Tag: Progressive
A Tale Of Two Cynics – From Focus To Kindly Bent
Originally written by Dean Brown. To have a classic album nestled away in your discography can be both a blessing and a curse: fans may worship you for it but it will be the measuring …
Murmur – Murmur Review
Ditching the rule book is a good way to start, but make sure that you aren’t just swapping it for a different set of parameters. If your band makes a very musical point of declaring …
Artificial Brain – Labyrinth Constellation Review
One of the foremost preoccupations of science fiction is imagining the myriad ways in which new technologies affect society. Science fiction written after the advent of the computer age was thus given a new set …
Why the Silence? A Conversation with In the Silence’s Josh Burke
Originally written by Dean Brown. In May of this year, In The Silence re-released their debut full-length A Fair Dream Gone Mad through Sensory Records. An album of deep-set emotion and displaying an astute progressive flair; for the lack of …
Pestilence – Obsideo Review
Originally written by Matt Longo The album begins with a deep ominous heartbeat that leads to desperately grasping air before we hear a monitor flatline. Sounds cliché, yeah? Well it could be, but this is …
Mad Max On The Autobahn – A Krautrock Primer, Part 2
originally written by Craig Hayes If you took the time to read Part One of this Mad Max on the Autobahn feature (and danke schön! if you did), then you’ll be aware that part two …
Mad Max On The Autobahn – A Krautrock Primer, Part 1
originally written by Craig Hayes Metal has cooked up plenty of hearty musical combinations over the years, and some of the most tempting have resulted from peppering the sonic stew with Krautrock. This year, Finnish …
Thunder Tribe – War Chant Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey Thunder Tribe, a Kentuckian power metal/smooth-prog quintet turning in their long-player debut, has got riffs. Lots of them. They’ve got a similar tonnage of solos, too. Great vocals? Of course, …