Izthmi – The Arrows of Our Ways (Album Review)
There are few ways so apt to express disillusionment with the state of the world than poetry steeped in the darkness of doom, made all…
Demons & Wizards – III (Album Review)
Long sabbaticals beget stronger sorcery. Though often referred to affectionately as “Iced Guardian” by their fans, no doubt in acknowledgement to the iconic bands from…
Polaris – The Death of Me (Album Review)
There is a certain magic in watching bands that had thrived in the underground for years rocket to stardom practically overnight. This effect is particularly…
Isle of the Cross – Excelsis (Album Review)
Some of the best attempts at genre-bending metal occur when artists balance the strengths of wildly different sub-genres to create a sound that draws evenly…
Pendragon – Love Over Fear (Album Review)
Having recently celebrated their 40th Anniversary, Pendragon are one of the few bands of progressive rock’s second wave to have persevered and weathered the changes…
Kreator – London Apocalypticon: Live At The Roundhouse (Album Review)
The Teutonic apocalypse comes to London. Perhaps the only subject more interesting than headlining act making major waves while on tour is the history of…
Seven Spires – Emerald Seas (Album Review)
In a genre where breaking conventions is the status quo, there is a refreshing light in storytellers that embrace musical conventions as their core, and…
Archon Angel – Fallen (Album Review)
Marley was dead, to begin with. So too, sadly, was Paul O’Neill, and Savatage with him. While Savatage may survive the loss of one or…
Mariana Semkina – Sleepwalking (Album Review)
Out of the frying pan and into the fire. So it seemed to be for iamthemorning’s Marjana Semkina (henceforth spelled as Mariana, to be in-line…
Ihsahn – Telemark (EP Review)
He sits poised, stiff posture imposing within the commanding might of a pitch black throne. His face rests impassive, the cold, sharp features even more…
Richie Kotzen – 50 For 50 (Album Review)
It’s his birthday and he can release a triple-album if he wants to. Richie Kotzen knows how to celebrate a 50th birthday and gift his…
Black Swan – Shake The World (Album Review)
The concept of the super-group, while not new, has evolved a bit since it was dabbled with in the 60s and 70s. From Cream to…
Thoren – Gwarth II (Album Review)
Progressive death metal can take many forms, and Thoren proves that there is no need to stifle extremity in the pursuit of the progressive. In…
Moon Reverie – Moon Reverie (Album Review)
“Reverie” is defined as “a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing.” Neoclassical hard rock band Moon Reverie is lined up to release their self-titled…
RavenWord – Transcendence (Album Review)
In a world rich with the indulgent majesty of symphonic power metal, the fight for a sliver of an already crowded spotlight is one wrought…
