Tag Archives: music

Artist: Victoria K Album Title: Essentia Label: Rockshots Records Date of Release: 24 April 2020 A debut album from an artist that is recommended for fans of Kamelot, Eluveite, Lacuna Coil and Nightwish? Oh go on then, but only because we’re all on lockdown, ok? I’d not normally entertain such an idea, you understand, but  Continue Reading »

Artist: Cryptex Album Title: Once Upon A Time Label: SPV/Steamhammer Date of Release: 8 May 2020 “unrestrained, autobiographic psychograms full of ambivalent feelings and approaches in self-reflection” If you didn’t know that you had clicked on a review of a progressive music album, you do now. The quote above is how Cryptex describe the music  Continue Reading »

Artist: Cirith Ungol Album Title: Forever Black Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 24 April 2020 I have always wondered what Cirith Ungol sounded like but had never found the time or a strong enough compulsion to investigate and actually find out. And that’s in spite of the fact that their name is taken  Continue Reading »

Artist: Nightwish Album Title: HUMAN. II: NATURE. Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 10 April 2020 Here at manofmuchmetal.com, I hate to write reviews that are not positive, so I tend to steer clear of albums that I don’t particularly like. There are already far too many keyboard warriors out there, quick to reduce a  Continue Reading »

Artist: Katatonia Album Title: City Burials Label: Peaceville Records Date of Release: 24 April 2020 When news reached me that Katatonia were to go on a hiatus, it was like being stabbed in the heart with a rusty blade. It hurt. Here is a band that means more to me than just music. I have  Continue Reading »

Artist: Black Dahlia Murder Album Title: Verminous Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 17 April 2020 Regardless of whether or not you love a specific sub-genre of music, there will always be a band or three that are exceptions to the rule; bands that, for some reason, just don’t float your boat or get  Continue Reading »

Artist: Omega Infinity Album Title: Solar Spectre Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 27 March 2020 You’ll have to excuse the fact that I’m late to the party with this review, but after listening to it, I was sucked into a black hole in the far reaches of space. Or at least, that’s how  Continue Reading »

Artist: Irist Album Title: Order Of The Mind Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 27 March 2020 I wasn’t going to review ‘Order Of The Mind’ by Irist until I was enticed into doing so by a few acquaintances on a couple of social media platforms. I’m not sure why, because I’d not listened to  Continue Reading »

Some people have suggested that 2020 has been a poor year for music. Whilst I’d never dare to disagree with you, I do believe that this opinion will depend greatly on the genre or subgenre of music you happen to like. If you like a broad range of rock/metal styles, I happen to think that  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ilium Album Title: Carcinogeist Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 28 February 2020 “…more hooks than a pirate convention in a bait shop!” Well, you have to love a band with a sense of humour and, in the case of Australian melodic metal band Ilium, it is probably gallows humour, borne out of the  Continue Reading »