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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 »

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 »

Album of the Year 2017 – Number 30

Welcome to the top 30! It doesn’t feel like a year since I embarked upon my last end-of-year round-up, but here I am again, bringing you my annual labour of love that is my ‘Album of the Year countdown’. I first started this back in 2012. At that time, I still wrote for Powerplay Magazine  Continue Reading »

Mors Principium Est – Embers Of A Dying World – Album Review

Artist: Mors Principium Est Album Title: Embers Of A Dying World Label: AFM Records Date Of Release: 10 February 2017 ‘Death is the beginning’. A fitting name for a melodic death metal band, I think you’ll agree, for that is the direct translation of the Latin phrase ‘Mors Principium Est’. This Finnish band may then  Continue Reading »

Mors Principium Est – Dawn Of The 5th Era – Album Review

Artist: More Principium Est Album Title: Dawn Of The 5th Era Label: AFM Records Year of Release: 2014 Based on the number of strong releases throughout 2014, AFM Records are rapidly becoming one of my favourite record labels. Not only have they brought us the insanely brilliant ‘Hymns For The Broken’ from Evergrey, ‘The Heart  Continue Reading »


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