Noise-some Notes – 19th March 2013
Skyclad – Prince of the Poverty Line The pioneering Folk-Metallers open their fourth album by declaring “open season on the under-worked and overpaid!” The album’s sharp lyrics tackle various subjects...
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Danzig – Thrall-DemonSweatLive “Father, gonna take your daughter out tonight” “Aye. Nae worries. Vampira! It’s Glenn at the door. He’s gonnae show you his world… just don’t let him show you his books....
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My copy is one of those DualDisc thingys Morbid Angel – Altars of Madness One of the early genre-defining releases of Death Metal and also a benchmark in the great Metal tradition of trying to sound...
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Space Ritual – CD Front Cover Hawkwind – Space Ritual I’ve been meaning to give this a spin for a while so many thanks to 1537 for his excellent review which compelled me to finally stick it on. We...
View ArticleNoise-some Notes – 16th April 2013
After last orders, UFO hit the 24 hour garage to buy McCoys for the walk home. UFO – No Place to Run Although No Place to Run is not one of UFO’s more immediate efforts, the material and...
View ArticleNoise-some Notes – 24th April 2013
The simplest covers are often the best Master – S/T (Reissue from Doomentia) Master’s 1990 debut is straightforward, filthy fun. One for fans of Venom, this is a raging and ugly blast of brutality with...
View ArticleNoise-some Notes – 9th May 2013
Taken from the front Whitesnake – Slide It In (U.S. Remix Picture Disc Vinyl) 1984’s Slide It In seemed to usher in the age of Cov the Gov endlessly remixing and re-recording old album and songs. In...
View ArticleNoise-some Notes – 22nd May 2013
Danzig – III: How the Gods Kill It’s pretty hard to separate the first four Danzig albums but if I had to choose one I’d plump for this. It’s less direct than its two predecessors but Glenn and chums...
View ArticleNoise-some Notes – 9th June 2013
Some highlights from the HeavyMetalOverlord’s recent listening for y’all. And back to the old-style Noise-some Notes… just because. Candlemass – Chapter IV The one where Thomas Vikström replaced the...
View ArticleNoise-some Notes – 25th June 2013
Some highlights from my recent listening adventures… Manowar – Gods of War I used to think this album sucked but it’s won me over recently. The churning title track is victorious and Sons of Odin is...
View ArticleNoise-Some Notes: 23rd March 2014
Grand Theft Auto – 1983 edition Welcome to the return of the Noise-some Notes! My brief thoughts and observations on the week in my ears. Celtic Frost – Into the Pandemonium The Frosties thought out of...
View ArticleNoise-some Notes: 30th March 2014
Don Airey: Hilarious More in-my-ears action! Can you handle it? Emerson, Lake and Palmer – Brain Salad Surgery I do have a lot of time for ELP but for some reason I really struggle with this album. And...
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