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Artist: Fragment Soul Album Title: A Soul Inhabiting Two Bodies – single Label: Independent Release Date of Release: Out now Rules are meant to be broken aren’t they? That’s why I have decided to break one of the unwritten rules of manofmuchmetal.com and review a single. Why? Because I set up this website for all  Continue Reading »

Artist: Mariana Semkina Album Title: Sleepwalking Label: Kscope Date of Release: 14 February 2020 You may recognise the name, for Mariana Semkina (who has tweaked her real name, Marjana for this release) is one half of the duo that, alongside Gleb Kolyadin has created the rather intriguing and beautiful Iamthemorning, who have rightfully gained in  Continue Reading »

This is a new idea that came to me whilst sitting on the train, travelling the length of the country at the weekend for work. My life is so glamorous, I tell you! Anyway, I realised that there are a ton of albums that I listen to and, for one reason or another, get discarded  Continue Reading »

Artist: Serenity Album Title: The Last Knight Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 31 January 2020 In the recent past, most notably within my review of 2017’s ‘Lionheart’, I have boldly proclaimed that Serenity were one of my very favourite bands within the melodic metal sphere. Both ‘Lionheart’ and its direct predecessor, ‘Codex Atlanticus’ took  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ihsahn Album Title: Telemark Label: Candlelight Records Date of Release: 14 February 2020 What can I possibly say about Ihsahn that hasn’t already been said? The word ‘legend’ is used very widely and flippantly these days but Ihsahn must surely be approaching this status within the world of heavy metal. For starters, there’s his  Continue Reading »

Artist: Blasphemer Album Title: The Sixth Hour Label: Candlelight Records Date of Release: 24 January 2020 Occasionally, a little unrepentant aggression and brutality is necessary. Normally I want more finesse and subtlety, not to mention melody, to my heavy metal. But sometimes, just occasionally, I can find myself in the headspace where I want to  Continue Reading »

Artist: Deathwhite Album Title: Grave Image Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 31 January 2020 The previous album from Deathwhite was one hell of a frustrating listen for me. The band cited a who’s who of my favourite bands as inspiration but ‘For A Black Tomorrow’ fell way short of reaching the quality of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Into Pandemonium Album Title: Darkest Rise EP Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 31 January 2020 When you’re drowning in new music, and much of it is from established acts that you enjoy, it can be difficult to keep up-to-date with the happenings within more underground circles. However, manofmuchmetal.com was founded as an outlet  Continue Reading »

Artist: Serious Black Album Title: Suite 226 Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 31 January 2020 Revered and prolific melodic power metal band Serious Black have returned after an 18 month hiatus with ‘Suite 226’, their fifth full-length release in as many years. The German/American quartet comprised of Urban breed (Vocals), Dominik Sebastian (Guitar), Mario  Continue Reading »

The first album in this list was confirmed the same morning that I published Part 2 of this series. It meant that I had to create a third part to this series, not that it was much of a chore given that I was able to easily put together another impressive list of likely records  Continue Reading »