Punch “Christmas music is …” into your web browser of choice and prepare for the algorithm-assisted onslaught: “Christmas music is good for you.” “Christmas music is bad for your mental health.” “Christmas music is torture.” As Meat Loaf is fond of saying, two out of three ain’t bad – if you’re a Christmas music pessimist. […]
Nick McGregor
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Sympathy for the devil
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Damn the Torpedoes
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Sludge by any other name
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Oh! You pretty thing
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Life in a Northern town
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Their satanic majesties request
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Tale of the tape
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Metal is as metal does with iconic Japanese trio Boris
Think Pink
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Pity Sex explores darker shades of human emotion atop fuzzy ’90s-inspired guitar rock
Concert preview
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Concert preview
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Even stoners throw curveballs – tracking the evolution of Texan metal enthusiasts the Sword
Suffer no fools
