Tag Archives: manofmuchmetal

Artist: Ilium Album Title: Quantum Evolution Event EP Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 14 January 2021 At the beginning of 2020, I reviewed the eighth album from Australian melodic power metal band Ilium and was really rather taken with it. It made me question the fairness of the music industry too, because to me,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Power Paladin Album Title: With The Magic Of Windfyre Steel Label: Atomic Fire Records Date of Release: 7 January 2022 When I think of Iceland, I think of the barren landscape that dominates the island. From glaciers to active volcanos, and from the barren grasslands upon which weather-beaten ponies roam to the hot springs  Continue Reading »

Artist: Necrophagous Album Title: In Chaos Ascend Label: Transcending Obscurity Date of Release: 7 January 2021 It’s nice to have the opportunity to review a debut album so early in 2022, but that’s what ‘In Chaos Ascend’ provides, as it is the very first offering from the new death metal entity known as Necrophagous. Having  Continue Reading »

Artist: Infected Rain Album Title: Ecdysis Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 7 January 2022 Coming into this review, I knew nothing about Infected Rain. It was during one of my late-night promo trawls that I came across their new album, ‘Ecdysis’ nestled neatly in my inbox. With a press release that referenced them as  Continue Reading »

As in years before, I wanted to round off 2021 with a quick look at some of the best individual songs that I heard during 2021. As with my recent Top 30 series, this is a list of my personal favourite songs. They might not be the most technical, clever, or complicated songs of the  Continue Reading »

Artist: Wilderun Album Title: Epigone Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 7 January 2022 I’m going to level with you. I am possibly the only fan of heavy music on Earth who didn’t enjoy ‘Veil Of Imagination’, the third full-length release from Wilderun. It featured highly within many ‘album of the year’ lists in  Continue Reading »

I’ve made it! Welcome to 30th and final instalment of my ‘Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown’. Today, I will reveal the winner of this year’s accolade. In terms of prestige, this must surely rank with the Grammys or The Oscars, so it’s a big deal! If you believe that, you’ll believe anything.  Continue Reading »

Welcome to instalment number 29 of my 2021 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. That means that I’m about to reveal the runner-up in this year’s list, the silver medallist. Thank you all once again for sticking with me and supporting me over the past month. Without all the comments and banter, I don’t  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Day 27 of my Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown series. No long intro today, but before I do reveal my choice at Number 4, just the usual reminder to anyone new to this series, to check out the links at the bottom of the post to find out who made  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Day 26 of my Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown series. So, here we are. After more than three weeks, I have arrived at the final five – the five best albums of 2021 as far as I’m concerned. Trends and peer pressure be damned, these are the five records that  Continue Reading »