Tag Archives: rock
Album of the Year 2016 – Number 19
Welcome to day 12 of my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. I trust you are all enjoying this endeavour of mine? There’s going to be no long-winded introduction today, just a quick reminder to those who are interested that links to all other posts in this series can be found at the Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2016 – number 20
It’s getting a little more serious now as I enter the Top 20 of my ‘Albums of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. Can you feel the tension start to increase? Your nerves jangling? Biting your nails?… What do you mean ‘no’? You heathens! Anyway, here we are over a third of the way through Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2016 – number 22
Welcome to day nine of my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. Are you all still with me? I certainly hope so. If you have just discovered this blog or this particular series, please feel free to check out the previous entries – my picks for 23-30 can be found via the links Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2016 – Number 23
Welcome to day eight of my epic ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. And today is one of those posts that get to the heart of what my blog is all about – it’s not about singing the praises of the biggest bands out there, although I will do that too. It’s more Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2016 – Number 27
It’s officially December, the day when I lose my annual battle about putting up the Christmas decorations in my house. I always want to wait longer but when I’m outnumbered 3 to 1 by excited girls, I know when to fight and when to accede for a quiet life. And if I give in, I Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2016 – Number 30
Hello and welcome to my annual musical extravaganza that’s my countdown of the year’s best album releases from across the rock and metal spectrum. As usual, you’ll find just about everything in this list, from black to death metal, from prog rock to extreme prog metal and plenty in between. I am a fan of Continue Reading »
Delain – Moonbathers – Album Review
Artist: Delain Album Title: Moonbathers Label: Napalm Records Date Of Release: 26 August 2016 I must apologise for the tardiness of this review. However, I do have my reasons. When I first listened to ‘Moonbathers’, the fifth album from melodic symphonic metallers Delain, I was not overly impressed. I have, over the years, grown tired Continue Reading »
Arcade Messiah – III – Album Review
Artist: Arcade Messiah Album Title: III Label: Stereohead Records Date Of Release: 25 November 2016 Prolific is a word often misused in music circles. If a band releases an album every two or three years then they can sometimes be given the ‘prolific’ tag. In which case, what descriptor can be given to a solo Continue Reading »
Maschine – Naturalis – Album Review
Artist: Maschine Album Title: Naturalis Label: Inside Out Music Date Of Release: 18 November 2016 Regular readers of the Blog of Much Metal wil be familiar with my posts where I look into my crystal ball and comment on the albums that I most look forward to in the coming year. Regular readers will also Continue Reading »
Brutai – Born – Album Review
Artist: Brutai Album Title: Born Label: Transcend Music Date Of Release: 25 November 2016 After what seems like an interminable wait for me, I am finally listening to the debut album from London-based metallers Brutai. I have been following the fledgling career of this quintet for quite some time, was impressed by the self-titled EP Continue Reading »
