There is an old adage that you should never meet your heroes because they will only let you down: they won’t be as cool, as compelling or as heroic as you hope. In the case of Jason Newsted, erstwhile bass player in the biggest heavy metal...

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Lincoln Durham growls at you from the outset of this mournful album. His mesmerising, rasping vocals (much like those of Ray LaMontagne, but with an added southern drawl) are loaded with melancholy. The slow rhythm of drums, accompanied by a roughly-picked guitar herald an album...

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