Tag Archives: heavy metal

Artist: Redemption Album Title: Long Night’s Journey Into Day Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 26 July 2018 It is always a risk when a band makes a change to their line-up. The risk is only more greatly increased when the change involves one of the key members of the band. In the case  Continue Reading »

Artist: Poem Album Title: Unique Label: ViciSolum Records Date Of Release: 23 February 2018 I’ll be honest at the outset and declare that I know very little about Poem, having not checked them out before. Thankfully, the accompanying press release helps to fill in some blanks. As a result, I’m able to tell you that  Continue Reading »

Artist: Machine Head Album Title: Catharsis Label: Nuclear Blast Date Of Release: 26 January 2018 I’ve not reviewed a Machine Head album on manofmuchmetal.com before, so context might be helpful before I delve into the full review for ‘Catharsis’. I have been with the San Francisco giants since the very beginning when I happened upon  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 23 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I’m really excited to bring today’s pick to you because it is another example of just how surprising 2017 has been for me. It is definitely one of those albums that I could never have envisaged being in my end-of-year list  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 15 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I have reached the half-way mark of this year’s labour of love otherwise known as my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. If you are new to this series, welcome! If you are a regular reader, then I thank  Continue Reading »

Artist: Communic Album Title: Where Echoes Gather Label: AFM Records Date Of Release: 27 October 2017 If ever there was a band that deserved more success than they have achieved, it is Communic. I mean, how can a band with this amount of talent not break into the heavy metal mainstream? Four records have been  Continue Reading »

I know it is only 1st November 2017, but there have been a few big announcements recently that I simply can’t ignore. They all point to 2018 being equally as good as 2017, if not better, for the kind of heavy metal releases that I like. So, what is really exciting me? Let me enlighten  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vuur Album Title: In This Moment We Are Free – Cities Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 20 October 2017 Now here’s a record that I have been looking forward to for some considerable time. Vuur is the moniker given to the band created by Anneke van Giersbergen to be the outlet for her  Continue Reading »

Artist: Jag Panzer Album Title: The Deviant Chord Label: Steamhammer / SPV Date Of Release: 29 September 2017 Jag Panzer and I have had a turbulent relationship. Many regard them as a heavy metal institution, pointing towards the likes of their debut, ‘Ample Destruction’, as examples of the very best that US power metal has  Continue Reading »

Artist: Wintersun Album Title: The Forest Seasons Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 21 July 2017 If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s when the off-stage antics become bigger than the music. I understand that in an environment as volatile, unpredictable and fast-paced as the music industry, very little ever runs smoothly. Sometimes the  Continue Reading »