Tag Archives: manofmuchmetal

Artist: Avandra Album Title: Skylighting Label: Layered Reality Productions Date of Release: 20 November 2020 I owe Avandra a great debt of gratitude. Last year, I lost my writing mojo and went for several months without publishing anything on my website. However, whilst attending ProgPower Europe 2019, I had an opportunity to listen to a  Continue Reading »

Artist: Pyramaze Album Title: Epitaph Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 13 November 2020 When I reviewed Pyramaze’s previous release, ‘Contingent’, I remarked that I felt underwhelmed and didn’t initially rate the melodies on offer across much of the record. I ended up giving that album a score of 9.25. This time around, I can  Continue Reading »

  Artist: Necrophobic Album Title: Dawn Of The Damned Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 9 October 2020 Oh for the love of all that is evil, not again. How the devil did I let Necrophobic pass me by until now? I mean, HOW? I love blackened death metal, especially the kind that injects  Continue Reading »

  Artist: Fates Warning Album Title: Long Day Good Night Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 6 November 2020 The discussion topic for today is this: can you really call yourself a progressive metal fan if you don’t like, or have never really listened to Fates Warning? Clearly and obviously, the answer has to  Continue Reading »

  Artist: Draconian Album Title: Under A Godless Veil Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 30 October 2020 If you’re looking for a musical pick-me-up, the aural equivalent of chasing the last rays of sunshine before winter takes an icy grip, then this is most definitely not the album for you. In fact, given the  Continue Reading »

  Artist: Mörk Gryning Album Title: Hinsides Vrede Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 23 October 2020 I happen to be one of those that really love the debut from this Swedish black metal band. The name of that debut was ‘Tusen År Har Gått’ and I discovered it via a compilation album that  Continue Reading »

Artist: DGM Album Title: Tragic Separation Label: Frontiers Records Date of Release: 9 October 2020 We can’t all like every band, can we? And that’s why I feel comfortable when I admit to never really ‘getting’ DGM. I always checked out their material, but have never fallen head over heels for their brand of melodic  Continue Reading »

  Artist: Perduratum Album Title: Exile’s Anthology Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 10 October 2020 Now here’s a nice little find for those of us who have a penchant for progressive metal. That find comes in the form of Perduratum, a Mexican quintet who came to life last year and who bring us their  Continue Reading »

  Artist: Carcass Album Title: Despicable Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 30 October 2020 It is fair to say that over their lengthy career, Carcass have explored one or two avenues musically, beginning life as a deathgrind band, but ending up as something quite different. They evolved from a band delivering an uncompromising and  Continue Reading »

Artist: Mors Principium Est Album Title: Seven Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 23 October 2020 At what point do you throw in the towel and give up? In the case of Mors Principium Est, the answer is clearly ‘never’. The band, originally formed in Finland, and which remains known as a Finnish melodic death  Continue Reading »