Tag Archives: post rock
Lesoir – Mosaic – Album Review
Artist: Lesoir Album Title: Mosaic Label: GlassVille Records Date of Release: 1 May 2020 Another new name to cross my desk at manofmuchmetal.com is Lesoir, a Dutch five-piece that came to my attention because of my ongoing professional relationship with the good people at Incendia Music. That and the reference to Anathema in the ‘FFO’ Continue Reading »
Fauna Timbre – Altering Echoes – EP Review
Artist: Fauna Timbre Album Title: Altering Echoes EP Label: Red Orchard Records Date of Release: 31 October 2018 One of the many joys of music is in the discovery of something or someone new when you least expect it. That’s exactly what happened with Fauna Timbre, a Norwegian trio, who are about to release their Continue Reading »
Árstíðir – Nivalis – Album Review
Artist: Árstíðir Album Title: Nivalis Label: Season of Mist Date of Release: 22 June 2018 Starting off a review on manofmuchmetal.com by referencing artists like Simon and Garfunkel, The Bee Gees and Radiohead might seem a little strange. Indeed, it seems a little strange to me also. But when tackling a review of the fourth Continue Reading »
Live Gig Review: Voyager, Sümer, Temples On Mars – The Borderline, London – 3 July 2018
Artist: Voyager Venue: The Borderline Date: 3 July 2018 If ever I was going to test my ‘Man of Much Metal’ credentials, it was tonight. With England playing a rare knock-out game in the World Cup on the same night, it could have been easy to ditch the gig and find a pub to watch Continue Reading »
Midas Fall – Evaporate – Album Review
Artist: Midas Fall Album Title: Evaporate Label: Monotreme Records Date Of Release: 27 April 2018 I know I have been a bit behind with my album reviews of late, but on this occasion, I am very late to the party. The album in question is ‘Evaporate’, the fourth release from Scottish duo Midas Fall. I Continue Reading »
Aesthesys – Achromata – Album Review
Artist: Aesthesys Album Title: Achromata Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 3 April 2018 When you have a soft spot for great artwork, to the point where you’ll listen to an album based purely on the cover of an album, this record was a no-brainer. And ‘this record’ is none other than ‘Achromata’, the sophomore Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2017 – Number 13
Welcome to day 18 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I have finally done it. 17 days into my epic countdown and I have had my first murmurs of disagreement. I told you it would happen; it was just a question of when. Perhaps with hindsight I should have awarded Persefone’s Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2017 – Number 22
Welcome to day 9 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I can hardly believe I’m nearing a third of the way through this series already. This year, I have to be honest and say that I’m having the most fun I’ve ever had putting this series together. Initially, it was very Continue Reading »
Tuesday The Sky – Drift – Album Review
Artist: Tuesday The Sky Album Title: Drift Label: InsideOut Music Release date: 30 June 2017 You’ll already be aware of my general feelings towards instrumental albums as I’ve made no secret of it on this blog. I’m not the biggest fan as a rule, because I tend to find them a little one-dimensional and just Continue Reading »
Half-way through 2017 – the best so far – Part 3
Welcome to the third and final part of my round-up, looking at the best albums to have been released during the first half of 2017. It is an eclectic list overall, where there’s room for extreme metal and progressive rock alike. But for someone who has wide-ranging tastes with a rock and metal framework, this Continue Reading »
