I ended up moving house at the end of February. It’s been an exciting time in terms of getting a nice new place and loads of extra space, but it’s been a complete pain in the arse in terms of having to actually move. But it’s done now. Only one CD bit the dust during the move, the inlay torn in half by a tumbling shelf: the 2CD Ear Music reissue of Pride & Glory’s self-titled album. Luckily it was still available and easily replaced.
My music collection is now unpacked, organised and looking sexier than ever so it’s time to get back to the old blogging shenanigans. Fresh horses!
Recent Posts
I only managed two posts in February before real life got in the way. Opeth’s twisty, turny The Twilight Is My Robe, which may well leave you wondering “where am I now?” and Love/Hate’s She’s An Angel, which features an extremely rare instance of strings being taken off a bass guitar! Surely not.
New Stuff
I mentioned three upcoming releases in February’s digest and those have all been bought. The excellent IX from Paradise Lost side-project Host, a reissue of Danzig’s Circle Of Snakes and a reissue (that I totally don’t need but bought anyway) of Darkthrone’s Goatlord. I also got a few box sets: Porcupine Tree’s deluxe reissue of their underrated Deadwing album; a set of Scottish NWOBHMers Holocaust; and the BBC Broadcasts set from Genesis. Oh yeah, and that copy of Pride & Glory… to replace the one damaged in the move.
What I Was Listening To While I Wrote This Post
T-Rex’s The Slider from 1972. For my money the best T-Rex album. It’s got some of his darkest, weightiest rockers (Buick Mackane is class), his best singles (Telegram Sam) and choice deep cuts like Spaceball Ricochet and Baby Strange. It’s a magical album of rock ‘n’ roll at its simple, inspired best.
Upcoming
March has some tantalising new stuff coming out: Hanoi Rocks are bringing out a re(al)mix of their Oriental Beat album to celebrate its 40th anniversary; Saxon are bringing out another covers album (still haven’t listened to the last one); Behemoth continue their plush reissues of their early albums with a deluxe edition of Grom and there is even more Danzig! The imminent reissue of the out-of-print 777: I Luciferi will give me the opportunity to finally own all the Danzig studio albums.
Other than that, normal blog service will be resumed shortly. Watch this space. And hopefully I won’t have to move house again for a very long time.
HEAVY METAL OVERLOAD 
I’ll be watching the space.
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Thanks 80smetalman !
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That Genesis boxset looks lush!
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It’s a nice wee set, cool booklet and good pics on the CD sleeves. Looking forward to getting immersed in it properly.
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It’s always nice when the music collection is unpacked and on display.
Off to Spotify as well to crank The Slider album from TRex.
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It’s really fun unpacking everything and going through it all. It’s like buying it all over again. Hope you enjoy The Slider!
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Congrats on the move. Exciting. And incredible to hear only on CD damaged. That’s impressive!!
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It’s one too many haha! They actually moved some full shelves which I was worried about. They shrink-wrapped them with the CDs on the shelves and moved them that way. Saved time packing but I was really worried about it. I don’t think I’d do it that way again.
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That was an interesting way to do it. You were a brave man.
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The prospect of moving sends me into a dribbling, snotty, sobbing mess. I genuinely don’t think I’m strong enough to move my stuff, I’ve been putting off decorating my record room for about 2 years now because I just can’t face moving it all.
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That’s two moves in less than three years for me. Hoping I don’t have to do it again for a good while! It sucks. Just keep buying more records until there isn’t any wall space left to decorate!
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Instant justification! Cheers Scott.
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Congrats on the move pal. Only one CD was sacrificed so thats not bad at all considering how many discs/albums you got. Exciting time. Hope you and Mrs HMO are doing well. Cheers pal
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All good here. Were excited about the move and the new place. It’s been fun getting my collection all sorted out. Hope you’re on the mend!
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Your music shelves look great! Congrats on the move! Also, is it just me or is that Holocaust album cover with a sword going through a bird’s head very unsettling?
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Thanks Lana. It never struck me that way but I think I’m quite hard to unsettle!
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You’re probably right! If you’re hard to unsettle, how do you feel about horror movies?
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I love them but I tend towards creepy, ghost stuff and things that are atmospheric though. I don’t usually find them very scary or unsettling though.
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Ah I see! What’s your favorite ghost/creepy movie?
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My favourites are the old BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas. Whistle and I’ll Come to You, Warning To The Curious, The Signalman. That kinda stuff! As far as more modern movies… The Awakening was really good. And an Iranian one called Under The Shadows that is brilliant.
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Wow, I’ve never heard of those films before! Sound interesting!
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