Tag Archives: The Man Of Much Metal
Wolverine – Machina Viva – Album Review
Artist: Wolverine Album Title: Machina Viva Label: The Laser’s Edge Date of Release: 8 July 2016 There were hushed rumours soon after the release of the Swedes’ fourth release, the sensationally powerful and emotional ‘Communication Lost’ that there might not be another album from Wolverine. It was a rumour that I prayed would not become Continue Reading »
Be’lakor – Vessels – Album Review
Artist: Be’lakor Album Title: Vessels Label: Napalm Records Date Of Release: 24 June 2016 Some of you who regularly read my blog may have noticed something of a theme going on. Now that I am writing for myself, I can listen to exactly what I want. It means that I can now explore avenues that Continue Reading »
Lacuna Coil – Delirium – Album Review
Artist: Lacuna Coil Album Title: Delirium Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 27 May 2016 I have been a fan of Lacuna Coil since the early days of ‘In A Reverie’ and ‘Unleashed Memories’, the latter of which remains a favourite to which I return quite frequently. I loved the melodies, the slightly Gothic Continue Reading »
Live gig review: Haken, Special Providence, Arkentype – Highbury Garage 26/05/16
**please forgive the quality of the photography that accompanies this live review. Thanks to a very kind and polite security team, I wasn’t able to take my SLR into the venue and my brand new HTC 10 decided that it wasn’t going to play nicely with me, refusing to focus in anything but long range Continue Reading »
Big Big Train – Folklore – Album Review
Artist: Big Big Train Album Title: Folklore Label: English Electric Recordings Date Of Release: 27 May 2016 Albums like this need to be consumed for some time before any thoughts are committed to paper or PC. However, I was desperate to review ‘Folklore’ by Big Big Train before it was officially released and so, after Continue Reading »
Airbag – Disconnected – Album Review
Artist: Airbag Album Title: Disconnected Label: Karisma Records Date Of Release: 10 June 2016 I may be the Man Of Much Metal but occasionally, there’s nothing I like more than to dial down the extremity and indulge in something altogether more relaxed. The scratching post for this particular itch comes in the form of Norwegian Continue Reading »
Katatonia – The Fall Of Hearts – Album Review
Artist: Katatonia Album Title: The Fall Of Hearts Label: Peaceville Records Date of Release: 20 May 2016 How does one remain objective and dispassionate when reviewing a band as special as Katatonia? As long-term readers will know all-too well, the Swedish masters of dark metal are one of my all-time favourite bands. Just take a Continue Reading »
Frost* – Falling Satellites – Album Review
Artist: Frost* Album Title: Falling Satellites Label: InsideOut Music Date Of Release: 27 May 2016 I’m a late convert to the Frost* cause, but better late than never as the old saying goes. Last year, I had the pleasure of reviewing Lonely Robot, the debut album under that moniker from John Mitchell, he of Arena Continue Reading »
Earthside – Interview – “we don’t write something with the idea of making it easy to play live”
‘A Dream In Static’, the debut album from US progressive metal band Earthside ended up as my favourite album of 2015. I wasn’t expecting this to be the case at the start of the year but if you’ve heard it, you’ll not be surprised as to why it attained such a lofty place in my Continue Reading »
Glorior Belli – Sundown (The Flock That Welcomes) – Album Review
Artist: Glorior Belli Album Title: Sundown (The Flock That Welcomes) Label: Agonia Records Date Of Release: 13 May 2016 It would appear, certainly to me anyway, that black metal features more one-man bands than any other genre of metal. And here we have another in the form of Glorior Belli, the brainchild of French multi-instrumentalist Continue Reading »
