Tag Archives: Album review

Artist: Klone Album Title: Here Comes The Sun Label: Pelagic Records Year Of Release: 2015 One spin of this disc and the irony of the album title will loom large; ‘Here Comes The Sun’ is not a record full of funeral doom, black metal or brutal death but the content is certainly dark, bleak and  Continue Reading »

Artist: Melechesh Album Title: Enki Label: Nuclear Blast Year Of Release: 2015 A few years ago, you’d be hard-pressed to name a single hard rock or heavy metal band from Israel. Today, it’s quite different. Alongside Orphaned Land and Distorted Harmony, I can now add Melechesh to the list. Admittedly they’ve been based in Amsterdam  Continue Reading »

Artist: Enslaved Album Title: In Times Label: Nuclear Blast Year of Release: 2015 In extreme metal circles, Norway’s Enslaved are held in very high regard, something approaching royalty some may say. For nearly a quarter of a century, the band have strived to release music of the very highest quality. But more than that, they  Continue Reading »

Artist: Keep Of Kalessin Album Title: Epistemology Label: Indie Recordings Year of Release: 2015 I’m not afraid to admit when I am wrong. This, I believe, is one such occasion. I have had cursory listens in the past to previous releases by Keep Of Kalessin and not been overly impressed. To this day, I can’t  Continue Reading »

Artist: Lonely Robot Album Title: Please Come Home Label: InsideOut Music Year Of Release: 2015 Occasionally, an album will come out of nowhere and completely blow you away. That is exactly the case with Lonely Robot and their debut album, ‘Please Come Home’. It really is a stunning record. Of course, I’m aware of the  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Neal Morse Band Album Title: The Grand Experiment Label: InsideOut Music Year of Release: 2015 There are some musicians that can be referred to as a ‘safe pair of hands’ and Neal Morse is most definitely one of those. Whether it’s as a solo artist or as part of a band such as  Continue Reading »

Artist: Zero Stroke Album Title: As The Colours Seep Label: Unsigned Year Of Release: 2015 One of the biggest joys of writing this blog is discovering new talent for which there is not necessarily the room or time to cover for other publications. Over the years I have been sent requests from an increasing number  Continue Reading »

Artist: AudioPlastic Album Title: In The Mind Of A Maniac Label: Bad Elephant Music Year Of Release: 2015 To avoid any lingering confusion right from the outset,  you may already be aware of this band because AudioPlastik began life under a different name or names to be more precise. Both Alpha Flood and Brave New  Continue Reading »

Artist: Revolution Saints Album Title: Revolution Saints Label: Frontiers Records Year of Release: 2015 When news of a new ‘supergroup’ reaches me, I always have mixed emotions. On the one hand, I get very excited because the prospect of a group of highly talented and well-known artists coming together in the name of a new  Continue Reading »

Artist: More Principium Est Album Title: Dawn Of The 5th Era Label: AFM Records Year of Release: 2014 Based on the number of strong releases throughout 2014, AFM Records are rapidly becoming one of my favourite record labels. Not only have they brought us the insanely brilliant ‘Hymns For The Broken’ from Evergrey, ‘The Heart  Continue Reading »