Tag Archives: music review

Artist: Frozen Soul Album Title: Glacial Domination Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 19 May 2023 Sometimes, when you’ve had a bad day, you just need to let off some steam, and listen to some brutal, uncompromising music. You’ve had a bad day at the office, the Government do something else to wind you  Continue Reading »

Artist: Fires In The Distance Album Title: Air Not Meant For Us Label: Prosthetic Records Date of Release: 28 April 2023 Those who know me know that I have more than just a little soft spot for melodic death metal. When done correctly, it fuses together two of my favourite musical elements – melody and  Continue Reading »

Artist: Graveworm Album Title: Killing Innocence Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 28 April 2023  I first discovered Graveworm via their 2003 album, ‘Engraved In Black’. I bought it blind and, apart from the odd song here and there, I listen to it very infrequently. In fact, after buying this record, their fourth full-length studio  Continue Reading »

Artist: Gyrdleah Album Title: Spellbinder Label: Black Lion Records Date of Release: 21 April 2023 Normally the preserve of Scandinavia, Germany, and parts of the US, it is great to be able to bring you a debut album from a UK-based black metal band, Gyrdleah. As is the way with a lot of black metal  Continue Reading »

Artist: Elvenking Album Title: Reader Of The Runes – Rapture Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 28 April 2023 There’s being late to a party, and then there’s being really late to a party. It’s only taken a quarter of a century and eleven full-length albums, but I have finally dived headlong into the world  Continue Reading »

Artist: Angus McSix Album Title: Angus McSix And The Sword Of Power Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 21 April 2023 Are you having a bad day? Are you fed up? Are you considering giving up and going back to bed? If your reply to any of these is ‘yes’, or if you just need  Continue Reading »

Artist: Austere Album Title: Corrosion Of Hearts Label: Prophecy Productions/Lupus Lounge Date of Release: 28 April 2023 How is it that when the weather starts to turn, and the sun comes out, I start rediscovering my love for the darker, more melancholy side of metal? It makes no sense, but then, it’s arguable that nothing  Continue Reading »

Artist: Saint Deamon Album Title: League Of The Serpent Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 21 April 2023 Here’s a band that I know almost nothing about, other than their name. Saint Deamon, as some of you will probably already know, are a Scandinavian melodic power metal band, comprised of four musicians of Swedish and  Continue Reading »

Artist: Metallica Album Title: 72 Seasons Label: Blackened Recordings Date of Release: 14 April 2023 Just about every rock or metal fan on the planet has an opinion about Metallica. It’s the price you pay for being one of the biggest bands on the planet, I suppose. Does the world, therefore, need yet another review  Continue Reading »

Artist: Pressure Points Album Title: The Island Label: Art Gates Records Date of Release: 17 March 2023 Way back in 2015, when my website was in its relative infancy, and so were my two children, I heard a band called Pressure Points for the very first time. What I heard, was their second album, entitled  Continue Reading »