Monthly Archives: November 2009

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Remembering Vitek

Posted on 11th Nov 09 by | comments 1

The death of Witold Kieltyka, better known by his stage name, Vitek was truly tragic. It is now only two years on from his passing on the 2nd November 2007. Vitek, only 27 years old, was the much esteemed drummer for Polish death metal Decapitated.

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Pelican, What We All Come To Need

Posted on 10th Nov 09 by | comments 1

Chicagoan post metal instrumentalists Pelican had a tall task ahead of them when it came to topping their 2007 magnum opus City Of Echoes. Merging all their varying strengths the album was a momentous accomplishment for the band. Upon the first few spins What We All Come To Need pushes some more boundaries and from [...]

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Bob Rafferty, El Dog

Posted on 8th Nov 09 by | comments 0

Specialising in melodic indie-rock, but with a penchant for experimentation, new Glasgow four piece El Dog debut album The Lamps of Terrahead hits stores from Monday. What better time to ask singer Bob Rafferty about the band’s Christmas single plans? Warning: Contains some nudity and occasional “pretentious, name-dropping numpty”-isms.

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Doug Farrell, Readers Wives

Posted on 6th Nov 09 by | comments 2

Drop-d: Hello Hi there. Drop-d: How are you? All good, very busy at the moment. Drop-d: What’s happening? I have just finished laying down the drums for the next Album.  Has been really enjoyable, very nice studio vibe. Drop-d: What’s been happening since the debut album came out? You won quite a lot of critical [...]

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Slayer, World Painted Blood

Posted on 5th Nov 09 by | comments 1

Like some sort of weird Satan-worshiping, gore-loving trainspotter, I’ve spent the last year watching the progress of this album.  Carefully noting who the potential producer would be, which label would handle the release, what sound engineer would be available for selection.All the components that matter to a release from a band like Slayer.  Snippets of [...]

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Baroness, Blue Record

Posted on 4th Nov 09 by | comments 2

The guys at Relapse Records must be chuckling smuggly to themselves. They have their cake, they’re eating it and they have more on order from the wholesalers. Firstly, they have Mastodon on their books.  And secondly, they have Baroness. Comparisons between both bands are very understandable albeit occasionally a little unfair. Certain aspects of Baroness‘ [...]

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Vitalic, Flashmob

Posted on 3rd Nov 09 by | comments 0

Vitalic’s debut album OK Cowboy released in 2005 was a groundbreaking album in a way- it elevated electro house above imitating Daft Punk and brought some well needed sophistication to a genre dominated by the generic and the cheesy. The spine tingling, serotonin releasing Pony Part I and the devastating La Rock introduced us to [...]

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Weezer, Raditude

Posted on 2nd Nov 09 by | comments 0

Oh Weezer! You always manage to speak to the bit of self-doubt that we all carry in our hearts and lift it up as we fall victim to the catchy choruses and  the general ‘stick it to the man’ attitude. Raditude is no exception for the most part.

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