Tag Archives: Arcturus

Artist: Vulture Industries Album Title: Stranger Times Label: Season of Mist Date Of Release: 22 September 2017 ‘Stranger Times’, the fourth album from Norwegian avant-garde metal band Vulture Industries was one album I had little intention in reviewing. When I was given the task of feeding back my thoughts on their sophomore album, ‘The Malefactor’s  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the top 5 of my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. It has been a long time coming but here we finally are – the five best albums of 2016, according to the Man of Much Metal. as I’ve said many times before, this is just one man’s opinion of the  Continue Reading »

It’s officially December, the day when I lose my annual battle about putting up the Christmas decorations in my house. I always want to wait longer but when I’m outnumbered 3 to 1 by excited girls, I know when to fight and when to accede for a quiet life. And if I give in, I  Continue Reading »

Artist: In The Woods Album Title: Pure Label: Debemur Morti Productions Date Of Release: 16th September 2016 A mere 17 years since their last studio effort, ‘Strange In Stereo’, enigmatic Norwegian band In The Woods have emerged from their slumber and, to the great delight of aficionados and fans of extreme metal in general, have  Continue Reading »

Artist: Borknagar Album Title: Winter Thrice Label: Century Media Records Year Of Release: 2016 It’s only mid-January and already I’m confronted with an album that has well and truly put the cat amongst the proverbial pigeons. The enigmatic and evergreen Borknagar have released what I consider to be their magnum opus. ‘Winter Thrice’ is nothing  Continue Reading »

In the blink of an eye, I’ve hit the half-way mark of my 2015 ‘Album of the Year’ countdown. To reiterate and run the risk of being likened to a broken record, 2015 has been one of the strongest years for rock and metal music. At least, that’s my firm opinion anyway. I hope you’ve  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Day 11 of my ‘Album of the Year 2015’ top 30 countdown. We’ve reached the top 20 already – thanks to those of you who have followed this series since the beginning and welcome to those who are new to my blog. If you have missed any of my choices from 30-21, the  Continue Reading »

Welcome to part 2 of my round-up of the very best music that was released during the first six months of 2015. If you missed it, you can find Part 1 right here: Half-Way Through 2015 – The Best So Far – Part 1 As I mentioned before, this year has seen some extraordinarily strong  Continue Reading »

Artist: Arcturus Album Title: Arcturian Label: Prophecy Productions Year Of Release: 2015 ‘Idiosynchratically beautiful’. These are two words that have stuck with me for nearly 20 years and which I recall almost every time I hear or read the name Arcturus. These words were quoted on an advert for the Norwegian band’s 1997 release, ‘La  Continue Reading »

Artist: Keep Of Kalessin Album Title: Epistemology Label: Indie Recordings Year of Release: 2015 I’m not afraid to admit when I am wrong. This, I believe, is one such occasion. I have had cursory listens in the past to previous releases by Keep Of Kalessin and not been overly impressed. To this day, I can’t  Continue Reading »