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A Dying Planet – Facing The Incurable – Album Review
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 »
Metal Update – 14 August 2018
Hey All, just a quick three-band update today, but it’s an eclectic mix. The news of all three has been around for a few days, but I felt the need to add my voice to the clamour just in case anyone has missed the news about any of these bands…or needs further persuading to check Continue Reading »
Halcyon Way – Bloody But Unbowed – Album Review
Artist: Halcyon Way Album Title: Bloody But Unbowed Label: Agonia Records Date Of Release: 3 August 2018 Back in Medieval times when Myspace was pretty much the only social media-type outlet online and the Blackberry was the iPhone of its day, I got chatting to Steve Braun, the vocalist with a band called Halcyon Way and Continue Reading »
Michael Romeo – War of the Worlds – Part 1 – Album Review
Artist: Michael Romeo Album Title: War of the Worlds – Part 1 Label: Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group Date Of Release: 27 July 2018 In this ultra-competitive world of music in which we find ourselves in 2018, where it is ever-more difficult to carve out a living and keep going, there’s an argument Continue Reading »
Redemption – Long Night’s Journey Into Day – Album Review
Artist: Redemption Album Title: Long Night’s Journey Into Day Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 26 July 2018 It is always a risk when a band makes a change to their line-up. The risk is only more greatly increased when the change involves one of the key members of the band. In the case Continue Reading »
Distorted Harmony – A Way Out – Album Review
Artist: Distorted Harmony Album Title: A Way Out Label: Independent Date Of Release: 19 July 2018 “To be honest…I can’t stand it anymore. I am bored by the general construction of that kind of music…” This was the comment from Yoav Efron of Distorted Harmony when I interviewed him in 2014 following the release of Continue Reading »
Tomorrow’s Eve – Mirror of Creation III – Project Ikaros – Album Review
Artist: Tomorrow’s Eve Album Title: Mirror of Creation III – Project Ikaros Label: Baze Records Date Of Release: 27 April 2018 Every now and again, I am prone to a bit of a faux-pas. I’m human after all, so it wouldn’t be right if my site was perfect, would it?! The big error on my Continue Reading »
Still to come in 2018 – Part 2
Welcome to day 2 of my look ahead at what’s to come in the second half of 2018. After featuring four potentially killer releases within part 1, I’m back with another hugely exciting batch of albums that, all being well, should see the light of day before the year is out. If you missed the Continue Reading »
The best of 2018 so far – Part 1
2018 has easily lived up to the hype and it has delivered some amazing music during the first six months of the year. I thought it might be a good idea to take a look at the 62 reviews that I have completed to date and pick some of the highlights. Call it a mid-way Continue Reading »
Haken – L-1VE – Album Review
Artist: Haken Album Title: L-1VE Label: InsideOut Music Date Of Release: 22 June 2018 A couple of weeks ago, I decided to venture into my loft and rescue some of my tour t-shirts. I’d put them up there to preserve them for posterity. However, I realised that they were wasted in the dark. ‘Out of Continue Reading »
