Tag Archives: 2018
The Fierce And The Dead – The Euphoric – Album Review
Artist: The Fierce And The Dead Album Title: The Euphoric Label: Bad Elephant Music Date of Release: 18 May 2018 I must admit that for all my exploration of progressive-leaning music, the UK’s The Fierce And The Dead have never landed squarely on my radar. Many people I have come to know and respect in Continue Reading »
Millennial Reign – The Great Divide – Album Review
Artist: Millennial Reign Album Title: The Great Divide Label: Ulterium Records Date of Release: 25 May 2018 Over recent years, Ulterium Records have had a knack of releasing some rather decent albums. Be it the latest Theocracy or Waken Eyes records, the label has managed to employ a high level of quality control of late, Continue Reading »
Subsignal – La Muerta – Album Review
Artist: Subsignal Album Title: La Muerta Label: Gentle Art of Music/Soulfood Date Of Release: 25 May 2018 When I heard the news that Sieges Even were to cease, I was hugely disappointed. Here was a band that not many years before, had released ‘The Art of Navigating By The Stars’, a record that, by all Continue Reading »
Amorphis – Queen Of Time – Album Review
Artist: Amorphis Album Title: Queen Of Time Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 18 May 2018 Just when you think that a band has reached their peak, they come along and prove you wrong. The moral of the story therefore, is never think that a band can’t improve upon a superb release, because they can. Continue Reading »
At The Gates – To Drink From The Night Itself – Album Review
Artist: At The Gates Album Title: To Drink From The Night Itself Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 18 May 2018 To even be reviewing a new album from At The Gates is something for which I am supremely grateful. One of the true originators of a whole new subgenre of metal, and the Continue Reading »
Dimmu Borgir – Eonian – Album Review
Artist: Dimmu Borgir Album Title: Eonian Label: Nuclear Blast Date Of Release: 4 May 2018 Eight years can either seem like a lifetime or the briefest of moments depending on the circumstances and your own personal viewpoint. For many, like me, it can be viewed as a combination of both. If I think of all Continue Reading »
Hekz – Invicta – Album Review
Artist: Hekz Album Title: Invicta Label: BMH Audio Date Of Release: 20 April 2018 If you will allow me to be blunt, I must confess that I didn’t really like this record much at all when I first listened to it. I felt that it was a little bit ‘meh’ to be honest. It didn’t Continue Reading »
Widow’s Peak – Graceless – EP Review
Artist: Widow’s Peak Album Title: Graceless EP Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 27 April 2018 I’m not normally one for shorter reviews but on this occasion, I thought it was apt. You see, this EP from Canadian quintet Widow’s Peak is just as brief, weighing in at under 20 minutes spread across six blistering Continue Reading »
Ivar Bjørnson and Einar Selvik – Hugsjá – Album Review
Artist: Ivar Bjørnson and Einar Selvik Album Title: Hugsjá Label: Norse Music Date Of Release: 20 April 2018 A significant change of career and continued parental responsibilities means that I am still playing catch up with my reviews at this congested period of the year. As such, the album central to this review has already Continue Reading »
Frequency Drift – Letters To Maro – Album Review
Artist: Frequency Drift Album Title: Letters To Maro Label: Gentle Art Of Music/Soulfood Date Of Release: 13 April 2018 I think, finally, I may have got to the end of my backlog of albums released on 13th April this year. And what a way to finish. This is a rather unique and captivating album from Continue Reading »