Tag Archives: fusion

Artist: Kælling Album Title: Lacuna Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 10 December 2017 I get a lot of email requests for reviews these days. I listen to all of them, even if I am sometimes hopeless at getting back to people. A lot of them are not to my overarching taste, some of them  Continue Reading »

Artist: Arch Echo Album Title: Arch Echo Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 24 November 2017 I am late to this particular party and I hang my head in shame. It wasn’t until I saw the heading of ‘Arch Echo – wow’ on a personal favourite progressive music forum that I even registered the existence  Continue Reading »

Artist: Organized Chaos Album Title: Divulgence Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 7 December 2017 I had literally no intention of writing any more reviews for albums released in 2017. I will admit that having written over 100 to date, burnout was edging closer and I wanted to recharge the batteries ready to tackle all  Continue Reading »

Artist: Von Hertzen Brothers Album Title: War Is Over Label: Mascot Label Group / Music Theories Recordings Date Of Release: 3 November 2017 The history of Von Hertzen Brothers is both rich and varied. Prior to forming the band in 2000, each of the three Von Hertzen siblings were well-known individually for their own musical  Continue Reading »

Hello and welcome to the latest post in this series after a bit of a hiatus, where I bring you the latest confirmed news within the world of rock and heavy metal. This series does not require the use of a crystal ball, which can sometimes malfunction with embarrassing results. No, this is a series that  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Part 2 of my look ahead to what’s coming in the second-half of an already strong 2017. No long intro from me today, I’m just going to dive straight in… If you missed Part 1, here’s the link: Essential rock & metal releases still to come in 2017 – Part 1 Subterranean Masquerade  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the third and final part of my round-up, looking at the best albums to have been released during the first half of 2017. It is an eclectic list overall, where there’s room for extreme metal and progressive rock alike. But for someone who has wide-ranging tastes with a rock and metal framework, this  Continue Reading »

Artist: Nova Collective Album Title: The Further Side Label: Metal Blade Records Date Of Release: 10 March 2017 The progressive rock and metal genres are awash with projects that operate outside the boundaries and the constraints of the musicians’ day jobs. And it’s a double-edged sword to be honest. If you’re a glass half full  Continue Reading »

Artist: District 97 Album Title: In Vaults Label: Laser’s Edge Year Of Release: 2015 How long do you give it before you give up on an album? One spin? Five? More? As a reviewer and a lover of music, it’s one of those difficult conundrums for which I don’t believe there’s a cast-iron answer. I  Continue Reading »

Day 14 of my ‘Album of the Year 2013’ countdown. I don’t know about you all, but it feels like day 40! Thanks again for sticking with me and I really hope that some of yhou may have discovered something new to get your teeth stuck into. If not, I hope that at the very  Continue Reading »