Tag Archives: The Man Of Much Metal

Artist: Cattle Decapitation Album Title: Terrasite Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 12 May 2023 What the hell is up with that cover artwork? For the most part it is great, but the face of that creature is…well…odd. I know what Cattle Decapitation are trying to do, or at least I think I do.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Fires In The Distance Album Title: Air Not Meant For Us Label: Prosthetic Records Date of Release: 28 April 2023 Those who know me know that I have more than just a little soft spot for melodic death metal. When done correctly, it fuses together two of my favourite musical elements – melody and  Continue Reading »

Artist: Neverus Album Title: Burdens Of The Earth Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 28 April 2023 Having been thoroughly entertained and impressed by Neverus when they took to the stage at ProgPower Europe back in October last year, I felt it was only fair to spend a little time getting to know the band’s  Continue Reading »

Artist: Graveworm Album Title: Killing Innocence Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 28 April 2023  I first discovered Graveworm via their 2003 album, ‘Engraved In Black’. I bought it blind and, apart from the odd song here and there, I listen to it very infrequently. In fact, after buying this record, their fourth full-length studio  Continue Reading »

Artist: Gyrdleah Album Title: Spellbinder Label: Black Lion Records Date of Release: 21 April 2023 Normally the preserve of Scandinavia, Germany, and parts of the US, it is great to be able to bring you a debut album from a UK-based black metal band, Gyrdleah. As is the way with a lot of black metal  Continue Reading »

Artist: Elvenking Album Title: Reader Of The Runes – Rapture Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 28 April 2023 There’s being late to a party, and then there’s being really late to a party. It’s only taken a quarter of a century and eleven full-length albums, but I have finally dived headlong into the world  Continue Reading »

Artist: Angus McSix Album Title: Angus McSix And The Sword Of Power Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 21 April 2023 Are you having a bad day? Are you fed up? Are you considering giving up and going back to bed? If your reply to any of these is ‘yes’, or if you just need  Continue Reading »

Artist: Austere Album Title: Corrosion Of Hearts Label: Prophecy Productions/Lupus Lounge Date of Release: 28 April 2023 How is it that when the weather starts to turn, and the sun comes out, I start rediscovering my love for the darker, more melancholy side of metal? It makes no sense, but then, it’s arguable that nothing  Continue Reading »

Artist: Atavistia Album Title: Cosmic Warfare Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 21 April 2023 Sometimes, the name of an album is just perfect. I mean utterly perfect. It’s rare, but when it happens, it can be a cool thing. Like ‘Cosmic Warfare’, the new album from Atavistia. Listening to this record is literally like  Continue Reading »

Artist: Saint Deamon Album Title: League Of The Serpent Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 21 April 2023 Here’s a band that I know almost nothing about, other than their name. Saint Deamon, as some of you will probably already know, are a Scandinavian melodic power metal band, comprised of four musicians of Swedish and  Continue Reading »