These are my thoughts on the Katatonia single “Behind the Blood”. Katatonia are sure trying to confuse their audience when it comes to “City Burials”. “Lacquer” is their softest single yet, and suddenly we’re getting a heavy metal track in Read more…
“The Discarded” is the second song from Soliloquium’s third full-length album “Things We Leave Behind”. It’s also the second single. “The Discarded” features Mikko Heikkilä on guest clean vocals. Stream and download all Soliloquium music at the Soliloquium Bandcamp page. Read more…
“Dead Ends” is the opening track from Soliloquium‘s 2020 album “Things We Leave Behind”. It’s also the first single. In this article you can check out the lyrics and, more importantly, learn more about the background of the song. To Read more…
Time for you guys to finally hear a full song from the new Soliloquium album “Things We Leave Behind”. The song we’ve chosen as the first single is chugging, desperate opening track “Dead Ends”. Read the lyrics and the full Read more…
The two-year wait is over! Today I’m glad to announce the new Soliloquium album “Things We Leave Behind”, the successor to 2018’s “Contemplations”. It will be out on 16 March 2020 on Rain Without End/Naturmacht Productions. Preorder will be available Read more…
Ashes of Life is a Portuguese doom metal band with progressive, shoegaze and post rock influences. 7 February 2020 marks the release date of “Seasons Within”. It’s a treat for fans of bands like Katatonia and Alcest. Listen to the Read more…
“Lacquer” is the new single from my favorite band Katatonia. It came out on 30 January along with a new album announcement. This is my initial “Lacquer” review/reaction. Full album “City Burials” will be out on 24 April. About the Read more…
People who listen to metal have a reputation for being narrow-minded, and in some cases it’s true. Luckily, there is another side to the coin. For everyone that spews venom on crossover bands like Alcest, VOLA and Anathema, there’s someone Read more…
How do you write a good music review? I won’t pretend to have all the answers, but I’ve written hundreds of music reviews over the years. You can find them here, on Metal Archives or on Rateyourmusic. These are some Read more…
2019 is coming to an end, and what better to end it than with a 2019 best of list? For me, it has been a year of many good albums, but few brilliant ones. It feels like my lists contain Read more…
