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Dear readers, It’s that time of year again when the cold wind blows, migratory animals retreat to their winter homes and I eat far too many biscuits. What can be said of 2021 that hasn’t been said already? Oh, I know. Of all the things that have ever occurred, 2021 was one of them. Perfect. … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Jacob’s Top 10 Albums of 2021
The Pandemic lockdowns have been very tough on all of us mentally, but in particular live music. No gigs for any bands which means no revenue with fans tickets cancelled and such. So musicians had to start getting creative with ways to connect with their fans. Devin Townsend started doing live online concerts for the … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Devin Townsend – Devolution Series #2: Galactic Quarantine
Two weeks are up which means it's time for a new playlist. STOP, STOP!, SCAR OF THE SUN, GRIMGOTTS and GOJIRA released albums within these two weeks so songs from those are on the playlist. The new singles from HELLRYDER, TY MORN, BURNING WITCHES, VAN CANTO, BLOODBOUND, MORTEMIA, NEONFLY, SABATON, TANZWUT, THUNDERMOTHER and LORD OF … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST – 15.05.2021
A fortnight? Already? OK… Here’s the latest edition of the Rock Out Stand Out Playlist.That’s March done with. It just sort of marched on as it often wants to do. This time we have birthdays from MORBID ANGEL’s Trey Azagthoth, THE SMASHING PUMPKIN’s James Iha, ELO’s Richard Tandy and AEROSMITH’s Steven Tyler.New releases from METALITE, … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST 03.04.2021
It's that time of year again folks, time to discuss our top ten albums of the year. First up is Jacob with his top ten albums of the year. Ten albums, from this year,fill’d my heart with great joy,Last year pro-duced in lim-erick!And this year, in son-net.No gigs on, nor fests too,Indeed felt rather blue,But … Continue reading JACOB’S TOP 10 ALBUMS 2020
Two weeks are up and you know what that means, a new edition of the Rock Out Stand Out playlist. There have been some fantastic releases these past two weeks. New albums come from HammerFall, Leaves' Eyes, Anthea and Devin Townsend so songs from each of those albums are on this list. Single wise, there … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST – 24.10.2020
What is there to say about DEVIN TOWNSEND that hasn’t been said a thousand times before? He started out as a vocalist for legendary guitarist STEVE VAI’s band all the way back in 1993. Then he left to do his own thing and now has some of that legendary status for himself. His newest release, … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Devin Townsend – Order Of Magnitude – Empath Live Volume 1
For this article, Rock Out Stand Out's Jacob takes a look at depictions of mental health problems in rock and metal music. In particular, he looks at Devin Townsend song Why? and classic PINK FLOYD album The Wall. This Saturday the 10th is World Mental Health Day. So I thought it would be interesting to … Continue reading YOUR STORIES: WHY? & THE WALL – A Look At Two Depictions Of Living With Mental Health Problems In Music
Photo Credit: Tanya Ghosh Devin Townsend will release ‘Order Of Magnitude – Empath Live Volume 1’ on the 23rd October 2020, a document of his Winter 2019 European tour that saw him taking on possibly his most ambitious live show to date. Devin comments: “Hello folks, here's another song from the Order Of Magnitude Blu Ray. Amidst the chaos … Continue reading NEWS: DEVIN TOWNSEND – Launches Live Video For ‘War’ From ‘Order Of Magnitude – Empath Live Volume 1’
Next week, renowned musician DEVIN TOWNSEND will join SEPULTURA's SEPULQUARTA session. Devin will be participating in the weekly Q&A, and also participate in a quarantine live performance of song 'Mask' from the album Kairos. Andreas comments: “Devin Townsend is a unique musician, so powerful and creative, so heavy! We are very honoured and happy to have him here with us to talk about his music and career, also … Continue reading NEWS: SEPULTURA – Devin Townsend To Join Next Week’s SepulQuarta session