Tag Archives: metal
Manticora – To Kill To Live To Kill – Album Review
Artist: Manticora Album Title: To Kill To Live To Kill Label: ViciSolum Recordings Date of Release: 3 August 2018 ‘Will Manticora feature on your list’, I was asked a little while back in reference to my ‘Still to Come in 2018’ mini-series. The question was posed by a loyal follower, whose taste in music more-or-less Continue Reading »
Halcyon Way – Bloody But Unbowed – Album Review
Artist: Halcyon Way Album Title: Bloody But Unbowed Label: Agonia Records Date Of Release: 3 August 2018 Back in Medieval times when Myspace was pretty much the only social media-type outlet online and the Blackberry was the iPhone of its day, I got chatting to Steve Braun, the vocalist with a band called Halcyon Way and Continue Reading »
Michael Romeo – War of the Worlds – Part 1 – Album Review
Artist: Michael Romeo Album Title: War of the Worlds – Part 1 Label: Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group Date Of Release: 27 July 2018 In this ultra-competitive world of music in which we find ourselves in 2018, where it is ever-more difficult to carve out a living and keep going, there’s an argument Continue Reading »
Still to come in 2018 – Part 4
After a short hiatus to concentrate on a couple of important album reviews, here’s part 4 of my new mini-series where I bring you news of those albums are still to be released during the remainder of 2018. Some have expressed to mew a concern that 2018 has been front-loaded with the best releases, but Continue Reading »
Distorted Harmony – A Way Out – Album Review
Artist: Distorted Harmony Album Title: A Way Out Label: Independent Date Of Release: 19 July 2018 “To be honest…I can’t stand it anymore. I am bored by the general construction of that kind of music…” This was the comment from Yoav Efron of Distorted Harmony when I interviewed him in 2014 following the release of Continue Reading »
Tomorrow’s Eve – Mirror of Creation III – Project Ikaros – Album Review
Artist: Tomorrow’s Eve Album Title: Mirror of Creation III – Project Ikaros Label: Baze Records Date Of Release: 27 April 2018 Every now and again, I am prone to a bit of a faux-pas. I’m human after all, so it wouldn’t be right if my site was perfect, would it?! The big error on my Continue Reading »
Still to come in 2018 – Part 2
Welcome to day 2 of my look ahead at what’s to come in the second half of 2018. After featuring four potentially killer releases within part 1, I’m back with another hugely exciting batch of albums that, all being well, should see the light of day before the year is out. If you missed the Continue Reading »
Still to come in 2018 – Part 1
Now that I have completed my round-up of the best releases from January to June 2018, it is time to turn my attention to the future and to what’s ahead in the final six months of the year. Judging by the list that I have steadily compiled, there’s some mouth-watering music on its way. So Continue Reading »
Live Gig Review: Voyager, Sümer, Temples On Mars – The Borderline, London – 3 July 2018
Artist: Voyager Venue: The Borderline Date: 3 July 2018 If ever I was going to test my ‘Man of Much Metal’ credentials, it was tonight. With England playing a rare knock-out game in the World Cup on the same night, it could have been easy to ditch the gig and find a pub to watch Continue Reading »
The best of 2018 so far – Part 3
Welcome to day three of my half-year round-up of the best music released during the first six months of 2018. If you missed the previous parts of this mini-series, you can read them here: The best of 2018 so far – Part 1 The best of 2018 so far – Part 2 However, essentially, this Continue Reading »
