Tag Archives: Marcus Jidell
Avatarium – Hurricanes And Halos – Album Review
Artist: Avatarium Album Title: Hurricanes And Halos Label: Nuclear Blast Date Of Release: 26 May 2017 ‘Hurricanes And Halos’ is the title given to the third studio release from Swedish doomsters Avatarium, a band that was formed in the minds of Leif Edling (Candlemass) and Marcus Jidell (ex-Evergrey, Soen) before becoming a reality in 2012. Continue Reading »
Anticipated music in 2017 – an update – 5 March 2017
Things are moving fast in the rock and metal worlds at the moment, with new music being released left, right and centre. But also, it is a busy time for those of us who are trying to keep up with the new releases that are due in 2017. Plenty of bands are now issuing confirmation Continue Reading »
Soen – Lykaia – Album Review
Artist: Soen Album Title: Lykaia Label: UDR Music Release Date: 3 February 2017 I’m a relatively late convert to the Soen cause having only discovered the Swedish band via their previous, sophomore release, ‘Tellurian’, although it is an album for which I have a lot of time. However, I can safely say that ‘Lykaia’ is another Continue Reading »
Rikard Zander – I Can Do Without Love – Album Review
Artist: Rikard Zander Album Title: I Can Do Without Love Label: ZR / Border Music Date Of Release: 11 March 2016 I never find it comfortable reviewing music by artists that I know and would refer to as friends. However, the Blog Of Much Metal is all about trying to support artists that deserve the Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 28
Can you believe that it’s already day three of my 2015 ‘Album of the Year’ countdown? I hope you’re enjoying my series and although it is early days, perhaps you’ve discovered something new or I’ve managed to change your mind about an album. Who knows, but what I do know is that, as intense and Continue Reading »
Arcade Messiah – Arcade Messiah – Album Review
Artist: Arcade Messiah Album Title: Arcade Messiah Label: Stereohead Records Year of Release: 2014 Instrumental metal is not generally a subgenre of music that I particularly enjoy. I find that, more often than not, the music tends to be lacking a vital ingredient, one which renders the output rather one-dimensional and, well, boring. Of course Continue Reading »
Two Years of the Blog Of Much Metal
It has now been two years since I began this heavy metal blog following intense pressure from some circles. What started as an exercise in quieting the mob has blossomed into a labour of love and something I am very passionate about. Over the two years, I have been able to write material based on Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2013 – Number 17
Welcome one and all to Day 4 of my ‘Album of The Year 2013’ countdown. I hope you’re enjoying and/or agreeing with my choices so far. If you have missed the previous three instalments, they can be found here: Day 1 – Number 20 Day 2 – Number 19 Day 3 – Number 18 MARCUS Continue Reading »
For The Love of Evergrey
I realise that I have talked a lot about Evergrey throughout my blogs and on other social media platforms. I gave their third album ‘In Search Of Truth’ the accolade of being my favourite album of all time, a sentiment I still wholeheartedly stick to. In the last couple of days, the last remaining founding Continue Reading »
Marcus Jidell – Pictures From A Time Traveller – Album Review
Artist: Marcus Jidell Album Title: Pictures From A Time Traveller Label: Lion Music Year of Release: 2013 When was the last time you actually enjoyed an instrumental rock or metal album? For me, the answer is probably never or, at best, very rarely. In fact, as I type, I am struggling to think of a Continue Reading »
