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ART OF ANARCHY – Echo Of A Scream

During the latter part of my time as a music journalist I reviewed the first ART OF ANARCHY album in the pages of Powerplay Rock and Metal Magazine. It was a solid album (I think I gave it 7/10) which I've found myself revisiting since the project began its new era. Originally fronted by the late Scott Weiland, (also featuring ex- Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal) something didn't

Album Review: LUXURY STRANGER – 'Darkness Falls Upon The Light'

LUXURY STRANGER
'DARKNESS FALLS UPON THE LIGHT'
Cold Insanity Music/Earth-Two Records
2017

Another Intoxicated Release 
Dismissal 
Wash 
A Triumph of the Heart 
When The Lady Takes The Blame 
The Real Is Done 
Side Of The Road 
Diver 
Darkness Falls Upon The Light 



The Nottingham-based Luxury Stranger are a fascinating act to listen to be it live or on disc, one of those rare bands which

Album Review: LUXURY STRANGER – 'DARKNESS FALLS BEFORE THE LIGHT'

LUXURY STRANGER

'DARKNESS FALLS BEFORE THE LIGHT'

Cold Insanity Music/Earth-Two Records

2017

Another Intoxicated Release 
Dismissal 
Wash 
A Triumph of the Heart 
When The Lady Takes The Blame 
The Real Is Done 
Side Of The Road 
Diver 
Darkness Falls Upon The Light 



The Nottingham-based Luxury Stranger are a fascinating act to listen to be it live or on disc, one of those rare bands

VIOLET SHADOW – FIRST SOLO STORY COMING SOON!

The pages of the first ever Violet Shadow solo story are now being illustrated by Francesco Savi. Violet's first adventure on her own will arrive in FEMFORCE issue 179 from AC Comics later this year. I'm really excited about this and I hope that Violet's debut solo outing will be enjoyed by readers.

Violet does have a future beyond this story. The first two parts of that future have been

A Short Story A Day Keeps The Badness At Bay

With a day job, two wonderful yet demanding children, a home life, writing comics and working on two new books, I don't really get much time for reading. Hell, I don't get much recreational time at all. My wife and I are trying to rework our schedules so that they include more self-care.

This is a big deal for us as we want to maintain a happy balance between what we have to do and what we

DEVIN TOWNSEND – OCEAN MACHINE AND TWENTY YEARS OF 'BIOMECH'

Like a great many other
like-minded individuals, I have to say that Devin Townsend's seminal
Ocean Machine album, 'Biomech', came as such an incredible
paradigm-shift that it could be described as life-changing. Here and
now I am 38, a father, a husband, a
former-music-journalist-turned-comic-book-writer and a bunch of other
things to different people, but I remember the first time I let

FEMFORCE 178 solicitation details released!

The Previews solicitation details for FemForce issue 178 have been posted, offering the first glimpse at the March 2017 relese from AC Comics!

As you can see, I'm listed in the writers for what will be my 7th issue with the title, and I am deep into work on the scripts for three brand new stories, more info on which shall be revealed over the coming months.

Of course, before that there will

No, no NanoWriMo

I'd like to wish everyone taking part in NaNoWriMo 2016 the very best of luck with their projects this time around, but sadly I won't be joining in the fun (or the moments of crushing, desperate defeat) this year. My last couple of NaNo attempts didn't work out that well, and with my writing career developing in a rather different way during 2016 (hello, comics scene!) I've decided that, this

The Defiants - 'Love and Bullets'

I still can't get enough of this album. Definitely my favourite rock album of the year. This opening song is perfection to me. Classic, timeless and yet utterly fresh.

FEMFORCE 176 is here! Look out for the debut of my new character!

Femforce issue 176 is now available, and this latest 80 page delight is absolutely jam-packed with new stories featuring the Federal Emergency Missions Force.

This issue, alongside the main feature story and tales from truly gifted creators, contains THREE stories that I had an absolute blast scripting.

These consist of the STARDUST tales 'Where Vengeance Hides' and 'The Distant Horde' which