Tag Archives: technical death metal

Artist: The Last Of Lucy Album Title: Moksha Label: Transcending Obscurity Records Date of Release:  18 February 2022 By all accounts, it doesn’t seem to matter one way or the other whether you’ve been a long-term fan of The Last Of Lucy when it comes to this review. I’m not familiar with them, having been  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Devils Of Loudun Album Title: Escaping Eternity Label: The Artisan Era Date of Release:  11 February 2022 Another day, another nice find to bring to the pages of manofmuchmetal.com. Today, it’s the turn of US based metal band The Devils Of Loudun to show us what they’ve got, and I can tell you,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Aethereus Album Title: Leiden Label: The Artisan Era Date of Release: 14 January 2022 Ah, the sophomore release, otherwise known as the ‘difficult second album’. Four years ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing ‘Absentia’, the debut long-player from US technical death metal band Aethereus. Aside from being one of an increasing number of  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Day 11 of my Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown. I have nothing clever or witty to say today, except I hope you like my choice today. And if, after reading, you want to check out my other picks so far this year, you’ll find all the links you need at  Continue Reading »

And so it begins… Welcome, everyone, to my annual labour of love that I refer to as my ‘album of the year’ top 30 countdown. Think of it like the chart countdowns you used to hear every weekend on the radio, but with better music and no annoying DJs that talk over the songs. Oh  Continue Reading »

Artist: Obscura Album Title: A Valediction Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 19 November 2021 It really is true what they say: the more you learn, the less you know. Or, the more you learn, the more you realise that you need to learn. This is particularly accurate when it comes to music. There is  Continue Reading »

Artist: Archspire Album Title: Bleed The Future Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release:  29 October 2021 Each and every time I decide to listen to an album that has brutality, technicality, and intensity at its heart, I entertain the same internal monologue. ‘It’s impressive’, I say to myself, before moving on to ‘wow, that’s  Continue Reading »

Artist: Rivers Of Nihil Album Title: The Work Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 24 September 2021 I’m back! After a prolonged hiatus to deal with some personal issues about which I won’t bore you, I’m on a mission to catch up with some of the best music that has been released since the  Continue Reading »

Artist: Hideous Divinity Album Title: LV-426 Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 23 April 2021 If ever there was a way for a band to ingratiate themselves with me, it would not be to create an EP based on the ‘Alien’ films. I watched these at university with mates who assured me that these  Continue Reading »

Artist: Aversed Album Title: Impermanent Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 19 March 2021 Less is more, right? Right? It’s the clichéd phrase that we always hear and to which many will subscribe. Not in the case of Aversed though. It’s clearly an old adage that has passed them by based on the content of  Continue Reading »