Tag Archives: manofmuchmetal

Artist: Astralborne Album Title: Eternity’s End Label: Prosthetic Records Date of Release: 29 May 2020 I’m late to the party twice with this record, because not only was ‘Eternity’s End’ previously self-released by Astralborne but now that they are signed with Prosthetic Records and can re-release their debut offering, I am bringing this review to  Continue Reading »

Artist: Centinex Album Title: Death In Pieces Label: Agonia Records Date of Release: 29 May 2020 Sometimes, I am in the mood for some brutality to bludgeon me into submission. It might be because I’ve had a tough day at work, the kids have wound me up, or maybe because my sports team(s) have lost.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Haken Album Title: Virus Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 6 June 2020 I began my review of ‘Vector’, Haken’s fifth album, with a bit of a moan. I felt it was just a little too short, and being the selfish person that I am, I wanted another song, maybe two. Mind you, it’s  Continue Reading »

Artist: Sorcerer Album Title: Lamenting Of The Innocent Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 29 May 2020 When I listened to ‘The Crowning Of The Fire King’, the sophomore album from Swedish metal band Sorcerer, I came to it with no expectations whatsoever. I’d never heard their music before and because of the partial  Continue Reading »

Artist: Temnein Album Title: Tales: Of Humanity And Greed Label: Independent / Blood Blast Date of Release: 22 May 2020 Occasionally, I need a good reminder that there are some excellent bands plundering the underground metal scene without perhaps the credit or attention that they or their music deserve. I started this website with the  Continue Reading »

Artist: …And Oceans Album Title: Cosmic World Mother Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 8 May 2020 In my recent review of the new Naglfar album, ‘Cerecloth’, I mentioned that I discovered them via a black metal compilation on the Blackend record label in the mid-nineties. That was volume two. Fast forward to 1999  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vader Album Title: Solitude In Madness Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 1 May 2020 I thought long and hard about reviewing this album. After all, I’ll admit to only having a slim, passing knowledge of Vader, despite their legendary status within the extreme metal underground. The Polish band have been at the forefront  Continue Reading »

Artist: Shrapnel Album Title: Palace For The Insane Label: Candlelight Records Date of Release: 15 May 2020 Whilst looking for my next batch of review victims, I admit that I was seduced by the devastating combination of a striking album cover and a respected label. And, with a new-found love and admiration for thrash, having  Continue Reading »

Artist: Paradise Lost Album Title: Obsidian Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 15 May 2020 Upon hearing the opening strains of ‘Darker Thoughts’, the first song on ‘Obsidian’, I will admit to checking out the information on my laptop as I wasn’t convinced that this was Paradise Lost initially. The gentle, serene acoustic guitar notes  Continue Reading »

Artist: Naglfar Album Title: Cerecloth Label: Century Media Date of Release: 8 May 2020 Naglfar are one of the very first wave of black metal bands that I discovered back when I first found out about the genre in the mid-90s. It was thanks to their song, ‘Enslave The Astral Fortress’, which was the opening  Continue Reading »