HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Shadows Of The Dying Sun – Insomnium
Today, Finland’s INSOMNIUM are considered one of the flagbearers of melodic death metal. Having formed in the closing years of the 1990s,
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: The Other Side Of The Mirror – Stevie Nicks
What do you really know about STEVIE NICKS? Is it Edge Of Seventeen? Or perhaps it’s her tumultuous drug-fueled relationship
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: The Tony Martin Era – Black Sabbath
In an episode of Doctor Who, the Doctor uses the oft quoted phrase that time is not linear, more like a
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Enema Of The State – Blink-182
As covered recently enough here in Heavy Music History, Dookie (1994) by GREEN DAY really was one of the most
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Avril Lavigne – Under My Skin
2000s rock has had many figureheads throughout the decade, especially as the sound and leading style changed throughout the years.
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Vengeance – New Model Army
Four years after their formation, NEW MODEL ARMY released Vengeance, their debut album. Forty years on, the Bradford based band
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: The Devil You Know – Heaven & Hell
As far as the late, great Ronnie James Dio was concerned, it was to be a one-off. When HEAVEN &
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: This Is Spinal Tap
Bands are often formed by longtime friends who share a passion for all things music. They spend time together sharing
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Anarchy – Chumbawamba
In 1994, Britain was only just beginning to recover from the shockwaves of punk and its cultural impact when northern
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Lunar Strain – In Flames
Context changes everything. For melodic death metal, picturing the spawning grounds of its most successful progeny without geographical knowledge makes
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