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Kino – Radio Voltaire – Album Review

Artist: Kino Album Title: Radio Voltaire Label: InsideOut Date Of Release: 23 March 2018 Regular readers of manofmuchmetal.com will know just how much admiration I have for John Mitchell. The guitarist, vocalist and songwriter has littered the world of progressive rock with some amazing performances within bands like It Bites, Frost* and Arena, and has  Continue Reading »

Vuur – In This Moment We Are Free – Cities – Album Review

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 »

Caligula’s Horse – In Contact – Album Review

Artist: Caligula’s Horse Album Title: In Contact Label: InsideOut Music Date Of Release: 15 September 2017 When it comes to modern progressive music, this Brisbane-based outfit are currently up there with the very best. Caligula’s Horse stunned me with their previous album, ‘Bloom’, so much so that it ended up well within my top 10  Continue Reading »

Tuesday The Sky – Drift – Album Review

Artist: Tuesday The Sky Album Title: Drift Label: InsideOut Music Release date: 30 June 2017 You’ll already be aware of my general feelings towards instrumental albums as I’ve made no secret of it on this blog. I’m not the biggest fan as a rule, because I tend to find them a little one-dimensional and just  Continue Reading »

Lonely Robot – The Big Dream – Album Review

Artist: Lonely Robot Album Title: The Big Dream Label: InsideOut Music Date Of Release: 28 April 2017 Those who know me and my style of writing will know that I never shy away from bringing personal experiences into my reviews, particularly if it helps to contextualise or explain my feelings towards an album. And this  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2014 – Number 12

I’m closing in on the halfway mark of this year’s Album of the Year 2014 countdown. Thanks to everyone for the support, comments, shares and general banter so far. If you’re late to the party and have missed any of the eight posts thus far or you missed the countdowns entirely from 2012 and 2013,  Continue Reading »

Unknown & Underrated – Shadow Gallery

Today sees another band take the spotlight in my ‘Unknown & Underrated’ series, in the hope that it brings with it a few more fans and a little more well-deserved success. If you are interested in reading previous entries in this series, they can be found via the following links: Redemption Wolverine Subsignal Omnium Gatherum  Continue Reading »

My Top 20 of 2012 – Number 3

My Top 20 rock/metal albums of 2012 countdown moves into the top 3 today. As always, if you’re new to this blog or have simply missed any of my previous posts in this countdown, a full set of links can be found at the bottom of this post. But, on to business and that all-important  Continue Reading »


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