Tag Archives: music

Artist: Mindtech Album Title: Omnipresence Label: TriTech Music Date of Release: 13 March 2020 A Norwegian power/progressive metal band is always worth checking out, right? When the country is responsible for the likes of Circus Maximus, Pagan’s Mind, Conception, Leprous and oodles more, the track record is pretty impressive to say the least. So when  Continue Reading »

Artist: Dark Fortress Album Title: Spectres From The Old World Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 28 February 2020 Another day, another new band for me to listen to. 2020 is shaping up rather nicely in this regard with plenty of great new music discovered. Of course, I’d heard the name Dark Fortress previously,  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Oneira Album Title: Injection Label: Rockshots Records Date of Release: 13 March 2020 I have been listening to an awful lot of dark, heavy and aggressive music over the last month or so. Not for any particular reason, just as a slave to the recent release schedule that has dictated my listening habits  Continue Reading »

Artist: Dead Serenity Album Title: Beginnings EP Label: Independent Date of Release: 26 February 2020 I’m game to try anything that’s sent to me and so, when invited to check out the debut EP by Finnish melodic death metal band Dead Serenity, I duly did so. Only formed last year, this EP has been created  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Night Flight Orchestra Album Title: Aeromantic Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 28 February 2020 You’d think that given my love of Soilwork and melodic rock music that The Night Flight Orchestra would be a total no-brainer for me. But the truth is that I’ve never really got into the band, despite the  Continue Reading »

Artist: Deadrisen Album Title: Deadrisen Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 13 March 2020 Is there any release these days that doesn’t feature bassist Mike LePond? He seems to be everywhere at the moment, popping up all over the place. And here he is again, wielding the four-string in a new band by the name  Continue Reading »

Artist: Godsticks Album Title: Inescapable Label: Kscope Date of Release: 7 February 2020 I’m a little late to the party with this record and, if I’m honest, it wasn’t really in the queue to be listened to. January and February are busy months for new album releases and I have been struggling to fit everything  Continue Reading »

Artist: Isle Of The Cross Album Title: Excelsis Label: Rockshots Records Date of Release: 21 February 2020 I honestly have no idea where to begin with this review, I really don’t. I’ve sat here for ages thinking about how I can order my thoughts into a coherent and easy-to-read review but I am still struggling.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Demons & Wizards Album Title: III Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 21 February 2020 For many, the collaboration between Iced Earth’s founder/guitarist Jon Schaffer and Blind Guardian’s unique vocalist, Hansi Kursch is the stuff of fantasy and legend. On the one hand, you have the guy that is responsible for the vast  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vredehammer Album Title: Viperous Label: Indie Recordings Date of Release: 6 March 2020 The name Vredehammer is new to me but have become a new discovery at the beginning of 2020 as I scour the Earth for new and exciting heavy music to get my teeth stuck into. The first reason for checking out  Continue Reading »