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13/06/2025

Have ya missed us?

It’s that time of the year again where I review a King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard album. Their 27th(!) album to be exact.While recording last year’s venture into classic rock with Fli

13/03/2025

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18/02/2025

Rick Wakeman recently performed a handful of intimate shows in Sussex - and we were there to tell you the stories of what happened...

It’s not often Rick Wakeman performs to such a small audience, but his short run of shows at Trading Boundaries in Sussex allowed for super fans to get up close and personal - and we'll have mor

15/02/2025

Dream Theater's 'Parasomnia' is capturing the ears of the masses upon Portnoy's return to the band...

Even despite the album artwork being AI garbage...

To describe Mike Portnoy’s return to Dream Theater as a dream come true might be a bit of a cheesy cliché but nonetheless it reflects the feelings of many of their long-time fans. I thoroughly

24/11/2024

"XII is an excellently paced record – despite the fact it’s almost fully frontloaded with its heavier moments, the comparatively calmer tracks to follow are just as compelling in their approach."

Thy Catafalque (or Thy Catflap in very specific and limited circles), the brainchild of Hungarian musical prodigy Tamás Kátai and an increasing cast of friends and lovers has set upon the world

06/11/2024

The man with countless records behind him, Devin Townsend, tries a different medium to share the inner workings of his mind...

When an offer to review the new photo memoir from Devin Townsend came across my desk, I was eager yet hesitant. There’s something voyeuristic about delving into the memories and photos of artist

23/10/2024

PowerNerd! Out this Friday, the new record from Devin Townsend is out soon... Here's what Anthony thought about this new addition to the monumentous Townsend discography...

If you've listened to metal for more than five seconds, you're at least fleetingly aware of the name Devin Townsend. The man, the myth, the legend, has had one of the most storied careers in the

22/10/2024

What Happened at Dream Theater’s First Show Back With Mike Portnoy?

Grace and Notes Reviews get together to discuss every little detail...

Dream Theater have just kicked off their 40th Anniversary tour in London, United Kingdom. It was their first show back together with Mike Portnoy since 2009, and has been the point of mass chatter onl

21/10/2024

Swallow the Sun's new record Shining has plenty of twists and turns. Anthony is here to take a deeper look into the album...

Swallow the Sun have long been a shining beacon of high-intensity gloom among the dirging, droning ranks of death-doom metal bands, but never so literally as with their latest record Shining -

16/10/2024

Some more of your favourite local gig coverage from small bands playing in London...

Well known in the punk scene in the 80s according to resident historian and promoter Chris Parkins, the Hope and Anchor is situated right in the heart of Islington High Street - and from a cursory

12/10/2024

Oranssi Pazuzu‘s latest opus demands your attention – and quite possibly your life

Oranssi Pazuzu, man. The name might evoke in you, as it does me, images of The Lion King's famous parrot, but they certainly don't parrot any other band here. This is the Finnish stalwarts' sixt

11/10/2024

With HAKEN's recent headline show in London having been recorded for DVD, we took a slightly different approach when writing about it this time...

A Journey with Haken: Humble beginnings to headlining the London Forum

After following a band for almost a decade, it's hard to find anything 'new' to say about them. Watching a band go from this cool niche thing that no one has heard of playing tiny venues, to selli