2020: Thank You And Happy New Year

As the year of 2020 comes to a close, I want to express a heartfelt THANK YOU to all that take the time to read this blog.  Shades Of Noir Site continues to be a labor of love and I am humbled by those of you that follow and read the blog. I am especially …

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My Music Highlights From 2020

Kansas -  The Absence Of Presence What an incredible album!  The amazing thing about The Absence Of Presence is the band's presentation of  a fresh take on the classic Kansas sound.  The album effectively melds the sound of the  band's 1970's symphonic progressive rock era with   the mainstream rock driven sound of 1980's/1990's Kansas.   Looking …

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Song Of The Week

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American Metal Band Messenger Deliver A Message of Hope With ‘In To Win’

Messenger is an American heavy metal band with three albums to date.  The band plays melodic modern metal that recalls the glory days of traditional heavy metal in the early to mid 1980's. I am referring to the days when heavy metal was just heavy metal.  The times before heavy metal splintered into endless genres …

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