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GRIEF by Zeal & Ardor – album review GREIF
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GRIEF by Zeal & Ardor – album review

Neil Johnson 21 October 2024
Zeal & Ardor's new album, GRIEF, merges African American spirituals with black metal, achieving an emotional and...
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Pretty Hate Machine: Nine Inch Nails’ Industrial Breakthrough Pretty Hate Machine
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Pretty Hate Machine: Nine Inch Nails’ Industrial Breakthrough

Neil Johnson 20 October 2024
Pretty Hate Machine, released in 1989, is Nine Inch Nails' groundbreaking debut album that fused industrial rock...
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Youthanasia: Megadeth’s Pivotal Heavy Metal Shift Youthanasia
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Youthanasia: Megadeth’s Pivotal Heavy Metal Shift

Neil Johnson 20 October 2024
Megadeth's sixth album, "Youthanasia," released on November 1, 1994, marked a significant transition in their sound toward...
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Unveiling ‘Bleach’: Nirvana’s Raw Grunge Debut Bleach
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Unveiling ‘Bleach’: Nirvana’s Raw Grunge Debut

Neil Johnson 19 October 2024
Nirvana's debut album, Bleach, released in 1989, significantly influenced the grunge movement despite initial obscurity. This raw...
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Siamese Dream: Unveiling The Smashing Pumpkins’ Vision Siamese Dream (Deluxe Edition)
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Siamese Dream: Unveiling The Smashing Pumpkins’ Vision

Neil Johnson 19 October 2024
The Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream, released in 1993, is a pivotal alternative rock album blending grunge's rawness...
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Unraveling Queensrรฟche’s ‘Promised Land’: A Prog Metal Icon Promised Land (Remastered)
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Unraveling Queensrรฟche’s ‘Promised Land’: A Prog Metal Icon

Neil Johnson 18 October 2024
Queensrรฟche's 1994 album "Promised Land" is a pivotal work in progressive metal, showcasing the band's shift towards...
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I Want Blood by Jerry Cantrell – album review album_cover
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I Want Blood by Jerry Cantrell – album review

Neil Johnson 18 October 2024
Jerry Cantrell's album I Want Blood, scored 76/100, marks a darker, introspective turn in his solo career....
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Saviors by Green Day – album review album_cover
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Saviors by Green Day – album review

Neil Johnson 17 October 2024
Green Day's album Saviors, rated 73/100, represents a strong return for the band, balancing social critique with...
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Album Review: The Path by Sylosis album_cover
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Album Review: The Path by Sylosis

Neil Johnson 17 October 2024
Monster Shop Score: 87/100 In the sprawling tapestry of British metal, few bands have consistently woven threads...
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Welcome to Riffology, where a GenX and a Millennial talk about the albums from their youth. Itโ€™s more fun than it soundsโ€ฆ

RIFF052 – Ash – 1977
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Itโ€™s another barely-controlled episode as we tackle Ashโ€™s 1977: part Britpop nostalgia, part forensic Wikipedia investigation. We discuss what melisma is (with a Beyoncรฉ impression you wonโ€™t soon forget), why half the world has never heard of The Wildhearts, and the challenges of figuring out exactly whatโ€™s on an album when even the band canโ€™t be bothered to send a proper tracklist.

Thereโ€™s music theory, sort of. Thereโ€™s podcast admin, if youโ€™re into that. And thereโ€™s a group laugh breakdown that lasts longer than some Ash singles.

Come for the facts, stay for the confused riffing, and enjoy the kind of musical insight you can only get when two people openly admit theyโ€™re winging it.

RIFF052 – Ash – 1977
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RIFF051 – The Wildhearts – Earth Versus The Wildhearts
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RIFF050 – Gun – Gallus
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RIFF049 – Little Angels – Young Gods
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RIFF048 – Thunder – Backstreet Symphony
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RIFF047 – The Almighty – Soul Destruction
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RIFF046 – Therapy? – Troublegum
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RIFF045 – Blind Melon – No Rain
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RIFF044 – Pearl Jam – Ten
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RIFF043 – Temple of the Dog – Temple of the Dog
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