Tag Archives: death metal

Artist: Cult Of Lilith   Album Title: Mara Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 4 September 2020 I’m mega late to the party with this record and for that, I apologise. Partly, it was due to my unexpected September hiatus. But partly, it is down to the fact that until about a week or  Continue Reading »

Artist: Kataklysm Album Title: Unconquered Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 25 September 2020 When I reviewed 2018’s ‘Meditations’, I pointed to three things that made me such a big fan of the Canadian death metal juggernaut: great song writing, great production, and most importantly, the guitar tones. In the case of the latter, I  Continue Reading »

Artist: Skeletal Remains Album Title: The Entombment Of Chaos Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 11 September 2020 If you class yourself as a fan of ‘old school’ death metal, the kind that shows no mercy, has a dark, claustrophobic atmosphere and which goes on the attack from start to finish, then you may  Continue Reading »

Artist: Hinayana Album Title: Death Of The Cosmic EP Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 28 August 2020 I can bet that there are not many readers of this website who are already familiar with the name Hinayana, despite the band being alive and well since 2014. Naming themselves after the Sanskrit term literally translated  Continue Reading »

Artist: Nyktophobia Album Title: What Lasts Forever Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 7 August 2020 Just like police officers, I get the occasional hunch. My hunches may not lead to the capture of a murderer, but they do occasionally lead to the capture of another incredibly strong musical discovery. On my social media feed  Continue Reading »

Artist: Black Crown Initiate Album Title: Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 7 August 2020 Another new ‘discovery’ for me today, in the shape of Black Crown Initiate, a progressive death metal outfit from the United States. I put the word discovery in quotation marks because this isn’t so  Continue Reading »

Artist: Centinex Album Title: Death In Pieces Label: Agonia Records Date of Release: 29 May 2020 Sometimes, I am in the mood for some brutality to bludgeon me into submission. It might be because I’ve had a tough day at work, the kids have wound me up, or maybe because my sports team(s) have lost.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Pile Of Priests Album Title: Pile Of Priests Label: Extreme Metal Music/Rockshots Records Date of Release: 22 May 2020 Denver, Colorado is the destination of my next review at manofmuchmetal.com, as it is home to a four-piece that go by the no-nonsense name of Pile Of Priests. I’m not really sure what attracted me  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vader Album Title: Solitude In Madness Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 1 May 2020 I thought long and hard about reviewing this album. After all, I’ll admit to only having a slim, passing knowledge of Vader, despite their legendary status within the extreme metal underground. The Polish band have been at the forefront  Continue Reading »

Artist: Wolfheart Album Title: Wolves Of Karelia Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 10 April 2020 When you’re a prisoner in your own home, on lockdown during the icy grip of a pandemic that is claiming thousands of human lives every day, it seems fitting to be listening to music that is dark and aggressive.  Continue Reading »