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Artist: Aversed Album Title: Impermanent Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 19 March 2021 Less is more, right? Right? It’s the clichéd phrase that we always hear and to which many will subscribe. Not in the case of Aversed though. It’s clearly an old adage that has passed them by based on the content of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Secret Sphere Album Title: Lifeblood Label: Frontiers Music Date of Release: 12 March 2021 Italian melodic power metal band Secret Sphere have been around for the best part of 25 years but are one of those bands that have never quite taken the world by storm. Without being too disingenuous I hope, the quintet  Continue Reading »

Artist: Enforced Album Title: Kill Grid Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 12 March 2021 Having fallen back in love with thrash metal over the last 18 months or so, I am now going to attempt a further broadening of my horizons by giving some cross-over thrash a shot. Not really one for hardcore  Continue Reading »

Artist: Liquid Tension Experiment Album Title: LTE3 Label: 16 April 2021 Date of Release: InsideOut Music Ah, Liquid Tension Experiment. The band that plays the kind of music that I’d normally consider to be my nemesis. I’m a huge fan of progressive music, but I’ve always struggled with instrumental prog, where there’s a huge emphasis  Continue Reading »

Artist: Turbulence Album Title: Frontal Label: Frontiers Music Date of Release: 12 March 2021 I somehow nearly overlooked this album when compiling my list of potential reviews for March, and that would have definitely been a mistake. With a month already bursting at the seams with new music, a relatively uninspiring front cover, and buried  Continue Reading »

Artist: Iotunn Album Title: Access All Worlds Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 26 February 2021 Oh my goodness, here’s a find and a half ladies and gentlemen. And the fact that this review comes a good week or more after its release will tell you just how close I was to missing this  Continue Reading »

Artist: Warrior Path Album Title: The Mad King Label: Symmetric Records Date of Release: 5 March 2021 I have been a fan of Daniel Heiman for many years, dating back to the very first time I heard his vocal skills with Lost Horizon on their two studio albums released at the beginning of the Millennium.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Stortregn Album Title: Impermanence Label: The Artisan Era Date of Release: 12 March 2021 I can count on the fingers of my hands the number of Swiss heavy metal bands that I am familiar with, and still have digits left over. I need even fewer fingers to count the ones that I like. However,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Mariana’s Rest Album Title: Fata Morgana Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 12 March 2021 I’ll admit that Mariana’s Rest are a new name to me despite this 2021 release entitled ‘Fata Morgana’ being their third full-length offering. But when you’re presented with a doom-infused melodic death metal album from Finland, which features the  Continue Reading »

Artist: Orden Ogan Album Title: Final Days Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 12 March 2021 When I reviewed ‘Gunman’ back in 2017, it was my first exposure to the German metal band by the name of Orden Ogan, despite the fact that their name was something of an institution in certain quarters. However, I  Continue Reading »