Muziekrecensies
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken There are more bands with the name Argus. But I am going to talk about the Dutch band. These guys from Brabant started out as a Wishbone Ash cover band, until keyboardist/vocalist Frans Nooijen joined. After that, the band started making their … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The symphonic metal band Epica will release the album ‘Omega’ on 26 February. This is the last part of a trilogy that started with The Quantum Enigma (2014). If you want to read more about the backgrounds and the album title: On … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Sometimes the artwork of a CD is so unique, that I can’t resist mentioning it. That certainly counts for ‘Missing Pieces’, the new CD by the Henrik Freischlader Band. The cover is openwork. There are 13 songs on the album, the lyrics … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Lars Granat is a singer and multi-instrumentalist from Sweden. Love’s Bright Light’ is his third solo album. This concept album is about his family and fatherhood. ‘The One’ has a quiet slightly sweet opening. Lars’ singing is a bit nasal, you can … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken About three years ago the French symphonic prog band Eye 2 Eye released ‘The Light Bearer’. This was the first part of a concept serie. The story is about an uninspiring musician, he tries to find his inspiration in the whisky. After … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken About 8 years ago the super rock band The Dead Daisies was formed. There have been some changes in the line-up. What remained was that the band consists of rock veterans, and that they make catchy ‘high-voltage’ rock albums. Their new album … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken On 26th of February, Epica releases the album ‘Omega‘. On behalf of Rockmuzine I spoke with guitarist Mark Jansen. His cool grunts form a fantastic combination with the music, and with the beautiful voice of Simone Simons. The album title is based … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Projekt Gemineye is a prog project by the Canadian singer-multi-instrumentalist Mark Anthony K. ‘In The Year 3073 – Book II‘ is the second part of ‘In The Year 3073’, in which Commander Stevenson and his crew returned to Earth 1000 years after … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken With the release of Dave Brons – ‘Not all Those Who Wander are Lost’ and Apocalyptica –’Cell-0′, 2020 had a tremendous musical start! Despite (or maybe because of) the Corona crisis, it was a year with a lot of fantastic albums. My … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Communicatiewetenschapper Rens Dietz werd in de zero’s gegrepen door de postpunk revivals. Bijna iedereen heeft (stiekem) wel een favoriet punknummer, misschien zonder te beseffen dat het punk is. Het is net als onkruid, het komt iedere keer weer terug. Dit boek wordt beschreven vanuit twee ik-personen, een vader (1948) en zijn zoon (1982). De feiten … Read more, available in English and Dutch