Coming Up For Air is a studio album by Dutch progressive rock band Kayak, released in 2008. This is the first 'normal' album after two concept albums (Merlin and Nostradamus). Most songs are sensible and quite sad, like the fine Broken White. There are some pretty heavy ones as well, like the starter and the finisher Alienation and title song Coming up for Air (which are both great songs). Not as good as their masterpiece Merlin - Bard of the Unseen, but this disk will be a good introduction for everyone who wants to get acquainted with Kayak and hasn't done so yet.

Josh Clayton-Felt was one of the many fantastic songwriters that emerged in the early '90s with a hot debut album that was quickly forgotten about when grunge arrived. Although School of Fish had a minor hit with the rolling "3 Strange Days," there were several equally great songs on the album that should have made a dent.

Temples of Transcendent Evolution is the debut album from Hampshire based death metal 5 piece Ageless Oblivion and as soon as the onset of brutality commences it is evident that this finely tuned machine are producing a new and diverse brand of metal, one dedicated to finding the most extreme form of musical perfection. The sheer virtuosity and careful technical structuring, especially of the drums, is awe inspiring and these guys look set to impress for 2011 and certainly cause a stir amongst hardcore metallers.

Lockup are an almost unbelievably impressive grindcore supergroup who feature within their ranks an impressive pedigree of extreme musicians. After two classic records within the genre and enduring the tragic loss of Jesse Pintado (Napalm Death), the band has bounced back stronger than ever. Longtime members drummer Nicholas Barker (ex-Cradle of Filth, ex-Dimmu Borgir), bassist Shane Embury (Napalm Death) and vocal god Tomas Lindberg (At the Gates, Disfear) have returned. With the help of new guitarist Anton Reisenegger (Criminal, Pentagram) and a superb mix from Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Testament,etc.), Lockup are back and ready more than ever to show people the true meaning of extreme.

This album mostly features pianist Jaki Byard (who plays alto on "A-Toodle-oo, Toodle-oo") with a quartet comprised of trumpeter Jimmy Owens, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Billy Higgins in 1967. With a repertoire stretching from "I Fall In Love Too Easily" and the boppish "Second Balcony Jump" to "GEB Piano Roll" and even "Alexander's Ragtime Band," the music serves as a perfect outlet for Jaki Byard's eclectic talents ~ AllMusic