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Tim Bowness – “Flowers At The Scene”

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

“Here’s an album for you to review. I know I didn’t even need to ask.” That’s what the boss said. Well, I do wear my fandoms on my sleeve. One of those fandoms is of no-man, Tim Bowness’ project with … Continue reading →

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Darkwater – Human

Posted on February 28, 2019 by

It’s been almost a decade since the last album from Darkwater and that is a lot of time to pass between albums. I have seen bands that were gone for less time and then try to release a comeback that … Continue reading →

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Breidablik – “Nhoohr”

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

Breidablik is the project of Norwegian musican Morten Birkeland Nielsen. While his music chiefly utilizes analog synthesizers, there are other instruments that appear in the mix, along with natural sounds, such as bird calls and rain. Nhoohr is an instrumental … Continue reading →

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Rhapsody of Fire – “The Eighth Mountain”

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

It’s been a while since I listened to Rhapsody of Fire, to be perfectly honest. When I first heard them in the mid-2000s in high school, they were the music I put on while delving into the Dragonlance books. I … Continue reading →

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Dream Theater – “Distance Over Time”

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

After the controversial album “The Astonishing,” it makes perfect sense for Dream Theater to get back to the basics. “The Astonishing” was initially an album that sounded good to me overall but with a poor story line and too much … Continue reading →

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MONO – “Nowhere Now Here”

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

MONO is a mostly-instrumental band from Japan, whose first release was in 2001. Nowhere Now Here is their tenth album. If you asked me to place MONO and their music in a genre (something I find difficult for any music … Continue reading →

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Avantasia – “Moonglow”

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

I’m fairly new to Avantasia in the grand scheme of things. Ghostlights was my first exposure and I loved it, so I dug into the back catalog. I googled Tobias (which the google suggestions filled in a question asking what … Continue reading →

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