"An epic, heavy and dark journey into the futility of a modern “Godless” society. Album of the Year? Quite possibly. Album of their career so far? Almost definitely."

"Proof that Roadrunner Records can't quite kill everything, OPETH stand triumphant with the release of Ghost Reveries - yet another astounding masterstroke from Sweden"

"...Get this album. “Arcane Rain Fell” is quite simply a thing of beauty - and utterly essential to any doom fan that hasn’t had a frontal lobe lobotomy. Please, buy it - NOW"

"...this album has provided a new direction, a new vitality, and the promise of great things to come. After Forever are ready to break the big time and they thoroughly deserve it."

"At the end of the day this is a fabulously enjoyable gothic metal romp – sadly prevented from being a classic. Oh, and turning up the guitars a little would have helped a bit too."

"This is an album that should be able to please fans of Dream Theater’s heavier music from Train of Thought whilst still retaining a melodic and progressive element to please older fans"

"Jerks from here to there with dizzying guitar & vocal changes, a constant feeling of "psychosis" in the music makes for some of the most interesting sounds you are ever likely to hear"

"With a chance to develop and grow this band could become something truly excellent and I only hope this project is something that Arjen and the rest of the band are willing to commit to"

"Heralding: The Fireblade certainly isn’t breaking any musical boundaries, but it doesn’t need to. Falkenbach are the very best at what they do and that’s how it looks set to stay for some time"

"Raw, Honest, Soul-bearing, Sorrowful - The Pale Haunt Departure is a slice of epic, progressive doom you simply should not pass up the chance to listen to and absorb. Essential."

"There is no solution on offer - the Meads aren’t bringing their chainmail & swords to fight the evils of the world. We're going to hell in a handcart – the Meads are just here to tell us why."

"Blistering return to form for Hypocrisy - VIRUS encompasses everything that "Doomsday Machine" did not - hi-speed melodies to dribble over and crushing riffs akin to Bloodbath."

"Written with the end in mind, this is tremendously significant; this is Sentenced saying goodbye. Take note of the lyrics, it’s really quite sad."

"If you have any interest at all in hearing top quality melodic and progressive Metal or Rock then do yourself a favour and get this album."

"Little bits of genius creep in such as "And The World Shall Be Your Grave" and the fabulous "Perpetual Horrors". A few more of those "Holy shit!" moments & this album would be a classic."

"Good band + Good production = Very Good album. A crass generalisation maybe, but this time it rings true. I'll head off immediately and hear more Kamelot."

"Perfectly blending industrial electronics with brutal death metal, Armageddon March Eternal is more than man enough to tear the flesh from your face and hand it back to you in a paper bag."

"Whilst not as experimental as previous efforts, Arcturus have come up with another challenging, eccentric and progressive album. It's a shame who ever mastered it needs to be shot!"

"Helloween in "almost" return to form shocker. A good mix of styles manages to raise "Legacy" above your average generic power metal nonsense and actually inject a sense of fun & variety"

"Finally getting the proper mainstream release it deserves, up and coming UK gothic metal act SEASON’S END unleash an altogether spanglier, more polished version of their popular demo."