WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Album and Song Of the Month – Jan 2026

A new year has started and for me, it means a fresh new start. It's been a little while since I have written one of these posts and this year, I decided to mix it up a bit. Here's my choices for album and song of the month. Album Of The Month:  Versengold - Eingernordet … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Album and Song Of the Month – Jan 2026

WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s End Of Year Round Up

2025 has most certainly been an interesting and somewhat healing year for me. At the end of 2024, I was a couple of months into starting to recover from the severe burnout I had gotten myself into. I can’t remember exactly how it started, but all I do know was that by the end of … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s End Of Year Round Up

WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Album Of The Month September 2024

It’s been a long time since I wrote an ‘Album of the Month’ post. The last few months have been incredibly taxing on my overall wellbeing; I am learning to recognise the warning signs of when I need a break, and overall, not to beat myself up when I am not being “productive”. For nearly … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Album Of The Month September 2024

WORDS FROM THE TEAM: My Day With Battle Born

The latest BATTLE BORN single 'Magic and Steel' has been out for a few days, and it’s receiving a high amount of praise from fans across the world. I feel incredibly grateful that I was able to head down to the video shoot of this single a few months back, and watching the video brings … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: My Day With Battle Born

WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Album Of The Month April 2024

I am currently coming out of the tail end of burnout and starting to feel like myself again. It lasted for a couple of months meaning there are some albums I have missed, one of them being LEAH's latest release, The Glory and the Brave. I first came across LEAH in 2019 through her release … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Album Of The Month April 2024

Lotty’s Album Of The Month: March 2024

NorthTale - Eternal Flame I have heard the name NORTHTALE around the Power Metal circuit on and off over the past couple of years; but it was only this month I got to experience their sound for the very first time. They were the main support act for LEAVES' EYES on their tour and before … Continue reading Lotty’s Album Of The Month: March 2024

Lotty’s Album Of The Month: February 2024

Dominum - Hey Living People It's been a slow start getting back into Rock Out Stand Out; usually after the festive period, I am pretty much ready to go. Due to a hectic time over this period and lots of stuff happening afterwards both good and bad, it's great to be writing again and getting … Continue reading Lotty’s Album Of The Month: February 2024

WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Top Ten Singles 2023

There were some brilliant singles this year; whether they were promoting the latest release or an upcoming one, here are my top ten singles of the year. 10. The Picturebooks - Masquerade The vast sounds from Home Is A Heartache in 2017 drew me to THE PICTUREBOOKS. Their latest album The Major, Minor Collective made … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Top Ten Singles 2023