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Sólstafir – Endless Twilight Of Co-Dependent Love – Album Review

Artist: Sólstafir Album Title: Endless Twilight Of Co-Dependent Love Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 6 November 2020 Back in 2014, when undertaking my now-annual tradition top albums of the year countdown, I awarded ‘Ótta’, the fifth release from Icelandic post rock/metal band Sólstafir the number three spot. It was my first real dalliance  Continue Reading »

Album of the Year 2017 – Number 13

Welcome to day 18 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I have finally done it. 17 days into my epic countdown and I have had my first murmurs of disagreement. I told you it would happen; it was just a question of when. Perhaps with hindsight I should have awarded Persefone’s  Continue Reading »

Half-way through 2017 – the best so far – Part 3

Welcome to the third and final part of my round-up, looking at the best albums to have been released during the first half of 2017. It is an eclectic list overall, where there’s room for extreme metal and progressive rock alike. But for someone who has wide-ranging tastes with a rock and metal framework, this  Continue Reading »

Sólstafir – Berdreyminn – Album Review

Artist: Sólstafir Album Title: Berdreyminn Label: Season of Mist Date of Release: 26 May 2017 Being unexpectedly blown away by an album can be one of the best feelings where music is concerned. The rush of adrenaline that courses through your veins when you realise that you have uncovered a new gem in your own  Continue Reading »

Anticipated music in 2017 – an update – 5 March 2017

Things are moving fast in the rock and metal worlds at the moment, with new music being released left, right and centre. But also, it is a busy time for those of us who are trying to keep up with the new releases that are due in 2017. Plenty of bands are now issuing confirmation  Continue Reading »

Anticipated music in 2017 – an update – 26 Feb 2017

Welcome to my latest update on some of the great new music that is due to be released in 2017. It has been a few days since the last update and, as we know, a few days can be a long time in the music world. And so it has proved with several big hitters  Continue Reading »

Anticipated music in 2017 – an update – 13 Feb

Another day, another truckload of new releases are confirmed for 2017. The way things are going, this year is shaping up very nicely indeed. Today’s round-up features some real favourites as well as a couple of genuine surprises that I simply wasn’t expecting. If you’re interested in my other updates in this series, links can  Continue Reading »

My Top 10 Tracks of 2014

What started as a throw-away remark on Twitter has suddenly turned into the content of another blog post on the Blog Of Much Metal. Having explored in great detail my favourite 20 albums of 2014, I happened to wonder aloud about my favourite ten individual songs from last year. The response to my musings was  Continue Reading »

Album of the Year 2014 – Number 3

It’s getting serious now as I enter the final three albums in my 2014 top 20 countdown, the bronze, silver and gold positions. Needless to say that all three bands coming up have released fabulous albums, worthy of any accolade coming their way. Remember, every post in this series can be accessed at the bottom  Continue Reading »

Essential Metal Releases Still To Come in 2014 – Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of my quick-fire look at some of the best rock & metal that’s still to be released in the latter-half of 2014. Based on this next batch, 2014 could end up being a very strong year indeed. But then, where metal is concerned, there tend to be very few weak years!  Continue Reading »


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