Tag Archives: manofmuchmetal

Artist: Battlelore Album Title: The Return Of The Shadow Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 3 June 2022 Am I the only one to get excited when a band returns from an extended hiatus? It is especially exciting when the hiatus began to feel like it might be more of a complete end, with hopes  Continue Reading »

Artist: Remains Of Destruction Album Title: New Dawn Label: Inverse Records Date of Release: 27 May 2022 I’m delighted to be able to bring you a review today of a debut album that has managed to catch my ear for plenty of positive reasons. The artist in question goes by the name of Remains Of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Crematory Album Title: Inglorious Darkness Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 27 May 2022 It feels like Crematory have been around forever. They have long been a part of my musical life, having discovered them a frightening number of years ago as a teenager. The fact that they have been in existence for over  Continue Reading »

Artist: IATT Album Title: Magnum Opus Label: Black Lion Records Date of Release: 27 May 2022 This is my first experience of IATT, and I’m listening to ‘Magnum Opus’, their third album, having read some positive reviews elsewhere of previous records. I’m also taking the plunge because the band find themselves on Black Lion Records,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Threads Of Fate Album Title: The Cold Embrace Of The Light Label: Layered Reality Productions Date of Release:  11 March 2022 Back in 2018, I reviewed the debut EP from an outfit called Threads Of Fate. Of that EP, I wrote the following: “This is, for my tastes, the perfect blend of nostalgia, modern  Continue Reading »

Artist: Arkaik Album Title: Labyrinth Of Hungry Ghosts Label: The Artisan Era Date of Release: 11 March 2022 I’m not sure whether it is because of my new-found love of the genre, and as such I’m seeking more out, but 2022 seems to have been flooded with some extremely high-quality technical death metal. In fact,  Continue Reading »

Artist: New Horizon Album Title: Gate Of The Gods Label: Frontiers Music Date of Release: 11 March 2022 A new power metal band featuring former H.E.A.T. vocalist Erik Grönwall? Yes please! I was disappointed to hear that he had left the melodic hard rock group as H.E.A.T. have long been favourites of mine within that  Continue Reading »

Artist: Cailleach Calling Album Title: Dreams Of Fragmentation Label: Debemur Morti Productions Date of Release: 11 March 2022 The Cailleach is an entity from Gaelic myth, with a literal translation of ‘old woman, hag’. The Cailleach is associated with the creation of the landscape and weather, particularly the stormy, cold weather of winter. There is,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Tundra Album Title: The Darkening Sky Label: Corrupted Flesh Records Date of Release: 4 March 2022 Over the past couple of years, I have confronted many of my musical prejudices head-on, with both positive and negative results. I’m now a fully paid-up member of fan clubs for doom metal, post-rock, post-metal, and I’m beginning  Continue Reading »

Artist: Sylvaine Album Title: Nova Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release:  4 March 2022 Whenever Season Of Mist drop a promo into my lap, I find it rude not to dive straight in for a listen, even if it is for an artist about which I previously knew very little. They are a label  Continue Reading »