Tag Archives: Progressive

Artist: Marko Hietala Album Title: Pyre Of The Black Heart Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 24 January 2020 Like most fans of heavy music, I have followed the career of Finland’s Nightwish with interest. Whilst I will readily admit that I remain a fan of the Tarja Turunen era, ‘Once’ in particular, I have  Continue Reading »

Artist: Leprous Album Title: Pitfalls Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 25 October 2019 Where on Earth does one start with a review of an album like this? The album in question is ‘Pitfalls’ by Norway’s Leprous, arguably one of the most original bands to emerge from the metal scene in the last decade or  Continue Reading »

Artist: Our Destiny Album Title: Awakening Label: Our Destiny Records Date of Release: 21 June 2019 The most difficult thing about getting back into writing and publishing reviews is actually choosing which albums to tackle first. I have fallen way behind and it’s a bit daunting to get back into the swing of things. So,  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the latest instalment of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. No big introduction today you’ll be pleased to read. As the countdown moves inexorably towards the top 10, there’s just time to remind you that, as always, if you’ve missed any of my previous posts, head down to the bottom  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vola Album Title: Applause Of A Distant Crowd Label: Mascot Label Group Date of Release: 12 October 2018 This review is being brought to you via the phrases, ‘whoops’, ‘I dropped the ball’ and ‘nobody’s perfect’ via the school of ‘better late than never’. Yes, I’ve done it again and nearly let another record  Continue Reading »

Artist: Aethereus Album Title: Absentia Label: Independent Date of Release: 10 August 2018 Aesthesys, Aeon, Aeon Of Horus, Aetherian. The list of bands that insist on having a name that starts with ‘Ae’ is almost never ending. And now you can add another to that significant list – Aethereus. Not only that, but in keeping  Continue Reading »

After a short hiatus to concentrate on a couple of important album reviews, here’s part 4 of my new mini-series where I bring you news of those albums are still to be released during the remainder of 2018. Some have expressed to mew a concern that 2018 has been front-loaded with the best releases, but  Continue Reading »

Artist: Voyager Venue: The Borderline Date: 3 July 2018 If ever I was going to test my ‘Man of Much Metal’ credentials, it was tonight. With England playing a rare knock-out game in the World Cup on the same night, it could have been easy to ditch the gig and find a pub to watch  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Fierce And The Dead Album Title: The Euphoric Label: Bad Elephant Music Date of Release: 18 May 2018 I must admit that for all my exploration of progressive-leaning music, the UK’s The Fierce And The Dead have never landed squarely on my radar. Many people I have come to know and respect in  Continue Reading »

Artist: Amorphis Album Title: Queen Of Time Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 18 May 2018 Just when you think that a band has reached their peak, they come along and prove you wrong. The moral of the story therefore, is never think that a band can’t improve upon a superb release, because they can.  Continue Reading »