Oh what a difference a few years makes. In 2010 the sky was the limit for Delain. They had released their critically acclaimed second album April Rain and followed that up…
March 2014
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Some bands are forever destined to be damned by faint praise, often unfairly compared to giants of the music industry by critics and ‘so called’ music lovers alike who, really, ought…
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One word that does not come to mind when I think of the music put forth by the Danish progressive melodic metal band Anubis Gate is “simplicity.” Since their first album…
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PHOENIX: First of all, congratulations on the new album “Horizons,” your newest venture since your 2011 self-titled release! It seems you and your fans have been eager to hear this new…
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‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’, a very, very old mantra that has stood the test of time and remained valid to this very day. If something works and functions…
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If we’re lucky, we are all born with five senses, sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch and, if you believe the stories, some of us are born with, or can develop,…
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Two sayings came to mind when I started formulating an idea about writing an article about Marc Atkinson, “Nice guys always come last” and “Never meet your heroes”, I was thinking…
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An individual’s musical taste is almost as fluidic as music itself, it’s a constantly growing and changing thing. It adapts to the life of the individual, the soundtrack changing as the…
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Oh Italy, will you ever stop delivering kick ass metal? Now don’t get me wrong folks, I love the San Francisco Bay Area I’ve called home for the majority of my…
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One of the most special things I have the pleasure to come across in the work here at Lady Obscure is seeing something completely new, a form of music truly unheard.…