Albums

It’s been a long time since my last post, even longer than usual. But Oceans of slumber’s latest release really did a number on me. I listened to it over and over again, trying to properly get it, thinking there’s something I missed. It took some time for me to …

Any Ayreon release is a highly anticipated event, and of course Transitus made no exception. But unfortunately this album was met with disappointment. I can’t say The Source was Arjen’s best record, but it had some great tracks and a lot of qualities. Transitus, however, is just mediocre through and …

I’ve always had a pretty obsessive behaviour when Pain of Salvation was involved, but after In the passing light of day, I had taken the passion to a whole new level, listening to it with commitment for months in a row. So one can imagine the excitement and the high …

I know I’m way behind on this, but reviewing and especially enjoying Paradise Lost requires a special mood, silence and the ability to pay close attention and sink into the music. And like any self-respecting album, Obsidian makes no exception. So it took me some time to get into the proper …

If you thought I wrote few posts last year, wait until you see the count on this one… 2020 will go down as one of the shittiest years in history and by having all events cancelled, including live concerts and to a certain extent album releases, it’s certainly affecting the …

I can’t believe it’s already been 5 years since the release of Endless forms most beautiful. It feels like it was just yesterday I was ecstatic to hear what Floor could do in her new band and what Nightwish could do with its new singer. And yet, in the current …

I feel like I am neglecting this blog more and more each day. And it’s not that I don’t enjoy writing anymore, I actually miss it lot and I miss listening to music (I still do, but not as much as I would like to), it’s just that having a …

I promise I’m not trying to break some kind of record, but like I mentioned in my last post, my inspiration has betrayed me in the past few months. It certainly didn’t help that there were few new albums that would pique my interest and even the ones I enjoyed …

I’ve been very quiet in the past few months, severely lacking inspiration and patience, but if there’s anything that can get me out of my hole, it must be Opeth. After a brilliant performance at Artmania, I was more than ready for their new record and lo and behold, In cauda venenum is …

The last months have been rather slow in terms of albums I was interested in and also heat seems to have brought a bit of a writer’s block. I tried three times to review Dream Theater’s latest album and found myself overwhelmed by it (I love it, I just can’t …