Amaranthe – Helix – Album Review
Artist: Amaranthe Album Title: Helix Label: Spinefarm Records Date of Release: 19 October 2018 Let’s get one thing straight right from the off: if you’ve never been a fan of…
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Album of the Year 2016 – Number 30
Hello and welcome to my annual musical extravaganza that’s my countdown of the year’s best album releases from across the rock and metal spectrum. As usual, you’ll find just about…
Amaranthe – Maximalism – Album Review
Artist: Amaranthe Album Title: Maximalism Label: Spinefarm Records Date of Release: 21 October 2016 When I first heard the self-titled debut album from Amaranthe in 2011, I was quite rude…
Heavy Metal Is Not Just ‘Shouty’ Music – Part 2 – The Female Voices
I received some great feedback to my original post entitled ‘Heavy metal is not just ‘shouty’ music’ but a few people criticised it for one important reason: my post only…
Album of the Year 2014 – Number 10
Here we are at the top 10 in my Album of the Year 2014 countdown. In many ways, the choices from 20-11 are a little arbitrarily placed and the positioning…
Half-Way Through 2013 – The Best So Far – Part 1
We’ve reached the half-way point of 2013, so what better time to take a moment and reflect on the year so far from a rock and heavy metal perspective? It’s…
