We’ve got to that point of the year where there seems to be an over-powering urge to list our favourite albums from the past 12 months and rave about how many gigs we’ve been to and which were the best. To be honest, I tend not to read other people’s lists or reviews and I’m not going to be presumptuous enough to think you want to read mine! If you’ve started reading this to find out my top ten anything then you have my apologies! What you do have are my brief reflections on the past year and a few words of thanks.
Symphonic metal is one of those rock genres that I sometimes struggle with; however I found enough to like in the latest album from Italian band Rhapsody of Fire to warrant putting pen to paper / fingers to keyboard. “Into The Legend” is released through AFM Records on 15th January. The album’s title track is the lead-off single and a video was released for it in November. “Into The Legend” is included on the Friday NI Rocks Show broadcast on 1st January.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Into The Legend" by RHAPSODY OF FIRE
While tabloids and the news channels play the song Motörhead were most recognised for ('Ace of Spades') Lemmy and the band had more depth than many could imagine.
Increasingly looking frail over recent years, Lemmy still managed to complete a final European tour
Anders Bo Jespersen is a Danish guitarist who has worked as a session player for many years. On 8th January 2016 he releases his first solo album entitled “Bucket List” via Mighty Music / Target. There are 10 tracks on the album including 3 instrumentals and a number of different guest vocalists. All of the instruments are played by Anders Bo, better known as ABO. The tracks vary from melodic rock / pop to hard rock and it’s the latter that impressed me most. The opening track “Go Down” which features Rebecca Lou on vocals is included on the Friday NI Rocks Show broadcast on 25th December.