Tag Archives: 2018

Artist: Hate Eternal Album Title: Upon Desolate Sands Label: Season of Mist Date of Release: 26 October 2018 The accusation that gets thrown around about brutal death metal is that, sometimes, it can all sound a bit similar. Songs come across as blending into each other, with little to differentiate themselves or stand out. An  Continue Reading »

  Artist: Witherfall Album Title: A Prelude To Sorrow Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 2 November 2018 Take it from me, grief can be an extremely powerful emotion. It ultimately has the ability to both make and break a person but to begin with, the pain is almost indescribable. It consumes, it smothers,  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: Seventh Wonder Album Title: Tiara Label: Frontiers Records Date of Release: 12 October 2018 At manofmuchmetal.com, I make it a rule to not review albums that are only available for review by streaming. The reason is not because I’m throwing my toys out of the pram and wanting something for nothing. I hope by  Continue Reading »

Artist: Warrel Dane Album Title: Shadow Work Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 26 October 2018 It is rare that I find myself so conflicted when faced with a music review. Normally, I’ll listen, decide if I like it and then either comment accordingly or ignore the record. This album is very different. Firstly,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Haken Album Title: Vector Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 26 October 2018 Just to prove that I am not a completely blinkered and biased Haken fanboy, I am going to start the review of their latest record with something other than immediate, unfiltered hyperbole and gushing praise. That may or may not come  Continue Reading »

Artist: Beyond Creation Album Title: Algorythm Label: Season of Mist Date of Release: 12 October 2018 One of the names that kept cropping up when I mentioned my new-found love of extreme technical and progressive death metal, was Beyond Creation. I had it on good authority from several quarters that this band was well worth  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ultha Album Title: The Inextricable Wandering Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 5 October 2018 When an album is comprised of only six songs but has a running time of over 65 minutes, you can be sure that the listening experience that awaits is not going to be for those with a short  Continue Reading »

Artist: Amaranthe Album Title: Helix Label: Spinefarm Records Date of Release: 19 October 2018 Let’s get one thing straight right from the off: if you’ve never been a fan of Amaranthe, ‘Helix’ will not change your mind. Not even close. In fact, it is likely to push you further away from the band. However, if  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ghost Ship Octavius Album Title: Delirium Label: Iceburn Multimedia Date of Release: TBC – digital release 21 September 2018 One of my most embarrassing moments as a music reviewer involves Ghost Ship Octavius. For some reason, one that I still cannot fathom, I completely missed the release of this band’s self-titled debut. It was  Continue Reading »