Tag Archives: rock
Essential Metal Releases Still To Come In 2014 – Part 3
As with many of my blog posts, I hadn’t intended on adding a third part to my series of posts looking at those albums still to come in the latter half of 2014 that I’m really looking forward to. However, with a few announcements and confirmations in the past couple of weeks, I again felt Continue Reading »
Scandinavia: A Giant of Heavy Music – Iceland
In a slight deviation to what I promised in my introduction, I want to start my more in-depth analysis of the musical strength of the Scandinavian countries with a country that I didn’t initially mention and that, strictly-speaking, is not part of Scandinavia. Let me explain… It may not be part of Scandinavia as such, Continue Reading »
Scandinavia: A Giant Of Heavy Music – An Introduction
I have often jokingly said that, when it comes to heavy metal and rock music, there is an area of the world that seems to punch above it’s weight and provide the metal community with an extraordinary amount of high quality music. Indeed, every time I mention it, my family roll their eyes, a non-verbal Continue Reading »
Vanden Plas – Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld – Album Review
Artist: Vanden Plas Album Title: Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld Label: Frontiers Records Year of Release: 2014 ‘Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld’ is a grand title, some might even call it over-the-top or pompous. For a lot of bands, such an album title would cause untold damage, as the music behind the title fails to Continue Reading »
Upcoming New Releases in 2014 (Part 1)
Having bled 2013 dry, with an ‘Album of the Year’ top 20 countdown, a round-up of some of the ‘best of the rest’ and a separate list highlighting my top 3 live releases of 2013, I though it was about time to turn my attention to the future a delve into what 2014 has to Continue Reading »
Marcus Jidell – Pictures From A Time Traveller – Album Review
Artist: Marcus Jidell Album Title: Pictures From A Time Traveller Label: Lion Music Year of Release: 2013 When was the last time you actually enjoyed an instrumental rock or metal album? For me, the answer is probably never or, at best, very rarely. In fact, as I type, I am struggling to think of a Continue Reading »
Half-Way Through 2013 – The Best So Far – Part 5
Just as you (and I for that matter) thought that I had reached the end of this little mini series of mine, I realised that I had missed out on a couple of albums. A heinous crime and one that I felt had to be immediately rectified. The previous instalments can be found here: Half-Way Continue Reading »
Half-Way Through 2013 – The Best So Far – Part 2
Today I bring you the second part of my “Half-Way Through 2013 – The Best So Far” series. The aim is to re-cap on the year in rock and metal so far by highlighting some of the best releases so far. If you want to check out “Part 1”, it can be found here: Half-Way Continue Reading »
Haken – English Music’s Finest Hour?
A while back now, I posted a blog whereby I listed my favourite 5 albums of all time. If you are interested, it can be found here. In that post, I found it impossible to keep my list to 5 and therefore rather autonomously added a sixth. The sixth album was the newest of the Continue Reading »
Unknown & Underrated – Wolverine
Today’s choice of band in my Unknown & Underrated series sees me returning to the progressive genre. This is deliberate because the band in question is a criminally underrated and unknown gem from Sweden, namely Wolverine. Hailing from a combination of Stockholm and Soderhamn, Wolverine have been in existence since 1995 and have released a Continue Reading »
