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Soen – Reliance Review

At their very best, the Sweden-by-way-of-globetrotting Soen has produced music ranging from forlorn and mystical to organ-blaring and heart-wrenching. While we often talk about progressive...

“I wouldn’t do Glastonbury because of the politics of the people who run it.” Brian May rules out Queen performing at Glastonbury festival for the foreseeable future

Queen at Glasto? Don't hold your breath

“We were brothers and I was trying so hard that I was choking him. That’s how I was taught to control things: intimidation and rage.” Inside the depressing night Metallica split with Jason Newsted

By the time Jason took to the stage with Metallica near the end of 2000, it was so clearly already over

“The police and the army were all carrying guns. There was a real edginess to it all.” How a “feral” Ozzy Osbourne crowd, an onstage meltdown, and some ill-advised nudity on live TV sparked a police manhunt for a British rock star in South America

"I don't think I'd have enjoyed a stay in a South American prison"

“There’s a lot to love – but those longing for the more involved songwriting and lengthier compositions will be disappointed”: Soen continue to become more metal and less prog with Reliance

Sticking to compositions of around four minutes, the musicianship and production remain exemplary. But it’s too often funnelled into predictable patterns

“I heard something on an ABBA record and it inspired the riff I needed. I said, ‘Guys, I’ve got it!'” The Sex Pistols, pop legends, Danny Boyle and the Olympics: the unlikely story of one of the most important punk songs of all time

The surprising tale behind the pop-influenced, Oscar-winning director-approved punk rock classic

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