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Knifeworld – Bottled Out Of Eden – Album Review
Artist: Knifeworld Album Title: Bottled Out Of Eden Label: InsideOut Records Date Of Release: 22 April 2016 I vividly remember being confronted with the sounds of Knifeworld for the very first time. It was whilst I wrote for Powerplay Magazine and the album was Knifeworld’s sophomore release, ‘The Unravelling’. I was asked to conduct an Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 15
Welcome to day 16 of my ‘Album Of The Year 2015’ top 30 countdown. If you’re new to this series, worry not because links to every post up to now, from 30-16 can be found at the bottom of this article. But without any more ado, let’s get on with today’s main event… Number 15 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 »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 24
Number 24 Native Construct ‘Quiet World’ Metal Blade Records Native Construct is comprised of vocalist Robert Edens, guitarist Myles Yang and bassist Max Harchik. All three individuals study at Berklee College of Music, the same breeding ground as the progressive metal juggernaut that is Dream Theater. So, they must be talented musicians. But, more than Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 29
Welcome to day two of my ‘Album Of The Year 2015’ countdown. If you missed the opening instalment of what is a series that will either make or break me, you can check it out right here: Album of the Year 2015 – Number 30. Additionally, if you missed my similar countdowns from the past Continue Reading »
Spock’s Beard – The Oblivion Particle – Album Review
Artist: Spock’s Beard Album Title: The Oblivion Particle Label: InsideOut Music Year Of Release: 2015 If 2015 was already a strong year for progressive rock music, it is just about to get even stronger, thanks to this little beauty of an album. I am of course referring to Spock’s Beard’s latest offering, ‘The Oblivion Particle’. Continue Reading »
Between The Buried And Me – Coma Ecliptic – Album Review
Artist: Between The Buried And Me Album Title: Coma Ecliptic Label: Metal Blade Year Of Release: 2015 I may just be the only progressive music fan that has come to this band so late and via a complete fluke. Had it not been for Haken scoring the support slot for an upcoming Between The Buried Continue Reading »
Half-Way Through 2015 – The Best So Far – Part 3
Welcome to the third and final part (unless I realise I’ve missed someone off my list) of my round-up of the best albums released in 2015 at the half-way mark of the year. As I have said before, 2015 has been exceptionally strong so far and, as such, my list is quite extensive; more so Continue Reading »
District 97 – In Vaults – Album Review
Artist: District 97 Album Title: In Vaults Label: Laser’s Edge Year Of Release: 2015 How long do you give it before you give up on an album? One spin? Five? More? As a reviewer and a lover of music, it’s one of those difficult conundrums for which I don’t believe there’s a cast-iron answer. I Continue Reading »
Progoctopus – Transcendence – EP Review
Artist: Progoctopus Album Title: Transendence Label: Independent Release/Unsigned Year Of Release: 2015 I know what you’re all thinking: ‘are octopi/octopuses generally prog, or is this just a special octopus that has progressive tendencies?’ I don’t really know the answer to this either, but what I do know is that there’s a band from the West Continue Reading »
