Tag Archives: Nuclear Blast
Half-Way Through 2016 – The Best So Far – Part 2
Welcome to the second instalment of my half-year round-up where I summarise my favourite albums that have been released during the first half of 2016. As I stated in Part 1, this year has been tremendously strong and so the candidates that feature in this list are all of the highest possible quality. So here Continue Reading »
Half-Way Through 2016 – The Best So Far – Part 1
Each year, I bring you a round-up of the best album releases of the year at around the half-way stage. Up until this year, I was still writing for Powerplay Magazine and so, not all of my choices in this list would have been previously mentioned here. However, now that this is my full-time endeavour, Continue Reading »
Fallujah – Dreamless – Album Review
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 »
Ghost Bath – Moonlover – Album Review
Artist: Ghost Bath Album Title: Moonlover Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 19 February 2016 It’s no wonder Nuclear Blast have snapped Ghost Bath up because, frankly, they are brilliant. And I do hang my head in shame that I didn’t pay any heed to the original release back in March 2015 on the label Continue Reading »
Fleshgod Apocalypse – King – Album Review
Artist: Fleshgod Apocalypse Album Title: King Label: Nuclear Blast Year Of Release: 2016 You can’t beat a bit of unadulterated brutality. My life would be much the duller without some brutality in it. I’m not, of course, talking about physical violence here. After all, I’m the kind of coward that runs away at the first Continue Reading »
Textures – Phenotype – Album Review
Artist: Textures Album Title: Phenotype Label: Nuclear Blast Year Of Release: 2016 Textures hold a special place in my heart. I didn’t ‘discover’ them until the release of the outstanding fourth album ‘Dualism’ in 2011 but when I did, they made a huge impact upon me. Until that point, my opinion of djent music was Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 9
Welcome to day 22 of my ‘Album of the Year 2015’ Top 30 countdown. No great long intro today, just a reminder to check out my picks from 30 down to 10, all of which are linked at the bottom of this post. Number 9 Amorphis ‘Under The Red Cloud’ Nuclear Blast I mean, who Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 17
Welcome to Day 14 of my ‘Album Of The Year 2015’ top 30 countdown. I shall spare the lengthy intro, except to remind readers that my picks at 30-18 can be accessed in full via the links at the bottom of this post, so please check them out if you’ve yet to do so & Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 23
The countdown is beginning to gather pace now as we get to the lower echelons of the 20s. I hope that my choices thus far have managed to convince you that a Top 30 rather than a Top 20 was necessary. It is ambitious to say the least, but there has simply been too much Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 28
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 »
