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Witherscape – The Northern Sanctuary – Album Review

Artist: Witherscape Album Title: The Northern Sanctuary Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 22 July 2016 Despite loving melodic death metal, I have to admit that there are very few bands within the genre that write music that stays lodged in my head for hours and hours after the music has stopped spinning. Early  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 27

Welcome to day 4 of my countdown of the very best albums released during an insanely strong 2015. A list of the previous entries into the list can be accessed below, so don’t be shy, check them out if you haven’t already done so. Number 27 Revolution Saints ‘Revolution Saints’ Frontiers Records Despite my moniker  Continue Reading »

Revolution Saints – Revolution Saints – Album Review

Artist: Revolution Saints Album Title: Revolution Saints Label: Frontiers Records Year of Release: 2015 When news of a new ‘supergroup’ reaches me, I always have mixed emotions. On the one hand, I get very excited because the prospect of a group of highly talented and well-known artists coming together in the name of a new  Continue Reading »

Album of the Year 2014 – Number 4

Today, I offer you my choice of album for the number 4 spot in my Album of the Year 2014 countdown. As always, links to the other posts in my series can be found at the bottom of this article, so please check them out if you’ve yet to read them – I’m always interested  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2014 – Number 15

I have a feeling that today’s choice will raise a few eyebrows and might divide opinion somewhat. I have no hesitation in including this album in my ‘best of’ list but I suspect that it might cause surprise amongst those that know me or have been long-term readers of my blog. Before I divulge the  Continue Reading »

2013 – The Best Of The Rest (Part 1)

Now that my 2013 ‘Album of the Year’ countdown is complete and I have given you the 20 albums that have had the biggest impact upon me, I thought that I would write a couple of posts about the other albums that didn’t quite make it into my Top 20. You can read my full  Continue Reading »

My Route to Becoming A Metalhead

One of the most fascinating conversations I have with fellow music lovers and metalheads in particular is about the route they took when discovering this magnificent genre of music. Everybody has a different journey, one that inevitably leads to a different ending. Sure, we may all like roughly the same bands, but it is rare  Continue Reading »

My Top 20 of 2012 – Number 16

After a two-day break for Christmas, I bring you day five of my Top 20 of 2012 countdown. Before continuing, have you checked out the previous four days in my daily countdown? If not, shame on you! Put down that half-eaten Turkey leg and giant chocolate bar and have a look at Day 4 (symphonic  Continue Reading »


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