Tag Archives: prog rock

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: Novena Album Title: Eleventh Hour Label: Frontiers Records Date of Release: 6 March 2020 I must apologise for being late bringing this review to you. Firstly, I wasn’t able to listen enough whilst the promo was only available in streaming format. There’s simply no way you can digest music of this nature by snatching  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Oneira Album Title: Injection Label: Rockshots Records Date of Release: 13 March 2020 I have been listening to an awful lot of dark, heavy and aggressive music over the last month or so. Not for any particular reason, just as a slave to the recent release schedule that has dictated my listening habits  Continue Reading »

Artist: Godsticks Album Title: Inescapable Label: Kscope Date of Release: 7 February 2020 I’m a little late to the party with this record and, if I’m honest, it wasn’t really in the queue to be listened to. January and February are busy months for new album releases and I have been struggling to fit everything  Continue Reading »

Artist: Into The Open Album Title: Destination Eternity Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 20 March 2020 I love to unearth a gem and so I am delighted to be able to bring you this review. The focus of this article is Into The Open, a Dutch band that is the creation of a very  Continue Reading »

This series is never finished. There are always new announcements that are made as the year progresses and I enjoy putting these compilations together to ensure that I place the spotlight on albums that I’m really excited to hear during the year. So here’s another batch of releases that have got my juices flowing… Part  Continue Reading »

Artist: Thoughts Factory Album Title: Elements Label: Melodic Revolution Records Date of Release: 24 January 2020 During my time at ProgPower Europe 2019, I heard a lot of chat about a band called Thoughts Factory. I’d never heard of them before but when there’s a buzz about a band at this great festival, I tend  Continue Reading »

Inevitably, the minute I press the ‘publish’ button on my first ‘Anticipated Album Releases in 2020’ post, I stumble upon another quality batch of albums that are due to see the light of day this year. So the only right and proper thing to do is to put another post together and shine the light  Continue Reading »

Artist: Devin Townsend & Haken Venue: The Roundhouse, London Date: 12 December 2019 Thanks to the unexpected but thoroughly appreciated benevolence of a long-time reader of my website, I found myself heading towards Camden instead of making a beeline for Liverpool Street Station for my normal commute home. As luck had it, I was visiting  Continue Reading »

For the first time in several years, 2019 will not see your inboxes and social media timelines spammed by my epic and rather foolhardy top 20 or top 30 countdown series. I’ve simply not listened to, or reviewed, anywhere near enough music this year to make this a viable possibility. Long-term readers of manofmuchmetal.com will  Continue Reading »