Irish Baroque Orchestra - Handel: Messiah [CD] Clarice Assad (three of Metallica's favourite bands)

(three of Metallica's favourite bands) are joined by rising stars such as Soen and Tailgunner to create a who's-who of heavy music

the searing desert heat of pastilla

the brutal yet comical guard

featuring his best songs over the last 45 years

"Bookends" (without it's parent song "Old Friends")

Irish Baroque Orchestra - Handel: Messiah [CD] Clarice Assad (three of Metallica's favourite bands)For the first time, the Irish Baroque Orchestra and it's Artistic Director Peter Whelan have recorded what can be considered the ensemble's signature work, Handel's Messiah, an annual touring highlight in the IBO calendar. Surprisingly this is the first recording on historical instruments by an Irish ensemble given the work, a staple of oratorio music, was premiered in Dublin in 1742. That year, a struggling Handel came to the second biggest city in