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🔥2025🔥My review of the year looking at some albums I have enjoyed, interviews I have conducted, concerts I have attended and my playlist of 50 Outstanding Songs from the past year. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/2025-re...
2025: Review of the Year and 50 Outstanding Songs
Written: 27th December 2025There was much to celebrate in the world of music during 2025: veteran artists that produced some of their best music for some time; up and coming bands that took the next v...
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December 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥Step into the post-punk / alternative hard rock world of Bones Park Rider with my review of their new album, The Comfort of Nightmares. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/album-r...
Album Review: Bones Park Rider - The Comfort of Nightmares (2025, Hepcat Records)
Written: 23rd December 2025For nearly two decades, Sheffield’s Bones Park Rider have carved out a niche within Sheffield’s underground music landscape. Having built a solid reputation based on their e...
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December 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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🔥RETROSPECTIVE🔥 Happy 69th Birthday Dave Murray! To celebrate, here’s another chance to read my article running down my favourite Iron Maiden tracks (co)written by him. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/song-re...
Song Retrospectives: The 12 Best Tracks (co)written by Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
To metal fans around the world, David Michael Murray needs no introduction. An integral part of Iron Maiden for over 40 years, Dave Murray is the only member of the band (other than the obvious except...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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🔥RANKING🔥 My article ranking and discussing the studio albums of black metal icons Emperor. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/ranking...
Ranking The Albums: Emperor
Written: 21st December 2025Few bands reshaped the landscape of extreme music as profoundly as Emperor. Emerging from the volatile Norwegian black metal scene of the early 1990s, they transcended the r...
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December 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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🔥NEWS🔥 Tailgunner release second single from upcoming album, Midnight Blitz. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/news-ta...
News: Tailgunner pay homage to classic 80s movie Blade Runner with new single
17th December 2025Inspired by a famous monologue from legendary 80s blockbuster Blade Runner, TAILGUNNER dive into epic songwriting with the second single 'Tears In Rain', taken from their upcoming al...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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🔥NEWS🔥 Black Doom Metallers Worm release new single Blackheart ahead of new album. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/news-bl...
News: Black Doom band Worm release new single 'Blackheart'
17th December 2025Necromantic black doom creators Worm reveal “Blackheart” today – a descent into the nether vaults of the Necropalace. As you make your way down the crypts and catacombs beneath the c...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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🔥NEWS🔥 Powerwolf release new live single, Alive or Undead.
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News: Powerwolf stream live single / video 'Live Or Undead'
17th December 2026POWERWOLF offer another glimpse into their upcoming live album, Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle), out 27th February 2026 via Napalm Records. 'Alive or Undead', first released on the b...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Looking back on great songs from this year, Day 13 of Hotel Hobbies Advent Calendar features In The Mouth of Madness by The Great Old Ones, from their latest album which I reviewed earlier in the year. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/album-r...

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Album Review: The Great Old Ones - Kadath (2025, Season of Mist)
Written: 12th January 2025 From Bordeaux, France, The Great Old Ones have spent fifteen years meticulously sculpting songs which meld metal and the tales of H.P. Lovecraft. Four previous albums have g...
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December 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 My look at the new live album from Jimi Jamison. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/album-r...
Album Review: Jimi Jamison - 1998 Live Hits (2025, Frontiers Music)
Written: 11th December 2025Vocalist Jimi Jamison needs no introduction to any fan of AOR or Classic Rock. From his time in Target and Cobra to fronting Survivor (more than once) and his solo career, h...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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🔥NEWS🔥IOTUNN to release Waves Over Copenhell on January 9th 2026. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/news-io...
News: IOTUNN To Release 'Waves Over Copenhell' on January 9th, 2026 on Metal Blade Records
10th December 2025Under the starry skies of Copenhell 2023, Danish/Faroese progressive metal outfit IOTUNN took the stage by storm with a performance already etched into the festival’s history. A sea ...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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🔥NEWS🔥Heavy metal band Venger (founded by Saxon’s Doug Scarratt and James Fogarty of Old Forest) release new single ahead of upcoming album (January). www.hotelhobbies.com/post/news-ve...
News: Venger (featuring Saxon's Doug Scarratt and Old Forest's James Fogarty release new single, Navigate The Labyrinth.
10th December 2025British heavy metal band Venger, founded by SAXON’s guitarist Doug Scarratt and by James Fogarty (of Old Forest, formerly of In The Woods), featuring Franz Bauer (Roadwolf) and Sven ...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥My review of Portals - Instrumental (Progressive) Electronic / Ambient music from Matt Goodluck. For fans of Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Jet Black Sea and Stellardrone. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/album-r...
Album Review: Matt Goodluck - Portals (2025)
Written: 9th December 2025Alongside my love of rock and metal, which began in the mid-late 1980s, I also became a committed follower of some electronic music, mainly thanks to Tangerine Dream and Jean...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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🔥NEWS🔥 Chinese Mongolian Progressive Metal band Nine Treasures release video for the title track of their recent album Seeking The Absolute. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/news-pr...
News: Progressive Metal band Nine Treasures release video for Seeking The Absolute from their recent album
8th December 2025Chinese Mongolian progressive metal outfit NINE TREASURES are pleased to unveil a video for the title track of their outstanding Seeking The Absolute full-length, out now on Metal Bla...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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🔥RANKING🔥 Here is my article ranking and discussing my Top 40 Albums of 2025. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/my-top-...
My Top 40 Albums of 2025
Written: 6th - 7th December 20252025 has been another remarkable year for music. It brought moments of discovery, reflection and sheer exhilaration, with artists old and new continuing to redefine wha...
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December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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🔥RANKING🔥 Here is my article running down my Top 10 Rock and Metal EPs of 2025. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/my-top-...
My Top 10 Rock and Metal EPs of 2025
Written: 6th December 2025EPs remain an important part of music releases. They allow new bands to share their work without the cost of a full album and give established artists the freedom to try idea...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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🔥CONCERT REVIEW🔥My thoughts on a special acoustic performance by Welsh rockers Those Damn Crows. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/concert...
Concert Review: Those Damn Crows (Circuit, Kingston-Upon-Thames - Saturday 29th November 2025)
Written: 30th November 20252025 has been an exceptional year for Welsh rock quintet Those Damn Crows, building on their largest headline show to date at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena in December 2024. Their...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥Step in the world of Southern / blues / hard rock band Greyfox Conspiracy with my reviewing of their upcoming debut album, Preacherman. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/album-r...
Album Review: Greyfox Conspiracy - Preacherman (2025)
Written: 23rd November 2025Wales is currently a hot bed for rock and metal bands with Those Damn Crows, King Kraken, Florence Black, Scarlet Rebels and of course, Bullet For My Valentine all flying th...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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🔥RANKING🔥My article discussing and ranking the albums of AC/DC. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/ranking...
Ranking The Albums: AC/DC
Written: 16th November 2025Although AC/DC have been part of my musical world for decades, my relationship with their albums has deepened over time. Few bands have managed to combine primal simplicity ...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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The fabulous Evergrey have released a new single ahead of their upcoming tour with Katatonia. Very much looking forward to seeing them live in December in London.
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News: Everygrey release new single 'Oxygen' ahead of upcoming tour with Katatonia
6th November 2025Before EVERGREY embark on their European tour with Katatonia, the Swedish metal titans return with a new song, 'OXYGEN!', channelling their essence with renewed intensity. Blending ee...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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🔥NEWS🔥 Soen release second single ahead of new album in January.

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Soen unleash new single Mercenary
SOEN unleash the crushing second single ‘Mercenary’ from forthcoming new studio album Reliance, set for release on January 16th via Silver Lining Music.  For pre-orders go to this location. With Relia...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Here are my thoughts on May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way, the upcoming album from Melodic Death Metal band Omnium Gatherum. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/album-r...
Album Review: Omnium Gatherum - May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way (2025, Century Media)
Written: 3rd November 2025Omnium Gatherum has been a steady presence in the melodic death metal scene for almost three decades, known for their ability to fuse heaviness with sweeping melodies and atm...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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🔥FILM REVIEW🔥Here are my thoughts on Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere set in the early 1980s, which explores the creation of the album Nebraska. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/film-re...
Film Review : Springsteen - Deliver Me From Nowhere
Written 29th October 2025It was with genuine curiosity and anticipation that I took my seat in the cinema for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere. As someone who has followed Bruce Springsteen since ...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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🔥INTERVIEW🔥Ahead of the release of their new album, I spent a very enjoyable time in the company of keyboardist Thomas Andersen of Gazpacho. We discussed the upcoming release, fate, philosophy, the band’s approach to songwriting and his love of Marillion. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/intervi...
Interview: Thomas Andersen (Gazpacho)
Interview: 27th October 2025A few days before the release of their new album, Hotel Hobbies spent an extremely enjoyable time chatting with keyboard player Thomas Andersen discussing life, fate, philo...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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🔥CONCERT REVIEW🔥My thoughts on Disturbed and Megadeth at the 02 in London last night. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/concert...
Concert Review: Disturbed / Megadeth (02 Arena London - Sunday 26th October 2025)
Written: 27th October 2025With the clocks having been turned back an hour earlier in the day, the sky is already starting to darken as an enthusiastic crowd flock towards the 02 arena. Strolling throu...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥My thoughts on Heimferd, the upcoming album by Nordic Folk / Ambient Neo Folk / Viking artist Danheim. www.hotelhobbies.com/post/album-r...
Album Review: Danheim - Heimferd (2025, Season of Mist)
Written: 26th October 2025Danheim is a Nordic folk and Viking-inspired music project created by Danish producer Reidar Schæfer Olsen. Based in Copenhagen, his compositions often explore the darker asp...
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October 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM