Gary Moore Tribute Show @ Whelan’s
Posted on 2nd May 11 by Paul Groome | 
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“A reminder to all that despite losing some of our most influential players along the way, rock and blues is still alive and kicking.”
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El Scar & Jack Fletcher – The Human Instrumentality Project
Posted on 6th Dec 10 by Paul Groome | 0
The Human Instrumentality Project. I love it. Even the name sounds like a Meshuggah release. The first few bars of A Transfer has me hooked. It’s like a secret Meshuggah album that I haven’t heard before. Im getting goose bumps. …only it’s not the crazy Swedish gods of mayhem. It’s two lads, Marc Le Cras [...]
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Ttable Whey – God Didn’t Invent Himself
Posted on 21st Nov 10 by Paul Groome | 1
The world of Psychelectroternative music is a fairly tight knit community, as you can probably imagine. The blending of several styles of music can be a tricky business. Especially if you want people to continue to listen to your album for more than 43 seconds. This album was an interesting trip. Something tells me that [...]
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Downhill – Recovery EP
Posted on 15th Nov 10 by Paul Groome | 0
Downhill are the latest new addition to the world of Pop Punk. I’d first heard about them last year when they took home their coveted winning slot in the the Blastbeat competition. By the sound of these three tunes, the absolutely deserved it. Everything has been perfected to tidy detail, from the song writing to [...]
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Bull See Red, Chinatown
Posted on 27th Sep 10 by Paul Groome | 0
Man, I want to go and see these guys play if the ever come through town. I’m not going to try to put a tag on them because I don’t want to influenced be it. So lets just say they’re a blend of some of the elements of early Green Day, Muse and maybe a touch [...]
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Pheonix23, It’s A Blast EP
Posted on 22nd Sep 10 by Paul Groome | 0
I don’t get this at all. Pheonix23 are a five piece lineup from Belfast who’ve been knocking around for the past three years or so, were noticed by Carl Yerheyeh, guitarist with Supertramp. Carl invited the band to LA to record their debut album in Sunset Studios. Bernard Matthews was flown in for production duties [...]
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Drainland – And So Our Troubles Began
Posted on 19th Sep 10 by Paul Groome | 0
Musically this EP has it together. These lads have hit the nail on the head. The combination of flavours borrowed from a few different genres, has brought together an interesting few tracks here. There’s a lot going on in each song, using interesting dynamics and a vocal style that refreshing to hear. It lends itself [...]
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Hero In Error, The High Point Of New Lows EP
Posted on 7th Sep 10 by Paul Groome | 1
Unfortunately, the strength of the the flow of creativity within metal music is recent years has lost it’s powerfulness. That rush you get when something new and exciting explodes onto the scene is becoming more and more infrequent. This is due in part to a lack of imagination. Imagination that fuels the metal community acting [...]
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Stand Up Guy, Avenue Unawares
Posted on 25th Aug 10 by Paul Groome | 0
This week we learned the sad new that Irish metallers Stand Up Guy have decided to call it a day. As A sign of our appreciation of the band’s greatness Drop-d has decided to republish a review of their Avenue Unawares record. Thank you Stand Up Guy……
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Half Shot, Half Shot EP
Posted on 16th Jul 10 by Paul Groome | 0
There’s a lot of new faces in the music scene. Internationally and locally here in Ireland. Loads and loads of bands and artists trying to make their own statement of originality. One massive hotpot of talent and creatively that can sometimes be overwhelming in its diversity. Every once in a while it’s necessary to cleanse [...]
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