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Mötley Crüe – Dr. Feelgood

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Thirty years ago the band who defined the 80’s Los Angeles glam metal sound, often derisively dubbed hair metal, Mötley Crüe, released arguably their magnum opus, Dr Feelgood. Released following arguably the most tumultuous period of their career where they hit commercial highs and personal lows aplenty, highlighted by the death (and then resurrection) of bassist and band leader Nikki Sixx, their fifth album...
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Byzanthian Neckbeard – Extinction EP

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Five years ago Byzanthian Neckbeard dropped their debut album, From The Clutches Of Oblivion, the waves of which carried them as far as the Blookdstock metal festival in Derbyshire and The Underworld in Camden. Since then, despite the loss of one guitarist, the trio have continued to cement their place on the Channel Islands’ metal scene with occasional appearances that have always been note...
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Tiger Army – Retrofuture

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard When Tiger Army released their fifth album, V…-, a couple of years ago it felt like Nick 13 and his crew had closed the book on past debates as to their status as a psychobilly band with a set of songs immersed in a kind of 50s film noir tone a step away from their more punk influenced sound of old, something continued with...
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Ghost – Seven Inches Of Satanic Panic

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard As seems to have become their modus operandi after releasing new album Prequelle last year Swedish goth-black-pop-rockers Ghost are back with a new EP, Seven Inches Of Satanic Panic. It is, according to their own increasingly convoluted, self-created back story, a throw back to the ‘original incarnation’ of the band led by Papa Nihil (Tobias Forge once again back under the corpse paint) in...
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Andrew O’Neill’s History Of Heavy Metal

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard After reading A History Of Heavy Metal by comedian and musician Andrew O’Neill a couple of months ago I was lucky enough to pick up the DVD of the live show he put together to accompany it after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Recorded at Camden’s famed Underworld venue, it immediately has the right feel for a show about heavy metal, even on DVD, as...
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