Tag Archives: 2018

Artist: Apathy Noir Album Title: Black Soil Label: Independent Release date: 31 January 2018 Formed back in 2003, Apathy Noir is the given moniker for the artistic output of solo artist Victor Jonas, who welcomes into his personal musical vision, Andy Walmsley, vocalist with Twilight’s Embrace and Beyond Grace. ‘Black Soil’ is the fourth full-length  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the latest instalment of my ‘metal news’ series, where I bring you the latest happenings in the world of metal in my own newsletter style. Normally, I try to bring you a top five or so items but today it’s a bit less than that because I felt that the news was too  Continue Reading »

Artist: Deathwhite Album Title: For A Black Tomorrow Label: Season of Mist Date Of Release: 23 February 2018 On paper, everything about this record literally screams that I should love it. For a start, the cover is wonderful; it is dark, moody and atmospheric, with that single black-cloaked figure walking through a barren, unforgiving graveyard.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Conjurer Album Title: Mire Label: Holy Roar Records Date Of Release: 23 February 2018 Sludgy post-metal is not normally be top of my list. In fact, if I wanted to hear sludge, I’d take my young daughters out to the nearby countryside and let them play in the mud. But you’d have to have  Continue Reading »

Welcome to today’s newsletter style round-up of the most exciting happenings in the world of metal in the last few days, specifically regarding new albums and new material. If you are interested in checking out any of the previous posts in this series, click the link here. Otherwise, dive in and I hope there’s something  Continue Reading »

It is fair to say that I have been thoroughly smitten by ‘Currents’, the wonderful fourth album from Norwegian extreme metal band In Vain. To quote my recent review: “If ‘Ænigma’ demonstrated that In Vain had the genuine potential to challenge at the highest level, then ‘Currents’ is the sound of that potential realised. This  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the second such update for 2018, bringing you a round-up of some of the most interesting and exciting news from the world of rock and heavy metal. As you know, I don’t like to use manofmuchmetal.com to cut and paste news stories – I prefer to offer something a little more personal. Naturally,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Jakub Zytecki Album Title: Feather Bed/Ladder Head Label: Independent Release Release date: 23 February 2018 I may be a little out of my depth with this release, but as they say: ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained’. Plus, I like this music, so I feel it is my duty to write something about it. So, here  Continue Reading »

Artist: Lione/Conte Album Title: Lione/Conte Label: Frontiers Records Date Of Release: 26 January 2018 At the outset of this review, I feel that I must comment on a few matters to put everything that follows into context. The first statement to make is that I am a huge fan of Rhapsody, or Rhapsody of Fire  Continue Reading »

Artist: Usurpress Album Title: Interregnum Label: Agonia Records Date Of Release: 23 February 2018 This may be the fourth album from Usurpress, but it happens to somehow be my first personal dalliance with the Uppsala-based extreme metal trio. Formed in 2010, I suspect it will be because they never crossed my desk whilst on the  Continue Reading »