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Temperance – Viridian – Album Review

Artist: Temperance Album Title: Viridian Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 24 January 2020 I want to start off 2020 in positive fashion, so I will refrain from complaining about record labels who insist on only offering streams of albums for review purposes. I won’t mention the fact that it makes it almost impossible for  Continue Reading »

Kamelot – The Shadow Theory – Album Review

Artist: Kamelot Album Title: The Shadow Theory Label: Napalm Records Date Of Release: 6 April 2018 Never in my twelve or so years as a reviewer of rock/metal music have I ever been so torn and riddled with indecisiveness. Long-term followers and readers will understand the reasons behind this comment, but for the benefit of  Continue Reading »

Samael – Hegemony – Album Review

Artist: Samael Album Title: Hegemony Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 13 October 2017 Those that are familiar with my ramblings will already be aware of some of my odd music-related foibles. For example, my irrational dislike of brass in rock/metal, especially when it gets in the way of more conventional genre instruments, has been  Continue Reading »

BlogOfMuchMetal – Metal News – 24 July 2017

Well, while I’m on a roll, I may as well continue. And while so many bands are also on a roll of late it seems, I owe it to them to keep the news flowing. If you’ve missed any of my other posts in this series, links to all of them can be found at  Continue Reading »

Anticipated music in 2017 – an update – 11 March 2017

It is becoming something of a trend now that  almost immediately after I post one of these updates, one of the mentioned bands will release something new, either a new song or more detailed information about their upcoming release. On the one hand, it is quite funny. But on the other, it means that I’m  Continue Reading »

Ex Deo – The Immortal Wars – Album Review

Artist: Ex Deo Album Title: The Immortal Wars Label: Napalm Records Date Of Release: 17 February 2017 One of my favourite subjects at school was history and, to this day, it remains a genuine interest of mine. Whether it is modern or Medieval, it has the power to fascinate me. So, when you couple an  Continue Reading »

Album of the Year 2016 – Number 26

Day five of my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown is upon us meaning that I’m already a sixth of the way through this series. Thank you to those who have been following this series since the beginning. And to those who are new to this, I welcome you – I hope you  Continue Reading »

Delain – Moonbathers – Album Review

Artist: Delain Album Title: Moonbathers Label: Napalm Records Date Of Release: 26 August 2016 I must apologise for the tardiness of this review. However, I do have my reasons. When I first listened to ‘Moonbathers’, the fifth album from melodic symphonic metallers Delain, I was not overly impressed. I have, over the years, grown tired  Continue Reading »

Hammerfall – Built To Last – Album Review

Artist: Hammerfall Album Title: Built To Last Label: Napalm Records Date Of Release: 4 November 2016 Hammerfall were one of the first bands that I listened to during a period of power metal discovery around the turn of the millennium, when I simply couldn’t get enough of this genre. Alongside Gamma Ray, Sonata Arctica and  Continue Reading »

Half-Way Through 2016 – The Best So Far – Part 3

Welcome to my third and final post summarising the best releases during the first half of 2016. If you’ve missed parts 1 and 2, here are the links: Half-Way Through 2016 – The Best So Far – Part 1 Half-Way Through 2016 – The Best So Far – Part 2 But onto the main event  Continue Reading »


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