Gloryhammer’s ex-singer Angus McFife has leveled up. But has he leveled up enough to impress? Continue reading
Tag Archives: album review
Cruachan – The Living and the Dead
After five years of almost complete silence, Cruachan are finally back to pummel you with Irish folk metal. We checked out their new album. Continue reading
Lovebites – Judgement Day
It’s Judgement Day for Japanese power thrashers Lovebites as they drop their fourth album. We’re holding court and try to come to a just verdict. Continue reading
Uriah Heep – Chaos & Colour
The mighty Uriah Heep knows not how to slow down and has just released their 25th studio effort. Naturally, we had a look. Continue reading
Visions of Atlantis – Pirates
Austrian metallers Visions of Atlantis go fully nautical on their new album Pirates, and because we happen to like pirates, we had to check it out. Continue reading
Album Year List (2022)
Hello loyal readers and welcome! It is that time of the year again where we look back on what came before and look ahead to what we may expect. In 2022 we slowly left the pandemic behind us and finally ventured outside again and into concert halls, which means our list of favourite gigs can finally make a return. Of course, there was more than enough time throughout the year to check out new releases and share our thoughts about those as well, and as eclectic a blog as we try to be, there is bound to be something below that you like as well. Maybe you’ve missed something along the road, maybe there’s something you’ve been meaning to check out but haven’t come around to yet? Time then to check out our lists, let’s go.
Horse Lords – Comradely Objects
Avant-garde for the masses! Can it be done? If it’s up to Horse Lords, the answer will be a resounding ‘yes’. Continue reading
Stratovarius – Survive
Finland’s power metal masters Stratovarius have returned after seven years of silence. Was Survive worth the wait? Let’s find out. Continue reading
Sigh – Shiki
Japanese black metal horror maestros are back with their twelfth effort Shiki. And since we like our music unpredictable and creepy once in a while, we dug in. Continue reading
Blind Guardian – The God Machine
Three years after their orchestra project and seven (!) years after their last proper studio album, Blind Guardian is back. Time What Is Time indeed. Let’s have a look. Continue reading