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Album of the Year 2018 – Number 7
Welcome to another chapter of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. And, if the quality on offer throughout the past few weeks has been extremely high, prepare for more of the same in the coming days. It is no exaggeration to state that this has been the most difficult top 10 to Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2018 – Number 8
Welcome to the latest chapter of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. It seems like it was only yesterday that I started this series but it has been three weeks since I began and since then, around 17,000 words has been dedicated to the best music that 2018 has had to offer. Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2018 – Number 9
Welcome to chapter 22 of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown – that massive endeavour that I undertake every year…and regret every year! I jest of course because , if anything, I am enjoying this series more than any other. I’m really enjoying revisiting all of the incredibly strong music that the Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2018 – Number 11
Welcome to the latest instalment of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. It’s the last post before I hit the magic top 10. Again, a big thanks for showing your support throughout this series, keeping me going when I could have easily thrown in the towel. I never like choosing a band Continue Reading »
Swallow The Sun – Lumina Aurea – EP Review
Artist: Swallow The Sun Title: Lumina Aurea EP Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 21 December 2018 Ok, it’s soapbox time again. I don’t take any pleasure in this, but I feel that something has to be said. This new EP for Swallow The Sun is only going to be made available, initially at Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2018 – Number 14
Welcome to the latest instalment of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. It comes after a longer-than-planned hiatus caused by a few factors, not least the onset of Christmas and the social events that are like a vortex, sucking my spare time away with alarming voracity. But the slight delay has been Continue Reading »
Sigh – Heir To Despair – Album Review
Artist: Sigh Album Title: Heir To Despair Label: Spinefarm/Candlelight Date of Release: 16 November 2018 Sigh are just one of those bands, where you can honestly say that you never quite know what each new release will bring. They are a band that truly deserves the term ‘progressive’, even ‘avant-garde’ because they can flit effortlessly Continue Reading »
Nachtmystium – Resilient – EP Review
Artist: Nachtmystium Album Title: Resilient EP Label: Prophecy Productions Date of Release: 30 November 2018 I spent sixteen years of my working life as an enforcement officer, tackling rogues and fraudsters hellbent on defrauding the innocent out of their hard-earned money. So it seems a little incongruous to spend my time reviewing a new release Continue Reading »
Godless – Swarm – EP Review
Artist: Godless Album Title: Swarm EP Label: Independent Date of Release: 27 October 2018 The subcontinent has never been the greatest exponent of heavy metal but as the years go by, a few more names have made it into the consciousness of the metal masses. To date, Demonic Resurrection remain arguably the best known but Continue Reading »
Ashes Of Ares – Well Of Souls – Album Review
Artist: Ashes of Ares Album Title: Well of Souls Label: ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records Date of Release: 9 November 2018 Tom Englund, Jonas Renkse, Silvio Massaro and Daniel Estrin. This is the inner circle of heavy metal vocalists as far as I’m concerned. But, I hear you cry, there’s a name missing here. And Continue Reading »
