Tag Archives: extreme metal

Welcome to day 27 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. Today’s pick proves that my words throughout this series have not been hollow hyperbole – any other year and this particular album might have been at the top of the pile or very close to it. As it is, I have  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 17 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I thought that I had got the exact order of my top 30 sorted in my mind a few weeks ago, before I started the venture. However, I have been chopping and changing the order almost on a daily basis since  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 15 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I have reached the half-way mark of this year’s labour of love otherwise known as my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. If you are new to this series, welcome! If you are a regular reader, then I thank  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 13 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. Today’s entrant is going to be a familiar name to many but given the consistent quality of their output, I just couldn’t leave them out of the top 30. In keeping with previous posts in this series, you’ll find below a  Continue Reading »

Welcome to my annual run-down of the very best music to have been released during the calendar year of 2017. This is now the sixth year that I have compiled such a list, but the first for the new-look manofmuchmetal.com. This year has seen another cracking set of releases right across the spectrum of rock  Continue Reading »

Artist: Cannibal Corpse Album Title: Red Before Black Label: Metal Blade Records Date Of Release: 3 November 2017 As much as I like heavy metal with melody, sophistication and originality, there are times when only a blast of brutal savagery will do. And when I’m in this kind of unforgiving mood, there are few better  Continue Reading »

Artist: Auđn Album Title: Farvegir Fyrndar Label: Season of Mist Date Of Release: 10 November 2017 I’ll admit it: I’m biased. But whenever I hear that a new band originates from Iceland, I sit up and take notice. For many reasons, which I won’t bore you with here (but I will here), I have an  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ne Obliviscaris Album Title: Urn Label: Season Of Mist Date Of Release: 27 October 2017 Many column inches have been filled with commentary about Ne Obliviscaris over the past year or so after the Australians announced a ‘patron crowd funding campaign’ to essentially fund them to be full-time musicians. The initiative was designed to  Continue Reading »

Artist: Enslaved Album Title: E Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 13 October 2017 Someone very close to me was once fascinated by ancient Norse runes, so much so that he studied the alphabet and delved into the history and the myths with real passion. I often think that he was born in the wrong  Continue Reading »

Artist: Samael Album Title: Hegemony Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 13 October 2017 Those that are familiar with my ramblings will already be aware of some of my odd music-related foibles. For example, my irrational dislike of brass in rock/metal, especially when it gets in the way of more conventional genre instruments, has been  Continue Reading »