Tag Archives: Anathema
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 »
Airbag – Disconnected – Album Review
Artist: Airbag Album Title: Disconnected Label: Karisma Records Date Of Release: 10 June 2016 I may be the Man Of Much Metal but occasionally, there’s nothing I like more than to dial down the extremity and indulge in something altogether more relaxed. The scratching post for this particular itch comes in the form of Norwegian Continue Reading »
Most Anticipated Metal Releases of 2016 – Part 3
Welcome to Part 3 of my most anticipated album releases of 2016. Missed Parts 1 and 2? Click the links below and find out why I’m thinking that 2016 could be one of the strongest years for rock and metal for a long time: Most Anticipated Metal Releases of 2016 – Part 1 Most Anticipated Continue Reading »
Writing about music is a privilege & should never be abused
The recent news from Frontiers Records has got me thinking. And the thinking has made me quite cross. So, what better way to welcome in the weekend than with a bit of a rant? For the record, I am in no way angry at Frontiers Records or any other record label. My anger is vented Continue Reading »
Antimatter – The Judas Table – Album Review
Artist: Antimatter Album Title: The Judas Table Label: Prophecy Productions Year Of Release: 2015 If 2015 has demonstrated any kind of trend in my music-listening it is that I have discovered and been highly impressed with a number of artists with whom I have not previously had dalliances. The list is long and includes the Continue Reading »
Heavy Metal Is Not Just ‘Shouty’ Music – Part 2 – The Female Voices
I received some great feedback to my original post entitled ‘Heavy metal is not just ‘shouty’ music’ but a few people criticised it for one important reason: my post only featured male vocalists. This was in no way deliberate and, to underline this point, I have decided to write a second post that puts some Continue Reading »
My Top 10 Tracks of 2014
What started as a throw-away remark on Twitter has suddenly turned into the content of another blog post on the Blog Of Much Metal. Having explored in great detail my favourite 20 albums of 2014, I happened to wonder aloud about my favourite ten individual songs from last year. The response to my musings was Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2014 – Number 2
Today is the penultimate day in my epic labour of love otherwise known as my ‘Album of the Year 2014′ countdown. If you’ve joined this lengthy and in-depth series late, you can find links to the rest of my Top 20 at the bottom of this post – please feel free to check them out Continue Reading »
Half-Way Through 2014 – The Best So Far – Part 3
Today I bring you the third instalment of my half-way round-up of some of the best albums released so far in 2014. So far, this year has been a strong one with a number of albums catching my attention and garnering positive reviews where applicable. If you missed parts 1 and 2, they can be Continue Reading »
Half-Way Through 2014 – The Best So Far – Part 2
Welcome to the second part of my series rounding up what I consider to be the best releases during the first-half of 2014. If you missed Part 1, which features a diverse few bands ranging from melodic hard rock to post-black metal shoegaze, you can access that via this link: Half-Way Through 2014 – The Continue Reading »
