Album Reviews
Delain – Lunar Prelude
My introduction to Delain was some years ago as one of the opening acts at the 2010 UK edition of Sonisphere. At that stage, though enjoyable, I wouldn’t really have considered them to be peers [Read »]
Album Reviews
Magnus Karlsson’s Free Fall – Kingdom of Rock
Magnus Karlsson is a busy man, writing songs for many artists and projects: Bob Catley, Allen/Lande, Kiske/Somerville. He is also an important part of Primal Fear (new album in January 2016) and as a solo [Read »]
Album of the Month
Devil You Know – They Bleed Red
It’s safe to say that every fan of the Howard Jones-era in Killswitch Engage got really excited when Devil You Know, a new project featuring the aforementioned vocalist, released their first album last year. It [Read »]
Album Reviews
Nergard – A Bit Closer To Heaven
Do not be fooled: Nergard is not really a band. Nergard is one man who’s pulled together various vocal talents from the melodic and powermetal genres. Some of the eight songs on ‘A Bit Closer [Read »]
Album Reviews
Wings Of Destiny – Time
Well, this is a fairly typical power metal album from six Costa Rican metalheads calling themselves Wings Of Destiny. It is quite formulaic. All of the lyrics are about mythology or angels. Ok, it’s power [Read »]
Album Reviews
Slivers of Silence – Into Glistening Waters
A long overdue review here of an EP I received many moons ago from Finland. In the accompanying letter from the band, they site their biggest influences to be Ghost Brigade, Swallow the Sun and [Read »]