Blog: Thrash Hits

R.I.P. James McLaren, rock journalist and champion of the Welsh music scene

R.I.P. James McLaren, rock journalist and champion of the Welsh music scene 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 [...]