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Delain – Moonbathers

9 August 2016 Mark Diggins

I don’t know why Delain don’t get mentioned in the same breath as their chosen genre’s symphonic masters more often, after all they tick all the boxes – big songs, fantastic female vocalist, sweeping melodies […]

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Dynazty – Titanic Mass

9 April 2016 Mark Diggins

Dynazty over the years have featured highly in our ‘albums of the year’ lists and now 5 albums in we have ‘Titanic Mess’ I’ll say this from the off it is probably my least favourite […]

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Shakra – High Noon

5 February 2016 Mark Diggins

Great band Shakra, gutsy melodic Hard Rock with a slight Metallic edge, plenty of balls, great songs and huge hooks that soar. Over the years they’ve put out some great stuff and whilst their last […]

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Nordic Union – Nordic Union

9 January 2016 Mark Diggins

Great album…kinda sounds like Magnum at their peak. We take a look at one of this year’s most promising rock albums yet. Odd isn’t it how things stick in your mind but after listening to […]

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Primal Fear – Rulebreaker

9 January 2016 Mark Diggins

There’s a lot to like about Primal Fear and their take on the sort of Metal Judas Priest have been making for decades, it’s raw, immediate and add in a bit of vintage Accept and […]

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Madame Mayhem – Now You Know

9 October 2015 Mark Diggins

First impressions sometimes stick and the cry of “Sounds like Evanescence” went up as soon as opener ‘Monster’ reared its head; but let’s face it that alone would be a glib and unworthy review, even […]