Heartwork (2024)

Medicine Head: Heartwork (2024)

by | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews

Back in 1973, one programme I would never miss was Top of the Pops, as it was the best way to discover music at the time (at least through TV), and this was where I first came across the duo of John Fiddler (vocals, guitar, piano, drums) and Peter Hope-Evans...