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"For fans of Mike Patton, Mr Bungle, Trail of Dead" started the press release and after seeing the accompanying mug shot of the band (see above), we decided that Antlered Man's Giftes 1&2 was going to be a grumpy enough album to throw at the increasingly disconsolate grumpy image that Jimbo seems intent on portraying. However, to our surprise Jimbo seems to have put the 'f' back into music, read more after the jump.

InMe's fifth studio album The Pride was released on the back of the Pledge Music Programme, however, despite the fact that InMe exceeded their initial target fee and donated some to the Alzheimer's Society grumpy Jimbo is less than impressed.

The other day we brought you news of Indian progressive rockers Skyharbor so in keeping with that international theme, we now bring you news of Dubai based progressive rockers Absolace. Fractals is Absolace's second album and you can read more about the release as well as a link to the cracking album track Chroma Mera.

Indian progressive metal isn't a phrase you often hear, but after four years in the making Skyharbor are about to release their debut album Blinding White Noise: Illusion and Chaos on 23 April 2012 through Basick Records. More details of the release and a link forthcoming album track Maeva are available after the jump.

The moment I hear someone mention The Stranglers I immediately hear the dirty grunt of Peaches and I'm launched into childhood memories of Keith Floyd - for those unaware Keith Floyd was arguably the first TV chef personality, spending most of the show knocking back the odd bottle (or more) of wine most of which was never intended for the pot, but the soundtrack that exited out many of the 'Floyd on..' series utilised an acoustic version of Peaches. However, The Stranglers are more than Peaches and 2012 finds the current lineup about to release a new album called Giants and embark on a full UK tour (where you can also catch Mike Marlin supporting). Details of that and a sneak preview of single Time Was Once on My Side after the jump.

The ink is barely dry on Mike's chat with Grumpyrocker, but written before, during and after the interview, Jimbo reveals his thoughts on Mike Marlin's second album Man on the Ground.

Now anything that is free in this current age of austerity is warmly welcomed, so when news reached us at Grumpyrocker that Young Astronaut's debut album Fawn was available to download for free, we felt it only fair to share it with you all. The full news release is after the jump as well as the link to where you can get your hands on an album described as being between "Ben Howard, Frank Turner and a young Radiohead".

When Juan Zelada's debut album High Ceilings and Collarbones arrived in the office, d-jaysea got very excited and wittered on about mini-discs and tapes, so to keep him quiet we handed it to him to review.

If progressive and at times atmospheric death metal is something that grabs your attention, then you may well be interested in news from Basick Records that 7 Horns 7 Eyes have confirmed the track listing for their debut album Throes of Absolution which is out on 23 April 2012 and detailed in full after the jump.

At the risk of failing Harry's guide to 'Beware of False Metal', news reaches my goodself that American progressive-deathcore band Veil of Maya are about to release a new album. Technically they have already failed on two points, but if you're curious and want to put Harry's post to the test have a look after the jump at more details, tour dates and a link to a couple of videos.