Thirteen albums into Paradise Lost's 25 year career, namedropping is pointless. The only band they can and should be held up against for comparison and consideration is Paradise Lost. With a career dating back to 1988, and their official recording debut in 1990 (Lost Paradise), the band has been riding and rollercoaster of highs and lows. Guitarist Aaron Aedy remembers the early days: "I remember our first rehearsal at Studio X in the Dean Clough complex of Halifax, it was Saturday March 26th between the hours of one and four pm. We had a few ideas flying around and managed to ...

Two years since the release of their critically acclaimed debut, 'One', and British progressive metal outfit TESSERACT are back with another dose of grandiose infused experimental material in the form of new album, 'Altered State'. While there is some progression and evolution here, there are definitely some standout differences in style between 'Altered State' and 'One'. Firstly, it features more melody, but it still has that progressive stylistic guitarwork and riffs, even though its heaviness has been slightly toned down. Secondly, with the departure of Dan Tompkins, and the introduction of new vocalist Ashe O'Hara, the screams and harsh-like vocals that ...

Just two weeks before rock supergroup ASIA start their UK tour in Tavistock, Baconmusic's James Allman caught up with the band's legendary keyboard player Geoff Downes: JA: We are now just two weeks away from your UK tour, which starts on 15th December, are you looking forward to playing to your home fans? GD: Yes we are, because our previous UK tour a couple of years ago was cut short as Steve Howe hurt his back and couldn’t finish the tour. But we’re up and running and raring to go for this tour. JA: ..and is Steve well now? GD: Absolutely, everybody’s very well. ...

Thirteen albums into Paradise Lost's 25 year career, namedropping is pointless. The only band they can and should be held up against for comparison and consideration is Paradise Lost. With a career dating back to 1988, and their official recording debut in 1990 (Lost Paradise), the band has been riding and rollercoaster of highs and lows. Guitarist Aaron Aedy remembers the early days: "I remember our first rehearsal at Studio X in the Dean Clough complex of Halifax, it was Saturday March 26th between the hours of one and four pm. We had a few ideas flying around and managed to ...

Baconmusic's James Allman speaks exclusively to HOT LEG, and former THE DARKNESS frontman Justin Hawkins, before HOT LEG's performance at Stoke-on-Trent Sugarmill on 17th October 2008. Follow the below link to watch the interview:

This should have been a review of a LORDI concert, but unfortunately it's a brief rant about a frustrating experience. The HMV Institute's website stated that the gig had a 10pm curfew. Based on that knowledge, I had booked the last train home from Birmingham, which was at 10:30pm, rather than driving to the gig and parking. Instead of being on stage at the scheduled 8:30pm, LORDI finally surfaced at 9:10pm - perhaps they really do only come out at night! No reason was given for the delay, and I have no idea whether it was the fault of the venue ...