Tag Archives: music review

Artist: ZW Band / Zonder Wehrkamp Album Title: If It’s Real Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 24 May 2019 I’m a huge fan of Shadow Gallery, so when I get a message from none other than Gary Wehrkamp, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter with one of the best progressive metal acts to come from the US,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Teramaze Album Title: Are We Soldiers Label: Mascot Label Group Date of Release: 21 June 2019 Melbourne-based Teramaze, led by their founding member Dean Wells, have been in existence since the early-mid 90s but I didn’t jump on the bandwagon until a few years ago when I discovered the Australian quintet’s fifth full-length release,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Rendezvous Point Album Title: Universal Chaos Label: Long Branch Records Date of Release: 24 May 2019 Blimey, talk about a slow burner of a record. I downloaded the promo of ‘Univeral Chaos’, the sophomore release from Norwegian metal band Rendezvous Point way back, weeks or months before the release and almost immediately it popped  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Odious Construct Album Title: Shrine of the Obscene EP Label: The Artisan Era Date of Release: 12 October 2018 Of late, I have really been getting into the technical progressive death metal genre. It just seems to me that there are a ton of really great bands doing their thing within these confines  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: Arch Enemy Album Title: Will To Power Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 8 September 2017 Have I ever mentioned that I love early Arch Enemy? I’m talking ‘Burning Bridges’ and before. This, as far as I am concerned, was the pinnacle of their career, with ‘Stigmata’ remaining my personal favourite. I loved  Continue Reading »

Artist: Threshold Album Title: Legends of the Shires Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 8 September 2017 I still remember, vividly, the first time that I heard UK progressive metal band Threshold. It was the song ‘Falling Away’ from the album ‘Critical Mass’, released in 2002 and I was blown away. The energy, the emotion  Continue Reading »

Artist: Knifeworld Album Title: Bottled Out Of Eden Label: InsideOut Records Date Of Release: 22 April 2016 I vividly remember being confronted with the sounds of Knifeworld for the very first time. It was whilst I wrote for Powerplay Magazine and the album was Knifeworld’s sophomore release, ‘The Unravelling’. I was asked to conduct an  Continue Reading »