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Artist: Lost In Thought Album Title: Renascence Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 8 November 2018 Very proudly, I can declare that this review is an exclusive. Out of nowhere, I received an email from drummer Chris Billingham offering me the chance to be the first to hear and review the brand new and long-awaited second  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ashes Of My Memory Album Title: Raptures /// Disillusions Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 7 October 2018 When the band describe themselves as a melodic death metal/progressive metal band, I’m going to take a listen. And that’s exactly what Ashes Of My Memory did recently when alerting me to their recently-released debut EP,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Seventh Dimension Album Title: The Corrupted Lullaby Label: Corrupted Records Date of Release: 1 November 2018 A new progressive metal band that I wasn’t aware of to discover? Oh the joy. These days, such pleasures are few and far between because sometimes I feel like I have uncovered all of the gems that this  Continue Reading »

Artist: Haken Album Title: Vector Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 26 October 2018 Just to prove that I am not a completely blinkered and biased Haken fanboy, I am going to start the review of their latest record with something other than immediate, unfiltered hyperbole and gushing praise. That may or may not come  Continue Reading »

Artist: Beyond Creation Album Title: Algorythm Label: Season of Mist Date of Release: 12 October 2018 One of the names that kept cropping up when I mentioned my new-found love of extreme technical and progressive death metal, was Beyond Creation. I had it on good authority from several quarters that this band was well worth  Continue Reading »

Artist: Deicide Album Title: Overtures of Blasphemy Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 14 September 2018 Deicide and I have a strange relationship. On the one hand, I find Glen Benton and the inverted crucifix branded on his forehead to be somewhat ludicrous; a caricature, a parody even. The guy is obsessed with Satan  Continue Reading »

Artist: Rivers Of Nihil Album Title: Where Owls Know My Name Label: Metal Blade Records Date Of Release: 16 March 2018 I have been meaning to get around to reviewing this record for some time. I missed it completely when the promo was sent in advance of its release due to pressures with work and  Continue Reading »

Artist: Daydream XI Album Title: The Circus Of The Tattered And Torn Label: Sensory Records Date Of Release: 22 September 2017 There’s an age-old saying that ‘first impressions last’ and furthermore, that once made, that first impression can last a lifetime. Fortunately for the young Brazilian prog metal band Daydream XI, there’s another saying which  Continue Reading »

Artist: CyHra Album Title: Letters To Myself Label: Spinefarm Records Date of Release: 20 October 2017 I have been desperate to review this album ever since I knew of its existence, several months ago, maybe even longer. Unfortunately, until recently, I only had access via an Internet stream, so my opportunity to listen to it  Continue Reading »

Artist: Devoid Album Title: Cup Of Tears Label: Melodic Rock Records Date Of Release: 13 October 2017 It can be very easy to lose sight of one’s core principles when faced with an ever-increasing list of albums to review. However, every now and then, an album will come along out of nowhere to remind me  Continue Reading »