Tag Archives: metal

Artist: In Vain Album Title: Currents Label: Indie Recordings Date Of Release: 26 January 2018 ‘Catchy, intense, unusual’ – quotes vocalist Sindre Nedland about the fourth album, ‘Currents’ from Norwegian extreme metal band, In Vain. It is a bold, clear statement, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s by-and-large an accurate one. I can’t quite  Continue Reading »

Artist: Harakiri For The Sky Album Title: Arson Label: AOP Records Date Of Release: 16 February 2018 Another day dawns and with it, another exciting new discovery emerges for the Man of Much Metal. This time, it is the Austrian band Harakiri For The Sky that has grabbed my attention and earned my admiration. I’d  Continue Reading »

Artist: Orphaned Land Album Title: Unsung Prophets and Dead Messiahs Label: Century Media Date Of Release: 26 January 2018 More than just a band, Orphaned Land are a positive force for good. Over the course of a quarter of a century and five critically-acclaimed albums, the Israeli progressive metal quintet have sought to unite people  Continue Reading »

Artist: Machine Head Album Title: Catharsis Label: Nuclear Blast Date Of Release: 26 January 2018 I’ve not reviewed a Machine Head album on manofmuchmetal.com before, so context might be helpful before I delve into the full review for ‘Catharsis’. I have been with the San Francisco giants since the very beginning when I happened upon  Continue Reading »

A few months ago, I was approached by Diego Cafolla, guitarist and principal songwriter for Kingcrow. We’ve been speaking for a number of years and so this contact didn’t initially seem to be out of the ordinary. However, after the usual pleasantries had been exchanged, Diego asked if I could help them out. This was  Continue Reading »

I was going to stop after part 3, but new albums seem to be being announced all over the place now that the holiday season is a dim and distant memory for us all. As such, here’s another post detailing a few more exciting possibilities during 2018. And I’m not going to confirm that it’ll  Continue Reading »

Now that the dust has settled a little on my Top 30 albums of 2017 series, I thought it only right and proper to shine the spotlight on the individual songs that made the biggest impact upon me in 2017. I was intending to keep it to a succinct top 10 but when has manofmuchmetal.com  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 30, the final day of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I have done it! Another year goes by and another top 30 albums have been counted down, dissected and given yet more love and attention. But that’s exactly what these records fully deserve, because they are the best  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 24 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. As I get closer to the top five and then the top 3 for 2017, the quality of the music on offer begins to beggar belief. We are talking about at least ten albums this year that are the crème-de-la-crème and,  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 20 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. As I near the top 10 of this year’s mammoth undertaking, I have found it harder than ever to settle on the albums that are deserving of a place in my final ten. I know that I sound like a broken  Continue Reading »