Tag Archives: Black Metal

Artist: Obsolete Theory Album Title: Downfall Label: My Kingdom Music Date of Release: 21 May 2021 Billed as ‘post black metal’ by the record label and PR peeps, I approached the sophomore album from Obsolete Theory, ‘Downfall’, with caution. I have often found the post black metal tab to be a rather wide, generous descriptor  Continue Reading »

Artist: Seth Album Title: La Morsure Du Christ Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 7 May 2021 My relationship with religion is no secret. I don’t believe in any God, a belief shaped over many years of personal experiences, mostly negative, some of which I have talked about within previous album reviews. It means  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Circle  Album Title: Metamorphosis  Label: Independent Release  Date of Release: 23 April 2021  Another of my magical evenings spent searching for new music has come up trumps yet again. Without trawling my inbox, Bandcamp, YouTube, my Haulix account and other corners of the Internet, I would never have come across The Circle. And had I not, my life would  Continue Reading »

Artist: Nordjevel  Album Title: Fenriir EP  Label: Indie Recordings  Date of Release: 7 May 2021  This is my first taste of Nordjevel, and what better way to make my acquaintance than with their latest offering, a five-track EP entitled ‘Fenriir’. Only knowing that Nordjevel are a Norwegian black metal band, I didn’t really know what to expect when pressing play for  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vreid  Album Title: Wild North West  Label: Season Of Mist  Date of Release: 30 April 2021  I have been following Vreid for many years, even covering their output first in the pages of Powerplay magazine way back when. But this is the first time that I have decided to review one of their albums for manofmuchmetal.com, for reasons that I am unable to fathom.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ninkharsag Album Title: The Dread March Of Solemn Gods Label: Vendetta Records Date of Release: 30 April 2021 On one of my infamous evenings of ‘research’ where I trawl my inbox, promo databases, and the web at large to identify new music to listen to, review, and bring to a wider audience, I happened  Continue Reading »

Artist: Wode Album Title: Burn In Many Mirrors Label: 20 Buck Spin Date of Release: 2 April 2021 Manchester, England. Home to some of the most irritating things on Earth: not one, but two hideous football teams, an annoying soap opera, and…Oasis. The least said about them, the better as far as I’m concerned. But  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ghosts Of Atlantis Album Title: 3.6.2.4 Label: Black Lion Records Date of Release: 26 March 2021 There be witchcraft around these parts, that’s for sure. I wasn’t happy with my first draft of my review for Ghosts Of Atlantis so, somehow, it disappeared. Gone. Vanished. Being a Suffolk boy born and bred, I know  Continue Reading »

Artist: Stortregn Album Title: Impermanence Label: The Artisan Era Date of Release: 12 March 2021 I can count on the fingers of my hands the number of Swiss heavy metal bands that I am familiar with, and still have digits left over. I need even fewer fingers to count the ones that I like. However,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Mariana’s Rest Album Title: Fata Morgana Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 12 March 2021 I’ll admit that Mariana’s Rest are a new name to me despite this 2021 release entitled ‘Fata Morgana’ being their third full-length offering. But when you’re presented with a doom-infused melodic death metal album from Finland, which features the  Continue Reading »