Tag Archives: Melodic Metal
Amaranthe – Maximalism – Album Review
Artist: Amaranthe Album Title: Maximalism Label: Spinefarm Records Date of Release: 21 October 2016 When I first heard the self-titled debut album from Amaranthe in 2011, I was quite rude about it. I considered it to be heavy metal fluff, the kind of music that goes in one ear, gives a momentary shot of aural Continue Reading »
DGM – The Passage – Album Review
Artist: DGM Album Title: The Passage Label: Frontiers Records Date Of Release: 26 August 2016 This review comes a little after the release date but under the circumstances, I make no apologies for this. The reason for my tardiness is that I was not initially very struck by this, the ninth album from Italian melodic Continue Reading »
Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence – Album Review
Artist: Devin Townsend Project Album Title: Transcendence Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 9 September 2016 Like many I’m sure, Mr Devin Townsend came into my life around 1997. It was a subtle introduction via the laid back and soothing sounds created under the moniker of Strapping Young Lad and their opus ‘City’. I found Continue Reading »
Evergrey – Interview 2016 Part 2 – ‘We’d make fools of ourselves if we tried to write ‘Hymns For The Broken 2’
Evergrey interview 2016 – Part 1 Evergrey – The Storm Within – Album Review It is a relatively uneventful journey to Camden and the restaurant of choice of Tom and Jonas, albeit frequently punctuated by the loud and amusing strains of ‘oooh, it’s gorgeous’, the latest quote from UK comedy show ‘Little Britain’ to tickle Continue Reading »
Evergrey – Interview 2016 – “We’re getting stronger and stronger, every day”
Read my review here: Evergrey – The Storm Within When you have a job and a young family, it can be tough to get out of the house sometimes, even if it is to just nip to the shops briefly. So you can imagine that it is almost impossible to get an entire evening off. Continue Reading »
Essential rock & metal releases still to come in 2016 – Part 2
Welcome to the second instalment of my series looking ahead to some of the music that is still scheduled to come our way in the remainder of 2016. If you missed Part 1, it can be accessed via the following link: Essential rock & metal releases still to come in 2016 – Part 1 However, Continue Reading »
Half-Way Through 2016 – The Best So Far – Part 1
Each year, I bring you a round-up of the best album releases of the year at around the half-way stage. Up until this year, I was still writing for Powerplay Magazine and so, not all of my choices in this list would have been previously mentioned here. However, now that this is my full-time endeavour, Continue Reading »
Be’lakor – Vessels – Album Review
Artist: Be’lakor Album Title: Vessels Label: Napalm Records Date Of Release: 24 June 2016 Some of you who regularly read my blog may have noticed something of a theme going on. Now that I am writing for myself, I can listen to exactly what I want. It means that I can now explore avenues that Continue Reading »
Neverworld – Dreamsnatcher – Album Review
Artist: Neverworld Album Title: Dreamsnatcher Label: Dream Demon Recordings Date of Release: 4 March 2016 It is fair to say that the name Neverworld has been on my radar for some time but I’d never taken the plunge for one reason or another until now, upon the release of their second album, ‘Dreamsnatcher’. Over the Continue Reading »
Sunburst – Fragments Of Creation – Album Review
Artist: Sunburst Album Title: Fragments Of Creation Label: Inner Wound Recordings Date Of Release: 26 February 2016 If you’re familiar with the names of Black Fate or Paradox, then the clientele behind Sunburst will not be a revelation to you. Why? Because ‘Fragments Of Creation’ is the debut album by the duo behind those aforementioned Continue Reading »
