Tag Archives: 2018

Artist: Æpoch Album Title: Awakening Inception Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 13 April 2018 Billed as the most unlucky of all days, Friday 13th is supposed to be a day that all superstitious humans fear, a day where everything is supposed to go wrong. You’d therefore think that musicians, some of the most superstitious  Continue Reading »

Artist: Crematory Album Title: Oblivion Label: SPV/Steamhammer Date Of Release: 13 April 2018 I have always had a soft spot for Crematory, ever since I discovered them on a live compilation disc called ‘Out of the Dark’, released in 1997. Of all of the hundreds of compilation discs to feature in my life, this one  Continue Reading »

Artist: Wallachia Album Title: Monumental Heresy Label: Debemur Morti Records Date Of Release: 13 April 2018 I wasn’t necessarily expecting to like ‘Monumental Heresy’, given the folk metal tag that they seem to have acquired over the years. However, having given the Norwegian band a relatively wide berth over their 26-year career having not been  Continue Reading »

Artist: Skeletal Remains Album Title: Devouring Mortality Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 13 April 2018 There is literally no room for polite introductions here, because Skeletal Remains are on a mission; a mission to bludgeon us into bloody submission. As a result, from second number one of ‘Ripperology’, it is all-out death metal  Continue Reading »

Artist: MØL Album Title: Jord Label: Holy Roar Records Date Of Release: 13 April 2018 Before I started writing about rock and metal, I’ll be honest and admit that I thought I knew quite a bit about these genres. It turns out that I knew nothing; or at least, I had only scratched the surface,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Kamelot Album Title: The Shadow Theory Label: Napalm Records Date Of Release: 6 April 2018 Never in my twelve or so years as a reviewer of rock/metal music have I ever been so torn and riddled with indecisiveness. Long-term followers and readers will understand the reasons behind this comment, but for the benefit of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Barren Earth Album Title: A Complex of Cages Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 30 March 2018 Barren Earth have come an awfully long way since their debut, ‘Curse of the Red River’, back in 2010. Then, theirs was an extreme death/doom metal blueprint tinged with progressive elements and a modicum of melody.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Memoriam Album Title: The Silent Vigil Label: Nuclear Blast Date Of Release: 23 March 2018 Proof that there is life after death, Memoriam have risen from the ashes of Bolt Thrower to help fill the void that the UK death metal stalwarts created when they folded following the tragic death of drummer Martin Kearns  Continue Reading »

Artist: Kino Album Title: Radio Voltaire Label: InsideOut Date Of Release: 23 March 2018 Regular readers of manofmuchmetal.com will know just how much admiration I have for John Mitchell. The guitarist, vocalist and songwriter has littered the world of progressive rock with some amazing performances within bands like It Bites, Frost* and Arena, and has  Continue Reading »

Artist: Borealis Album Title: The Offering Label: AFM Records Date Of Release: 23 March 2018 “…I am thoroughly smitten and would recommend this band to anyone…who likes heavy metal with gusto, plenty of melody, a hint of prog and a healthy symphonic edge. ‘World of Silence MMXVII’ has thoroughly whetted my appetite for Borealis and  Continue Reading »