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Essential rock & metal releases still to come in 2016 – Part 2
Welcome to the second instalment of my series looking ahead to some of the music that is still scheduled to come our way in the remainder of 2016. If you missed Part 1, it can be accessed via the following link: Essential rock & metal releases still to come in 2016 – Part 1 However, Continue Reading »
Odd Logic – Penny For Your Thoughts – Album Review
Artist: Odd Logic Album Title: Penny For Your Thoughts Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 26 March 2016 The first I knew of Odd Logic was as a result of an email to my Facebook page. The band was recommended to me by a reader and so it was only polite to have a listen. Continue Reading »
Knifeworld – Bottled Out Of Eden – Album Review
Artist: Knifeworld Album Title: Bottled Out Of Eden Label: InsideOut Records Date Of Release: 22 April 2016 I vividly remember being confronted with the sounds of Knifeworld for the very first time. It was whilst I wrote for Powerplay Magazine and the album was Knifeworld’s sophomore release, ‘The Unravelling’. I was asked to conduct an Continue Reading »
The Mute Gods – Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me – Album Review
Artist: The Mute Gods Album Title: Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me Label: InsideOut Music Year Of Release: 2016 The Mute Gods is the moniker afforded to a new project that features a trio of well-known and revered names in the world of progressive rock music. The catalyst for the project is Nick Beggs, Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 15
Welcome to day 16 of my ‘Album Of The Year 2015’ top 30 countdown. If you’re new to this series, worry not because links to every post up to now, from 30-16 can be found at the bottom of this article. But without any more ado, let’s get on with today’s main event… Number 15 Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 22
Welcome to day 9 of my ‘Album of the Year 2015’ countdown. I sincerely hope that you’ve enjoyed reading my choices so far – if you’re new to this series, be sure to check out numbers 30-23 via the links at the bottom of this post. I’ve yet to hear many dissenting voices to my Continue Reading »
Spock’s Beard – The Oblivion Particle – Album Review
Artist: Spock’s Beard Album Title: The Oblivion Particle Label: InsideOut Music Year Of Release: 2015 If 2015 was already a strong year for progressive rock music, it is just about to get even stronger, thanks to this little beauty of an album. I am of course referring to Spock’s Beard’s latest offering, ‘The Oblivion Particle’. Continue Reading »
Agent Fresco – Destrier – Album Review
Artist: Agent Fresco Album Title: Destrier Label: Long Branch Records / SPV Year Of Release: 2015 My thoughts and feelings towards the musical talent emanating from Iceland are well documented on the Blog Of Much Metal. Indeed, I even wrote an entire commentary on the music from one of my most favourite places on Earth. Continue Reading »
District 97 – In Vaults – Album Review
Artist: District 97 Album Title: In Vaults Label: Laser’s Edge Year Of Release: 2015 How long do you give it before you give up on an album? One spin? Five? More? As a reviewer and a lover of music, it’s one of those difficult conundrums for which I don’t believe there’s a cast-iron answer. I Continue Reading »
Progoctopus – Transcendence – EP Review
Artist: Progoctopus Album Title: Transendence Label: Independent Release/Unsigned Year Of Release: 2015 I know what you’re all thinking: ‘are octopi/octopuses generally prog, or is this just a special octopus that has progressive tendencies?’ I don’t really know the answer to this either, but what I do know is that there’s a band from the West Continue Reading »
