Tag: Progressive
Vulture Industries – The Tower Review
When you come across an album that ranges from a mix of Code and Root to full Arcturus worship, a touch of Solefaldian weirdness, and every quirky sound in between, the labels are tough to …
Ihsahn – Das Seelenbrechen Review
2012’s Eremita did a fine job of pushing the experimental envelope that Ihsahn so dearly loves to push, but Das Seelenbrechen bulldozes the poor bugger down an escalator and lords over it with a pointed …
Zemial – Nykta Review
One of the things I really love about being a weathered fan of this genre is watching how abiding bands progress over the long stretch. The evolution often ends in varying degrees of laughable collapse, …
Oranssi Pazuzu – Valonielu Review
One of the signs of a truly intriguing band – and that’s intriguing – is the ability for a new album to both provide new perspectives on their previous releases and to retroactively enhance those …
Orbweaver – Strange Transmissions From The Neuralnomicon Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Ladies and gentlemen, after weeks and weeks of forgettable-to-painful albums making their way onto the docket and infecting these ears with the sort of malaise reserved for those in solitary …
Purson – The Circle And The Blue Door Review
Alright, folks, I’ve spent the better part of three months trying to figure out what to write about The Circle and the Blue Door, the debut album from England-based Purson. To borrow a bit from …
Gorguts – Colored Sands Review
It has been 12 years since Gorguts last released an album. It has been a full 15 years since they dropped The Album That Changed Everything. But it has only been about half of that …
Orphaned Land – All Is One Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Let’s get this out of the way: I’m not a folk metal guy. It’s not that it’s poison to my ears or anything, but I was weaned on the more …