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At The Gates – The Nightmare Of Being – Album Review

Artist: At The Gates Album Title: The Nightmare Of Being Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 2 July 2021 I’m going to dispense with any smoke and mirrors or ambiguity right from the outset and declare that, without any doubt, ‘The Nightmare Of Being’ is easily the best album that At The Gates have  Continue Reading »

At The Gates – To Drink From The Night Itself – Album Review

Artist: At The Gates Album Title: To Drink From The Night Itself Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 18 May 2018 To even be reviewing a new album from At The Gates is something for which I am supremely grateful. One of the true originators of a whole new subgenre of metal, and the  Continue Reading »

Metal Update – 28 February 2018

The endless torrent of news regarding new albums continues. I’m actually really enjoying this series, as it feels like I’m keeping on top of things more. Mind you, almost every week I’m blindsided by news about an album that I didn’t even know was on the cards. Last time, it was a new record from  Continue Reading »

Metal Update – 12 February 2018

Welcome to the second such update for 2018, bringing you a round-up of some of the most interesting and exciting news from the world of rock and heavy metal. As you know, I don’t like to use manofmuchmetal.com to cut and paste news stories – I prefer to offer something a little more personal. Naturally,  Continue Reading »

My most anticipated releases of 2018 – Part 4

I was going to stop after part 3, but new albums seem to be being announced all over the place now that the holiday season is a dim and distant memory for us all. As such, here’s another post detailing a few more exciting possibilities during 2018. And I’m not going to confirm that it’ll  Continue Reading »

The Lurking Fear – Out of the Voiceless Grave – Album Review

Artist: The Lurking Fear Album Title: Out of the Voiceless Grave Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 11 August 2017 I could be wrong but I’m pretty certain that Tomas Lindberg has never been involved in any band, project or record that has been anything less than solid. In fact, the vast majority of  Continue Reading »

Deserted Fear – Dead Shores Rising – Album Review

Artist: Deserted Fear Album Title: Dead Shores Rising Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 2017 My ambition to try to listen to more bands than ever in 2017 is off to a flyer with yet another new discovery that ticks plenty of boxes. The band in question is Deserted Fear, a German old school  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2014 – Number 11

Now that Christmas is over for another year, it’s about time that I got back on with my Album of the Year 2014 countdown. Despite my best efforts, a growing family and fatherly responsibilities have meant that I’m unlikely to complete the full list before the end of the Year. But hey-ho, it’s the thought  Continue Reading »

Mors Principium Est – Dawn Of The 5th Era – Album Review

Artist: More Principium Est Album Title: Dawn Of The 5th Era Label: AFM Records Year of Release: 2014 Based on the number of strong releases throughout 2014, AFM Records are rapidly becoming one of my favourite record labels. Not only have they brought us the insanely brilliant ‘Hymns For The Broken’ from Evergrey, ‘The Heart  Continue Reading »

Essential Metal Releases Still To Come in 2014 – Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of my quick-fire look at some of the best rock & metal that’s still to be released in the latter-half of 2014. Based on this next batch, 2014 could end up being a very strong year indeed. But then, where metal is concerned, there tend to be very few weak years!  Continue Reading »


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