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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
Australian band BELTANE FIRE, not to be confused with the radically different UK 80’s band of the same name, has been a feature of the Australian rock scene for a number of years, a project instigated and lead […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
Eight classic tracks by the legendary band of Demetrio Stratos for two electric guitars and live electronics: an unconventional and provocative re-work of Area music, between free improvisation, jazz, rock and […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
UK band BETH BLADE and the BEAUTIFUL DISASTERS is a fairly recent addition to the rock circuit in the UK. In a couple of years they have managed to secure a good following, and successfully crowdfunded their […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
US composer and musician Lauren HOFFMAN started out as a major label artist back in the late 1990’s, but from where her history as an artist has been taking her it would appear that she is one of the myriad of […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
A new Jumble Hole Clough album was released on March 3rd through Bandcamp. It consists of 8 songs made for Pete Jackson’s February shows on Dandelion Radio (Home of John Peel’s Festive 50). The band des […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
Bringing progressive metal into new dimensions especially for those who really enjoy full explosive adventure, Vancouver virtuosos OmnisighT recently gave the world their latest effort ‘Power of One’. The EP […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
April 15th see the release of Sendelica’s brand new studio double album titled “Lilacs out of the Deadlands” on German label Sunhair Music.
The album is very much a yin/yang kind of production and was […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
UK band SOLITARY have been around for more than 20 years, but have apparently never truly managed to conquer any grater parts of the metal crowd so far in their existence. Judging from the material on their […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
Mega Dodo is hosting Games For May at the Half Moon, Putney on Sunday 28th May 2017 for the third and final time. The Junipers, Mark and The Clouds, Jack Ellister Band and the Crystal Jacqueline Band will be […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
UK composer and musician David BOWIE is a person that will be sorely missed for many years to come. One of many musicians that passed away much too early in later years. Many tributes have been released since […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
UK labels Fruits de Mer Records and Static Caravan are both, as far as I can tell, established labels within their respective niches. In late 2016 they decided to release a split EP, featuring two artists from […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
Between gigs with Megadeth and getting a Grammy award in LA, drummer DIRK VERBEUREN recorded the new AKROMA album “Apocalypse [Requiem]”.
This is the 4th studio album of the French symphonic black metal ban […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
“We Are Now” is the second album from Welsh progressive rock band C-sides.
Produced, recorded and mixed by the four‐piece band at Martin Rosser’s new studio, the album follows on from their debut album D […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
Alan’s second solo album picks up where the celtic sweep of his debut left off. But this time there’s a harder-edged incisiveness more reminiscent of his work with Pallas. The acoustic under-pinning of the l […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 9 months ago
On March 17th, Karisma Records will make the 3 first Magic Pie albums available again. This time they will also be available on vinyl for the first time.
Magic Pie has become a household name for progfans […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 9 months ago
Kent-based progressive rock band Kaprekar’s Constant will release their debut album “Fate Outsmarts Desire” on March 10th 2017.
The core of the band are songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Al Nicholson […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 9 months ago
UK band THE HONEY POT first appeared back in 2012 with their debut album “To the Edge of the World”, and have since issued some singles and EPs prior to 2016, when they reappeared with two studio albums. Pri […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 9 months ago
TRILATERAL is a multidimensional progressive metal band with influences as diverse as their music.
A trinity of adept and nonconformist musicians, the band are not easily categorized into one simple genre, […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 9 months ago
Mega Dodo is pleased to announce the release of the debut album from The Insektlife Cycle. One of the Philippines’ best kept secrets, this quartet was formed in 2013 with members hailing from Manila’s […]
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Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post 7 years, 9 months ago
UK band THE HONEY POT first appeared back in 2012 with their debut album “To the Edge of the World”, and have since issued some singles and EPs prior to 2016, when they reappeared with two studio albums. […]
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