Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 1
Welcome to the final instalment of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. That means that I’m about to reveal the winning album in this year’s list. 2020…
Tag: Haken
Haken – Virus – Album Review
Artist: Haken Album Title: Virus Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 6 June 2020 I began my review of ‘Vector’, Haken’s fifth album, with a bit of a moan. I…
Haken – Interview 2020 Part 2 – Virus – ‘This is our passion, our love and our life’
If you missed it, Part 1 can be read right here. If you’ve already checked out the first part of my interview with Ross Jennings, vocalist with UK progressive…
Haken – Interview 2020 Part 1 – Virus – ‘music prevails in the end’
My love affair with UK progressive metal band Haken is well documented both on manofmuchmetal.com but previously in the pages of Powerplay Magazine where I was writing when this young…
Live Gig Review: Devin Townsend & Haken – The Roundhouse, London, 12 December 2019
Artist: Devin Townsend & Haken Venue: The Roundhouse, London Date: 12 December 2019 Thanks to the unexpected but thoroughly appreciated benevolence of a long-time reader of my website, I found…
Album of the Year 2018 – Number 3
Welcome to the pre-penultimate chapter of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. Today, it is the turn of the bronze medal record, the third best of the…
Haken – Vector – Album Review
Artist: Haken Album Title: Vector Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 26 October 2018 Just to prove that I am not a completely blinkered and biased Haken fanboy, I am…
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…
