Tag Archives: Damian Wilson

It’s true what they say – the older you get, the faster time disappears. I mean, it doesn’t seem possible that we are already half-way through 2017 for a start. And yet here I am. With my round-up of the best releases so far in 2017 under my belt, it is time to turn my  Continue Reading »

Today is a biggie – it features some surprising news and confirmation of the release of one of my most anticipated albums of 2017. So, without further ado, here goes… Anathema – The Optimist Release date: 9 June 2017 It’s a great day because I can bring you confirmed details of what has to be  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day six in my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. Thanks for staying with me. It already feels like I’ve been doing this for weeks, but at the same time, it is flying by. One of the best things about doing this series is that I get a real and genuine  Continue Reading »

Artist: Headspace Album Title: All That You Fear Is Gone Label: InsideOut Music Date Of Release: 26 February 2016 UK progressive metal band Headspace came out of nowhere to floor me with their debut album, ‘I Am Anonymous’ in 2012. Until I was sent the promo to this record, I’d not heard anything about them  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Part 2 of my series of posts taking a look at some of my most anticipated album releases that are scheduled or rumoured to see the light of day before 2015 is over. Already a strong year, it seems incomprehensible that there are just so many great albums still to come. If you  Continue Reading »

Welcome to 2015! Or, to be more exact, welcome to week three of 2015, as I’m a little behind the times at the moment. Nevertheless, it is still early enough in the year to take a look at the coming twelve months to identify those releases that we’re most excited about. As is always the  Continue Reading »

I have just about had enough of people indiscriminately pre-judging and discarding heavy metal as ‘shouty’ or ‘just noise’. I admit that some of it is exactly both of these things and I love it. I mean, you’d have to be a brave person to argue that the noise subgenre is not noise. And you’d  Continue Reading »

My Top 20 rock/metal albums of 2012 countdown moves into the top 3 today. As always, if you’re new to this blog or have simply missed any of my previous posts in this countdown, a full set of links can be found at the bottom of this post. But, on to business and that all-important  Continue Reading »

Now it gets serious, as we’re into the final five albums of my Top 20 rock/metal albums of 2012 countdown. Links to my picks from 20 down to 6 can be found at the very bottom of this post. So, who is at number 5?…. Threshold ‘March Of Progress’ Nuclear Blast Records I have been  Continue Reading »