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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There's also some footage from our previous gig supporting Welsh prog metal band up on YouTube now thanks to local Scottish legend Metal Mole Reviews. Something new and something old in there! youtu.be/0xWARsP8dO0?...

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Man Made Origin at Hidden Dundee September 4th 2026

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Time for the inevitable Bandcamp Friday post! We're currently in release planning mode for one thing and writing mode for another, so any support you can give will help both! manmadeorigin.bandcamp.com

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Man Made Origin

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We're also on Ampwall, Subvert, and Mirlo if you prefer grabbing music from there too. We'll see you around!

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Maritime and our upcoming™️ EP. Tl;Dr: based around how European seafaring colonialism also sucked, and how it lured people in with promises of riches that ends up being their undoing. bsky.app/profile/manm...

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Divine Soulless Tl;Dr: the Crusades fucking sucked, war is hell, why should you commit and suffer horrors especially for the benefit of someone else thousands of miles away. bsky.app/profile/manm...

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

False Consciousness is more aligned with what the band is now. Tl;Dr: Roman Empire survived and a general travels to space, discovers a planet based on equity and equality and thinks it's rad as hell and everyone should do that, his bosses do not. A revolution unfolds. bsky.app/profile/manm...

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We did write ups for these before, starting with our debut album when the band were teenagers. They were teenagers, it's a bit more death/black metal. bsky.app/profile/manm...

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hiya new followers! A quick intro: We're from Dundee, Scotland. We play prog metal. We do concept albums because the singer commits to a theme! manmadeorigin.bandcamp.com

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Man Made Origin

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A massive thank you to everyone who came down to see us support Godsticks alongside @nassau-band.bsky.social this week with our special guest vocalist! A big shout out to @slowdragonmusic.bsky.social for hosting, and @maudthemoth.bsky.social for capturing some video evidence from Thursday night.

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Nassau-Band @nassau-band.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

One down, one to go. Join us tonight at Hidden Dundee as we set about our metal machinations along with Godsticks and @manmadeorigin.bsky.social. #MetalSky #DeathMetalSky #TechnicalDeathMetal #MetalMusic #MelodicMetal #MetalNassau #Makecastleshardtosiegeagain

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

And once you've done that, grab a ticket for tonight's show to see ourselves and @nassau-band.bsky.social supporting Godsticks! We've been told it'll be a busy one 👀👀👀 godsticks.co.uk/event/657674...

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Godsticks + Nassau + Man Made Origin at Hidden, Dundee @ Hidden - Sep 4, 2026, 7:00PM

Godsticks + Nassau + Man Made Origin at Hidden, Dundee — Hidden, Dundee

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It's Bandcamp Friday! And we're playing another prog metal extravaganza in Dundee tonight! So there's no better time to get yourself better acquainted with some of the older tracks we're breaking out in their full form for the first time in a long time. manmadeorigin.bandcamp.com/album/the-di...

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The Divine Soulless, by Man Made Origin

6 track album

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Jaime Cross @speedyjx.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Gig tonight in Edinburgh at the Banshee Labyrinth. Be there or forever be branded a salt n sauce weirdo.

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

We're supporting Godsticks this Thursday and Friday at the Banshee Labyrinth in Edinburgh and Hidden in Dundee alongside @nassau-band.bsky.social, and we're bringing an old friend along with us. Tickets are available from @slowdragonmusic.bsky.social: www.slowdragonmusic.com/events/

Poster for a gig:

Slow Dragon Music Presents

Godsticks
Void Tour 2026

The Banshee Labyrinth
Edinburgh
Sept 03 (2026)

Support From:
Nassau
Man Made Origin (that's us!)

Poster for a gig:

Slow Dragon Music Presents

Godsticks
Void Tour 2026

Hidden
Dundee
Sept 03 (2026)

Support From:
Nassau
Man Made Origin (that's us!)

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We've also added our first album, State of Nature, to @ampwall.com! Felt a bit odd not having it on there, so now wherever you get your music from you should be able to listen to everything of ours! ampwall.com/a/manmadeori...

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State of Nature (10th Anniversary Edition) · Man Made Origin

Unavailable for many years, following a very limited CD release in 2009, Man Made Origin’s first record was released in 2019! Celebrating 10 years of the band…

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Nassau-Band @nassau-band.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Godsticks are rolling up to Scotland and we will be joining them along with @manmadeorigin.bsky.social and Nothing Speaks. The Banshee Labyrinth in Edinburgh on the 3rd Then again at Hidden Dundee on the 4th. Shout out as always to @slowdragonmusic.bsky.social #MetalSky #TechnicalDeathMetal

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

As your inboxes/notifications may be aware, it's Bandcamp Friday! 100% of all sales go to the artists on Bandcamp today, so if you're looking for some prog metal in your life head on over and ensure our bassist can buy more Rubik's Polygons! manmadeorigin.bandcamp.com #metalsky #bandcampfriday

Screenshot of the Man Made Origin Bandcamp releases page, with 4 releases available.

Our bassist, Scot, proudly holding a completed Rubik's Dodecahedron

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

You can grab tickets for those gigs, as well as the rest of Godsticks' upcoming shows, here: godsticks.co.uk/gigs

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Godsticks - Gigs

Gigs. Godsticks, a rock group from Cardiff

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Also, some new gigs to announce! We'll be supporting Godsticks on their rescheduled Scottish dates on the 3rd and 4th of September in Edinburgh and Dundee respectively! We'll be playing with @nassau-band.bsky.social and Nothing Speaks. Thanks to @slowdragonmusic.bsky.social for having us!

Poster for a gig:

Slow Dragon Music Presents

Godsticks
Void Tour 2026

Hidden
Dundee
Sept 03 (2026)

Support From:
Nassau
Man Made Origin (that's us!)
Nothing Speaks

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Our gigs in support of Mortal Remains are this weekend! We'll be at Hidden Dundee on the 6th of June, and Nice n' Sleazy in Glasgow on the 7th! A big mix of death, black, prog, thrash, and doom metal across all the bands playing, so no excuses. Tickets here! www.bandsintown.com/a/15634511-m...

Poster for Mortal Remains' EP release tour gig with support from Feral Ghoul, Man Made Origin, and The Bleached.

6th of June in Hidden, Dundee. Doors at 7.30pm. £8 advance tickets/£10 on the door

Poster for Mortal Remains' EP release tour gig with support from Man Made Origin, Teleost and Evil Deeds.

6th of June in Nice n Sleazy. Doors at 7.30pm. £8 advance tickets/£10 on the door

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It's the inevitable Bandcamp Friday post! 4 of Scotland's finest Prog Metal offerings can be yours right now! manmadeorigin.bandcamp.com

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Man Made Origin

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Jaime Cross @speedyjx.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Stage times for Dundee Metalfest today! @manmadeorigin.bsky.social will be on at 7.30, but we'll be milling about in case anyone wants to say hello!

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

A very big throwback to ye olde music mag times, when Antioch from our 3rd album The Divine Soulless was popping up in Terrorizer and Prog. Were they right? You can judge for yourself right here: manmadeorigin.bandcamp.com/album/the-di...

Cover of Terrorizer from April 2015, featuring Satyricon on the front cover.

It has a cover CD, Fear Candy 143, featuring us!

Terrorizer from April 2015 write up about the cover CD tracks.

Regarding us:

"There's always something satisfying about including tracks on the Fear Candy that are over 11 minutes long, and this progressive masterpiece from Dundee's Man Made Origin really hits the spot. With evident Opeth influences and the compositional complexity of Porcupine Tree, this is a tremendous piece of work that is sure to attract the interest of record labels."

Write up from Prog Mag's cover CD from March 2016.

Regarding us:

"Man Made Origin formed in 2008 with a vision to blend progressive rock and extreme metal, and they've certainly achieved their goals. This powerful, dynamic piece of heavy prog is ambitious and impressive."

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Our next gig is only 2 weeks away! We'll be playing the Dundee Metal Fest 2026 in... Dundee... on the 18th of April! Tickets are £15, which is silly money for a whole day of music! ticket247.co.uk/Event/dundee...

Poster for the Dundee Metal Fest 2026 on the 18th of April 2026 at Beat Generator in Dundee.

£15 advance, £20 on the door.
Doors 1pm

Featuring:

Catalysis
Iron Altar
Man Made Origin (that's us!)
Iridium
Killscythe
Pyroclast
Bleached
Evil Blood
Temporal Prophet
Good human
Fractal

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Slow Dragon @slowdragonmusic.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

❗FRIDAY❗ Get your tix now to have a say in who moves to the next stage!!! #m2tm #bloodstock #slowdragonmusic #scottishmetal #metal #MetalSky

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Not 1, not 2, but 3 gigs to announce! Turns out we made quite the impression on the judges for the Scottish Bloodstock MT2M heats, as we'll be back for the Dundee semi-final on Friday! We'll also be supporting black/death metal crew Mortal Remains on the 6th and 7th of June in Dundee and Glasgow!

Poster for the Bloodstock MT2M Scotland Dundee Semi final, featuring:

Killscythe
Goodhuman
Man Made Origin (that's us!)
Late Landing

At Hidden Dundee, Friday 6th of March, 7PM. £8 advance, £10 on the door.

Poster for Mortal Remains' EP release tour in June, with support from Feral Ghoul and Man Made Origin for some dates.

We'll be playing with them on the 6th of June at Hidden in Dundee and 7th at Nice N' Sleazy in Glasgow.

They'll also be playing Edinburgh on the 2nd, then Newcastle, Leeds, and Liverpool on the 12th, 13th, and 14th.

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Another gig announcement! We'll be playing Dundee Metal Fest on the 18th of April! An incredible amount of bands for £15! ticket247.co.uk/Event/dundee...

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Edinburgh: www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/64e4bd9...

eventim-light.com

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Dundee: www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/64e4bd9...

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

New gigs! We'll be supporting Welsh melodic prog metal band Godsticks on the Scottish dates of their tour along with @nassau-band.bsky.social and Nothing Speaks! 1st of May - Hidden, Dundee 2nd of May - The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh Tickets in links below!

Poster for a gig:

Slow Dragon Music Presents

Godsticks
Void Tour 2026

Hidden
Dundee
May 01

Support From:
Nassau
Man Made Origin (that's us!)
Nothing Speaks

Poster for a gig:

Slow Dragon Music Presents

Godsticks
Void Tour 2026

The Banshee Labyrinth
Edinburgh
May 02

Support From:
Nassau
Man Made Origin (that's us!)
Nothing Speaks

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

We're playing Hidden in Dundee tonight! We might even be playing a new song and everything. Doors are at 7pm, £8 adv/£10 on the door.

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

It's the first Bandcamp Friday of the year! If you're looking for some new prog metal (or more death/black metal with the first album), have a thing for Scottish bands, or have a few extra bucks that you just don't know what to do with, then go give these a spin. manmadeorigin.bandcamp.com

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Man Made Origin

Man Made Origin. Dundee, UK.

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

You know our stuff's made by human hands when a rogue full stop breaks containment and causes that weird typo/auto-link thing Bluesky does.

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𝔒𝔯𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔚𝔬𝔩𝔣 @order-of-the-wolf.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

It’s Bandcamp Friday. If you can’t afford to buy music, drop me a message and I’ll send you some codes.

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We also have a video out for this too! Featuring our bassist Scot and the chilly winter beaches of the east of Scotland, because he had to suffer for our art. youtu.be/37H8pMvRkj8?...

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MARITIME - Man Made Origin (Lyric Video)

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Concept wise, this (and the EP) looks into European colonialism, how it sold the story of riches and adventure for those involved, and the reality of the damage its greed and exploitation caused.

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Our latest release: Maritime! Work for this and the upcoming EP started in 2019 but then [SCENE DELETED] So we picked ourselves up again in 2024, went back to the studio with Scott McLean (but not his garage), to record this. manmadeorigin.bandcamp.com/track/mariti...

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Maritime (Single), by Man Made Origin

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Also, we have stuff on @ampwall.com too.in case that's more your speed. ampwall.com/a/manmadeori...

Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This album had quite a few ups and downs! Fair amount of touring which saw us play some gigs in England for the first time, a packed album launch show in Dundee, but a whole load of label nonsense we had to muck through. youtu.be/OuZ6L2afTyI?...

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Man Made Origin - Outremer - Buskers - Dundee - 13/02/2016

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This one's concept follows a warrior in the first crusade, questioning the holy war he's fighting for someone else and the reality/horrors he's facing and causing. Side note: our singer is a big history nerd in case you couldn't tell. Side side note: we know Deus Vult got co-opted by chuds as well

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Next up was The Divine Soulless, featuring our current line up. This is a fairly dynamic record, and definitely leaning prog in song length. For this one we worked with Scott McLean of Falloch/Ashenspire/healthyliving, recording mostly in his then garage. manmadeorigin.bandcamp.com/album/the-di...

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The Divine Soulless, by Man Made Origin

6 track album

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This album also spawned our first music video for The Betrayal! Filmed in Dundee Uni union while some of the band were students there and involved with one of the local metal club nights, Distorted (there's some Dundonian deep cuts for you). youtu.be/WXmEDR5fbUs?...

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MAN MADE ORIGIN - The Betrayal (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Another concept album, it imagines that the Roman Empire never ended and extended to space. A general sent to quell a planet but instead encounters a new way of living built on equity and equality, free from oppression and wealth hoarding and aims to spread it via popular revolution, but is betrayed

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Our second album False Consciousness, shows more of the prog metal sound we're about today. Faith of The Verse is our usual live opener, and the album is the first appearance of Sarah Coloso, who would join the band on keys and vocals for a bit. manmadeorigin.bandcamp.com/album/false-...

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False Consciousness, by Man Made Origin

7 track album

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Man Made Origin @manmadeorigin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We don't break out songs from this album love too often, mostly as they're very old and not quite representative of who we are now, but we did add a few to our set list for a gig around it's 10th anniversary. youtu.be/pKMxKDEjiBM?...

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Man Made Origin - Trapped - Conroys Basement - 13/09/2019

YouTube video by emmockladdie

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