Chris Lord

Chris Lord

Copywriter, music journalist and drummer. Once fist bumped James Hetfield. Words for The Guardian, Gear4Music, Metro, Exposed Mag.

Articles by: Chris Lord

Jeff Scott Soto - Complicated cover art

Jeff Scott Soto: solid but frustrating on Complicated solo album

By Chris Lord published

AOR talisman Jeff Scott Soto keeps the hooks coming on solo album number eight, Complicated

Hardcore Superstar: Abrakadabra cover art

Hardcore Superstar thrust more crotch as Abrakadabra veers toward pastiche

By Chris Lord published

Sleazy Swedes Hardcore Superstar take the road well travelled on 12th album Abrakadabra

Press photo of Steel Dragon

Is Rock Star really the worst film ever made about rock?

By Chris Lord published

Inspired by the story of Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Rock Star featured Hollywood A-listers and a stellar cast of supporting musicians. So why was it so crushingly banal?