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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy #newreleasefriday! I'm starting with the new album, 'Ceiba' from Temic - loved the debut, so I have high hopes... #progressivemetal #Temic #Ceiba #progmetalsky temic.bandcamp.com/album/ceiba

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Ceiba, by TEMIC

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Last night, 'Woodcut' by @bigbigtrain.bsky.social finally clicked when played on stage. To the point I'm listening tonight again & desperately wish I could watch another show. Love it! #progrocksky #progressiverocksky

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In place for @bigbigtrain.bsky.social at The Apex, Bury St Edmunds...not often a quality act comes to Suffolk! #progrocksky #progressiverocksky #theApex #livemusic

Upper balcony view of the stage at the Apex, Bury St Edmunds.

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My favourite spot & photo whilst in Atlanta for #ProgpowerUSA - Red-tailed hawk #birding #birdwatching #metalheadbirder

Red-tailed hawk perched on a branch, surveying the ground for food.

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Wow...aside from the use of a sax in one song (🙄), this is sublime #atmosphericblackmetal #blackmetalsky severoth.bandcamp.com/album/waves

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Waves, by SEVEROTH

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

First up, I finally ticked ProgPower USA off my bucket list. I attended mainly for Voyager, & because it was my 'brother-from-another-mother's 50th birthday - otherwise I likely wouldn't have gone across the Atlantic. But I had a good time in Atlanta with my Norwegian second family #progpowerusa

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What's up, everyone? I'm back! Sorry about that! I also apologise in advance if I'm a little more political (occasionally) or grumpy (less occasionally) or bird-obsessed (even less occasionally!) However, my focus will always be music, with sport somewhere in the mix, too.

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Today was a great day...5 'lifers' including a Sedge Warbler & a Cuckoo. But it was just lovely to be out in the sunshine & countryside. #birding

Little Egret standing at the water's edge

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Let's be absolutely clear. The fault lies with... ...Venkatesham, Lange, ENIC, & several players who don't ever deserve to put the lilywhite shirt on, ever again. But...while the Cockerell is on the shirt, they will be my club, my only club. #COYS

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

To dare is to do. Now, I want the ownership gone, the board, & 3/4 of the players... ...bring back the passion, the flair, the heart. Let this be the point where I get my Tottenham back... #ttid #COYS

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Get rid of the whole lot. You don't deserve to wear the shirt. Hopeless wasters. Worst team in my lifetime. Embarrassed. #whereismytottenham #coys

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

If you've not checked out Sworn, then do yourself a favour and rectify this oversight. So good. #metalsky swornnorway.bandcamp.com/album/a-jour...

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A Journey told through Fire, by Sworn

7 track album

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

If anyone who follows me voted Reform in the local election yesterday, please kindly unfollow me. Thanks.

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

OK, so hands up who thinks the song 'Limb of Leviticus' by Archspire is one of the best techdeath tracks ever penned?! Anyone? Can't just be me, surely?! #deathmetalsky #metalsky

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Last week's listening - it was a 'prep for KarmoyGeddon' week & it sounded good! #metalsky #KarmoyGeddon

Chart of 30x albums listened to last week.

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I am a chap of many contradictions...all day, I have listened to extreme metal. Tonight, I sip whisky & watch Paddington...oh yes! 🤘🤘 #metalsky

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Where else to start the day, but with a blast of the new Archspire album, 'Too Fast To Die'? #deathmetalsky #techdeath #metalsky archspire.bandcamp.com/album/too-fa...

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Too Fast to Die, by Archspire

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

With KarmoyGeddon less than a month away, it's time to run through the line-up, re-visit some favourites & do some homework on the rest. Starting with Accept, a band I have hardly ever listened to before. #metalsky #karmoygeddonprep

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Within a few minutes of the opening track, I may have ordered the hand numbered Ltd edition CD - this band is good! Very good! #metalsky bloodyvalkyria.bandcamp.com/album/requie...

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Requiem - Reveries Of The Dying, by Bloody Valkyria

7 track album

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

What a killer album - with several passages that stop me in my tracks when I listen. For my money, I prefer it to the new one, but happy to be disagreed with! #metalsky @anabstractillusion.bsky.social anabstractillusion.bandcamp.com/album/woe

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Woe, by An Abstract Illusion

7 track album

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

To explain how much I dislike the way my club is run, I had a chance to apply for a job at Spurs, the club I've supported for 38yrs. I didn't apply for my dream job, despite being fully qualified. Why? I won't work for them. Love the badge, hate the owners & board. I have principles. #COYS

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Confirmed. It's De Zerbi. To be crystal clear, I do not want him at my club. If this backfires, the entire ownership & board must go, immediately. But they should have already gone, frankly. Embarrassing & hugely disappointing. #COYS @tottenhamhotspur.com

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Is there a better feeling than being hit in the feels by an old favourite album that you haven't listened to in a while? It happened with two records recently...both are utterly killer! Vanden Plas & Tomorrow's Eve #metalsky

Vanden Plas - "Beyond Daylight" & Tomorrow's Eve - "Mirror of Creation 2: Genesis II" CDs

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Again, it's a bit late, but this is what I listened to last week...that takes me to 330 albums spun this year so far...I'm not obsessed with music!! #metalsky

25 albums covers listed what I listened to last week - includes Gojira, Anathema, Myrath, Enisum, Porcupine Tree & more.

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

For the record, I do not want De Zerbi at Tottenham. Wrong choice, again. I hate the board & the owners, they refuse to listen to the fans & I have had enough. My club is dying.

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

It has to be Pochettino...no-one else. Get someone who knows Spurs to keep us up & then get Poch...back him, build something special. But the gutless, clueless board won't listen. #COYS

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Yes! Tudor is gone! Finally. Now just the board to follow...or at least Venai & Johan. Hopeless. Time to get in Spurs people - those who love the club as much as the fans. #COYS #TTID

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

A little late, but here's what I listened to last week in case it triggers some inspiration! #metalsky

Grid of 34 album covers representing what I lsistened to last week. Includes Riverside, Carcass, Nightwish, Enslaved, Satyricon.

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Nope, not feeling the new Exodus record...feels a bit...meh. Gimme "Tempo of the Damned" over this any day of the week. #metalsky #thrashmetalsky

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Starting my day with the new Gaerea album 'Loss' - here's a band moving quickly away from their black metal roots, but I still like what they are pumping out! #metalsky #newmusicfriday

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Ruddy love this record. That's why no.5 of 100 of the ltd edition A5 CD version sits proudly on my shelf. Melodic, atmospheric, and hard-hitting. Brilliant stuff! Bloody Valkyria - "In Our Home Across The Fog" #metalsky #blackmetalsky #supporttheartists bloodyvalkyria.bandcamp.com/album/in-our...

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In Our Home, Across The Fog, by Bloody Valkyria

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

This will always be an all-tine favourite - Hecate Enthroned - "The Slaughter of Innocence...A Requiem For The Mighty" #nowplaying #blackmetalsky #metalsky

Album cover: Hecate Enthroned - "The Slaughter of Innocence...A Requiem For The Mighty"

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Now playing Withering Scorn - "Prophets Of Demise" - thanks to @signoftheblackmarc.bsky.social for the tip. Shame they're on Frontiers, but so far, they make a pleasing racket! #metalsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmXr...

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Withering Scorn - "Prophets Of Demise" - Official Lyric Video

YouTube video by Frontiers Music srl

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Last week's listening - I went on a bit of an Enslaved bender, but lots more besides. My hope is it sparks a recommendation or two... #metalsky

36 album covers representing what I listened to last week.

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Not the best pic, but very happy to see a male Bullfinch up close today in Edinburgh. #birding #birdwatching

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Call me old fashioned, but even with extreme metal, there needs to be something memorable about the music. The latest Nile record, on that score, pales in comparison to "Black Seeds..." or am I alone in that view? #metalsky

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Goodness me...a point?! Forgotten what a point felt like. I still hate Igor Tudor & the board, but I love the club & the badge. #COYS #TTID

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Sat on a plane & sat next to a Gooner who keeps showing everyone nearby clips of recent games. I'm in the emergency aisle, so I *could* push him out of the door...I'd take my chances! 😂 #COYS

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

This really is very good... Drawn Into Descent - "Onrust" -atmospheric black metal that's memorable & harsh #atmosphericblackmetal #metalsky #blackmetalsky drawnintodescent.bandcamp.com/album/onrust

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Onrust, by Drawn Into Descent

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Calling all Edinburgh-based birders...I have this afternoon free in & around the city...where do I head for some birding? Recommendations, please #birding #birdwatching #birdsofbsky

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

That final long tom roll at the death of Dream Theater's "Breaking All Illusions" still gives me goosebumps & I've playing it a million times. The power of music. #metalsky #progmetalsky

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

As my Enslaved binge continues, I think I have my favourite album...hands down, "RIITIIR" is top of the tree for me. No question. #metalsky m.youtube.com/watch?v=ze38...

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ENSLAVED - RIITIIR (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

YouTube video by Nuclear Blast Records

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Not sure if I'm emotionally ready for this, but I have to listen to the new album from @vikramshankarmusic.bsky.social this morning. I'm going in...

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Why is Tudor still in a job?! Seriously?

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Starting my day with this rather nice album: Winterfylleth - The Imperious Horizon #blackmetalsky #metalsky winterfylleth.bandcamp.com/album/the-im...

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The Imperious Horizon (Deluxe Edition), by Winterfylleth

11 track album

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Well, the silver lining is that Tudor will be fired in the morning. If he can take the owners with him & half the squad, that'd be great. Bring in Spurs people & remind us all of what this great club really is... #COYS #TTID #ENICout

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Well, that's fitting, given that Norway is the home of black metal! #metalsky #Norwegian #stillcantspeaknorwegian

Screenshot of my 666 day streak on Duolingo

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

This is such an underrated gem...cracking melodic power metal from Finland, such a fun album. Twilightning - "Delirium Veil" #powermetalsky #metalsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=57gA...

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Delirium Veil

YouTube video by Twilightning - Topic

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