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Artist: Skeletal Remains Album Title: The Entombment Of Chaos Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 11 September 2020 If you class yourself as a fan of ‘old school’ death metal, the kind that shows no mercy, has a dark, claustrophobic atmosphere and which goes on the attack from start to finish, then you may  Continue Reading »

Artist: PreHistoric Animals Album Title: The Magical Mystery Machine (Chapter One) Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 30 September 2020 When you get a personal message from a band that you like, asking you to review their new album, it’s not an offer that’s easy to refuse. So I didn’t, and so have been digesting  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ihsahn Album Title: Pharos EP Label: Candlelight Records Date of Release: 11 September 2020 ‘Pharos’ is the second of two EPs released during 2020 by the incredible talent that is Ihsahn. The EPs are apparently intertwined but, as the press release so rightly states, there are some sharp contrasts between the two offerings. Mind  Continue Reading »

Artist: Okyr Album Title: Premorbid Intelligence Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 21 August 2020 The perils of running a music website are few, but one is the sheer amount of emails I receive asking me to review music. It’s certainly a good thing, but the peril is that much of the music is pretty  Continue Reading »

Artist: Manticora Album Title: To Live To Kill To Live Label: ViciSolum Recordings Date of Release: 28 August 2020 ‘To Live To Kill To Live’ is the anticipated follow-up to ‘To Kill To Live To Kill’ which sees the light of day almost exactly two years after its partner album was released. The eagle-eyed amongst  Continue Reading »

Artist: Pain Of Salvation Album Title: Panther Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 28 August 2020 I have been in the company of ‘Panther’, the eleventh release from the Swedish progressive metal juggernaut, Pain Of Salvation, for some time now, but even now, after it has been released, I am still no closer to deciding  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vanishing Point Album Title: Dead Elysium Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 28 August 2020 I think there will be many of you who are fed up to the back teeth of me going on about certain bands within the confines of manofmuchmetal.com and on my various social media platforms. One of those bands  Continue Reading »

  Artist: Unleash The Archers Album Title: Abyss Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 21 August 2020 Even with a moniker like Man Of Much Metal, I cannot possibly be across all bands, all genres and all styles of metal all of the time. Sadly, I’m not omnipotent, as hard as I might try. It  Continue Reading »

Artist: Veonity Album Title: Sorrows Label: Scarlet Records Date of Release: 21 August 2020 When I reviewed ‘Legend Of The Starborn’ in late 2018, I literally gushed praise in its direction. I was new to the band and really enjoyed what I heard. I can be quoted as even saying: “After spending what seems like  Continue Reading »

Artist: Nyktophobia Album Title: What Lasts Forever Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 7 August 2020 Just like police officers, I get the occasional hunch. My hunches may not lead to the capture of a murderer, but they do occasionally lead to the capture of another incredibly strong musical discovery. On my social media feed  Continue Reading »