Tag: Progressive
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 …
Queensryche – Queensryche Review
It’s no grand revelation that an established band changing singers is a daunting task. For every Bon-to-Brian smooth transition, there’s a Dave-to-Sammy changeover that alienates fans, or worse, a Sammy-to-Gary trainwreck that alienates everyone. A …
Botanist – IV: Mandragora Review
The children’s story of Goldilocks and the three bears has had a poisonous effect on the rhetorical skills of too many. *Crickets.* Yes, sure, it’s just a story about some thrill-seeking lady who likes her …
Amorphis – Circle Review
The Joutsen-fronted era of Amorphis is certainly consistent, even if these Finns haven’t released anything that truly captures the groundbreaking and game-changing magic of Elegy since… well, Elegy. After swapping Pasi for Tomi some eight …