Tag Archives: heavy metal

Artist: Wintersun Album Title: The Forest Seasons Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 21 July 2017 If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s when the off-stage antics become bigger than the music. I understand that in an environment as volatile, unpredictable and fast-paced as the music industry, very little ever runs smoothly. Sometimes the  Continue Reading »

Artist: Witherfall Album Title: Nocturnes and Requiems Label: Independent Release Date of release: 10 February 2017 I’m going to start this review in a blunt manner: I am enjoying the hell out of this album. With that in mind, allow me to elaborate in a style more familiar to those who follow this site. ‘Nocturnes  Continue Reading »

Artist: Anthriel Album Title: Transcendence Label: Lion Music Date Of Release: 15 June 2017 I don’t think I have ever been bullied so relentlessly by a reader in the quest for me to publish a review. But I’m nothing if not willing to please my loyal followers, so here I am with some considered thoughts  Continue Reading »

Artist: Iced Earth Album Title: Incorruptible Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 16 June 2017 The phrase ‘only time will tell’ features a lot in music reviews, certainly in mine. Over the years, I’ve had to listen to hundreds of albums and put pen to paper in double-quick time to submit my thoughts in  Continue Reading »

Artist: Dream Evil Album Title: Six Label: Century Media Date Of Release: 26 May 2017 Dream Evil have been knocking around the metal scene for many years, having been created before the millennium by the renowned Studio Fredman producer Fredrik Nordström. It was his burning desire to create his own power metal band and Dream  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ancient Ascendant Album Title: Raise The Torch Label: Spinefarm Records / Candlelight Records Date Of Release: 21 April 2017 When the legendary Dan Swanö is quoted as saying that Ancient Ascendant are ‘one of the best brutal bands to come out of Britain, well, ever’, I don’t really have any choice but to investigate  Continue Reading »

Artist: Pyramaze Album Title: Contingent Label: Inner Wound Recordings Date Of Release: 28 April 2017 Melodic progressive metallers Pyramaze are one of those entities that prove that the band is bigger than the individuals within it. Since their inception in 2002, the Danes have had no fewer than four lead vocalists and have also lost  Continue Reading »

Artist: Damnations Day Album Title: A World Awakens Label: Sensory Records Release date: 24 March 2017 I have gone on record before about the strength of the heavy music scene in Australia; there is literally no let-up in the number of bands that are coming through. It’s like a torrent. But more than that, these  Continue Reading »

Artist: Memoriam Album Title: For The Fallen Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date Of Release: 24 March 2017 Bereavement. We’ve all experienced it in our lives to a greater or lesser extent. Personally, I’ve suffered greatly due to the death of loved ones and, nearly a decade on from the most significant and heart breaking of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Obituary Album Title: Obituary Label: Relapse Records Release date: 17 March 2017 My love affair with Obituary dates back to the mid-nineties and their ‘World Demise’ album. It was a discovery, on cassette, at a time when I was getting more and more into extreme forms of music. I’d started out with the likes  Continue Reading »