As soon as I sit down in a cinema and the lights go out, I fall asleep. As a result, I haven’t been to the cinema in years - total waste of money and time. But I do listen to many fabulous film soundtracks that keep we awake, and this is one of them. It puzzles me that the UK album charts seldom find a home for soundtracks (unlike the USA), especially since some of the films attract huge audiences.

No doubt DAREDEVIL will attract many thousands to cinemas across the country, and I suspect they will notice that the soundtrack is just a little bit interesting and adds to the excitement of this action movie. DAREDEVIL relies on the medium to heavy rock fraternity for its music, and the makers have selected some of the biggest and best bands around. In addition, you won’t hear these twenty new songs anywhere else. So here’s your chance to relive the movie music and engross yourselves in some of the best rock music that will be released this year.

The orgasmic lineup includes Fuel, The Calling, Saliva, Seether, Nickleback, Drowing Pool and Rob Zombie, Hoobostank, Boysetsfire, Evanescence, Paloalto, Revis, Autopilot Off, Graeme Revell and Mike Einziger, Finger Eleven, Endo, 12 Stones, Nappy Roots and Marcos Curiel of POD, Chevell and a softer interlude from Moby. All the songs are new and, without exception, great. In fact so much so that I can’t really name my permanent favourite because it changes almost daily. Today it’s Evanescence with the haunting and goth-tinged Bring Me To Life (a future hit single?). Yesterday and the day before it was Chevelle with Until You’re Reformed which is one of the best rock songs I’ve heard - ever. Okay, If I was really pushed, this would be my permanent favourite. A few days back it was The Calling with the surprisingly beautiful For You - a single chart smash in anyone’s language. For sheer rock weight I reckon Drowning Pool with Rob Zombie performing The Man Without Fear takes some beating. Oh, and Nickleback will have another major hit on their hands if they choose to release Learn The Hard Way!

Look, the message is a very simple one. This album scores 5/5 as probably one of the finest rock records ever released. So this time go and sodding well buy it because you probably won’t have heard anything better in 2003. Essential.

5/5