Tag: Progressive
Dissona – Receptor Review
[Cover artwork by David Dubenic] It’s tempting to call Dissona a passion project. Based in and around Chicago, they’ve been making progressive metal for more than 15 years, outlasting the tides of misfortune and disappointment, …
Amorphis – Borderland Review
You do something for thirty-plus years, and you get pretty good at it. Case in point: Finland’s thirty-five-year-old progressive metal wizards Amorphis. After starting out in a more death metal direction, over the last few …
Species – Changelings Review
[Album artwork by Aleksandra Pawłowska] Earlier this year, I finally grabbed the limited edition CD reissues of the early works from Montréal, Canada’s very excellent Obliveon—one of those oft-overlooked projects that arrived somewhat late for …
Grayceon – Then The Darkness Review
Going into this, I suppose I ought to acknowledge that I’m pretty much a Grayceon mark. The sounds that this trio makes, they get my brain a-sizzle. I have reviewed, with almost embarrassing frequency, Grayceon …
A Devil’s Dozen – Coroner
After many moons sitting upon the desk of editor Zach Duvall, it’s time to tell the local coroner to bust a U-turn—this installment of the Devil’s Dozen is, in fact, alive and well. While comatose …
Floating – Hesitating Lights Review
Swedish duo Floating is the type of band that really makes you think a lot about viiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiibes, man. Yes, their performances are stout, and yes, they write very strong songs (we’ll get to both of …
Phantom Spell – Heather & Hearth Review
[Album artwork by Jean deMers] There are times when I’m enjoying a spin of the LP version of the Phantom Spell debut, 2022’s Immortal Requiem, where I notice the CD version of Seven Sister’s Shadow …
Sit In The Chair, Human: A Ningen Isu Primer
Ningen Isu (人間椅子; The Human Chair) might just be the most prolific band you’ve never heard of, or if you have heard of them, probably the most prolific band with whom you haven’t done a …