Tag Archives: music

Artist: Empyrium Album Title: Über den Sternen Label: Prophecy Productions Date of Release: 26 February 2021 I have a soft spot for Empyrium, so much so that I splurged a great deal of money on the box set ‘A Retrospective…’ a few years ago. Starting out as more of a melodic black metal band, the  Continue Reading »

Artist: Moonspell Album Title: Hermitage Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 26 February 2021 “We know that we are entering the final years of our career as musicians: the winter of our lifetime.”  What a quote from Moonspell frontman, Fernando Ribiero to read within the press release for ‘Hermitage’, the thirteenth album of the Portuguese  Continue Reading »

Artist: Infernalizer Album Title: The Ugly Truth Label: Rockshots Records Date of Release: 26 February 2021 Something a little different for you all today, in the form of a new entity by the name of Infernalizer. Trawling through my review offerings, I saw the name Disarmonia Mundi, and decided to investigate a little further. ‘The  Continue Reading »

Artist: Temperance Album Title: Melodies Of Green And Blue Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 19 February 2021 I’m normally one of those cynics when it comes to releases like this. An acoustic EP, largely comprised of re-recorded songs from a previous album. These records smack a little of cashing in on the loyal fan  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the third and probably, given it is now February, my final chapter in my ‘Anticipated Album Releases in 2021. Once again, I have put together quite a wide ranging mix of albums and genres in the hope that I mention something to everyone’s tastes. It is also quite a mix in terms of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Malice Divine Album Title: Malice Divine Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 19 February 2021 I will admit to coming across this album which searching a particular promo database for something rather different. However, seeing as I’m always on the lookout for a new discovery or two, I investigated further, intrigued by the cover  Continue Reading »

Artist: Revulsion Album Title: Revulsion Label: Transcending Obscurity Date of Release: 5 February 2021 2021 would seem to be the year when long-awaited debut albums are released. After the success of Oceana and their debut that was 27 years in the making, today is the turn for the self-titled debut from Finland’s Revulsion, a band  Continue Reading »

Artist: Demon King Album Title: The Final Tyranny Label: The Artisan Era Date of Release: 12 February 2021 Whilst it may not be my number one style of heavy metal, I’m delighted that I enjoy technical death metal. Delighted and somewhat relieved, given that it is one of those genres of extreme music that has  Continue Reading »

Artist: Dragony Album Title: Viribus Unitis Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 15 January 2021 Keen to redress the balance of last year, when power metal seemed to fall of the face of the planet…or at least quality power metal releases at any rate, I have actively kept a weather eye on any potential albums  Continue Reading »

Artist: Soen Album Title: Imperial Label: Silver Lining Music Date of Release: 29 January 2021 Without doubt, ‘Imperial’ is one of my most anticipated releases for 2021. A couple of years ago, I awarded ‘Lotus’ a score of 97%, beguiled as I was by its myriad of charms. I therefore come to album number five,  Continue Reading »