Album Review: Sentiment Dissolve – The Orwellian Dream

"Sacrifice autonomy and be a part of something great." Sentiment Dissolve - The Orwellian DreamMay 24th, 2024Progressive / Technical Death MetalCDN RecordsLondon, Ontario, Canada Sentiment Dissolve are a relatively new face in the world of Canadian death metal. Formed in 2022 the band released their debut album, The Orwellian Dream, in May of this year, …

Album Review: Green Lung – This Heathen Land

"Come with us down, down to the forest church, unhallowed ground, down in the forest church." Green Lung - This Heathen LandNovember 3rd, 2023Doom Metal / Occult RockNuclear Blast RecordsLondon, England, UK Upon looking for recommendations for great new doom metal records that came out in 2023 I came across this new release from UK …

Album Review: Sleep Token – Take Me Back to Eden

"You've got me in a chokehold." Sleep Token - Take Me Back to EdenMay 19th, 2023Djent / Pop Metal / R&BSpinefarm RecordsLondon, England, UK I usually try to go into new records with an open mind, even if I've already found myself disliking a single that's dropped ahead of an album's release. Such was the …

Album Review: Uriah Heep – Chaos and Colour

"Somebody save me tonight, I'm ready and willing to fight, seduce me to paradise." Uriah Heep - Chaos and ColourJanuary 27th, 2023Heavy Metal / Hard RockSilver Lining Music Ltd.London, England, UK I'm honestly not super familiar with the past works of Uriah Heep, though I feel as I should be. I've been aware of their …

Album Review: Haken – Fauna

"It's time to wake up and die or regenerate, you're never gonna retire your power games." Haken - FaunaMarch 3rd, 2023Progressive MetalInsideOut MusicLondon, England, UK Back in 2020 I named Virus, the sixth full length record by English progressive metal band Haken as one of my favourite records of the year, and I eagerly anticipated …

Album Review: Charlie Griffiths – Tiktaalika

Charlie Griffiths - TiktaalikaJune 17th, 2022Progressive MetalInsideOut MusicLondon, England, UK In 2020 I decided to check out the band Haken for the first time. I had heard of them numerous times both online and from friends of mine in real life who are super into progressive metal, and I was pleased with what I heard. …

Film Review: Last Night in Soho [2021]

"I'm just saying, London can be a lot. It was too much for your mum, perhaps, and she didn't have your gift." - Peggy Turner Last Night in SohoDir. Edgar WrightSeptember 4th, 2021Mystery / Psychological HorrorFilm4 Productions / Perfect World PicturesWorking Title Films / Complete Fiction PicturesFocus Features / Universal PicturesUnited Kingdom Last Night in …

Album Review: Fen – The Dead Light

"And so I condemn a species that thrives on its own terror." Fen - The Dead LightDecember 6th, 2019Atmospheric Black MetalProphecy ProductionsLondon, England, United Kingdom Fen is a band that holds a special place in my heart since they were one of my earliest introductions to black metal. While I didn't fully embrace the genre …

Album Review: Haken – Virus

"One, one less, one less life, one less life for us to live." Haken - VirusJuly 24th, 2020Progressive MetalInsideOut MusicLondon, England, UK Right out of the gate I'll say that I'm not super familiar with the work of Haken. I've heard a song here and there from these well known English progressive metallers but I …