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HOWARD JONES

“I LOVE EVERYTHING about HIM, they’re probably one of my favourite artists. I got into them about 15 years ago, off several albums all at once. Our Diabolical Rapture is one of their heavier ones, that opening riff is just so catchy. I could have picked one of 77 different songs, I love the whole catalogue.

is the most melancholy album that have, in my opinion. That album has is the song that struck me. It’s not the heaviest or fastest, it’s just a song that stands out. I heard it and I thought, ‘This album’s great from front to back.’ I wasn’t thinking, ‘This album is important’ until later on, I just enjoyed it as a fan. But they definitely found their sound on that and it’s such a listenable album.

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