Tag Archives: Opeth

Artist: Bloodbath Album Title: The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn Label: Peaceville Date of Release: 26 October 2018 It has been four years since death metal ‘supergroup’ Bloodbath last butchered our ears with a slab of dirty and depraved extreme metal. ‘Grand Morbid Funeral’ was released in 2014 to mixed reviews but I have always  Continue Reading »

Artist: Soen Album Title: Lykaia Label: UDR Music Release Date: 3 February 2017 I’m a relatively late convert to the Soen cause having only discovered the Swedish band via their previous, sophomore release, ‘Tellurian’, although it is an album for which I have a lot of time. However, I can safely say that ‘Lykaia’ is another  Continue Reading »

Artist: Opeth Album Title: Sorceress Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date of Release: 30 September 2016 I debated long and hard about whether I should review this album. Normally, I try to shy away from writing reviews of albums that I’m not so keen on because I like to focus on the music and those albums  Continue Reading »

Artist: October Tide Album Title: Winged Waltz Label: Agonia Records Date Of Release: 22 April 2016 I simply cannot believe that I don’t have any of the October Tide discography within my collection currently. It beggars belief on three counts: Firstly, I’m a bit of a sucker for that whole melodic dark/doom/death sound. Secondly October  Continue Reading »

Artist: Spiritual Beggars Album Title: Sunrise To Sundown Label: Inside Out Records Date of Release: 18 March 2016 If you’re looking for a musical experience to surprise you and offer something completely different from what has gone before, I wouldn’t recommend Spiritual Beggars to you. Theirs is not a blueprint that seeks to challenge listeners  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Day 25 of my ‘Album Of The Year 2015’ Top 30 countdown. No long intro today, just a thanks for sticking with me through this mammoth undertaking and for any new readers, a reminder to check out my picks from 30 down to 7 via the links at the bottom of this post.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Rendezvous Point Album Title: Solar Storm Label: Karisma Records Year Of Release: 2015 The album that I’ve reviewing today has been released for a little while, so I’m late to the party. However, I’m late to the party for good reason. I had heard great things from those I’m friendly with in progressive music  Continue Reading »

Artist: Caligula’s Horse Album Title: Bloom Label: InsideOut Music Year Of Release: 2015 When I recently wrote about the strength of the Australian heavy metal scene, one of the bands that I used to illustrate my point was Caligula’s Horse. The progressive rock/metal band from Brisbane had not long before released the magnificent ‘The Tide,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Isurus Album Title: Logocharya Label: Independent Release Year Of Release: 2015 One of the biggest buzzes I get through writing this blog and writing about music in general is from the discovery of new music. I’m not one to sit still and rest on my laurels; I’m always on the look-out for the next  Continue Reading »

Artist: Subterranean Masquerade Album Title: The Great Bazaar Label: Taklit Music Year Of Release: 2015 “Welcome to the carnival of the dysfunctional and the disturbed” declares the official website of Subterranean Masquerade, an intriguing band that, in their own eyes at least, is anything but ordinary. Subterranean Masquerade have been in existence since 1997 but  Continue Reading »