One of my favourite bands, Amplifier, has just announced they will be playing a live web concert in November or December 2024 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut album which they will be playing in its entirety.
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Concerts, albums, music, guitar… music! You know! MUSIC!
Opeth—§1
Exciting news this week: there is a new Opeth album on its way!
The Last Will and Testament (2024) will be released on Friday 11 October 2024, their 14th studio album and their first in five years.
Continue reading Opeth—§1My albums of 2023
My annual review of what I’ve most enjoyed listening to during the last 12 months, and my albums of the year.
- Prong—State of Emergency
- Aortha—Monolit
- Godflesh—Purge
- Metallica—72 Seasons
- Ropes Inside a Hole—A Man and His Nature
- What the Five Fingers Said to the Face—Endless
- Steven Wilson—The Harmony Codex
- Amplifier—Hologram
- Obituary—Dying of Everything
- She Burns Red—Out of Darkness
Steven Wilson—December Skies (2023)
This year, musician-extraordinaire Steven Wilson was challenged by a friend why he had never written a Christmas song.
He replied that he didn’t think he had it in him to write Christmassy lyrics.
No problem, his friend told him, we’ll instruct ChatGPT to write Christmas lyrics in the style of Steven Wilson. But don’t mention Christmas. And make it feel more lonely.
This was the result. I like it better than most Christmas tracks.
Metallica—72 Seasons (2023)
It’s Metallica day!
The new Metallica album, 72 Seasons, was released today. My physical copy is due to arrive sometime this afternoon, but thanks to the Metallica channel on YouTube, I have reviewed the whole album on my 195 metal CDs blog.
Check out my review.