There is an album to be reviewed here but I think the post is more to do with a modern trend for which Taylor Swift seems responsible for – That is re-recording your old albums.

It seems a lot of the time unnecessary and just done for the money or a massive ego (hi there, Roger Waters) but I also understand an artist wanting control of their music.

I think whether I would bother to investigate a re-recorded version would depend on my emotional attachment to the original. For example, I have no wish to hear Waters version of Dark Side of the Moon as I love the original but I’m happy to give the Cavalera Conspiracy take on Bestial Devastation a go as I have only had a fleeting acquaintance with the 1985 release.

So, the Cavalera brothers have decided to re-record the debut EP from Sepultura and it’s a very good listen if you already like their work.

It’s only 20 minutes long and that’s including a new track  

Musically it’s fantastic, lyrically its terrible (originally written in Portuguese, the band got a friend to translate directly to English). The sound is as brutal and fast as you expect with some spectacular drumming from Igor.

Whilst I enjoy the EP and it bears repeated listening, I still find myself asking, is it actually necessary?

 Weirdly this is the second review in a row where a bands goes orchestral - In this case it's the New Model Army with Sinfonia.

As before with the PSB album this is superbly done. As you would expect from New Model Army this is not just bolting on some strings to the hits, this is so much more.

An overture of orchestral snippets from some songs to come tease you in before the tumbling, tribal drums power you through the Devil's Bargain. A statement of intent.

There is a lot more between song chat which is quite fun (as Justin notes, with orchestras there isa lot of page turning)

Other highlights include Winter which works so well in this format that it suddenly becomes one of my favourite NMA songs - "I fear the age of consequence and I wish that it was over"

Vagabonds has an amazing new intro where the single violin of the original is magnified by an orchestra of strings and extended to nearly 10 minutes.

There are surprises with tracks that haven't be heard live for decades - Shot 18 and 1984.

Of course the whole package is wrapped in another stunningly, beautiful bit of artwork from Joolz.

This is the sound of my favourite band, becoming better and better. Love them. Always.