Lost Sound Digital - Frenessy

Advantages: Good value future trance from the masters
Disadvantages: CD2 is slightly repetitive

...Title: Gatecrasherdigitaltrance Mixed by Scott Bond Having given the CD a final play through and downed my Yoda sized light sabre (also known as a glow stick) I feel ready to review. The first four Gatecrasher albums were fantastic and since then I have purchased all the others without even a look at the play list because you are almost guaranteed class, all that aside, I can quite confidently say that digital trance is my favourite album for some time. Packaging: As with all Gatecrasher albums, the packaging and appearance of the CD plays a very important role. Obviously you don’t buy an album solely on its packaging but when you are starring at the music shelf in Tesco’s and it’s a toss up between 2 seemingly similar compilations, packaging can influence your decision. Digital Trance comes in a different way to previous... Read review

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Advantages: Melodic and catchy, the solos are back!
Disadvantages: bland, not as good as previous work

...As one of the most constantly evolving acts on the metal landscape, it's easy to forget that Paradise Lost began their career as one of the underpinning bands of the Northern English Doom scene. While their counterparts have in many cases remained true to the sound, or deviated into more modern incarnations, not even Nick Holmes' distinctive vocal chords lend a nod to the fact that Paradise Lost 2005 are the same band responsible for 1990's seminal release 'Lost Paradise'. After flirtations with electronica and various commercialisms, Paradise Lost have settled into playing a hybrid of gothic tinged, sample laden heavy rock with 2002's 'Symbol of Life' showing that they may well have finally found their feet. Thankfully, the band clearly haven't forgotten their misery filled roots as the British audience have had to wait several... Read review

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Advantages: Feeder's best album to date, some incredible songs and pouring of emotions.
Disadvantages: Some will find it all too much - a fairly depressing listen.

...A band's music, providing that they take the time to craft their own songs, is a direct result of their personal highs and lows. Feeder's fourth release, the aptly titled 'Comfort In Sound', is the personification of this as it was the first offering following the tragic suicide of drummer Jon Lee on January 7th, 2002. It was hardly a shock that this album lost the groups previous rocky sound, for the most part. 'Comfort In Sound', when you listen to it, is an album in which lead singer Grant Nicholas grieves openly about his regret at his lost friend and sometimes it pours out like a gaping wound. Such feeling is understandable, of course; being friends with a person for such a long time - especially when you work closely with them - you'd begin to re-examine the situation in your head time after time. Grant did do this and revealed... Read review

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