Tag Archives: prog
Psychotic Waltz – The God-Shaped Void – Album Review
Artist: Psychotic Waltz Album Title: The God-Shaped Void Label: Inside Out Music Date of Release: 14 February 2020 Psychotic Waltz are a cult favourite, an institution to many, and a name known to just about every fan of progressive metal on the planet. However, apart from hearing the odd song here and there, I was Continue Reading »
Fragment Soul – A Soul Inhabiting Two Bodies – Single Review
Artist: Fragment Soul Album Title: A Soul Inhabiting Two Bodies – single Label: Independent Release Date of Release: Out now Rules are meant to be broken aren’t they? That’s why I have decided to break one of the unwritten rules of manofmuchmetal.com and review a single. Why? Because I set up this website for all Continue Reading »
Prehistoric Animals – Consider It A Work Of Art – Album Review
Artist: Prehistoric Animals Album Title: Consider It A Work Of Art Label: Altzarian Daydreams Date of Release: 30 November 2018 Here’s a band that I literally knew nothing about prior to ProgPower Europe 2019. A week or so before the festival, I did a little homework and listened to a couple of the available tracks Continue Reading »
ProgPower Europe 2019 – everything but the music
Where do I begin? It has been the better part of a year since I last posted anything on this website. It seemed fitting that my final act was to review the new Evergrey record, ‘The Atlantic’ back in January because I can’t really see it being beaten as the year’s best. But the ensuing Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2018 – Number 7
Welcome to another chapter of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. And, if the quality on offer throughout the past few weeks has been extremely high, prepare for more of the same in the coming days. It is no exaggeration to state that this has been the most difficult top 10 to Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2018 – Number 13
Welcome to the latest instalment of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. I hope you are still sticking with it and enjoying my posts so far. If not, tell me. I might not do anything about it, but at least you can get it off your chest. It might make you feel Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2018 – Number 19
Welcome to the 12th instalment of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. Far from losing momentum, my excitement about revealing my favourite records released this year is simply increasing. The closer I get to the top ten, top five and my number one choice, the more eager I am to write these Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2018 – EPs and Compilations
We’re nearly at that time of year, when I undertake my mammoth top 30 countdown of the best albums released during 2018. However, given my self-imposed rules, the top 30 is only allowed to feature full-length releases containing original material. That means there’s no room for EPs and ‘best of’ records. However, 2018 has seen Continue Reading »
Metal Update – 2 September 2018
Hi everyone, it’s me again, trying hard to keep up-to-date with all the news in the world of rock and metal. I’ve not been told that these posts are annoying/worthless/rubbish/boring (delete as appropriate), so I plan to keep chugging along for the time being. And so, here are four more tidbits that I consider to Continue Reading »
Árstíðir – Nivalis – Album Review
Artist: Árstíðir Album Title: Nivalis Label: Season of Mist Date of Release: 22 June 2018 Starting off a review on manofmuchmetal.com by referencing artists like Simon and Garfunkel, The Bee Gees and Radiohead might seem a little strange. Indeed, it seems a little strange to me also. But when tackling a review of the fourth Continue Reading »
