Tag Archives: Melodic Metal
Delain – Dark Waters – Album Review
Artist: Delain Album Title: Dark Waters Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 10 February 2023 In 2021, Delain disbanded, leaving fans wondering whether or not we’d seen the end of the Dutch symphonic metal band. I wasn’t one of them though, as I’d never been particularly enamoured by them, and the fact that they might Continue Reading »
Dynazty – Final Advent – Album Review
Artist: Dynazty Album Title: Final Advent Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 26 August 2022 Who doesn’t enjoy a good old slab of modern melodic metal every now and again? I sure do, and so, with the sun beating down, and a glass of something cold in hand, it feels like the perfect time to Continue Reading »
A-Z (Alder/Zonder) – A-Z – Album Review
Artist: A-Z (Alder/Zonder) Album Title: A-Z Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 12 August 2022 I’m well aware of the fact that the artwork of an album is not the most important thing. However, as I’ve chirped on many times, as a music lover in the pre-Internet days, it was one of the biggest elements Continue Reading »
Fellowship – The Saberlight Chronicles -Album Review
Artist: Fellowship Album Title: The Saberlight Chronicles Label: Scarlet Records Date of Release: 15 July 2022 A brand-new UK-based power metal band? Yes please. The genre, it is fair to say, has been dominated by Europe and the US for many a year, so it would be great to have a new entity to help Continue Reading »
Sinner – Brotherhood – Album Review
Artist: Sinner Album Title: Brotherhood Label: Atomic Fire Records Date of Release: 15 July 2022 When you consider how much Mat Sinner (real name Matthias Lasch) has suffered with his health over the past year or more, it is a cause alone for some celebration to hear Sinner back doing what he loves. He may Continue Reading »
Fallen Sanctuary – Terranova – Album Review
Artist: Fallen Sanctuary Album Title: Terranova Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 24 June 2022 On paper, this album should be a home run. I’m a massive fan of Austrian melodic metal band Serenity, in particular the vocal stylings of Georg Neuhauser which are always out of the top drawer. I also found ‘Viridian’, the Continue Reading »
Wind Rose – Warfront – Album Review
Artist: Wind Rose Album Title: Warfront Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 10 June 2022 I have taken a listen to this mainly because I was asked to by a loyal and supportive reader of manofmuchmetal.com. If it hadn’t been for this request, it’s quite likely that I would have let this album drift past Continue Reading »
Battlelore – The Return Of The Shadow – Album Review
Artist: Battlelore Album Title: The Return Of The Shadow Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 3 June 2022 Am I the only one to get excited when a band returns from an extended hiatus? It is especially exciting when the hiatus began to feel like it might be more of a complete end, with hopes Continue Reading »
Remains Of Destruction – New Dawn – Album Review
Artist: Remains Of Destruction Album Title: New Dawn Label: Inverse Records Date of Release: 27 May 2022 I’m delighted to be able to bring you a review today of a debut album that has managed to catch my ear for plenty of positive reasons. The artist in question goes by the name of Remains Of Continue Reading »
Sabaton – The War To End All Wars – Album Review
Artist: Sabaton Album Title: The War To End All Wars Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 4 March 2022 You may recall the incredible coincidence that saw Haken release an album entitled ‘Virus’ in 20xx right in the midst of the biggest global pandemic in generations. Well, it has happened again. Swedish power metal juggernaut Continue Reading »