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Colleen – Le Jour et la Nuit du Réel

December 1, 2023 by Wander Meulemans

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Colleen - _FRONT_SftDSColleen’s urge for experiment leads her to go full Moog on her latest release. You read right: full Moog… Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged A Flame My Love A Frequency, analog synths, Cécile Schott, Colleen, craven faults, France, Le Jour et la Nuit du Réel, Moog, Music, review

Roger Waters – The Dark Side of the Moon Redux

November 29, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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The Dark Side of the Moon ReduxRoger Waters has re-recorded The Dark Side of the Moon and we’re now stuck with it. Oh boy. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2023, album review, David Gilmour, electronic music, Money, Pink Floyd, progressive rock, review, Roger Waters, spoken word, The Dark Side of the Moon, The Dark Side of the Moon Redux, William Shatner

Blue Lake – Sun Arcs

November 6, 2023 by Wander Meulemans

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Blue Lake - Sun Acrs_Front_SfttDS_Blue Lake offers everything and more to watch this year’s dark clouds float by. Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2023, Blue Lake, Jason Dungan, review, Sun Arcs, Tortoise

Iron Savior – Firestar

October 18, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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Iron Savior - FirestarIron Savior is back with their twelfth album, and we checked out if they can still deliver the goods. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2023, Accept, AFM Records, album review, Dark Side of the Moon, Firestar, Gamma Ray, heavy metal, Helloween, Iron Savior, Judas Priest, power metal, Primordial, Roger Waters, science fiction

Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns – Weejuns

September 24, 2023 by Wander Meulemans

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HMW_Cover_SftDS

From structured compositions to hardcore improvisation? Hedvig, bring it on!

Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2023, Hedvig Mollestad, improvisation, Jazz, live, Munch Museum, Norway, Ole Mofjell, Olso, review, Rock, Rune Grammofon, Ståle Storløkken, trio, weejuns

PJ Harvey – I Inside the Old Year Dying

August 31, 2023 by Wander Meulemans

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I_Inside_PJH_FRONT_SftDSPolly Jean moves forward and we are happy to tag along. Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged Field Recordings, Flood, folk, gothic, I Inside the Old Year Dying, John Parish, Let England Shake, Orlam, PJ Harvey, Post-Rock, Stories From The City Stories From The Sea, The Hope Six Demolition Project, White Chalk

Sacred Outcry – Towers of Gold

August 21, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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Sacred Outcry - Towers of GoldGreece’s Sacred Outcry returns with Towers of Gold, their first new album in three years. Is it good? Well yes, yes it is. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2023, album review, Beast in Black, Greece, heavy metal, No Remorse Records, power metal, Sacred Outcry, symphonic metal, Towers of Gold

The Men – New York City

August 1, 2023 by Wander Meulemans

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the-men-new-york-cityStart spreadin’ the news, The Men are back from the sewers of New York City and hit the ground running on their ninth LP. Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2023, album review, alt-county, Fuzz Club, hardcore, Music, New York City, Peter Matthew Bauer, Punk, review, rock 'n roll, The Men

Virgin Steele – The Passion of Dionysus

July 20, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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David DeFeis has returned for Virgin Steele‘s fourteenth or seventeenth studio album, depending on whom you ask. Has he rediscovered the magick of the nineties, or will this turn into a Greek drama? Let’s find out. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2023, album review, Atreus, David DeFeis, Greek mythology, Greek tragedy, heavy metal, power metal, SPV Steamhammer, The Passion of Dionysus, Virgin Steele

[Live Review] Iron Maiden, Ziggo Dome Amsterdam

July 12, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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Days of Future Past TourWhen the mighty Maiden holds court, Sounds from the Dark Side attend. So it is written and so it was done. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2023, Amsterdam, Bruce Dickinson, Days of Future Past Tour, heavy metal, Iron Maiden, Live review, Maiden, NWOBHM, Senjutsu, Somewhere in Time, Steve Harris, The Raven Age, Ziggo Dome

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