Pestilent Hex - The Ashen Abhorrence - Album Review
Pestilent Hex – The Ashen Abhorrence – Album Review
Artist: Pestilent Hex
Album Title: The Ashen Abhorrence
Label: Debemur Morti Productions
Date of Release: 8 July 2022
Melodic black metal and I have always been keen bedfellows, so the opportunity to check out a debut album from a new player in the scene was too tempting an offer to pass up. In fact, I’ve been keeping an eye open for this album from Pestilent Hex since it was announced a…
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ManofMuchMetal | Album of the Year 2017 Top 30 Countdown includes Kreator, Enslaved, Cradle of Filth and Pallbearer
ManofMuchMetal reviewed his top 30 albums of the year! Read the reviews below:
#1 - THRESHOLD: https://manofmuchmetal.com/2017/12/21/album-of-the-year-2017-number-1/#
#15 - PALLBEARER: https://manofmuchmetal.com/2017/12/09/album-of-the-year-2017-number-15/
#16 - CRADLE OF FILTH: https://manofmuchmetal.com/2017/12/08/album-of-the-year-2017-number-16/
#18 - ENSLAVED: https://manofmuchmetal.com/2017/12/06/album-of-the-year-2017-number-18/
#28 - KREATOR: https://manofmuchmetal.com/2017/11/26/album-of-the-year-2017-number-28/
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Deathwhite - Grey Everlasting - Album Review
Deathwhite – Grey Everlasting – Album Review
Artist: Deathwhite
Album Title: Grey Everlasting
Label: Season Of Mist
Date of Release: 10 June 2022
Released nearly two weeks ago, I am really tardy with this review, and for that I apologise to all those who are bitterly disappointed by my ineptitude. The thing is, I just missed it. And were it not for a nudge from outside sources, this album might have escaped me altogether. And, as it…
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White Ward - False Light - Album Review
White Ward – False Light – Album Review
Artist: White Ward
Album Title: False Light
Label: Debemur Morti Records
Date of Release: 17 June 2022
I missed the White Ward’s last album, ‘Love Exchange Failure’ in 2019, so I also missed the fact that the Ukrainian band had added a new musician to their ranks, saxophonist Dima Dudko. Those that are familiar to my reviews will know that this spells trouble, for I am not a lover of this…
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Kardashev - Liminal Rite - Album Review
Kardashev – Liminal Rite – Album Review
Artist: Kardashev
Album Title: Liminal Rite
Label: Metal Blade Records
Date of Release: 10 June 2022
When was the last time you sat down and listened to an artist about which you previously knew nothing and had your world turned upside down? Well, it has happened to me here. Deathgaze – I didn’t even realise the subgenre existed, but I do now. Equally, I didn’t even realise a band by the name…
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Seventh Wonder - The Testament - Album Review
Seventh Wonder – The Testament – Album Review
Artist: Seventh Wonder
Album Title: The Testament
Label: Frontiers Music
Date of Release: 10 June 2022
Just when 2022 was beginning to feel disappointing when it came to progressive metal, the balance has begun to be redressed. In the last month or so, we’ve had new albums from Zero Hour and Spheric Universe Experience, whilst others have been announced and will see the light of day over the…
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Outshine - The Awakening - Album Review
Outshine – The Awakening – Album Review
Artist: Outshine
Album Title: The Awakening
Label: Rockshots Records
Date of Release: 13 May 2022
Overtly Gothic-sounding music is not normally something that I gravitate towards. Within my collection, I have plenty of material by the likes of Type O Negative and Paradise Lost, but then who doesn’t? That aside though, my quota of Goth rock/metal is pretty sparce to say the least. However,…
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Haunter - Discarnate Ails - Album Review
Haunter – Discarnate Ails – Album Review
Artist: Haunter
Album Title: Discarnate Ails
Label: Profound Lore Records
Date of Release: 6 May 2022
Apparently, when they formed nearly a decade ago, Haunter were considered more a screamo band than anything else. This explains why the San Antonio, Texas-based quartet never made it onto my radar previously. However, based on the content of ‘Discarnate Ails’, their third full-length album,…
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The best albums of 2022 so far...three months in
The best albums of 2022 so far…three months in
Where has the time gone? In what feels like the blink of an eye, here we are at the end of the first three months of 2022. A quarter of the year done and dusted already. Mind you, it’s no wonder the time has flown, because I have never been busier with this website. So far, I’ve published no fewer than 75 reviews, right across the spectrum of heavy music, from instrumental post rock, to technical…
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Meshuggah - Immutable - Album Review
Meshuggah – Immutable – Album Review
Artist: Meshuggah
Album Title: Immutable
Label: Atomic Fire Records
Date of Release: 1 April 2022
Immutable. An adjective meaning “unchanging over time or unable to be changed.”
In many ways, the title of this album is perfect. Over the past three decades, Meshuggah have consistently and stubbornly stood at the pinnacle of extreme progressive metal. The term ‘djent’ and the bands that…
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IMPORTANT UPDATE - website move!
IMPORTANT UPDATE – website move!
Hi Everyone, this is a quick announcement that I have moved!
I have had my website professionally re-designed & can now be found at https://manofmuchmetal.net/
It’s the same content, same artwork, same awful reviews, just in a more professional format. So please, feel free to check it out, let me know what you think, and maybe even bookmark it & follow me on all the socials via the newly…
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Thirteen Goats - Servants Of The Outer Dark - Album Review
Thirteen Goats – Servants Of The Outer Dark – Album Review
Artist: Thirteen Goats
Album Title: Servants Of The Outer Dark
Label: Independent Release
Date of Release: 1 July 2022
I’m really not entirely sure how I should view this album, and how I should go about reviewing it.
Thirteen Goats is a new name to me, and to the metal world at large, with little known about the band, other than they like heavy, extreme metal, they have a sense of humour,…
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New sounds to wrap your ears around - Vol.1 - 8th July 22
New sounds to wrap your ears around – Vol.1 – 8th July 22
Welcome to the first post in a brand new series called ‘new sounds to wrap your ears around’
The idea of these posts is simple. Every week, I am inundated with requests and/or updates from bands that are either well-known, deep in the underground, or brand new. Often, these requests or updates seek to get me to feature a new song on my website. Up until now, I’ve had to say ‘thanks, but I only…
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Vomit Forth - Seething Malevolence - Album Review
Vomit Forth – Seething Malevolence – Album Review
Artist: Vomit Forth
Album Title: Seething Malevolence
Label: Century Media Records
Date of Release: 8 July 2022
We’ve all been there – you wait for someone to pass you in the supermarket, and they blank you; you’re cut up by another driver on the road; someone acts in an antisocial manner on public transport. Well, instead of stooping to their level and acting inappropriately, I suggest you…
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Greylotus - Downfall - Album Review
Greylotus – Downfall – Album Review
Artist: Greylotus
Album Title: Downfall
Label: The Artisan Era
Date of Release: 8 July 2022
Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Greylotus are a relatively new and emerging name in the technical death metal arena. They released an EP in 2018 entitled ‘Savior’, and toured in the US with Abiotic, Cognitive, and God Of Nothing in 2019. Just last weekend, they came to the shores of Blighty to play…
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My Soliloquy - Fu3ion - Album Review
My Soliloquy – Fu3ion – Album Review
Artist: My Soliloquy
Album Title: Fu3ion
Label: Rare Artist Music
Date of Release: 11 July 2022
I have closely followed the career of Pete Morten ever since I discovered him whilst plying his trade with UK progressive metal band Threshold. Being involved in some of my favourite and most enduring records by one of the best bands within the genre will certainly help with the spotlight. However,…
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