Tag Archives: Album review

Artist: Vanden Plas Album Title: Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld II Label: Frontiers Records Year Of Release: 2015 Those familiar with my blog will know about my admiration for Germany’s Vanden Plas. During a career that has stretched over an impressive 20-plus years and eight studio albums, I’m not convinced that Messrs Stephan Lill (guitars),  Continue Reading »

Artist: Antimatter Album Title: The Judas Table Label: Prophecy Productions Year Of Release: 2015 If 2015 has demonstrated any kind of trend in my music-listening it is that I have discovered and been highly impressed with a number of artists with whom I have not previously had dalliances. The list is long and includes the  Continue Reading »

Artist: Waken Eyes Album Title: Exodus Label: Ulterium Records Year Of Release: 2015 I don’t like the description ‘super group’; it conjures up too many negative connotations including the falsehood that the group of musicians themselves subscribe to the notion of being super or better than other bands. Occasionally, this might be the case but  Continue Reading »

Artist: Earthside Album Title: A Dream In Static Label: Independent Release Year Of Release: 2015 The buzz of being an early discoverer of a new band is one of the best on Earth, at least for me anyway. I first became aware of a band called Earthside when I was given the heads-up by their  Continue Reading »

Artist: Caligula’s Horse Album Title: Bloom Label: InsideOut Music Year Of Release: 2015 When I recently wrote about the strength of the Australian heavy metal scene, one of the bands that I used to illustrate my point was Caligula’s Horse. The progressive rock/metal band from Brisbane had not long before released the magnificent ‘The Tide,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Teramaze Album Title: Her Halo Label: Mascot Label Group Year Of Release: 2015 Another day, another good news story. Before I was sent a promo for this release, I knew very little about Teramaze if I’m honest. However, a quick look on that there Internet showed me that there was a definite buzz surrounding  Continue Reading »

Artist: Amorphis Album Title: Under The Red Cloud Label: Nuclear Blast Year Of Release: 2015 Throughout their career, Amorphis have been one of those bands that have achieved something rather special. Theirs is an approach and a sound that has evolved over the years from more of a dark/death metal blueprint, to the self-titled ‘melancholic  Continue Reading »

Artist: Spock’s Beard Album Title: The Oblivion Particle Label: InsideOut Music Year Of Release: 2015 If 2015 was already a strong year for progressive rock music, it is just about to get even stronger, thanks to this little beauty of an album. I am of course referring to Spock’s Beard’s latest offering, ‘The Oblivion Particle’.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Agent Fresco Album Title: Destrier Label: Long Branch Records / SPV Year Of Release: 2015 My thoughts and feelings towards the musical talent emanating from Iceland are well documented on the Blog Of Much Metal. Indeed, I even wrote an entire commentary on the music from one of my most favourite places on Earth.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Cattle Decapitation Album Title: The Anthropocene Extinction Label: Metal Blade Year Of Release: 2015 If you’re looking for a way to make an impact with your music, I suggest you take a listen to Cattle Decapitiation. In a world where extreme music seems intent on getting ever more extreme, many of the protagonists would  Continue Reading »