Author: Alex Blanchard

About Alex Blanchard

Alex Blanchard. From Bath. An ol' country boy who loves Metal.

Here are my most recent posts

Foreign Affairs – ‘Prologue’ EP In Review

Do you remember when Pop-Punk had a decent pair of balls? I have been finding it hard to remember too… It seems to me that the balls of Pop-Punk have been squeezed thoroughly by consumerism’s hands, leading to squeaky clean, over produced, high pitched bollocks. It makes me feel queasy. Enter Northern Ireland...

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST – ‘Homophobia Is Totally Gay’ Review

Jesus Fucking Christ and his self-described “Eclectic Electric Hardcore” EP release through Venn Records. This is an intensely intriguing EP. I have to admit on my first listen, I just did not get it. And smart money says that most people wont get it – especially on their first listen. I was expecting clear cut...

The Arkhamists – ‘Pretty Ugly’ LP Review

The mighty three piece is a dying breed. Okay I can think of a couple of exceptions. Okay… A few. But for the most part, the core of the bass, drums and guitarist with vocals formation has become diluted. I know here it’s not overly relevant in terms of genre (as we are...

Time to ReFresh

Good day squire! I’m Alex, a new writer for Musically Fresh. I like metal. What of it? Now that’s out of the way lets talk a little bit about me, myself and I. I was raised by my parents in the middle of vast fields, all to a life with a 70’s/80’s soundtrack featuring everything from...