Pirate metal doesn’t always work. That never stopped power metallers Skeletoon giving the novelty subgenre of metal their best efforts and their debut album ‘The Curse of The Avenger’ was surprisingly enjoyable. It really helped that the album featured some great playing to balance out the themes within the songs. [Full review here.]
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Edenthorn: New video + live dates
On April 20th, UK alt-rockers Edenthorn release their anticipated second album ‘Exist’.
Before the album appears, you can get a taster for it via a new video for the single ‘Mind Like A Minefield’, which can be seen in full below.
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia reunite for US tour; box set coming soon
After 32 years, Todd Rundgren’s 70s prog outfit have re-united. Rundgren has kept himself extremely busy recording and touring during that time, of course, but there were always a core of fans who hoped the band would one day return.
In 2018, Utopia will be touring the US, stopping at various major cities. They’ll also be releasing a limited edition box set containing all 7 of their studio albums.
Van Morrison: 39th studio album to be released in April
On 27th April 2018, the legendary Van Morrison will release his 39th studio album ‘You’re Driving Me Crazy’.
Unbelievably, the album will be the veteran vocalist’s third album of new studio material in just seven months.
New video from Jack Watts: ‘Glass Houses’
You might not have heard of Jack Watts.
But you will.
The UK singer songwriter has already had his music singled out by Spotify in Italy, Finland, UK and Turkey. As part of the promotion for his first two EPs, the musician has played extensive live shows and even shared a stage with quirky folk-dream pop band Slow Club.