Tag: Progressive
Trioscapes – Digital Dream Sequence Review
Why does it always feel like that, the more technical and complex the band/music, the harder it is for me write about them? I mean, I shortchanged Porcupine Tree’s Deadwing with less than 350 words, …
Dark Fortress – Venereal Dawn Review
There’s a fine line between being a tourist and an accomplished jack-of-all-trades. Take the latest from Germany’s long-running blackened act Dark Fortress, Venereal Dawn. (That title, by the way, refers to the goddess Venus, not …
Opeth – Pale Communion Review
originally written by Craig Hayes I know you’re busy, so I won’t waste your time. If the lack of heavy ordnance on Opeth’s last album, Heritage, left you feeling disenchanted or even dismayed with the …
Emptiness – Nothing But The Whole Review
Belgium’s Emptiness just dropped one of 2014’s more puzzling records. First off, just where in the hell are we planning on stacking this thing? In the death metal pile next to weirdos such as Morbus …
Noneuclid – Metatheosis Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Noneuclid formed in 2004 and features members of Dark Fortress, Triptykon, and Obscura, amongst other acts. Originally hailing from Germany, the band now calls Bavaria home, which may be a part of Germany. I’m …
Grey Skies Fallen – The Many Sides Of Truth Review
Please listen to “End of My Rope.” <a href=”http://greyskiesfallen.bandcamp.com/album/the-many-sides-of-truth” data-mce-href=”http://greyskiesfallen.bandcamp.com/album/the-many-sides-of-truth”>The Many Sides of Truth by Grey Skies Fallen</a> There’s a lot to love within those 7 minutes if you count yourself a fan of progressive …
Battleroar – Blood Of Legends Review
I hope to sweet merciful bananas that I’m proven wrong, but I’ve got a sneaky feeling that Blood of Legends, the absolutely masterful fourth album from Greece’s Battleroar, is going to be a convenient case …
Mekong Delta – In A Mirror Darkly Review
In his excellent encapsulation of the progressive metal phenomenon, 2010’s Mean Deviation, author and former Metal Maniacs editor Jeff Wagner outlines a definite division between bands that are “Progressive” and those that are “progressive.” To …