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Tag Archives: Ivar Bjørnson

The best of 2018 so far – Part 4

Hi and welcome to day four of my half-year round-up of the best music released during the first six months of 2018. I hope you’ve enjoyed this mini-series so far? And more importantly, if you’ve missed any of my reviews this year so far, I hope that this series helps to fill in the gaps  Continue Reading »

Metal Update – 17 February 2018

Welcome to today’s newsletter style round-up of the most exciting happenings in the world of metal in the last few days, specifically regarding new albums and new material. If you are interested in checking out any of the previous posts in this series, click the link here. Otherwise, dive in and I hope there’s something  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 23

The countdown is beginning to gather pace now as we get to the lower echelons of the 20s. I hope that my choices thus far have managed to convince you that a Top 30 rather than a Top 20 was necessary. It is ambitious to say the least, but there has simply been too much  Continue Reading »

Enslaved – In Times – Album Review

Artist: Enslaved Album Title: In Times Label: Nuclear Blast Year of Release: 2015 In extreme metal circles, Norway’s Enslaved are held in very high regard, something approaching royalty some may say. For nearly a quarter of a century, the band have strived to release music of the very highest quality. But more than that, they  Continue Reading »

My Top 20 of 2012 – Number 14

Day seven of my Top 20 of 2012 countdown. If you missed Day 6, check it out here. You’ll also find links there to the previous 5 days, so feel free to check them out as well! Enslaved ‘Riitiir’ Nuclear Blast Records At number 14, I give you the perennially impressive and consistent Enslaved with  Continue Reading »


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