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’…
Tag: extreme metal
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…
Alcest – Spiritual Instinct – Album Review
Artist: Alcest Album Title: Spiritual Instinct Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 25 October 2019 I have been a long-term admirer and fan of Alcest; their blend of black metal…
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…
Borknagar – True North – Album Review
Artist: Borknagar Album Title: True North Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 27 September 2019 These days, even the mightiest of bands are not immune to the curses that…
Album of the Year 2018 – Number 5
Welcome to another chapter of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. But not just any chapter: we have reached the top five. Finally, I hear you cry!…
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…
