Tag Archives: extreme metal
Still to come in 2018 – Part 2
Welcome to day 2 of my look ahead at what’s to come in the second half of 2018. After featuring four potentially killer releases within part 1, I’m back with another hugely exciting batch of albums that, all being well, should see the light of day before the year is out. If you missed the Continue Reading »
The best of 2018 so far – Part 4
Hi and welcome to day four of my half-year round-up of the best music released during the first six months of 2018. I hope you’ve enjoyed this mini-series so far? And more importantly, if you’ve missed any of my reviews this year so far, I hope that this series helps to fill in the gaps Continue Reading »
The best of 2018 so far – Part 2
Day two of my half-year round-up of the best music released during the first six months of 2018. I still can’t believe that we have reached this stage of the year. But then again, when I look back at all 62 reviews that I have completed so far, I begin to realise just why the Continue Reading »
The best of 2018 so far – Part 1
2018 has easily lived up to the hype and it has delivered some amazing music during the first six months of the year. I thought it might be a good idea to take a look at the 62 reviews that I have completed to date and pick some of the highlights. Call it a mid-way Continue Reading »
Atrocity – Okkult II – Album Review
Artist: Atrocity Album Title: Okkult II Label: Massacre Records Date of Release: 6 July 2018 What is ‘success’ in a heavy metal context? Is it being as popular as Metallica, with the ability to sell out arenas on each and every tour? Or is it a career of hard work, consistency of quality and a Continue Reading »
Kataklysm – Meditations – Album Review
Artist: Kataklysm Album Title: Meditations Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 1 June 2018 I can’t explain it, but there is something so satisfying about Kataklysm. On the one hand, they’re not all that different from the hordes of death metal bands out there who are both brutal and who inject a touch of melody 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 »
Æpoch – Awakening Inception – Album Review
Artist: Æpoch Album Title: Awakening Inception Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 13 April 2018 Billed as the most unlucky of all days, Friday 13th is supposed to be a day that all superstitious humans fear, a day where everything is supposed to go wrong. You’d therefore think that musicians, some of the most superstitious Continue Reading »
Wallachia – Monumental Heresy – Album Review
Artist: Wallachia Album Title: Monumental Heresy Label: Debemur Morti Records Date Of Release: 13 April 2018 I wasn’t necessarily expecting to like ‘Monumental Heresy’, given the folk metal tag that they seem to have acquired over the years. However, having given the Norwegian band a relatively wide berth over their 26-year career having not been Continue Reading »
MØL – Jord – Album Review
Artist: MØL Album Title: Jord Label: Holy Roar Records Date Of Release: 13 April 2018 Before I started writing about rock and metal, I’ll be honest and admit that I thought I knew quite a bit about these genres. It turns out that I knew nothing; or at least, I had only scratched the surface, Continue Reading »
