Category ALBUM
So album number… actually is anyone really still keeping count? There have been so many albums, either official or not over the years that to have a complete discography of everything is going to be a real task. I certainly… Continue Reading →
It doesn’t seem that long ago I was reporting on the fantastic Paradise Lost 20th anniversary shows with the other members of the Peaceville three, and yet here we are celebrating a quarter century of top notch northern gloom. It’s… Continue Reading →
I last encountered this Scottish band around their ‘The Human Condition’ release; their last effort did pass me by. What struck me about this band was the power and energy, they opened for Hate Eternal a while back and I… Continue Reading →
Finnish for ‘human’, ‘Ihminen’ is the sophomore effort from psych rock quintet Seremonia (Finnish for ‘ceremony’). Any guesses to where these guys are from yet? This opus is a musical exploration into the evil that men do, however, if you’re… Continue Reading →
One of the joys of music writing is to be blown away by an act you were previously completely unaware of – it doesn’t happen all that often but when it does, it somehow vindicates all the hours of trudging through… Continue Reading →
Progressive rock is one of those genres that metal fans tend to either love or loathe; some find it way too self-indulgent, lengthy and unnecessarily complex, whereas others love the over-the-top , overwhelming musical structures, and the sheer creativity and… Continue Reading →
A band on their fifth album and I’ve never heard of them until I stumbled upon them by chance and admittedly I downloaded their album (I will get the album properly guys I promise) [it’s in the post to you… Continue Reading →
These Frenchmen known as Solekahn have been on quite a long hiatus since their 2004 debut album ‘The Great Divider’ hit planet Earth. For at least six of the last few years in fact, the band has been perfecting material… Continue Reading →
For years I’d managed to pretty much avoid Sahg; nothing to do with the band’s ability and nothing deliberate, it was just a case of too many acts to listen to and so little spare time. As it was, this… Continue Reading →
I’ve always found instrumental bands and albums quite difficult to fully appreciate, as whilst I enjoy good musicianship it is more often than not the vocals that really capture the imagination, be it through good lyrics, a decent voice, or… Continue Reading →
I sat bolt upright and took notice. This is the strange and remarkable world of Kekal, the band from Indonesia who have existed since 1995, have released nine albums and yet have no members after they all left in 2009…. Continue Reading →
Slightly emo name, a metalcore tag, I should be worried about this one really but nope, one listen to these Danes told me all I needed to know that this was as full of pain as a faceplant in the… Continue Reading →