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Artist: Cult Of Luna Album Title: The Long Road North Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release:  11 February 2022 I have always struggled with Cult Of Luna. I want to like them and have always wanted to like them. However, as good as their music has always been, I have never fully warmed to  Continue Reading »

Artist: WAIT Album Title: The End Of Noise Label: The Artisan Era Date of Release:  11 February 2022 An acronym for ‘We Are In Transit’, WAIT is an interesting find and one I thought I should bring to everyone’s attention. WAIT is currently a trio and if you like metal, there’s a decent chance that  Continue Reading »

Artist: Abysmal Dawn Album Title: Nightmare Frontier EP Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release:  4 February 2022 It seems that I’ve been slow on the uptake again. Forming nearly twenty years ago, Californian death metal band Abysmal Dawn have released five full-length albums and I’m unable to say that I’ve heard any of them.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Amorphis Album Title: Halo Label: Atomic Fire Records Date of Release:  11 February 2022 My love affair with Amorphis began back before the turn of the Millennium, not long after they released ‘Tuonela’. This is still one of those albums that I revere and listen to on a rather frequent basis. However, even so,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Nordic Giants Album Title: Symbiosis Label: Independent Release Date of Release:  4 February 2022 You’ve got to love a musical entity that’s shrouded in mystery, haven’t you? I mean, it adds to the aura that surrounds the music, and to an extent, stops the focus being on the people. You can therefore concentrate on  Continue Reading »

Artist: Persefone Album Title: Metanoia Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 4 February 2022 I desperately wanted to bring this review to fruition much earlier than this but the more I listened to ‘Metanoia’, one of the most highly anticipated metal releases of 2022, the more time I felt I needed in order to formulate  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vorga Album Title: Striving Toward Oblivion Label: Transcending Obscurity Records Date of Release:  4 February 2022 What on Earth is going on with Transcending Obscurity Records at the moment? They are fast becoming a firm favourite with me of late thanks to some great releases at the heavier, more extreme end of the music  Continue Reading »

Artist: Mystic Circle Album Title: Mystic Circle Label: Atomic Fire Records Date of Release:  4 February 2022 Oh wow, the name Mystic Circle takes me back. To be more specific, it takes me back to the late 90s when I was at university and was continuing with my extreme metal journey of discovery. By this  Continue Reading »

Artist: Nasson Album Title: Scars Label: Frontiers Music Date of Release:  28 January 2022 Here’s a decent little find that was originally hinted at by a follower of my website. Inevitably, given their apparent march towards world domination, this release sees the light of day through Frontiers Music, so don’t expect any nice packaging or  Continue Reading »

Artist: Burned In Effigy Album Title: Rex Mortem Label: Independent Release Date of Release:  28 January 2022 When it comes to melodic death metal, everyone knows that I’m a big fan. I like a wide range of bands and styles that come under the increasingly vast umbrella of ‘melodeath’. However, I’ve always been a bigger  Continue Reading »