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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 »
Fates Warning – Theories Of Flight – Album Review
Artist: Fates Warning Album Title: Theories Of Flight Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 1 July 2016 Fates Warning. These are two simple words that, over the years, have been synonymous with the subgenre of progressive metal. Indeed, the American behemoth is rightly credited with helping to create and shape the subgenre as we know Continue Reading »
Wolverine – Machina Viva – Album Review
Artist: Wolverine Album Title: Machina Viva Label: The Laser’s Edge Date of Release: 8 July 2016 There were hushed rumours soon after the release of the Swedes’ fourth release, the sensationally powerful and emotional ‘Communication Lost’ that there might not be another album from Wolverine. It was a rumour that I prayed would not become Continue Reading »
Be’lakor – Vessels – Album Review
Artist: Be’lakor Album Title: Vessels Label: Napalm Records Date Of Release: 24 June 2016 Some of you who regularly read my blog may have noticed something of a theme going on. Now that I am writing for myself, I can listen to exactly what I want. It means that I can now explore avenues that Continue Reading »
Live gig review: Haken, Special Providence, Arkentype – Highbury Garage 26/05/16
**please forgive the quality of the photography that accompanies this live review. Thanks to a very kind and polite security team, I wasn’t able to take my SLR into the venue and my brand new HTC 10 decided that it wasn’t going to play nicely with me, refusing to focus in anything but long range Continue Reading »
Katatonia – The Fall Of Hearts – Album Review
Artist: Katatonia Album Title: The Fall Of Hearts Label: Peaceville Records Date of Release: 20 May 2016 How does one remain objective and dispassionate when reviewing a band as special as Katatonia? As long-term readers will know all-too well, the Swedish masters of dark metal are one of my all-time favourite bands. Just take a Continue Reading »
Earthside – Interview – “we don’t write something with the idea of making it easy to play live”
‘A Dream In Static’, the debut album from US progressive metal band Earthside ended up as my favourite album of 2015. I wasn’t expecting this to be the case at the start of the year but if you’ve heard it, you’ll not be surprised as to why it attained such a lofty place in my 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 »
Haken – Affinity – Album Review
Artist: Haken Album Title: Affinity Label: InsideOut Records Date Of Release: 29 April 2016 Beware! This is the first time that I have been able to review a full Haken album without any word limits or other punitive restrictions placed upon me. You have been warned… I’m going to lay my cards on the table Continue Reading »
An interview with Brutai – ‘we just go out and play the metal music that we love’
Over the past few months, my social media feeds have been almost on fire with the name of one band more than any other: Brutai. The culprit is Miss Lulu Davis, the one-girl whirlwind who is Incendia Music Management. I made the mistake of making her virtual acquaintance and the rest is history. Seriously though, Continue Reading »
