Tag Archives: review

  Artist: Perduratum Album Title: Exile’s Anthology Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 10 October 2020 Now here’s a nice little find for those of us who have a penchant for progressive metal. That find comes in the form of Perduratum, a Mexican quintet who came to life last year and who bring us their  Continue Reading »

  Artist: Carcass Album Title: Despicable Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 30 October 2020 It is fair to say that over their lengthy career, Carcass have explored one or two avenues musically, beginning life as a deathgrind band, but ending up as something quite different. They evolved from a band delivering an uncompromising and  Continue Reading »

Artist: Mors Principium Est Album Title: Seven Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 23 October 2020 At what point do you throw in the towel and give up? In the case of Mors Principium Est, the answer is clearly ‘never’. The band, originally formed in Finland, and which remains known as a Finnish melodic death  Continue Reading »

Artist: Cult Of Lilith   Album Title: Mara Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 4 September 2020 I’m mega late to the party with this record and for that, I apologise. Partly, it was due to my unexpected September hiatus. But partly, it is down to the fact that until about a week or  Continue Reading »

Artist: Helion Prime Album Title: Question Everything Label: Saibot Reigns Date of Release: 5 October 2020 Everyone’s favourite science-obsessed power metal band returns with album number three, entitled ‘Question Everything’. In that case, my first question is: how can a band remain as a going concern when they have had more artists behind the microphone  Continue Reading »

Artist: Soul Secret Album Title: Blue Light Cage Label: Layered Reality Productions Date of Release: 23 October 2020 Bearing in mind my love for progressive metal, it seems impossible that there’s a band out there within this genre, with no less than four albums under their belts, about which I know almost nothing. And yet  Continue Reading »

Artist: Enslaved Album Title: Utgard Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: September 2020 My unexpected review hiatus may have meant that I missed the release date but nevertheless I am compelled to focus today, on the new, eagerly-anticipated record from Enslaved, entitled ‘Utgard’. At it’s most simplistic, how could I possibly ignore an album with  Continue Reading »

Artist: Dynfari Album Title: Myrkurs er þörf Label: Code666 Date of Release: 18 September 2020 Those that know me, know that I have a soft spot for all things Iceland. You’ll also know that I have another soft spot for bands like Solstafir, who blend organic, melodic, and atmospheric black metal with more post-metal offerings.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Amaranthe Album Title: Manifest Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 2 October 2020 Aaaarrrrrghhhh…how the hell does this band manage to do this to me every single time? When I heard the first couple of singles from ‘Manifest’, the sixth full-length release from Amaranthe, I felt cold, unmoved. Having championed their brazen and unflinching  Continue Reading »

Artist: Kataklysm Album Title: Unconquered Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 25 September 2020 When I reviewed 2018’s ‘Meditations’, I pointed to three things that made me such a big fan of the Canadian death metal juggernaut: great song writing, great production, and most importantly, the guitar tones. In the case of the latter, I  Continue Reading »