Ben Ward will always a big, burly bastard, but in the run up to Orange Goblin’s 10th album, the legendary frontman decided to ditch the booze and hit the weights in an effort to discover the healthiest version of himself. It shows. The title of Science, Not Fiction may be a reference to the deeper thinking that followed not being constantly sozzled, but its urgent, restless, often psychedelic sound is that of a singer – and his band – in fighting shape, ready to take on this strange new world. The Fire At The Centre Of The Earth Is Mine revs things immediately into gear. Not just a brilliantly up-tempo bit of Sabbath worship, it’s more importantly a seismic statement of self-belief from a band almost 30 years into their journey with no interest on c...