LATEST REVIEW: W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol
Is it overblown? Sure. Is it self-indulgent? Perhaps. But for all the cliches it might contain, this album at its core is a human heart dealing with insecurity, loneliness, rage, and above all, love.

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NEW REVIEW - DEFTONES: Adrenaline

Unfairly lumped in to the 'nu-metal' category, this is an album that is a melding of metal and melody that makes Deftones stand out from the pack

Read the full review here: musicbiography.blog/2025/09/16/d...

NEW REVIEW - SKIN: Skin

You know those tales that begin "A mate of mate knows..."? This is just such a tale. Also, we take a dive into the debut album from sadly defunct rock band, Skin. And we most certainly, look but don't touch.

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NEW REVIEW - PUBLIC DISTURBANCE: Possessed To Hate
Let's go back to late 1990's Cardiff and the burgeoning #ukhc scene for this short, sharp kick in the face....

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After much anticipation the LOAD deluxe boxset from Metallica finally arrives on June 13th. Back in 2021, to celebrate its 25th anniversary, I wrote a series about that time in my life as a rabid fan and the whole album, singles and gigs I went to (LINKINBIO if you want to read that).

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NEW REVIEW: MARILLION - Fugazi
An album that I feel gets a bit maligned yet there is much to love on this @marillion.com album. So, with that, don't walk across my polished floor... let's dig in!

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NEW REVIEW: DIRE STRAITS - Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best of....

Yes, I know. Reviewing a greatest hits CD. But when it is banger after banger isn't that all you need? But the emotional ties to this band go a bit deeper than that....

Full review here:
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NEW REVIEW: FAITH NO MORE - Album Of The Year

So much of my love of this album is intertwined with being 17 and in a band and hanging out and writing tunes and talking nonsense. So does the album stand up, musically, after 28 years?

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NEW REVIEW: TURA SATANA - Relief Through Release

An album that was revolutionary for me. With it's riffage, guttural, heart wrenching vocals and naked lyrics, this album was eye-opening for me in 1998. But does it stand up after 28 years?

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NEW REVIEW: PANTERA - Far Beyond Driven
A formative album for me that took me into harsher vocals, harder riffs, darker subject matter. An album that was unlike anything I had ever heard before. Does it stand up after 31 years?

Full review: musicbiography.blog/2025/02/12/p...

NEW REVIEW: ANTHRAX | Among The Living

Often touted and hailed as *the* Anthrax album of the classic 80s lineup, how does this much vaunted album hold up today? Let's find out....

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NEW ON THE BLOG: 2024: A Year In Reviews
In which I take a look back at the blog in 2024 and ramble a bit about feelings.

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NEW: The Sooty Show | Hidden Talent

As we bade farewell to Nicko McBrain from the live side of Maiden, I take a quick look back over three McBrain Moments from quite early on in my fandom and how I try to approach life in a somewhat McBrain-esque manner....

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NEW REVIEW: GENESIS - We Can't Dance
Stuffed full of hits, the swansong album of the Collins-era of Genesis is an album that has prog, storytelling lyrics, pop songs, catchy choruses, instrumental passages. But is it any good?

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Happy 35th anniversary to this slice of magnificence from Phil Collins. If you want to read a bunch of words about what I think of this record, then go here - musicbiography.blog/2020/11/27/p...