Category: Reviews

A Beauty in Despair: 30 Years of Draconian Times

There are albums that stay with you long after the music fades. Albums that do not simply fill a room but settle into the corners of your life. Draconian Times by Paradise Lost, released on June 12, 1995, is one of those albums. It carved out a space in the heavy music landscape with its melancholic grandeur, and over the years it became something more personal. A companion in solitude. A voice that knew how to speak when words were too heavy to carry.

Review: Pagan Altar – Never Quite Dead (2025)

There is a distinct stillness surrounding Never Quite Dead. Terry Jones may no longer be present, but his voice and shrieks remain woven into each riff and careful progression. This is not a conventional posthumous release. The music feels intentional and complete, built from material written before his passing and shaped with commitment.