Tag Archives: UK
Telepathy – Tempest – Album Review
Artist: Telepathy Album Title: Tempest Label: Golden Antenna Date of Release: 31 March 2017 I can’t remember exactly what it was that prompted me to check out the band Telepathy, but I can certainly remember the feelings I experienced as I listened to ‘Tempest’ for the first time. Excitement, tingles and an intense satisfaction all Continue Reading »
Fen – Winter – Album Review
Artist: Fen Album Title: Winter Label: Code666 Date Of Release: 10 March 2017 If ever there was an album title that fitted the music of the band perfectly, it is this. ‘Winter’ is the name of the latest album from UK progressively-laced black metal band Fen and, as someone very wise pointed out to me 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 »
Album of the Year 2016 – Number 2
Welcome to the penultimate day in my 2016 ‘Album of the Year’ top 30 countdown. It is a series I started at the end of November, so around a month later, here we are nearly at the end of this rather epic journey. It’s one that I undertake every year, so I should be used Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2016 – Number 4
Welcome to day 27 of my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. It has been a couple of days since I last posted an update in this series – don’t you just hate it when something as inconsequential as Christmas gets in the way of some serious blog writing? Only kidding, I hope Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2016 – Number 10
Finally, after what seems like an age, my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown reaches the top 10, those ten albums that have made the biggest impact upon me over the past year. As I’ve said many times throughout this series, this isn’t anything other than one person’s personal thoughts on the year Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2016 – Number 15
I can’t quite believe that I am already half-way through my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. It doesn’t seem like five minutes ago that I was contemplating starting out of this annual journey and yet, here we are. 15 albums down, 15 to go. I hope you have enjoyed the posts in Continue Reading »
Devilment – Devilment II: The Mephisto Waltzes – Album Review
Artist: Devilment Album Title: Devilment II: The Mephisto Waltzes Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 18 November 2016 No band that features a singer like Dani Filth can ever be considered to be normal or run-of-the-mill. Firstly there’s the voice itself, able to flit between high-pitched shrieks and more gravelly, nefarious tones. His is one Continue Reading »
Maschine – Naturalis – Album Review
Artist: Maschine Album Title: Naturalis Label: Inside Out Music Date Of Release: 18 November 2016 Regular readers of the Blog of Much Metal wil be familiar with my posts where I look into my crystal ball and comment on the albums that I most look forward to in the coming year. Regular readers will also Continue Reading »
Brutai – Born – Album Review
Artist: Brutai Album Title: Born Label: Transcend Music Date Of Release: 25 November 2016 After what seems like an interminable wait for me, I am finally listening to the debut album from London-based metallers Brutai. I have been following the fledgling career of this quintet for quite some time, was impressed by the self-titled EP Continue Reading »
