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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Today's "well, duh" post: Threshold - "Legends of the Shires" - 82 minutes of near-perfect melodic progressive metal. Utterly sublime #progmetalsky #progressivemetal thresholdprog.bandcamp.com/album/legend...

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Legends Of The Shires, by Threshold

14 track album

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Of course @tottenhamhotspur.com lost out most financially from Manchester City's cheating. It had to be us. It's always us! 😂😂 #COYS

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

How many more times will I read "Spurs should've scored there" before Man U wake up & score? Jeez. Love my team, but they frustrate the hell out of me. #COYS @tottenhamhotspur.com

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Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Woohoo, so pleased to see that a 'certain someone' did not win the @nobelprize.org - maybe the world is not entirely broken after all. Maybe...

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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

Manofmuchmetal @manofmuchmetal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I've been a fan for a number of years, despite them being somewhat 'softer' than my normal tastes. But 'Woodcut' left me struggling...that was until it was presented, in full, on stage. Blew me away and I can't now understand why I struggled!

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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

Not sure...possibly the Opera house?

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

That's Oslo, right? Never been there, as my friends are based in Bryne, near Stavanger. I'll visit one day, though!

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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

6 track album

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

I'm very happy with being a sensitive chap - they mean a great deal to me, so it was amazing to be a part of it...they did tease me for going to the US rather than UK show, but it was with huge grins! 😂

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

Voyager were on stage for 2.5 hrs & made this grown man sob his heart out at one stage. Got a shirt signed by them all & a photo with Danny which I'll frame. Such a special band.

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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

38 years, man & boy, despite growing up in an Ipswich Town family, I have supported Spurs...the old Lane was my second home...we need to get rid of ENIC & Lewis as they are destroying my club.

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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

It is my second home. If I didn't have kids, it'd be my real home.

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

Definitely. And I get to see them live in September in Norway...very excited for that!

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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

I never talk politics on here, but on this occasion, I just couldn't stay silent. Slightly regret it, now, though!

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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

Brilliant band - can't wait to see them live in Norway at the end of the month!

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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

8 track album

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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

Arguably my favourite DT record - that final epic is just magnificent.

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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

Winterfylleth is right up my street! Will listen again today, no doubt!

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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 · 27/03/2026

Listened to three of these today already!

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