Tag Archives: Nuclear Blast Records

Artist: Opeth Album Title: Sorceress Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date of Release: 30 September 2016 I debated long and hard about whether I should review this album. Normally, I try to shy away from writing reviews of albums that I’m not so keen on because I like to focus on the music and those albums  Continue Reading »

Artist: Epica Album Title: The Holographic Principle Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date Of Release: 30 September 2016 I’m nothing if not honest – ‘beauty and the beast’ symphonic metal is a genre that I have lost a lot on interest in. Subsequently, I’ve not been sufficiently invested in this seemingly saturated loose sub-genre order to  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the third and final part of my series looking at those bands & albums that I either know or hope will be released during the second half of 2016. If you missed the first two instalments, here they are for your delectation: Essential rock & metal releases still to come in 2016 –  Continue Reading »

Artist: Grand Magus Album Title: Sword Songs Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date Of Release: 13 May 2016 If you’ve clicked on the link to read a review of the latest Grand Magus album that compares and contrasts ‘Sword Songs’ with the seven albums that have gone before it, you may have to search elsewhere. This  Continue Reading »

Artist: Fallujah Album Title: Dreamless Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date Of Release: 29 April 2016 ‘Dreamless’ represents my first foray into the world of Fallujah but it most definitely won’t now be my last. Hailing from San Francisco, this heavy metal behemoth has produced a startling third album which has to be heard to be  Continue Reading »

The latest instalment of my ‘Albums that Changed my Life’ series takes me back to the late 1990s and therefore to when I was in my mid-late teens. I was at high school, undertaking my ‘A’ levels and starting to learn to drive. Halcyon days. At this time, I was heavily into Cradle of Filth  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Day 27 of my ‘Album of the Year 2015’ top 30 countdown. Be sure to check out my choices from 30 down to 5 via the links at the bottom of this post if you’ve yet to do so. Or, if you’re a longer-term reader, thanks for your continued support. And remember, please  Continue Reading »

Another day and another entry into my ‘Album of the Year 2015’ top 30 countdown. Just when I thought that I might run out of steam in the lead up to Christmas, I press play on the album that’s subject to today’s post and the juices start to immediately flow. When the music is this  Continue Reading »

Can you believe that it’s already day three of my 2015 ‘Album of the Year’ countdown? I hope you’re enjoying my series and although it is early days, perhaps you’ve discovered something new or I’ve managed to change your mind about an album. Who knows, but what I do know is that, as intense and  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Day 15 of the Blog Of Much Metal Album of the Year 2014 countdown. Once again, thanks for sticking with me on this annual labour of love – the continued support really inspires me to keep putting the effort into this series. A quick reminder before I launch into today’s post that each  Continue Reading »