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Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 21

Ten days into this mammoth undertaken and I’m officially one third of the way through now. Or, another way to look at it is I’ve come to the end of the 50% extra free this year! Extending this series from 20 to 30 seemed like a good idea at the time but as my nights  Continue Reading »

Cradle Of Filth – Hammer Of The Witches – Album Review

Artist: Cradle Of Filth Album Title: Hammer Of The Witches Label: Nuclear Blast Year Of Release: 2015 Let’s get it out in the open immediately – Cradle Of Filth hold an important and cherished place in my heart. They have had their share of both positive and negative press over the course of their twenty  Continue Reading »

Half-Way Through 2015 – The Best So Far – Part 2

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 »

Heavy Metal Is Not Just ‘Shouty’ Music – Part 2 – The Female Voices

I received some great feedback to my original post entitled ‘Heavy metal is not just ‘shouty’ music’ but a few people criticised it for one important reason: my post only featured male vocalists. This was in no way deliberate and, to underline this point, I have decided to write a second post that puts some  Continue Reading »

Most Anticipated Album Releases of 2015

Welcome to 2015! Or, to be more exact, welcome to week three of 2015, as I’m a little behind the times at the moment. Nevertheless, it is still early enough in the year to take a look at the coming twelve months to identify those releases that we’re most excited about. As is always the  Continue Reading »

Half-Way Through 2014 – The Best So Far – Part 2

Welcome to the second part of my series rounding up what I consider to be the best releases during the first-half of 2014. If you missed Part 1, which features a diverse few bands ranging from melodic hard rock to post-black metal shoegaze, you can access that via this link: Half-Way Through 2014 – The  Continue Reading »

Unknown & Underrated – Part 4

In the fourth instalment of my ‘Unknown & Underrated’ series, I look at three very different bands, covering a wide range of genres. It is arguable that these bands are less unknown or underrated than others within the series but, from my perspective as a metal head in the UK, they are still in need  Continue Reading »

The Man Of Much Metal – the early musical years…

Before I get on to some more meatier topics that are of interest to me, I thought I’d try and flesh out a little of my musical background, giving you a bit more of a personal insight into the Man Of Much Metal… I first got into music through my Dad, who loved the usual suspects  Continue Reading »


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