Tag Archives: The Blog Of Much Metal

Artist: Dyscarnate Album Title: With All Their Might Label: Unique Leader Records Date of Release: 15 September 2017 Generally speaking, I’d class myself as a metalhead with a penchant for more intricate and complex compositions as well as having a love of melody and a weakness for guitar solos and over-the-top flamboyance. I’m also someone  Continue Reading »

Artist: Subterranean Masquerade Album Title: Vagabond Label: ViciSolum Productions Date Of Release: 1 September 2017 When I reviewed the previous Subterranean Masquerade album, ‘The Great Bazaar’, I came to the following conclusion in the final line: “‘The Great Bazaar’ is a very strong album. It’s varied, it’s intriguing, it’s powerful and above all, it’s wonderfully  Continue Reading »

Artist: Adagio Album Title: Life Label: Zeta Nemesis Records Date Of Release: 26 July 2017 It has taken a while to get around to reviewing this record, but for those of you who are eager to hear my thoughts about it, here you go. One of the main reasons why this review is being published  Continue Reading »

Artist: Paradise Lost Album Title: Medusa Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date Of Release: 1 September 2017 I have been a fan of Paradise Lost for over 20 years since, as a teenager, I took a chance on ‘Draconian Times’. It was love at first listen and it served as the soundtrack to some very important  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Haunted Album Title: Strength In Numbers Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 25 August 2017 The Haunted have to be one of the most consistent bands within the extreme metal genre. I have been a fan since the very beginning, when in 1997, At The Gates folded and bandmates Adrian Erlandsson (drums)  Continue Reading »

Artist: Serious Black Album Title: Magic Label: AFM Records Date Of Release: 25 August 2017 What do you get if you put together vocalist Urban Breed (Pyramaze, Tad Morose, Bloodbound) , guitarists Bob Katsionis (Firewind) and Dominik Sebastian (Edenbridge), bassist Mario Lochert (ex-Visions Of Atlantis), keyboardist Jan Vacik (ex-Dreamscape) and drummer Alex Holzwarth (ex-Rhapsody of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Leprous Album Title: Malina Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 25 August 2017 One of the very biggest compliments that I can bestow upon a band is to say that they sound unique. In a day-and-age where originality is harder to come by than a public sector pay rise, it is quite an accolade  Continue Reading »

Welcome to my latest round-up of anticipated rock and metal releases on their way in the near future. It’s a big one today, so no big introduction from me. Let’s just get straight on with it. Enslaved release more details about their new album… Enslaved – E Date of release: 13 October 2017 Label: Nuclear  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Lurking Fear Album Title: Out of the Voiceless Grave Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 11 August 2017 I could be wrong but I’m pretty certain that Tomas Lindberg has never been involved in any band, project or record that has been anything less than solid. In fact, the vast majority of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Prospekt Album Title: The Illuminated Sky Label: The Laser’s Edge Date Of Release: 21 July 2017 I remember reviewing the debut record from UK progressive metal band Prospekt for Powerplay some years ago. But more importantly, I remember being very impressed with the output and so it was a natural step for me to  Continue Reading »