Tag Archives: Man Of Much Metal
Vuur – In This Moment We Are Free – Cities – Album Review
Artist: Vuur Album Title: In This Moment We Are Free – Cities Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 20 October 2017 Now here’s a record that I have been looking forward to for some considerable time. Vuur is the moniker given to the band created by Anneke van Giersbergen to be the outlet for her Continue Reading »
Iris Divine – The Static And The Noise – Album Review
Artist: Iris Divine Album Title: The Static And The Noise Label: Independent Release Release date: 6 October 2017 A three-piece progressive rock/metal band from North America? Nah, that’ll never work. If I remember rightly, some band called Rush tried it many years ago and as far as I can recall, it didn’t go too well Continue Reading »
Daniel Cavanagh – Monochrome – Album Review
Artist: Daniel Cavanagh Album Title: Monochrome Label: Kscope Date Of Release: 13 October 2017 My love and admiration for Anathema needs no introduction. They are a top five band, a very important part of my life. Naturally then, I was ecstatic and hugely excited by the news that Daniel Cavanagh was to release a new Continue Reading »
White Moth Black Butterfly – Atone – Album Review
Artist: White Moth Black Butterfly Album Title: Atone Label: Kscope Date Of Release: 1 September 2017 Before reading this review, you might like to take a look outside. In so doing, you might notice a few flying pigs, a blue moon or even the beginning of the end of the Universe as we know it. Continue Reading »
Jag Panzer – The Deviant Chord – Album Review
Artist: Jag Panzer Album Title: The Deviant Chord Label: Steamhammer / SPV Date Of Release: 29 September 2017 Jag Panzer and I have had a turbulent relationship. Many regard them as a heavy metal institution, pointing towards the likes of their debut, ‘Ample Destruction’, as examples of the very best that US power metal has Continue Reading »
Vulture Industries – Stranger Times – Album Review
Artist: Vulture Industries Album Title: Stranger Times Label: Season of Mist Date Of Release: 22 September 2017 ‘Stranger Times’, the fourth album from Norwegian avant-garde metal band Vulture Industries was one album I had little intention in reviewing. When I was given the task of feeding back my thoughts on their sophomore album, ‘The Malefactor’s Continue Reading »
Anubis Gate – Covered In Black – Album Review
Artist: Anubis Gate Album Title: Covered In Black Label: Nightmare Records Date of Release: 1 September 2017 Whenever I review an album, I always do my very best to avoid the thoughts and opinions of others so that my write-ups are as unbiased as possible and unaffected by third party influence. Unfortunately, it proved exceedingly Continue Reading »
Paradise Lost – Medusa – Album Review
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 »
Half-way through 2017 – the best so far – Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of my round-up of the best album releases during the first half of 2017. The choices are in no particular order because I don’t want to spoil the surprise for my end of year countdown in December. If you missed ‘Part 1’, it can be viewed here: Half-way through 2017 – Continue Reading »
Half-Way Through 2016 – The Best So Far – Part 2
Welcome to the second instalment of my half-year round-up where I summarise my favourite albums that have been released during the first half of 2016. As I stated in Part 1, this year has been tremendously strong and so the candidates that feature in this list are all of the highest possible quality. So here Continue Reading »
