It is such a rare feat these days that a band can boast a back catalogue of such highly acclaimed albums. Nightwish’s career has not stagnated once in their nearly 20 years of existence, and despite highly publicised vocalist changes that has quartered the fanbases, their popularity has gone nothing but up. Why? Their music is simply immense. So here we are with album number 8, but after throwing so much into their previous effort ‘Imaginaerum‘, have the band finally run out of steam?

The self titled album, a statement of identity and dominance. The territorial assurance representing the band’s ethos,having well and truly crafted a niche for themselves already.Psycroptic’s self titled effort proves that they are not only untouchable, but are still innovative.

Throughout history, man has questioned its existence, from the tenacity of the Greek’s to the Tolstoy’s and Nietzsche’s of the world. Tackling such a charged subject, people often fall short. Due in part to its magnitude, the sheer weight of the philosophical thoughts and now it seems that Enslaved are revealing what they deem to be their philosophical interpretations in the form of In Times.