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Immolation – Atonement – Album Review

Artist: Immolation Album Title: Atonement Label: Nuclear Blast Date Of Release: 24 February 2017 I feel a little bit of a fraud writing a review of this record because, despite the New York death metal juggernaut being widely regarded as one of the very pioneers of the death metal genre, I’ve never been the biggest  Continue Reading »

Helion Prime – Helion Prime – Album Review

Artist: Helion Prime Album Title: Helion Prime Label: AFM Records Release Date: 24 February 2017 Science-based power metal. These four words will go a long way to determine whether or not you carry on reading the remainder of this review. It is a description that it likely to either draw you in like a tractor  Continue Reading »

Odd Logic – Effigy – Album Review

Artist: Odd Logic Album Title: Effigy Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 17 January 2017 (digital) Regular readers of the Blog of Much Metal will be aware that the US progressive metal band Odd Logic were a very pleasant new discovery for me last year, via their sixth full-length release ‘Penny For Your Thoughts’. That  Continue Reading »

Album of the Year 2016 – Number 23

Welcome to day eight of my epic ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. And today is one of those posts that get to the heart of what my blog is all about – it’s not about singing the praises of the biggest bands out there, although I will do that too. It’s more  Continue Reading »

A Sense Of Gravity – Atrament – Album Review

Artist: A Sense Of Gravity Album Title: Atrament Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 18 November 2016 An album like ‘Atrament’ from Seattle metallers A Sense Of Gravity is almost certain to raise a few eyebrows and catch significant attention. Prior to this review, I’d never heard of A Sense of Gravity but on the  Continue Reading »

Theocracy – Ghost Ship – Album Review

Artist: Theocracy Album Title: Ghost Ship Label: Ulterium Records Date Of Release: 28 October 2016 I can only think of one reason why I have never previously dabbled in the world of Theocracy: religion. As many of you may know, my personal life has meant that religion and I are uncomfortable bedfellows, to put it  Continue Reading »

Fallujah – Dreamless – Album Review

Artist: Fallujah Album Title: Dreamless Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date Of Release: 29 April 2016 ‘Dreamless’ represents my first foray into the world of Fallujah but it most definitely won’t now be my last. Hailing from San Francisco, this heavy metal behemoth has produced a startling third album which has to be heard to be  Continue Reading »

Live gig review: Earthside, Toska, Brutai, Voices from the Fuselage – Camden Barfly 10/04/16

The following gig review comes with an apology for the quality of the photos – I’m no photographer and so, coupled with a poorly-equipped camera and a level of entertainment that meant I didn’t want to ruin my enjoyment by staring through a lens all night, they are not the best. In fact, if there  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 »

Ghost Bath – Moonlover – Album Review

Artist: Ghost Bath Album Title: Moonlover Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 19 February 2016 It’s no wonder Nuclear Blast have snapped Ghost Bath up because, frankly, they are brilliant. And I do hang my head in shame that I didn’t pay any heed to the original release back in March 2015 on the label  Continue Reading »


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