Tag Archives: melodic death metal
Anticipated Album Releases in 2021 – Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of my mini-series looking into my crystal ball at what music we have to look forward to in 2021. If ever there was a need to look into the future at positive things, it’s now, as we all stare down the barrel of several more months under the cloud of Covid-19. Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 13
Welcome to instalment number eighteen of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. In my family, for many reasons, the number thirteen has been very lucky, so I never subscribe to the ‘unlucky for some’ mantra that accompanies this double-digit. Let’s hope that today’s recipient of my number 13 slot feels the same Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2020- Number 24
Welcome to day seven of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. I hope you’re enjoying the series so far – plenty more to come over the next couple of weeks in the lead-up to Christmas, so stay tuned! A quick reminder that you can check out the other picks so far in Continue Reading »
Countless Skies – Glow – Album Review
Artist: Countless Skies Album Title: Glow Label: Willowtip Records Date of Release: 6 November 2020 Hertfordshire, England. A generally affluent part of the UK, the home of footballers’ mansions and many who commute to work in the capital, as well as being the headquarters of some of the countries largest businesses. It is not the Continue Reading »
Dark Tranquillity – Moment – Album Review
Artist: Dark Tranquillity Album Title: Moment Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 20 November 2020 Any day that I get to listen to new Dark Tranquillity music is a good day in my book. It is an especially good day when the wait has been four long years. I hadn’t actually twigged that it Continue Reading »
Mors Principium Est – Seven – Album Review
Artist: Mors Principium Est Album Title: Seven Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 23 October 2020 At what point do you throw in the towel and give up? In the case of Mors Principium Est, the answer is clearly ‘never’. The band, originally formed in Finland, and which remains known as a Finnish melodic death Continue Reading »
Kataklysm – Unconquered – Album Review
Artist: Kataklysm Album Title: Unconquered Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 25 September 2020 When I reviewed 2018’s ‘Meditations’, I pointed to three things that made me such a big fan of the Canadian death metal juggernaut: great song writing, great production, and most importantly, the guitar tones. In the case of the latter, I Continue Reading »
Hinayana – Death Of The Cosmic – EP Review
Artist: Hinayana Album Title: Death Of The Cosmic EP Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 28 August 2020 I can bet that there are not many readers of this website who are already familiar with the name Hinayana, despite the band being alive and well since 2014. Naming themselves after the Sanskrit term literally translated Continue Reading »
Nyktophobia – What Lasts Forever – Album Review
Artist: Nyktophobia Album Title: What Lasts Forever Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 7 August 2020 Just like police officers, I get the occasional hunch. My hunches may not lead to the capture of a murderer, but they do occasionally lead to the capture of another incredibly strong musical discovery. On my social media feed Continue Reading »
Buried Realm – Embodiment Of The Divine – Album Review
Artist: Buried Realm Album Title: Embodiment Of The Divine Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 24 July 2020 When I was confronted with ‘The Ichor Carcinoma’, the debut release from Buried Realm, I was incredibly impressed. I was impressed by the music that confronted me, by the plethora of guest musicians that appeared, but mostly Continue Reading »
