Tag Archives: dark metal

Artist: Deathwhite Album Title: Grave Image Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 31 January 2020 The previous album from Deathwhite was one hell of a frustrating listen for me. The band cited a who’s who of my favourite bands as inspiration but ‘For A Black Tomorrow’ fell way short of reaching the quality of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Evergrey Album Title: The Atlantic Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 25 January 2019 Many of you will be aware that since the beginning of 2019, I haven’t written a single review up to this point. I apologise for that. However, there are a few reasons. Firstly, my head has not really been in  Continue Reading »

Ever since I discovered Evergrey around the turn of the Millennium, I have seen them live on stage countless times. They have released seven or eight new records of original material and I have interviewed Tom on perhaps five or six occasions. But Evergrey, as we all know, are my number one band, and it  Continue Reading »

Welcome to chapter 22 of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown – that massive endeavour that I undertake every year…and regret every year! I jest of course because , if anything, I am enjoying this series more than any other. I’m really enjoying revisiting all of the incredibly strong music that the  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: The Moor Album Title: Jupiter’s Immigrants Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 30 July 2018 Sometimes, a description of an unknown band will catch your eye and before you know it, you’re checking them out. That’s certainly the case with Italian band, The Moor. The description in the email header stated ‘melodic death/progressive metal’,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Madder Mortem Album Title: Marrow Label: Dark Essence Records Date of Release: 21 September 2018 If all music was simple, straightforward and easily digestible, it’d get very boring very quickly. There is a time and a place for music that requires no real investment of thought or effort from the listener and I’m a  Continue Reading »

Hey All, just a quick three-band update today, but it’s an eclectic mix. The news of all three has been around for a few days, but I felt the need to add my voice to the clamour just in case anyone has missed the news about any of these bands…or needs further persuading to check  Continue Reading »

Artist: Deathwhite Album Title: For A Black Tomorrow Label: Season of Mist Date Of Release: 23 February 2018 On paper, everything about this record literally screams that I should love it. For a start, the cover is wonderful; it is dark, moody and atmospheric, with that single black-cloaked figure walking through a barren, unforgiving graveyard.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Tribulation Album Title: Down Below Label: Century Media Date Of Release: 26 January 2018 Before coming to this review, I knew nothing of the band Tribulation. In fact, it was only the odd comment on social media from a couple of trusted sources that led me to investigate further. For once though, this gap  Continue Reading »