Tag Archives: gothic metal

Artist: Thy Despair Album Title: The Song Of Desolation Label: Rockshots Records Date of Release: 8 May 2020 Credit where it is due, Italian record label Rockshots Records have delivered a couple of really great albums over the past few months, so I have been keeping an eye on their promo offerings with interest. A  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Moor Album Title: Jupiter’s Immigrants Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 30 July 2018 Sometimes, a description of an unknown band will catch your eye and before you know it, you’re checking them out. That’s certainly the case with Italian band, The Moor. The description in the email header stated ‘melodic death/progressive metal’,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Tribulation Album Title: Down Below Label: Century Media Date Of Release: 26 January 2018 Before coming to this review, I knew nothing of the band Tribulation. In fact, it was only the odd comment on social media from a couple of trusted sources that led me to investigate further. For once though, this gap  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 12 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I don’t wish to speak too soon, but it is looking more and more likely that I will finish this series before Christmas. I’m on a roll now, well into the top 20 and even though it’s the time for buying  Continue Reading »

Artist: Moonspell Album Title: 1755 Label: Napalm Records Date Of Release: 3 November 2017 I’ve had a soft spot for Moonspell ever since I heard the awesome ‘Irreligious’ back when I was a teenager. Songs like ‘Opium’, ‘Awake’ and the full-on epic majesty of closer ‘Full Moon Madness’ really captured my imagination. The rich, moody  Continue Reading »

Artist: Cradle Of Filth Album Title: Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 22 September 2017 My first Cradle of Filth review for my website was for the eleventh studio release, ‘Hammer Of The Witches’, released in 2015 by Suffolk’s finest extreme metal export. Unconstrained by the shackles of word  Continue Reading »

Artist: Paradise Lost Album Title: Medusa Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date Of Release: 1 September 2017 I have been a fan of Paradise Lost for over 20 years since, as a teenager, I took a chance on ‘Draconian Times’. It was love at first listen and it served as the soundtrack to some very important  Continue Reading »

Well, while I’m on a roll, I may as well continue. And while so many bands are also on a roll of late it seems, I owe it to them to keep the news flowing. If you’ve missed any of my other posts in this series, links to all of them can be found at  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 »

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 »