Tag Archive: metal

Feb 17

[commuter review] SIGH – In Somnophobia (Candlelight)

Oh, SIGH. The creepiest of the weird offensive Japanese black metal. Thou art amazing on the train. Years ago, long after I first got into this band, I recall taking a copy of Ghastly Funeral Theatre to work and asking a Malaysian girl who spoke Japanese to translate some of it for me. She refused …

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Feb 11

BOOK REVIEW: Glorious Times: A pictorial of the death metal scene, by Alan Moses

Glorious Times: A pictorial of the death metal scene by Alan Moses My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is book is a conversational look at the life and times of the early death metal scene. It contains recollections of people, gigs, events, bands, and publications. It’s at times in-depth, at times fucking hilarious. The …

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Feb 09

The Commuter Review

It has become that time of my life again where I am a public transport commuter. Rather than waste the time, I’ve decided to write a new column. In The Commuter Review, I will bring to you reviews of new metal releases that have accompanied me on train trips to and/or from work. Except, this …

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Jan 30

The importance of organisation

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In the last week, my music collection is the most organised it’s ever been. And I’ve only now realised how important this is. For years (actually, nearly all my adult life, to be exact), I have existed in a sea of hardcopy music: music I’ve bought, music I’ve got in promo format. While my jewel-case …

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Jan 28

BOOK REVIEW: No Regrets, by Ace Frehley

No Regrets by Ace Frehley My rating: 4 of 5 stars I had heard many, many good things about Ace’s book prior to actually getting around to it myself. My other half, a *massive* KISS fan, devoured it as soon as it arrived on my doorstep. His nonchalant “excellent book” was kind of neither here …

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