Tag Archives: rock

Artist: Pretty Maids Album Title: Kingmaker Label: Frontiers Records Date Of Release: 4 November 2016 Melodic hard rockers Pretty Maids have been going for around 35 years or, to put it another way, nearly as long as I’ve been alive. Formed in Denmark in 1981 by vocalist Ronnie Atkins and guitarist Ken Hammer, the band  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Neal Morse Band Album Title: The Similitude Of A Dream Label: Radiant Records Date Of Release: 11 November 2016 Is it just well-calculated hype or is it a genuine belief? That was my first thought when Mike Portnoy declared that the new Neal Morse Band album, ‘The Similitude Of A Dream’ to be  Continue Reading »

Artist: Enbound Album Title: The Blackened Heart Label: Inner Wound Recordings Date Of Release: 18 November 2016 If I’m honest, I thought Swedish melodic metallers Enbound were one of those bands that had been sadly consigned to the ‘one album wonders’ dustbin, having released the marvellous debut ‘And She Said Gold’ back in 2011 only  Continue Reading »

Artist: Crippled Black Phoenix Album Title: Bronze Label: Season Of Mist Date Of Release: 4 November 2016 I love my blog. It gives me so much freedom to review what I want and, in the process, I can ‘discover’ a whole load of new music in the process. It also makes me realise, joyously, that  Continue Reading »

Artist: Edensong Album Title: Years In The Garden Of Years Label: The Laser’s Edge Date Of Release: 30 September 2016 I’m always on the look-out for bands that may have slipped under the radar a little that are worthy of a little extra love and attention. Edensong are just one such band, having been alerted  Continue Reading »

Artist: Opeth Album Title: Sorceress Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date of Release: 30 September 2016 I debated long and hard about whether I should review this album. Normally, I try to shy away from writing reviews of albums that I’m not so keen on because I like to focus on the music and those albums  Continue Reading »

Artist: Epica Album Title: The Holographic Principle Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date Of Release: 30 September 2016 I’m nothing if not honest – ‘beauty and the beast’ symphonic metal is a genre that I have lost a lot on interest in. Subsequently, I’ve not been sufficiently invested in this seemingly saturated loose sub-genre order to  Continue Reading »

Artist: Amaranthe Album Title: Maximalism Label: Spinefarm Records Date of Release: 21 October 2016 When I first heard the self-titled debut album from Amaranthe in 2011, I was quite rude about it. I considered it to be heavy metal fluff, the kind of music that goes in one ear, gives a momentary shot of aural  Continue Reading »

Artist: Seven Impale Album Title: Contrapasso Label: Karisma Records Date Of Release: 16 September 2016 I’ve been writing reviews about rock and metal of all types for over ten years now and over that time, I’ve learned a lot. One of the more powerful lessons I’ve learned is that often, you can admire an album  Continue Reading »

Artist: In The Woods Album Title: Pure Label: Debemur Morti Productions Date Of Release: 16th September 2016 A mere 17 years since their last studio effort, ‘Strange In Stereo’, enigmatic Norwegian band In The Woods have emerged from their slumber and, to the great delight of aficionados and fans of extreme metal in general, have  Continue Reading »