Ion Pulse

Ion Pulse is a synthwave project, born from a love of the music and films of the 1980s; from Mr. Mister to Megadeth, from Teen Wolf to The Terminator.

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@fotwradio @IronMaiden @OzzyOsbourne Oof - how on earth did we make it into any kind of list with those two titans? However it happened, I'm honoured!

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I always love a beautifully crafted metaphor...

"How whole years refuse to stay
Where we told them to; bad dog!
Locked up whining in a word
Or a misplaced souvenir
How the past chews on your shoes
And these memories lick my ear"

- The Weakethans "The Reasons"

#theweakerthans

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@MetalBlade Hmmm - tough call. Maybe Fates Warning "Awaken The Guardian"?

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No-one seems to be able to stop talking about our damn submarines, so I'm just going to post this to break the monotony...

https://t.co/kEUwgBaM2d

#ThomasDolby #Submarines #AUKUS

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A double bill of old-fashioned fury hits the boards at @Manningbar tonight. Thrash metal, the American way... time to call the coroner!

#thrashmetal #sacredreich #violenceband

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@davidcoverdale Nothing Left To Say In My Pants.

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Incredible show from Geoff Tate and his band on Thursday... belting out the full "Rage For Order" and "Empire" albums back to back.

Photo: Shutter Project/Andy Eftichiou

#queensryche #geofftate #livemetal

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You are the property of the Men-Tel Corporation.

#Fortress #synthwave #shredwave #ChristopherLambert

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Given that in the classical Greek myths, the "Atreides" were the sons of the House of Atreus (Agamemnon, Menelaus et al), I guess the House of Atreides featured in Dune is the House of the Sons of the House of Atreus... of the House that Jack Built?

Carry on.

#HouseAtreides

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Happy Friday...

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Ugh, that's the loss of a legend. RIP Jeff Beck.

#Vale

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TOP 10 RECORDS OF 2022
...in no particular order

#10 DEVIN TOWNSEND "Lightwork"

Probably the best DT songset since "Sky Blue".

https://t.co/d6qf7UXZQE

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TOP 10 RECORDS OF 2022
...in no particular order

#9 A-Z "A_Z"

A polished combination of progressive and commercial melodic rock from the Fates Warning alumni, harking back to "Parallels".

https://t.co/FiEY7I9lwp

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TOP 10 RECORDS OF 2022
...in no particular order

#8 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE "Asphalt Meadows"

Another storytelling masterclass.

https://t.co/STRtWG7rHE

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TOP 10 RECORDS OF 2022
...in no particular order

#7 EVERGREY "A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)"

After a day off for Christmas, back at it. With Tom Englund's Silent Skies at #6, #7 is his main act. Metal mastersmiths.

https://t.co/eFL5IJx3jh

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TOP 10 RECORDS OF 2022
...in no particular order

#6 SILENT SKIES "Nectar"

Second album from Tom Englund's sparse and haunting side project.

https://t.co/uEB6YUIJTf

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@BartGraft Once? I never stopped.

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TOP 10 RECORDS OF 2022
...in no particular order

#5 THE HALO EFFECT "Days Of The Lost"

Essentially an In Flames reunion party, what could go wrong? As it turns out, nothing. Briliant.

https://t.co/3pKM8uA0A1

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TOP 10 RECORDS OF 2022
...in no particular order

#4 TOBIAS SAMMET'S AVANTASIA "A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society"

Another bombastic rock opera featuring some of my favourite vocalists... Tobi hasn't let me down yet.

https://t.co/uEZhEWS12O

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TOP 10 RECORDS OF 2022
...in no particular order

#3 THE MIDNIGHT "Heroes"

Some people might find it a bit saccharine, but this band have become a "happy place" for me, and this album has plenty of tints and shades of their trademark 80s pop idiom.

https://t.co/TTSp0PrcWi