The dance of death (Saltatio Mortis, Track 1) casts an ominous, foreboding shadow over the future of the human race. Roger King’s menacing funeral march for humanity is a ghastly premonition which sets an urgent and anxious tone for what follows on this second release from The Mute Gods. Tardigrades will Inherit the Earth effortlessly carries on from their disconcerting 2016 … [Read more...]
Fates Warning – Theories of Flight
Theories of Flight is a delightfully surprising and quite beautifully crafted mosaic of poignant lyrics and powerful, captivating music whose ultimate strength comes from being taken together rather than as a collection of individual tracks. Repeated listens bring a dawning realisation that the album has a startling elegance and finesse, one which is infused with a listless … [Read more...]
Frost* – Falling Satellites
Sound. Big, big sound. Glorious walls of sizzling, throbbing, energetic sound which sweep you along and enthusiastically caress you with a fizzing sense of vibrancy and effervescence. Eight years on from the highly regarded Experiments in Mass Appeal (mark that title, for we will return to its possible significance shortly) Frost* are back with a thoroughly modern and … [Read more...]
The Mute Gods – Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
Describing Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me as “a rather disgruntled rant at the dystopia we’ve created for ourselves and our children”, founder Nick Beggs barely scratches the surface of a debut album whose tracks are a bold, moody and often cutting set of observations about the times in which we live. With both the lyrics as well as the music ranging from the intense and … [Read more...]