Blog: Thrash Hits

For the second time in a week, we're devastated to hear of the early passing of a light of the scene. The news was released today that James McLaren, music journalist and steadfast supporter of the Welsh rock and metal scenes,  died in a road crash on Monday morning . He was just 34 years old. If you don't recognise McLaren's name, you might recognise that of Sound Nation, the monthly music magazine of  the  Welsh Music Foundation . McLaren's tenure on Sound Nation coincided with the rise of Welsh hardcore in [...]