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Artist: Subterranean Masquerade Album Title: Mountain Fever Label: Sensory Date of Release: 14 May 2021 Reviewing a Subterranean Masquerade album is never an easy task. The band seems to delight in creating music that can be the worst nightmare of any reviewer, simply because there’s so much going on. And not only that, they seem  Continue Reading »

Artist: Seth Album Title: La Morsure Du Christ Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 7 May 2021 My relationship with religion is no secret. I don’t believe in any God, a belief shaped over many years of personal experiences, mostly negative, some of which I have talked about within previous album reviews. It means  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Circle  Album Title: Metamorphosis  Label: Independent Release  Date of Release: 23 April 2021  Another of my magical evenings spent searching for new music has come up trumps yet again. Without trawling my inbox, Bandcamp, YouTube, my Haulix account and other corners of the Internet, I would never have come across The Circle. And had I not, my life would  Continue Reading »

Artist: Nordjevel  Album Title: Fenriir EP  Label: Indie Recordings  Date of Release: 7 May 2021  This is my first taste of Nordjevel, and what better way to make my acquaintance than with their latest offering, a five-track EP entitled ‘Fenriir’. Only knowing that Nordjevel are a Norwegian black metal band, I didn’t really know what to expect when pressing play for  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vreid  Album Title: Wild North West  Label: Season Of Mist  Date of Release: 30 April 2021  I have been following Vreid for many years, even covering their output first in the pages of Powerplay magazine way back when. But this is the first time that I have decided to review one of their albums for manofmuchmetal.com, for reasons that I am unable to fathom.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Astrakhan  Album Title: A Slow Ride Towards Death  Label: Melodic Passion Records  Date of Release: 23 April 2021  Bearing in mind my love of progressive music, be it rock or metal, and given the clientele involved, it is a little surprising perhaps that I had missed the name Astrakhan until now. ‘A Slow Ride Towards Death’ is  Continue Reading »

Artist: Akiavel Album Title: Væ Victis Label: Akia Records Date of Release: 23 April 2021 It’s no surprise to find me once again plundering the melodic death metal genre for my latest review. After all, you all know very well by now that I have more than a passing soft spot for this kind of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Hideous Divinity Album Title: LV-426 Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 23 April 2021 If ever there was a way for a band to ingratiate themselves with me, it would not be to create an EP based on the ‘Alien’ films. I watched these at university with mates who assured me that these  Continue Reading »

Artist: Benthos Album Title: II Label: Eclipse Records Date of Release: 23 April 2021 I’ve had this record for a couple of months at least and yet I’m late bringing this review to you. And the reason is that I have gone back and forth several times, deciding exactly what I think of this album.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Evile Album Title: Hell Unleashed Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 30 April 2021 Evile are a name synonymous with the UK thrash metal scene. Actually, scrub that. Since their inception in 2004, rising from the ashes of Metal Militia, they have delivered music that has made them well-known the world over, and rightly  Continue Reading »