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In From Doom to Progressive, our resident critic Octavio Ramos Jr presents an overview of last year's
finest heavy metal releases. This top 10 listing spans the whole genre of 2009's best metal albums, including The Devil You Know by Heaven
And Hell, Blue Record by Baroness, Those Whom The Gods Detest by Nile, and Megadeth's Endgame.
US pop's official spokesmen for surfing, cars, and girls (perhaps not in that order?) The Beach Boys were international hit makers whose
1960s' music swept the world, and their story of summer continues today. British reviewers Andrew Darlington and J.C. Hartley comment on a couple
of recent DVD releases... An American Band and Summer Dreams.
What is Platinum Weird? Who is Erin Grace? Dave Stewart has moved on from The Eurythmics - back into
the past. Re-launching a band he was part of in 1973... or is he? Was he..? Like the album title, is it all Make
Believe? Is Platinum Weird Dave Stewart's Gorillaz? Andrew Darlington gets some answers...
Octavio Ramos Jr interviews Heri Joensen, vocalist and guitarist with prog Viking folk-metal band
Týr, and hears about the band's fascination with Norse mythology, their musical influences, and life on the Faroe Islands. Read our reviews
of Tyr's CD Eric The Red, and concept album Ragnarok, a tale
about the end of the world...
Australian twins Catherine and Susan Hay have a charismatic vibe as singer-songwriters Tall Poppies, with rich melodies and wonderfully
lilting vocals, they exude beguiling charm and quiet sophistication. Christopher Geary reviews these lovely ladies' unique debut album
Thursday, and we catch the Poppies' marvellous live set for Alienation,
at Ryde Theatre on the Isle of Wight.
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