Album of the Year Day Christmas Countdown : Day Twenty Four

And so at last we come to the final day of our Album of the Year Christmas Countdown. What a year it has been too! We have seen some absolutely brilliant releases from bands from all sorts of genres. Proving that Metal is most certainly not dead in 2015 and in fact a huge runner in the line of music itself. I shall be adding my personal Honourable Mentions list at the bottom for those albums that might have felt slightly left out! Either way we hope that you have enjoyed the list and will be seeing it through until next year. Thanks again to all of you amazing people for making The Metalist what it is, without you, dear readers we would be nothing. So from Chris and Tris thank you and Merry Christmas. Now let’s get back to Metal…

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Album Review : Cradle Of Filth – Hammer Of The Witches 

As the saying goes revenge is a dish best served cold. Having waded through various line up changes, Cradle Of Filth return for their Nuclear Blast debut. Common fodder among the Gothic underworld the subject of witchcraft has always been pertinent. Yet only one side of the story has been illustrated, with Hammer Of The Witches the band aim to show the other side of the coin. Though the album might not be strictly conceptual the same determination that the Witches have for revenge is shared by the band with this their rebirth.

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