Tag Archives: manofmuchmetal

Artist: Vitriol Album Title: Suffer & Become Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 26 January 2024 There’s a time and a place to have your face, ears, and every other appendage ripped off by some extreme music and, for me, that time is now, courtesy of this beast of an album, ‘Suffer & Become’  Continue Reading »

Artist: Mountain Caller Album Title: Chronicle II: Hypergenesis Label: Church Road Records Date of Release: 26 January 2024 Would you just look at that cover art? One glance at it and you just knew that I’d feel compelled to dive right in, didn’t you? And you’re correct of course, even though I knew the square  Continue Reading »

Artist: Necrowretch Album Title: Swords Of Dajjal Label: Season Of Mist: Underground Activists Date of Release: 2 February 2024 For once, it was not the cover artwork that drew me to this release. I mean, look at it. It’s awful. Well, that’s my personal opinion, in any case. The central figure resembles one of the  Continue Reading »

Artist: Persefone Album Title: Lingua Ignota: Part I Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 2 February 2024 Receiving one score in the high 90s could be put down to a bit of luck, the stars aligning to produce a special record. But to achieve two of these scores on the bounce means that there’s something  Continue Reading »

Artist: Upon Stone Album Title: Dead Mother Moon Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 19 January 2024 I’m late to this particular party, for which I apologise. However, had it not been for a sudden influx of social media posts referencing this album, I’d probably still be none the wiser. Despite being released on  Continue Reading »

Artist: Caligula’s Horse Album Title: Charcoal Grace Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 26 January 2024 Oh Caligula’s Horse, you don’t make it easy, do you? Back in 2020, when I reviewed ‘Rise Radiant’, I struggled immensely at the start, not liking any of the music delivered up to us on that record. However, with  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Infernal Sea Album Title: Hellfenlic Label: Candlelight Date of Release: 26 January 2024 It is always painful to me when I realise that yet another band has escaped my gaze. I know that it is nigh-on impossible to be across everything that’s going on in the world of heavy metal, but I do  Continue Reading »

Artist: Madder Mortem Album Title: Old Eyes, New Heart Label: Dark Essence Records Date of Release: 26 January 2024 I really do love it when I get to listen to a band that is worthy of the ‘original’ or ‘unique’ tag. I’ve said it before in reviews, most notably in my piece about 2018’s ‘Marrow’,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Cognizance Album Title: Phantazein Label: Willowtip Records Date of Release: 26 January 2024 I come to this review with little knowledge of Cognizance, other than they are a UK-based band that fits somewhere within the technical death metal spectrum, with more than a hint or two of deathcore. And it was the latter that  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vipassi Album Title: Lightless Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 26 January 2024 The description of ‘instrumental progressive metal’ is one that will either have you flocking to it, like a moth to a flame, or running away as if your life depended upon it. Not normally the biggest fan of completely instrumental  Continue Reading »