• I dreamt of metal again! Last time it was DevilDriver, this time it was Nightwish and Tuomas Holopainen. Here’s how it went…

    Dreaming of metal again

    Posted on March 17, 2011 |
    I dreamt of metal again! Last time it was DevilDriver, this time it was Nightwish and Tuomas Holopainen. Here’s how it went…

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  • I often dream of my favourite bands… and even my not so favourite - In Flames, Marilyn Manson, Tuomas Holopainen, Jonathan Davis. But last night it was DevilDriver’s turn.

    Dreaming of metal

    Posted on November 12, 2010 |
    I often dream of my favourite bands… and even my not so favourite - In Flames, Marilyn Manson, Tuomas Holopainen, Jonathan Davis. But last night it was DevilDriver’s turn.

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  • ALBUM REVIEW - Metal’s favourite doll killing maniacs have injected some uber-attitude into the scene with the release of their second Roadrunner album <em>Women and Children Last</em>.

    Murderdolls: Women and Children Last

    Posted on August 31, 2010 |
    ALBUM REVIEW - Metal’s favourite doll killing maniacs have injected some uber-attitude into the scene with the release of their second Roadrunner album Women and Children Last.

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  • ALBUM REVIEW - Metal’s head-banging cellists are currently playing their way into metal heaven. Apocalyptica’s new album, <em>7th Symphony</em>, marries Brutal to Beauty in a truly magnificent ceremony.

    Apocalyptica: 7th Symphony

    Posted on August 24, 2010 |
    ALBUM REVIEW - Metal’s head-banging cellists are currently playing their way into metal heaven. Apocalyptica’s new album, 7th Symphony, marries Brutal to Beauty in a truly magnificent ceremony.

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  • <em>You gotta</em> love metalheads! Last night I, along with my 34 week pregnant belly, went to a Paradise Lost gig at Islington Academy in London - as fan and music journalist. After doodling in my notebook for about half an hour...

    Paradise Lost, metal and babies

    Posted on November 6, 2009 |
    You gotta love metalheads! Last night I, along with my 34 week pregnant belly, went to a Paradise Lost gig at Islington Academy in London - as fan and music journalist. After doodling in my notebook for about half an hour...

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  • GIG REVIEW - How does one put into words the magic of standing in a crowd of 80 000 people who have all congregated to lay claim to their fandom? The answer is that there are no words…but one. Download.

    Download 2009

    Posted on June 21, 2009 |
    GIG REVIEW - How does one put into words the magic of standing in a crowd of 80 000 people who have all congregated to lay claim to their fandom? The answer is that there are no words…but one. Download.

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  • GIG REVIEW - The atmosphere of anticipation is like an electric current. The familiar sight of a miniature Edward Scissorhands (sometimes it’s Jack Sparrow) attached to mastermind Tuomas’s keys produces an ecstatic roar from ecstatic fans.

    Sweet Dreams Are Made of This…

    Posted on March 12, 2009 |
    GIG REVIEW - The atmosphere of anticipation is like an electric current. The familiar sight of a miniature Edward Scissorhands (sometimes it’s Jack Sparrow) attached to mastermind Tuomas’s keys produces an ecstatic roar from ecstatic fans.

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  • Okay, here it goes; "Hi, my name is Andrea and I like ABBA". My Sunday night damn-it's-work-the-next-day blues were forgotten after watching the film adaptation of the West End's <em>Mamma Mia!</em> production.

    So bite me then!

    Posted on March 9, 2009 |
    Okay, here it goes; "Hi, my name is Andrea and I like ABBA". My Sunday night damn-it's-work-the-next-day blues were forgotten after watching the film adaptation of the West End's Mamma Mia! production.

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