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Artist: Avandra Album Title: Descender Label: Blood Music Date of Release: 26 April 2019 Ah, I’ve missed this – discovering new bands and feeling a strong urge to write about them. It’s why I set up my website in the first place and why, after several months in the doldrums I am back with a  Continue Reading »

Artist: ZW Band / Zonder Wehrkamp Album Title: If It’s Real Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 24 May 2019 I’m a huge fan of Shadow Gallery, so when I get a message from none other than Gary Wehrkamp, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter with one of the best progressive metal acts to come from the US,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Teramaze Album Title: Are We Soldiers Label: Mascot Label Group Date of Release: 21 June 2019 Melbourne-based Teramaze, led by their founding member Dean Wells, have been in existence since the early-mid 90s but I didn’t jump on the bandwagon until a few years ago when I discovered the Australian quintet’s fifth full-length release,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Evergrey Album Title: The Atlantic Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 25 January 2019 Many of you will be aware that since the beginning of 2019, I haven’t written a single review up to this point. I apologise for that. However, there are a few reasons. Firstly, my head has not really been in  Continue Reading »

Ever since I discovered Evergrey around the turn of the Millennium, I have seen them live on stage countless times. They have released seven or eight new records of original material and I have interviewed Tom on perhaps five or six occasions. But Evergrey, as we all know, are my number one band, and it  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the final chapter in my 2018 ‘album of the year’ top 30 countdown. I have made it. Despite what has been a supremely hideous last two months at the Mansion of Much Metal, I have managed to keep to tradition and bring you my usual in-depth dissection of the best music to meet  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the penultimate chapter of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. I had hoped to complete the countdown ahead of Christmas day but the fates conspired to ensure that it wasn’t to be. But never mind, it just means that now the turkey has been consumed, the presents opened and the  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the pre-penultimate chapter of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. Today, it is the turn of the bronze medal record, the third best of the year. I’d begin this post with a far wittier and more interesting introduction were it not for the fact that I’m drinking my third large  Continue Reading »

Welcome to another chapter of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. Today, it’s my pick at number 4, the placing that would have the recipient groaning if they were a competitor at the Olympics. But this isn’t the Olympics, it’s much more important than that! This is the greatest ever annual top  Continue Reading »

Welcome to another chapter of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. But not just any chapter: we have reached the top five. Finally, I hear you cry! Indeed, after what must feel to you all like a hundred years, I have entered the final act of this year’s countdown. At certain points  Continue Reading »