Tag Archives: Floor Jansen
Northward – Northward – Album Review
Artist: Northward Album Title: Northward Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 19 October 2018 I first heard about this new band back in February and of it, I remarked that “the names of Floor Jansen and Jørn Viggo Lofstad cannot be ignored”. I was right because here I am eight months later listening to the Continue Reading »
Metal Update – 23 February 2018
The updates are coming thick and fast now, as more and more albums are being announced, confirmed, or further explained. Sometimes I have to go hunting for the latest news to bring you, scouring the bits of social media that the new algorithms apparently don’t want us to see. Today’s update pretty much wrote itself Continue Reading »
Ayreon – The Source – Album Review
Artist: Ayreon Album Title: The Source Label: Mascot Label Group/Music Theories Recordings Date Of Release: 28 April 2017 My relationship with the music of Arjen Anthony Lucassen is a complex one. I would definitely class myself as a fan, but not one without reservation, as the back catalogue contains both the sublime and the Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2016 – Number 1
Here we are. I’ve done it, and I have finished earlier than ever before. I never doubted it, even for a second! What was also never in doubt was the support that I have received from all of you over the last month or so. The likes, the hits, the comments, the shares…it all comes Continue Reading »
Evergrey – The Storm Within – Album Review
Artist: Evergrey Album Title: The Storm Within Label: AFM Records Date Of Release: 9 September 2016 Frequent readers will already know all-too-well about my love for Evergrey. I have no hesitation to say that this band is my favourite band of all-time. Their music has been with me for over 16 years and has been 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 »
Most Anticipated Album Releases of 2015
Welcome to 2015! Or, to be more exact, welcome to week three of 2015, as I’m a little behind the times at the moment. Nevertheless, it is still early enough in the year to take a look at the coming twelve months to identify those releases that we’re most excited about. As is always the Continue Reading »
