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Borealis – The Offering – Album Review

Artist: Borealis Album Title: The Offering Label: AFM Records Date Of Release: 23 March 2018 “…I am thoroughly smitten and would recommend this band to anyone…who likes heavy metal with gusto, plenty of melody, a hint of prog and a healthy symphonic edge. ‘World of Silence MMXVII’ has thoroughly whetted my appetite for Borealis and  Continue Reading »

Daydream XI – The Circus of the Tattered and Torn – Album Review

Artist: Daydream XI Album Title: The Circus Of The Tattered And Torn Label: Sensory Records Date Of Release: 22 September 2017 There’s an age-old saying that ‘first impressions last’ and furthermore, that once made, that first impression can last a lifetime. Fortunately for the young Brazilian prog metal band Daydream XI, there’s another saying which  Continue Reading »

Anthriel – Transcendence – Album Review

Artist: Anthriel Album Title: Transcendence Label: Lion Music Date Of Release: 15 June 2017 I don’t think I have ever been bullied so relentlessly by a reader in the quest for me to publish a review. But I’m nothing if not willing to please my loyal followers, so here I am with some considered thoughts  Continue Reading »

Anticipated music in 2017 – an update – 26 Feb 2017

Welcome to my latest update on some of the great new music that is due to be released in 2017. It has been a few days since the last update and, as we know, a few days can be a long time in the music world. And so it has proved with several big hitters  Continue Reading »

My Top 10 Tracks of 2014

What started as a throw-away remark on Twitter has suddenly turned into the content of another blog post on the Blog Of Much Metal. Having explored in great detail my favourite 20 albums of 2014, I happened to wonder aloud about my favourite ten individual songs from last year. The response to my musings was  Continue Reading »


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