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Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 9

Welcome to day 22 of my ‘Album of the Year 2015’ Top 30 countdown. No great long intro today, just a reminder to check out my picks from 30 down to 10, all of which are linked at the bottom of this post. Number 9 Amorphis ‘Under The Red Cloud’ Nuclear Blast I mean, who  Continue Reading »

Amorphis – Under The Red Cloud – Album Review

Artist: Amorphis Album Title: Under The Red Cloud Label: Nuclear Blast Year Of Release: 2015 Throughout their career, Amorphis have been one of those bands that have achieved something rather special. Theirs is an approach and a sound that has evolved over the years from more of a dark/death metal blueprint, to the self-titled ‘melancholic  Continue Reading »

Mors Principium Est – Dawn Of The 5th Era – Album Review

Artist: More Principium Est Album Title: Dawn Of The 5th Era Label: AFM Records Year of Release: 2014 Based on the number of strong releases throughout 2014, AFM Records are rapidly becoming one of my favourite record labels. Not only have they brought us the insanely brilliant ‘Hymns For The Broken’ from Evergrey, ‘The Heart  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 »


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