Tag Archives: manofmuchmetal

Artist: Ne Obliviscaris Album Title: Exul Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 24 March 2023 How do you follow an album of the outstanding quality of ‘Urn’? An album about which I am on record as stating: “…Ne Obliviscaris have put together a near-flawless masterpiece with ‘Urn’. It is the sound of the progressive  Continue Reading »

Artist: Autrest Album Title: Follow The cold Path Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 16 February 2023 I’m breaking one of my own rules with this review, as the album in question has not been released in a physical format. However, rules are made to be broken, and when the music is as good as  Continue Reading »

Artist: Kamelot Album Title: The Awakening Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 17 March 2023 My relationship with Kamelot has been a rocky one. My personal discovery of the band occurred around the release of ‘Karma’, thanks to the skills of the owner of the best record shop in East Anglia at the time. As  Continue Reading »

Artist: Mystic Circle Album Title: Erzdämon Label: Fireflash Records Date of Release: 17 March 2023 I can still remember where and when I first discovered Mystic Circle. It was around the turn of the Millennium, and I was at University in Canterbury. In the high street, as was the way in those days, there was an  Continue Reading »

  Artist: Oak Pantheon Album Title: The Absence Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 20 January 2023 What do you get when you seek to blend black metal with folk and post metal, alongside a fair few other ingredients? The answer is, you get Oak Pantheon and, more specifically, their third full-length album, ‘The Absence’.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Redemption Album Title: I Am The Storm Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 17 March 2023 It wasn’t love at first listen when I first heard Redemption. In fact, it wasn’t until album number four, ‘Snowfall On Judgement Day’, released some six years after their self-titled debut saw the light of day, that I  Continue Reading »

Artist: Bizarrekult Album Title: Den Tapte Krigen Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 27 January 2023 The only problem with pacing myself with my reviews, is that I have to apologise a lot more, for delays in getting them written and published. If I go hell for leather as I did in 2022, I  Continue Reading »

Artist: Enslaved Album Title: Heimdal Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 3 March 2023 It might, to many, amount to blasphemy, but Enslaved are one of those bands with whom I have had a rocky relationship over the years. It took me ages to listen to their music and, when I eventually did, I struggled,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Twilight Force Album Title: At The Heart Of Wintervale Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 20 January 2023 I hang my head in shame at the time it has taken to bring this review to fruition. However, I’ve finally mended the error of my ways and can offer my considered thoughts about ‘At The Heart  Continue Reading »

Artist: Haken Album Title: Fauna Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 3 March 2023 The reason I got into progressive music around a quarter of a century ago, was because I wanted to be challenged. Up until then, I had got into heavier and heavier music, and enjoyed the discoveries that I’d made. But when  Continue Reading »