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Artist: Leprous Album Title: Pitfalls Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 25 October 2019 Where on Earth does one start with a review of an album like this? The album in question is ‘Pitfalls’ by Norway’s Leprous, arguably one of the most original bands to emerge from the metal scene in the last decade or  Continue Reading »

Welcome to another chapter of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. Today, it’s my pick at number 4, the placing that would have the recipient groaning if they were a competitor at the Olympics. But this isn’t the Olympics, it’s much more important than that! This is the greatest ever annual top  Continue Reading »

Artist: Def Leppard & Cheap Trick Venue: O2 Arena, London Date: 6 December 2018 When a colleague offers you the opportunity to see one of your all-time favourite bands live, you have to accept. When it transpires that the band in question would be playing their best album from start to finish, you don’t just  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the ninth chapter of 2018’s ‘Album of the Year’ series. Not even a third of the way through my list and already I have received some really heartening comments about the choices and the fact that some of you have discovered something that you originally missed out on earlier in the year for  Continue Reading »

Artist: Gungfly Album Title: Friendship Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 9 November 2018 It takes a special kind of artist to be able to lure in listeners who are usually more comfortable in other genres. It takes an even more special musician to retain their interest and engage with them once they have taken  Continue Reading »

Artist: Anathema Album Title: Internal Landscapes Label: Kscope Date of Release: 26 October 2018 I don’t normally review compilation albums because I tend to prefer spending my time listening to new, original material rather than giving my thoughts on music that is already well-known and well-established. However, on this occasion, I am willing to make  Continue Reading »

Artist: Northward Album Title: Northward Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 19 October 2018 I first heard about this new band back in February and of it, I remarked that “the names of Floor Jansen and Jørn Viggo Lofstad cannot be ignored”. I was right because here I am eight months later listening to the  Continue Reading »

Artist: Pain Of Salvation & Kingcrow Venue: The Islington Assembly Rooms Date: 13 September 2018 I have banged on enough about Kingcrow during 2018 on my website, but rightly so in my opinion. I had sat on the new album for literally months, so I knew how good it was. Unfortunately, it took an age  Continue Reading »

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 »

After a short hiatus to concentrate on a couple of important album reviews, here’s part 4 of my new mini-series where I bring you news of those albums are still to be released during the remainder of 2018. Some have expressed to mew a concern that 2018 has been front-loaded with the best releases, but  Continue Reading »