Posts Tagged ‘Soundsphere Magazine’

A Word Of Thanks

Posted: 24th December 2011 by Harry in BLOG, LIFE
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As far as career choices go, freelance scribing offers security, peace of mind and hope for the future in proportions roughly akin to those afforded by negotiating Niagara falls via a tight-rope. On roller skates. In a storm. While pissed. And that’s on a good day. Without wishing to sound pretentious, like music or any other creative [...]

Machine Head : Unto The Locust

Posted: 26th November 2011 by Harry in MUSIC
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First published by Soundsphere Magazine, November 2011 http://www.spheremag.co.uk/reviews/54-cd/2838-machine-head-unto-the-locust It’s a rare band that sticks to its guns while, simultaneously, bringing something new to the party (and if you like your metaphors mixed, how’s that for an opening line?). The Oakland steel string quartet is such a band. Yeah, there is here much that is standard [...]

Megadeth : THIRT3EN

Posted: 26th November 2011 by Harry in MUSIC
Tags: Dave Mustaine, Megadeth, , , THIRT3EN,
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First published by Soundsphere Magazine, November 2011 http://www.spheremag.co.uk/reviews/54-cd/2835-cd-review-megadeth-th1rt3en-the-heaven-version It can’t be easy being Dave “mouth” Mustaine. The sort of dude who, seemingly, delights in making life as hard as possible for himself, the number of corners into which he’s ostensibly painted himself, over the years, would make weaker men cry. Apart from anything else, the sheer [...]

Rush : Time Machine. Live In Cleveland

Posted: 26th November 2011 by Harry in MUSIC
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First published by Soundsphere Magazine, November 2011 http://www.spheremag.co.uk/reviews/54-cd/2854-cd-review-rush-time-machine-2011-live-in-cleveland So, another day with a ‘Y’ in it and another live Rush album. In other news, the sun rose in the east today. Yeah, a bit snidey, maybe. Reasonable though, surely, given the plethora of live Rush product currently available, to shrug and succumb to an entirely understandable [...]

Reasons To Be Cheerful : Parts 1 to 4

Posted: 17th October 2011 by Harry in BLOG, MUSIC
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There are very few reasons to be cheerful on a Monday morning. The soul-sapping purgatory of the five-day span that links the weekends has only just started and most of us labour under its soul-crushing weight. Today, however, is a little different as perfectly formed golden nuggets of good news, from a variety of sources, [...]

Devilish Presley : The Dark Triad

Posted: 12th April 2011 by Harry in MUSIC
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First published by Soundsphere Magazine, http://www.soundspheremag.com/reviews/54-cd/2040-cd-review-devilish-presley-the-dark-triad April 2011 Pyschobilly? Glam? Metal? Rockabilly? Punk? Goth, even? All labels attached, at various times, to non-conformist horror-show duo, Devilish Presley. Certainly, a huge wodge of justification for the aforementioned adjectives exists, given their preceding four albums have encompassed elements of all these genres. And you can be sure of [...]

Windrider : A Warrior’s Tale

Posted: 7th February 2011 by Harry in MUSIC
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First published by Soundsphere Magazine, February 2011. www.soundspheremag.com If the Monty Python team were still penning classic comedy, a la ‘The Life Of Brian’, they’d find in today’s metal scene(s) a rich vein of source material… “Are you Black, Symphonic, Death Metal?” “F**k off!” “What?” “Black, Symphonic, Death Metal?! We’re Symphonic, Death, Black Metal! “W***ers!” Yes, it’s a [...]

Outspoken Silence : The Tides Will Carry Us Home

Posted: 21st December 2010 by Harry in MUSIC
Tags: Metalcore, Outspoken Silence, Pop Punk, , The Tides Will Carry Us Home
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First published in Soundsphere Magazine, December 2010 www.soundspheremag.com Hull-based pop-punksters, Outspoken Silence, are an eclectic sum of their various parts. And while lead singer, or stress vocalist/screamer, as Nick Cobley styles himself, seems quite happy with the pop punk label, he’s doing his outfit a bit of a disservice. While elements of their sound do [...]

Shaolin Temple of Boom : Duel

Posted: 27th September 2010 by Harry in MUSIC
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First published by Soundsphere Magazine, August 2010. www.spheremag.co.uk He’s an interesting guy, David Alvarez. A multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer, songwriter and arranger, he’s been determinedly ploughing his own furrow, well outside the main-stream, before launching the, extremely oddly-monikered, Shaolin Temple of Boom in 2005. Alvarez is the project’s only permanent member and, as its sole songwriter, [...]

Project Pitchfork : Continuum Ride

Posted: 27th September 2010 by Harry in MUSIC
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First published by Soundsphere Magazine, August 2010. www.spheremag.co.uk Albeit unwittingly, most likely, these guys have, somehow, absorbed their near-countryman, Mozart’s, famous maxim; namely, that rhythm is the most important element of music. Yes, indeed. This is animated, energetic, highly danceable stuff. But, man, it sure is dark in there. So, let’s turn the lights on, [...]