Tag Archives: music

Artist: Sigh Album Title: Heir To Despair Label: Spinefarm/Candlelight Date of Release: 16 November 2018 Sigh are just one of those bands, where you can honestly say that you never quite know what each new release will bring. They are a band that truly deserves the term ‘progressive’, even ‘avant-garde’ because they can flit effortlessly  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ashes Of My Memory Album Title: Raptures /// Disillusions Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 7 October 2018 When the band describe themselves as a melodic death metal/progressive metal band, I’m going to take a listen. And that’s exactly what Ashes Of My Memory did recently when alerting me to their recently-released debut EP,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Haken Album Title: Vector Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 26 October 2018 Just to prove that I am not a completely blinkered and biased Haken fanboy, I am going to start the review of their latest record with something other than immediate, unfiltered hyperbole and gushing praise. That may or may not come  Continue Reading »

Artist: Deicide Album Title: Overtures of Blasphemy Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 14 September 2018 Deicide and I have a strange relationship. On the one hand, I find Glen Benton and the inverted crucifix branded on his forehead to be somewhat ludicrous; a caricature, a parody even. The guy is obsessed with Satan  Continue Reading »

Artist: A Dying Planet Album Title: Facing The Incurable Label: CynNormal Lab Recordings Date of Release: 14 August 2018 When your CV can list the likes of Zero Hour, Cynthesis and Abnormal Thought Patterns, it is difficult not to get excited when Jasun and Troy Tipton announce that they have a new project ready to  Continue Reading »

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 »

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 »

Artist: Hekz Album Title: Invicta Label: BMH Audio Date Of Release: 20 April 2018 If you will allow me to be blunt, I must confess that I didn’t really like this record much at all when I first listened to it. I felt that it was a little bit ‘meh’ to be honest. It didn’t  Continue Reading »

Just when you thought it was all over…just when I thought it was all over, I get news of some more important new releases coming our way this year. If you’ve missed parts 1-5, links to these can be found below. But, without any further ado, here’s an unexpected sixth instalment of this ever-expanding series.  Continue Reading »

My most anticipated releases of 2018 – Part 5 I hadn’t anticipated a ‘part 4’, let alone a ‘part 5’, but hey, when I get on a roll, there’s no stopping me. That said, I aim to make this the last instalment of the ‘most anticipated of 2018’ series, as I am now knee deep  Continue Reading »