Tag Archives: symphonic rock
Ayreon – The Source – Album Review
Artist: Ayreon Album Title: The Source Label: Mascot Label Group/Music Theories Recordings Date Of Release: 28 April 2017 My relationship with the music of Arjen Anthony Lucassen is a complex one. I would definitely class myself as a fan, but not one without reservation, as the back catalogue contains both the sublime and the Continue Reading »
Edensong – Years In The Garden Of Years – Album Review
Artist: Edensong Album Title: Years In The Garden Of Years Label: The Laser’s Edge Date Of Release: 30 September 2016 I’m always on the look-out for bands that may have slipped under the radar a little that are worthy of a little extra love and attention. Edensong are just one such band, having been alerted Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 25
Welcome to day 6 of what is my most comprehensive and mammoth end of year countdown ever. 2015 has been such a ludicrously strong year that I felt I had to extend the content from 20 to 30. With two small children, Christmas around the corner and a house-move still a very vivid nightmare, some Continue Reading »
Phantasma – The Deviant Hearts – Album Review
Artist: Phantasma Album Title: The Deviant Hearts Label: Napalm Records Year Of Release: 2015 When you consider the clientele involved in this record, I’m genuinely surprised that there’s not been more of a buzz about ‘The Deviant Hearts’ by Phantasma in rock/metal circles. Ok, so it may have been voted by readers of Loudwire.com as Continue Reading »
The Gentle Storm – The Diary – Album Review
Artist: The Gentle Storm Album Title: The Diary Label: Inside Out Music Year of Release: 2015 ‘The Gentle Storm’…if you stop and think about it and let the words mull over in your mind for a time, it suddenly hits you what a really nice, clever and simple name it is. A contradiction in terms Continue Reading »
