Tag Archives: 2018

Artist: Ashes of Ares Album Title: Well of Souls Label: ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records Date of Release: 9 November 2018 Tom Englund, Jonas Renkse, Silvio Massaro and Daniel Estrin. This is the inner circle of heavy metal vocalists as far as I’m concerned. But, I hear you cry, there’s a name missing here. And  Continue Reading »

Artist: Veonity Album Title: Legend of the Starborn Label: Sliptrick Records Date of Release: 27 November 2018 Power metal is one of those subgenres within heavy metal that can encompass a lot of different styles. At one end, there’s the self-styled ‘cinematic Hollywood power metal’ of Luca Turilli and Rhapsody in all its various splintered  Continue Reading »

Artist: Nochnoy Dozor Album Title: Nochnoy Dozor Label: Prophecy Productions Date of Release: 26 October 2018 With a name like this, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Nochnoy Dozor hailed from somewhere in Russia or the Baltic. As it turns out, the band are actually Greek, and came into existence in around 2015. This self-titled  Continue Reading »

Artist: Lost In Thought Album Title: Renascence Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 8 November 2018 Very proudly, I can declare that this review is an exclusive. Out of nowhere, I received an email from drummer Chris Billingham offering me the chance to be the first to hear and review the brand new and long-awaited second  Continue Reading »

Artist: Into Eternity Album Title: The Sirens Label: M-Theory Audio Date of Release: 26 October 2018 Well now, here’s a review that I was beginning to think I’d never be able to write; after a decade of inactivity in the studio, personnel comings and goings and a commitment to the live arena, I began to  Continue Reading »

Artist: Fifth Angel Album Title: The Third Secret Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 26 October 2018 The last time Seattle-based heavy metal band Fifth Angel released an album, I didn’t know what heavy metal was. I was about eight or nine years old and obsessed with football and the original Transformers cartoon series. That  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ashes Of My Memory Album Title: Raptures /// Disillusions Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 7 October 2018 When the band describe themselves as a melodic death metal/progressive metal band, I’m going to take a listen. And that’s exactly what Ashes Of My Memory did recently when alerting me to their recently-released debut EP,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Anathema Album Title: Internal Landscapes Label: Kscope Date of Release: 26 October 2018 I don’t normally review compilation albums because I tend to prefer spending my time listening to new, original material rather than giving my thoughts on music that is already well-known and well-established. However, on this occasion, I am willing to make  Continue Reading »

Artist: Samskaras Album Title: Lithification Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 26 October 2018 It is turning into an obsession now. Every time I receive an email with a combination of the words ‘technical’, ‘progressive’ or ‘death metal’ attributed to it, I have a sudden urge to check it out. I’m beginning to think that  Continue Reading »

Artist: Seventh Dimension Album Title: The Corrupted Lullaby Label: Corrupted Records Date of Release: 1 November 2018 A new progressive metal band that I wasn’t aware of to discover? Oh the joy. These days, such pleasures are few and far between because sometimes I feel like I have uncovered all of the gems that this  Continue Reading »