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On Bank Holiday weekends, the following tends to happen; relax, use the extra day to get errands done or work. Unless you’re attending Reading And Leeds Festival, it’s rare for someone to mention they are heading to a gig. That’s exactly how I spend mine; the gig in question was the London date of the … Continue reading LIVE REPORT: Temperance, Edge Of Paradise, Hellcats and Carved @ 02 Academy 2 Islington, London UK 28.08.2022
Dynazty - Final Advent To honour the fifteen anniversary of Sophie Lancaster's passing, the theme for this album of the month is Proud To Be You. So my choice for this month was a no brainer for me; I had the pleasure of reviewing DYNAZTY's Final Advent and it quickly became an album I could … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Album Of The Month August 2022
Two weeks have gone and it's Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK. Let's hope this latest edition of the playlist provides the ideal soundtrack for this. There have been a lot of releases. There have been albums from THUNDERMOTHER, SOILWORK, GRAVE DIGGER, DYNAZTY, ANTHEA and IRON SAVIOUR so songs from each of these albums … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST – 28.08.2022
Symphonic Progressive Metal outfit ANTHEA are back with their latest offering Tales Untold, which is due out tomorrow. It's a cinematic journey that the listener will be quick to sink their teeth into. Ahead of the album release, Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham spoke to guitarist/harsh vocalist Juan Pina about Tales Untold, mental health … Continue reading “I would maybe describe it as Nightwish or Kamelot having a baby with Wintersun or Children Of Bodom”
When I first heard DYNAZTY through their album The Firesign, I didn’t know what it was but I couldn’t get into it. No matter how many times I had listened to it. When The Dark Delight came out in 2020, that was the album that hooked me onto this band’s bold and strong sounds. Final … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Dynazty – Final Advent
Progressive Symphonic metallers ANTHEA are back with a mighty follow up to their 2020 debut Illusion. I reviewed Illusion which you can read by clicking here. I remember liking it a lot. The moment I pressed play on Tales Untold, I was quickly reminded why I was blown away the first time round. Tales Untold … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Anthea – Tales Untold
2022 is the summer that we never had and if you’re looking for a soundtrack for the ultimate summer then look no further than THUNDERMOTHER’S upcoming album, Black and Gold. Black and Gold is THUNDERMOTHER’S fourth album and doesn’t do much to experiment with what they’ve done before but that’s okay because they know who … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Thundermother – Black And Gold
Hoping you are coping as best you can with this heatwave we're having. If you're not hanging out at a festival, the latest Rock Out Stand Out Playlist should provide the perfect soundtrack for you. There have been a lot of single releases, these come from the likes of STRATOVARIUS, ALTER BRIDGE, MEGADETH, DELAIN, VIRTUAL … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST – 13.08.2022
Tungsten - Bliss Bliss came to my attention only recently and over the past week, it has been on loop. TUNGSTEN are due to play Sabaton Open Air in a few days time and their diverse sounds caught my attention instantly. When listening to Bliss, I find out instantly that it is hard to pigeonhole … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s ChoicE For Album Of The Month July 2022
"Music can reach parts of the brain that words can't." This was a quote used in the latest series of Strangers Things and it's very true. Music plays a huge part in this series as it's key to saving the characters effected from dark forces. It is shown literally in this latest series and it's … Continue reading READER’S CHOICE: Songs That Would Save You From Vecna’s Curse