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Welcome to day 14 in my alternative advent, in the form of my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. As I embark on this series every year I think to myself ‘you must be mad, Spally’. And yet, after a few days, I get right back into the groove and thoroughly enjoy the  Continue Reading »

I can’t quite believe it, but welcome to day 10 of my annual labour of love, otherwise known as my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. I’ve hit the one-third mark already and I’m delighted with the response I’ve had so far to this slightly epic endeavour – it makes the effort thoroughly  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 7 of my ‘Album of the Year 2016′ top 30 countdown. That’s right, that’s the first week of posts complete and I’m nearly 1/4 of the way through now. And, honestly, I’m enjoying writing this series more than any other. The sheer quality of every album mentioned here is staggering and it  Continue Reading »

Day five of my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown is upon us meaning that I’m already a sixth of the way through this series. Thank you to those who have been following this series since the beginning. And to those who are new to this, I welcome you – I hope you  Continue Reading »

It’s officially December, the day when I lose my annual battle about putting up the Christmas decorations in my house. I always want to wait longer but when I’m outnumbered 3 to 1 by excited girls, I know when to fight and when to accede for a quiet life. And if I give in, I  Continue Reading »

Here we are already at day three of my annual countdown of the best albums released during 2016 as far as I am personally concerned. And, because the Blog Of Much Metal is a one-man blog, there is no voting system or complicated formula – the 30 albums that will feature in this list are  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day two of my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. If you missed the first post in this series, check it out here: Album of the Year 2016 – Number 30 As I stated at the beginning of the last post, 2016 has been an incredibly strong year for my personal  Continue Reading »

Artist: A Sense Of Gravity Album Title: Atrament Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 18 November 2016 An album like ‘Atrament’ from Seattle metallers A Sense Of Gravity is almost certain to raise a few eyebrows and catch significant attention. Prior to this review, I’d never heard of A Sense of Gravity but on the  Continue Reading »

Artist: Devilment Album Title: Devilment II: The Mephisto Waltzes Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 18 November 2016 No band that features a singer like Dani Filth can ever be considered to be normal or run-of-the-mill. Firstly there’s the voice itself, able to flit between high-pitched shrieks and more gravelly, nefarious tones. His is one  Continue Reading »

Artist: Arkona Album Title: Lunaris Label: Debemur Morti Productions Date Of Release: 4 November 2016 The focus of this review is the Polish black metal band Arkona. They are not to be confused with any other Arkona, of which there are many it seems, particularly from Russia. Anyway, I simply had to review this record  Continue Reading »