Tag Archives: manofmuchmetal

Artist: Okyr Album Title: Premorbid Intelligence Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 21 August 2020 The perils of running a music website are few, but one is the sheer amount of emails I receive asking me to review music. It’s certainly a good thing, but the peril is that much of the music is pretty  Continue Reading »

Artist: Manticora Album Title: To Live To Kill To Live Label: ViciSolum Recordings Date of Release: 28 August 2020 ‘To Live To Kill To Live’ is the anticipated follow-up to ‘To Kill To Live To Kill’ which sees the light of day almost exactly two years after its partner album was released. The eagle-eyed amongst  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vanishing Point Album Title: Dead Elysium Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 28 August 2020 I think there will be many of you who are fed up to the back teeth of me going on about certain bands within the confines of manofmuchmetal.com and on my various social media platforms. One of those bands  Continue Reading »

Artist: Veonity Album Title: Sorrows Label: Scarlet Records Date of Release: 21 August 2020 When I reviewed ‘Legend Of The Starborn’ in late 2018, I literally gushed praise in its direction. I was new to the band and really enjoyed what I heard. I can be quoted as even saying: “After spending what seems like  Continue Reading »

Artist: Nyktophobia Album Title: What Lasts Forever Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 7 August 2020 Just like police officers, I get the occasional hunch. My hunches may not lead to the capture of a murderer, but they do occasionally lead to the capture of another incredibly strong musical discovery. On my social media feed  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ages Album Title: Uncrown Label: Black Lodge Records Date of Release: 21 August 2020 If you think I’d be as obvious as to be swayed by words like ‘melodic black metal’ and ‘Sweden’, you’d be absolutely right. And why wouldn’t I be swayed by such words? Sweden is the home to many of my  Continue Reading »

Artist: Awake By Design Album Title: Awake By Design Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 14 August 2020 My question to you is this: were you a fan of Kamelot, but have become a little disillusioned by their output in recent years? If, like me, you find yourself answering ‘yes’, then might I suggest you  Continue Reading »

Artist: Black Crown Initiate Album Title: Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 7 August 2020 Another new ‘discovery’ for me today, in the shape of Black Crown Initiate, a progressive death metal outfit from the United States. I put the word discovery in quotation marks because this isn’t so  Continue Reading »

Artist: Gaerea Album Title: Limbo Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 24 July 2020 There has to be something in the water in Portugal. For a country that is probably most known as a holiday destination thanks to its warm Mediterranean climate, it seems to also be an expert in creating some pretty dark  Continue Reading »

Artist: Buried Realm Album Title: Embodiment Of The Divine Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 24 July 2020 When I was confronted with ‘The Ichor Carcinoma’, the debut release from Buried Realm, I was incredibly impressed. I was impressed by the music that confronted me, by the plethora of guest musicians that appeared, but mostly  Continue Reading »