Coronatus – Dreadful Waters Review
Like a sailor’s call to the sea, I am routinely compelled to the sub-genre of symphonic metal in all of its be-corset-ed miscellany. Why? Maybe...
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Peter Gabriel will release new single every full moon at midnight in the build-up to new studio album oi.
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As they tried to outdo Trevor Horn, with influences including Genesis and Yes, their second album hit No.1 in the US and No.2 in the...