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Artist: Turbulence Album Title: Frontal Label: Frontiers Music Date of Release: 12 March 2021 I somehow nearly overlooked this album when compiling my list of potential reviews for March, and that would have definitely been a mistake. With a month already bursting at the seams with new music, a relatively uninspiring front cover, and buried  Continue Reading »

Artist: Iotunn Album Title: Access All Worlds Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 26 February 2021 Oh my goodness, here’s a find and a half ladies and gentlemen. And the fact that this review comes a good week or more after its release will tell you just how close I was to missing this  Continue Reading »

Artist: Warrior Path Album Title: The Mad King Label: Symmetric Records Date of Release: 5 March 2021 I have been a fan of Daniel Heiman for many years, dating back to the very first time I heard his vocal skills with Lost Horizon on their two studio albums released at the beginning of the Millennium.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Stortregn Album Title: Impermanence Label: The Artisan Era Date of Release: 12 March 2021 I can count on the fingers of my hands the number of Swiss heavy metal bands that I am familiar with, and still have digits left over. I need even fewer fingers to count the ones that I like. However,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Orden Ogan Album Title: Final Days Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 12 March 2021 When I reviewed ‘Gunman’ back in 2017, it was my first exposure to the German metal band by the name of Orden Ogan, despite the fact that their name was something of an institution in certain quarters. However, I  Continue Reading »

Artist: Witherfall Album Title: Curse Of Autumn Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 5 March 2021 This has to be one of my most anticipated releases of 2021, and has been so since news broke of it’s likely release a few months ago. Witherfall impressed and amazed me with ‘A Prelude To Sorrow’ in  Continue Reading »

Artist: Plague Weaver Album Title: Ascendant Blasphemy Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 26 February 2021 It’s funny how there are albums you’ll start listening to and you’ll think early on ‘this really isn’t my thing’ and yet, half an hour or more later, you find that you’re still listening. And, what’s more, you find  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ephemerald Album Title: Between The Glimpses Of Hope Label: Inverse Records Date of Release: 19 February 2021 For every fifty or so emails that I receive every week from unknown or new artists, I reckon that I receive one or two that really fire my enthusiasm. That’s not a massively high ratio, but when  Continue Reading »

Artist: Einherjer Album Title: North Star Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 26 February 2021 Judging by the number of big names and big albums that are coming from the Napalm Records stable, they must be considered one of the biggest players in the metal world these days. The next in a seemingly endless stream  Continue Reading »

Artist: Epica Album Title: Omega Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 26 February 2021 My history with Epica dates back to 2007 and the release of their third full-length album, ‘The Divine Conspiracy’. I was writing for Powerplay Magazine at the time and Epica were one of three bands to feature as part of a  Continue Reading »