Tag Archives: .progressive metal

Artist: Soen Album Title: Lotus Label: Silver Lining Music Date of Release: 1 February 2019 Despite my lengthy hiatus on manofmuchmetal.com, I was still listening to music here and there, trying not to fall too far behind and keep up-to-date with the happenings in the heavy music world. As such, having been so impressed with  Continue Reading »

Artist: Mother Of Millions Album Title: Artifacts Label: ViciSolum Productions Date of Release: 22 March 2019 This review comes several months after its official release but it’s because until about two weeks ago, I’d never heard of Mother Of Millions. Indeed, it was the recent announcement by ProgPower Europe that the Greek band had been  Continue Reading »

Artist: Klone Album Title: Le Grand Voyage Label: Kscope Date of Release: 20 September 2019 Do you know the feeling you get when an album just clicks? You know, that feeling that is accompanied by goosebumps, where your hairs stand on end, where you try to take the album out of the stereo or off  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vanden Plas Album Title: The Ghost Xperiment: Awakening Label: Frontiers Records Date of Release: 11 October 2019 I firmly believe that my thoughts towards this disc say more about my own personal mindset than the quality or lack thereof on display on this record. So, with that said, let’s delve into ‘The Ghost Xperiment:  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ray Alder Album Title: What The Water Wants Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 18 October 2019 The latest album in my quest to catch up with the best music to have been released during 2019 whilst I have been off-grid, is this, ‘What The Water Wants’ by Ray Alder. The name will need  Continue Reading »

Artist: Borknagar Album Title: True North Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 27 September 2019 These days, even the mightiest of bands are not immune to the curses that strike down the lesser mortals; the pretenders to the throne; the young upstarts of the metal world. The evidence? The behemoth of the black/folk/progressive world,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Prehistoric Animals Album Title: Consider It A Work Of Art Label: Altzarian Daydreams Date of Release: 30 November 2018 Here’s a band that I literally knew nothing about prior to ProgPower Europe 2019. A week or so before the festival, I did a little homework and listened to a couple of the available tracks  Continue Reading »

Artist: Voyager Album Title: Colours In The Sun Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 1 November 2019 When I reviewed Voyager’s last studio release, ‘Ghost Mile’ in 2017, I remarked that I had never had the pleasure of seeing the band live on stage. Fast forward two years and I am delighted to say  Continue Reading »

Artist: Odd Logic Album Title: Last Watch Of The Nightingale Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 28 September 2019 I cannot tell you how much respect and admiration I have for Odd Logic. Just like I operate my website in my spare time for my own gratification and for literally no financial gain, the same  Continue Reading »

Artist: Avandra Album Title: Descender Label: Blood Music Date of Release: 26 April 2019 Ah, I’ve missed this – discovering new bands and feeling a strong urge to write about them. It’s why I set up my website in the first place and why, after several months in the doldrums I am back with a  Continue Reading »