Insomnium – Heart Like A Grave – Album Review
Artist: Insomnium Album Title: Heart Like A Grave Label: Century Media Date of Release: 4 October 2019 Next up in my epic ‘2019 catch-up’ adventure is ‘Heart Like A Grave’…
Category: extreme metal
Meshiaak – Mask Of All Misery – Album Review
Artist: Meshiaak Album Title: Mask Of All Misery Label: Mascot Label Group Date of Release: 15 November 2019 I’ve never listened to Meshiaak before coming to this review. I saw…
Strigoi – Abandon All Faith – Album Review
Artist: Strigoi Album Title: Abandon All Faith Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 22 November 2019 From the very first depraved and hauntingly ominous notes of ‘The Rising Horde’, there…
King – Coldest Of Cold – Album Review
Artist: King Album Title: Coldest of Cold Label: Indie Recordings Date of Release: 22 November 2019 Australia is a veritable hotbed of talent these days for heavy music; it’s insane…
Nile – Vile Nilotic Rites – Album Review
Artist: Nile Album Title: Vile Nilotic Rites Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 1 November 2019 In my formative teenage years, I always thought death metal was incredibly boring; to…
Album of the Year 2018 – Number 6
Welcome to another chapter of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. We’re now dangerously close to the top 5, the five best records released in 2018 according…
Album of the Year 2018 – Number 9
Welcome to chapter 22 of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown – that massive endeavour that I undertake every year…and regret every year! I jest of course…
Swallow The Sun – Lumina Aurea – EP Review
Artist: Swallow The Sun Title: Lumina Aurea EP Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 21 December 2018 Ok, it’s soapbox time again. I don’t take any pleasure in this,…
